Biogeography; plant-microbe interaction; microbial ecology; Ecoystem Services

Undergraduate:
- Tutor of 8 finished thesis (Luise Schulte, Bachelor of Science, U técnica Dresden, Alemania; Nadine Stefanczyk, Bachelor of Science, University Bonn, Alemania; Williams Arancibia, Ingeniería Agrícola, U La Serena; Bastian Avila, Ingeniería Agrícola, U La Serena; Claudio Cortes, Ingenieria en Biotecnologia, U Andrea Bello; Rosario Castillo, Ingenieria Civil Ambiental, U La Serena; Rolando Rodriguez, Ingeniería Civil Ambiental, U La Serena; Camila Albie, Ingeniería en Bioquímica, Pontificia U. Católica de Chile)
- Tutor of 6 ongoing thesis (Nelson Araya, Biotecnologia, U Concepcion; Joaquin Nunez, Ingeniería Agrícola, U La Serena; Cristobal Vilches, Ingeniería Agrícola, U La Serena; Alejandra Gonzalez, Ingeniería Agrícola, U La Serena; Milenka Papic, Ingeniería Agrícola, U La Serena; Valentina Castillo, Quimica, Pontificia U. Católica de Chile)

Magister:
- Tutor of 3 finished thesis (Juan Pablo Araya, Magister en Biologia mencion Zonas aridas, U La Serena; Jonathan Fortt, Magister en Biologia mencion Zonas aridas, U La Serena; Jeimy Moscote, Magister en Biologia mencion Zonas aridas, U La Serena),
- Tutor of 1 ongoing thesis (Rolando Rodriguez, Magister en Biologia mencion Zonas aridas, U La Serena)
- Co-tutor of 2 finished thesis (Lissette Jimenez, Master in Biology, University Bonn, Alemania; Rita del Castillo, Magister en Biologia mencion Zonas aridas, U La Serena)

Doctorate:
- Tutor of 1 finished thesis (Ricardo Salvatierra, Doctorado Biologia y Ecologia Aplicada, U La Serena)
- Tutor of 4 ongoing thesis (Juan Pablo Araya, Doctorado Biologia y Ecologia Aplicada, U La Serena; Eduardo Muñoz, Doctorado Biologia y Ecologia Aplicada, U La Serena; Adalid Alfaro, Doctorado Ecologia de Zonas Aridas, U La Serena; Claudio Cortez, Doctorado Biologia y Ecologia Aplicada, U La Serena),
- Co-tutor of 1 on-going thesis (Jonathan Fortt, Ciencias Mención Geología, U. Católica del Norte)

Participation as a faculty member in doctoral programs "Biología y Ecología Aplicadas" (U. La Serena - UCN - CEAZA - INIA) and "Ecologia en Zonas Aridas" (U. La Serena), as well as the magister program "Ciencias Biológicas con Mención en Ecología de Zonas Áridas" (U. La Serena).

Organization of the workshop "Native Microbial Biodiversity" at CEAZA for (inter)national postgraduate students, a training and scientific discussion platform, which has already been carried out 8 times successfully (annually 2013-2017, 2019, 2022, 2025).
Furthermore, I am very active in disclosure to society and business partners (technology transfer). I am an active member of the "Chilean Bio-inputs Network", an intersectoral platform whose objective is to establish regulations and quality standards for bio-inputs used in national agriculture.
Every year I hold at least 2 seminars and training for regional farmers, as well as several talks to the general public.
I am the mother of twins (December 2014).