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Juan Diego Gaitán Espitia

Postdoctoral Fellow

CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Hobart, Australia

My interests are related to the ecophysiology of marine organisms, particularly adaptive evolution of physiological traits along environmental gradients, through the interaction of quantitative genetic (phenotypic level), and molecular (proteomics, transcriptomics, genomics) approaches. I am interested in understanding the potential and limitations of the organisms to respond to natural selection, particularly the trade-offs associated with allocation of energy in various functions.

Biologo Marino, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Colombia, 2004
Master en Ciencias, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canarias. España, 2006
Diploma, Universidad del Magdalena. Colombia, 2003
Diploma, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Chile, 2003
Doctor en Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile. Chile, 2012

Profesor adjunto Por horas

Universidad del Magdalena

Santa Marta, Colombia

2005 - 2007
Postdoctorado / Profesor adjunto Tiempo completo

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

2012 - 2015

Research Assistant

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Bogota, Colombia

2004 - 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Hobart, Australia

2015 - A la fecha
Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

2012 - 2015
Lecturer Full Time

Universidad del Magdalena

Santa Marta, Colombia

2005 - 2008

During the last 3 years I have co-supervised a total of 2 Master students:

• 2016. Julian Quintero. Co-supervisor with Dr. Roberto Nespolo of the Master thesis: "Experimental adaptation: The role of sexuality in response to artificial selection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" Magister in Genetics, Universidad Austral de Chile.
• 2014. Francisco Gomez. Co-supervisor with Dr. Marie Laure Guillemin of the Master thesis: “Evolution of plastid genomes in Rodophytha”. Magister in Genetics, Universidad Austral de Chile.


Gene expression profiling during the embryo-to-larva transition in the giant red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Hofmann, Gretchen E. Article Ecology and Evolution (2017)
Geographical gradients in selection can reveal genetic constraints for evolutionary responses to ocean acidification Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Marshall, Dustin; Dupont, Sam; Bacigalupe, Leonardo D.; Bodrossy, Levente; Hobday, Alistair J. Article ISI SCOPUS BIOLOGY LETTERS (2017)
Spatial overlap of shark nursery areas and the salmon farming industry influences the trophic ecology of Squalus acanthias on the southern coast of Chile Gait?n-Espitia, Juan Diego; G?mez, Daniela; Hobday, Alistair J.; Daley, Ross; Lamilla, Julio; C?rdenas, Leyla Article ISI SCOPUS ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2017)
Spatio-temporal environmental variation mediates geographical differences in phenotypic responses to ocean acidification Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Villanueva, Paola A.; Lopez, Jorge; Torres, Rodrigo; Navarro, Jorge M.; Bacigalupe, Leonardo D. Article ISI SCOPUS BIOLOGY LETTERS (2017)
A phylogenetic analysis of macroevolutionary patterns in fermentative yeasts Paleo-López R.; Quintero-Galvis J.F.; Solano-Iguaran J.J.; Sanchez-Salazar A.M.; Gaitan-Espitia J.D.; Nespolo, R.F. Article ISI SCOPUS ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2016)
Expression pattern of heat shock proteins during acute thermal stress in the Antarctic sea urchin, Sterechinus neumayeri Karina González; Juan Gaitán-Espitia; Alejandro Font; César A. Cárdenas; Marcelo González-Aravena Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS Revista chilena de historia natural (2016)
Functional insights into the testis transcriptome of the edible sea urchin Loxechinus albus Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Sánchez, Roland; Bruning, Paulina; Cárdenas, Leyla Article ISI SCOPUS SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2016)
Mitochondrial genome architecture of the giant red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Strongylocentrotidae, Echinoida) Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Hofmann, GE Article ISI SCOPUS Mitochondrial DNA (2016)
Mitogenomics of electric rays: evolutionary considerations within Torpediniformes (Batoidea; Chondrichthyes) Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Solano-Iguaran, Jaiber J.; Tejada-Martinez, Daniela; Quintero-Galvis, Julian F. Article ISI SCOPUS ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY (2016)
Mitogenomics of southern hemisphere blue mussels (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia): Insights into the evolutionary characteristics of the Mytilus edulis complex Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Quintero-Galvis, Julian F.; Mesas, Andres; DEla, Guillermo Article ISI SCOPUS SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2016)
Physiological plasticity and local adaptation to elevated pCO(2) in calcareous algae: an ontogenetic and geographic approach Padilla-Gamio, Jacqueline L.; Gaitn-Espitia, Juan Diego; Kelly, Morgan W.; Hofmann, Gretchen E. Article ISI SCOPUS EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS (2016)
Characterization of the Antarctic sea urchin (Sterechinus neumayeri) transcriptome and mitogenome: a molecular resource for phylogenetics, ecophysiology and global change biology Dilly G.F.; Gaitan-Espitia J.D.; Hofmann G.E. Article ISI SCOPUS MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES (2015)
Complete mitogenome of the edible sea urchin Loxechinus albus: genetic structure and comparative genomics within Echinozoa Cea, G; Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Cárdenas L. Article ISI SCOPUS Molecular Biology Reports (2015)
Energy expenditure and body size are targets of natural selection across a wide geographic range, in a terrestrial invertebrate Bartheld, Jos Luis; Gaitn-Espitia, Juan Diego; Artacho, Paulina; Salgado-Luarte, Cristian; Gianoli, Ernesto; Nespolo, Roberto F.; Van Damme, Raoul Article ISI SCOPUS Functional Ecology (2015)
Phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitogenome sequence of the raspberry weevil, Aegorhinus superciliosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), supports monophyly of the tribe Aterpini Cabrera-Brandt, MA; Gaitan-Espitia, JD Article ISI SCOPUS Gene (2015)
Evidence of reproductive cost in the triphasic life history of the red alga Gracilaria chilensis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) Guillemin, M.; Valenzuela P.; Gaitan-Espitia, J; Destombe, C Article ISI JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY (2014)
Geographic variation in thermal physiological performance of the intertidal crab Petrolisthes violaceus along a latitudinal gradient Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Bacigalupe, LD; Opitz, T; Lagos, NA; Timmermann, T.; Lardies, MA Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (2014)
Impact of global warming at the range margins: phenotypic plasticity and behavioral thermoregulation will buffer an endemic amphibian Ruiz-Aravena M.; Gonzalez-Mendez A.; Estay, S.A.; Gaitan-Espitia J.D.; Barria-Oyarzo I.; Bartheld J.L.; Bacigalupe, L.D. Article ISI SCOPUS ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2014)
Interactive effects of elevated temperature and pCO(2) on early-life-history stages of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Hancock, JR; Padilla-Gamino, JL; Rivest, EB; Blanchette, CA; Reed, DC; Hofmann, GE Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (2014)
Is there metabolic cold adaptation in terrestrial ectotherms? Exploring latitudinal compensation in the invasive snail Cornu aspersum (Gaitan-Espitia, Juan D.; Nespolo, Roberto Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (2014)
The quantitative genetics of physiological and morphological traits in an invasive terrestrial snail: additive vs. non-additive genetic variation Nespolo, RF; Bartheld, JL; González A; Bruning, A; Roff, DA; Bacigalupe, LD; Gaitan-Espitia, JD Article ISI SCOPUS FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY (2014)
Cryogenic preservation of sperm from lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris): Testing the effects of extenders and freezing rates on sperm quality Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Martinez-Silva, MA; Borrero, CE; Ramírez L.; Valencia, JP Article ISI SCOPUS Aquaculture (2013)
Energy metabolism, heart rate and physiological differentiation in the pulmonate gastropod Cornu aspersum Bruning, A; González A; Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Bartheld, JL; Toader-Williams, A; Mondaca F.; Nespolo, RF Article ISI SCOPUS Journal of Molluscan Studies (2013)
Intraspecific variation in the metabolic scaling exponent in ectotherms: Testing the effect of latitudinal dine, ontogeny and transgenerational change in the land snail Cornu aspersum Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Bruning, A; Mondaca F.; Nespolo, RF Article ISI SCOPUS Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. Molecular and Integrative Physiology (2013)
Metabolism, Growth, and the Energetic Definition of Fitness: A Quantitative Genetic Study in the Land Snail Cornu aspersum Bruning, A; Gaitan-Espitia, JD; González A; Bartheld, JL; Nespolo, RF Article ISI SCOPUS Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (2013)
Mitochondrial phylogeography of the land snail Cornu aspersum: tracing population history and the impact of human-mediated invasion in austral South America Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Scheihing, R; POULINE, E; Artacho, P; Nespolo, RF Article EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY RESEARCH (2013)
The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Land Snail Cornu aspersum (Helicidae: Mollusca): Intra-Specific Divergence of Protein-Coding Genes and Phylogenetic Considerations within Euthyneura Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Nespolo, RF; Opazo, JC Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2013)
Variation in Thermal Sensitivity and Thermal Tolerances in an Invasive Species across a Climatic Gradient: Lessons from the Land Snail Cornu aspersum Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Arias, MB; Lardies, MA; Nespolo, RF Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2013)
Repeatability of energy metabolism and resistance to dehydration in the invasive slug Limax maximus Gaitan-Espitia J.D.; Franco, M.; Bartheld J.L.; Nespolo, R.F. Article ISI SCOPUS Invertebrate Biology (2012)
Exploring the functional association between physiological plasticity, climatic variability, and geographical latitude: lessons from land snails Naya, DE; Catalan T.; Artacho, P; Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Nespolo, RF Article ISI SCOPUS Evolutionary Ecology Research (2011)
Metabolic rates and primary productivity of the marine macroalgae Dictyopteris delicatula in Taganga Bay, Colombian Caribbean Gaitan-Espitia, JD Article ISI SCIELO REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA (2011)
Morphological abnormality in the longnose stingray Dasyatis guttata (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) in the Colombian Caribbean Ramirez-Hernandez A.; Palacios-Barreto P.; Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Reyes, F.; ramirez, j Article ISI SCOPUS Cybium (2011)
Presence of young blacktip sharks Carcharhinus limbatus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in the north area of the Tayrona ecoregion, Colombian Caribbean Gaitan-Espitia, JD; Lopez-Pena, A Article ISI, SCIELO LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH (2008)


Applying evolutionary principles to infer climate adaptation in marine species: using a genomic approach Gaitan-Espitia, J.D.; Nespolo, RF; Cardenas, L Proyecto (2015)
Effects of multiple global change stressors on natural populations of the Chilean edible sea urchin Loxechinus albus Gaitan-Espitia, JD Proyecto (2014)
Molecular basis of invasiveness success of the land snail Cornu aspersum: role of plasticity in the transcriptomic response to thermal stress Silva, A; Gaitan-Espitia, JD Proyecto (2013)
Potential evolutionary responses of marine invertebrates to ocean acidification Gaitan-Espitia, JD Proyecto (2013)
Latitudinal variation in the genetic architecture of the biological performance and gene expression of the land snail Helix aspersa Gaitan-Espitia, JD Proyecto (2011)