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Pablo Saenz Agudelo

Associate Professor

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Population dynamics, Marine larval dispersal, population genomics, landscape genomics

Educación

  •  Marine Biology , JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY. Australia, 2011
  •  Biological Oceanography, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE-PARIS VI. Francia, 2007
  •  Biologo, Universidad de Antioquia. Colombia, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Post Doctoral fellow Full Time

    King Abdullah University of Science & Technology

    Thuwal, Arabia Saudí

    2011 - 2014

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Ciencias

    Valdivia, Chile

    2014 - 2018

  •   Director Magister en Ciencias mención Genética Other

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Ciencias

    Valdivia, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

  •   Profesor asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Ciencias

    Valdivia, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Evaluador remoto becas formación de capital humano avanzado Other

    CONICYT

    Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

  •   Grupo de Estudio Biología 1 Other

    Conicyt

    Chile

    2019 - 2019

  •   Grupo de estudio Biología 1 Regular Part Time

    ANID

    Chile

    2022 - 2022

Formación de Capital Humano


Advising
Postdoctoral
Vanessa Robitzch-Sierra, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2019-2022)
Erwan Delrieu-trottin, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2016-2018)
PhD
Diego Martinez, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2019-2023)
Livia Pelusa, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2017-2023)
Suany Quesada, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2016-2019)
Julian Quintero, Universidad Austral de Chile (co-advisor 2016-2019)
Masters
Paulina Cariman Universidad Austral de Chile (Advisor 2021-2023)
Gabriela Narváez, Universidad Austral de Chile (Advisor 2020-2022)
Fernanda Schmidt, Universidad Austral de Chile (Advisor 2019-2022)
Paula Ramirez, Universidad Austral de Chile (co-advisor 2018-2020)
Sarai Morales-Gonzalez, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2017-2019)
Rocío Paleo, Universidad Austral de Chile (co-advisor 2016-2017)
Ronie Haro, Universidad Austral de Chile (co-advisor 2015-2017)
Laura Brosseau-Acquaviva, Université Paris 6 (co-advisor 2017)
Undergraduate
Camila Munzenmayer, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2022 -2023)
Sarai Gonzales, Universidad Austral de Chile (advisor 2017 -2018)
Joni Poblete, Universidad Austral de Chile (co-advisor 2015-2016)
M. Caceres, Universidad Austral de Chile (co-advisor 2015-2016)

Teaching
Main Instructor Principles of Bioinformatics (Summer course 2018-2019)
Principles of Genetics (Undergraduate 2014-present)
Molecular Ecology (Postgraduate 2015- present)
Principles of Population Genetics (Postgraduate 2016- present)
Invited Lecturer Advanced Genetics (Postgraduate (2015- present)
Evolution (Undergraduate 2014-2019)
Evolution (Postgraduate 2014-2019)
Biodiversity (Undergraduate 2015- present)
Zoology and Ecology (Undergraduate 2017- present)


Difusión y Transferencia


Association of Naturalists of Chile (Chile, 2020)
ICAEV seminar series for regional high school students (Chile 2017)
Plenary speaker. XII Congreso Regional Escolar de Ciencia y Tecnología del PAR Explora Región de Aysén (Chile, 2017).
Universidad Nacional de Comahue (Argentina 2017)
Roscoff Marine Station. Université Paris 6 (France 2016)
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Australia 2016)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA 2015)
Explora “1000 researchers 1000 classrooms” Rural Primary school (Chile 2015)
Explora “1000 researchers 1000 classrooms” Helvetia Primary school, (Chile 2015)
Universidad De Antioquia (Colombia 2014)



 

Article (72)

Contrasting genetic diversity and structure between endemic and widespread damselfishes are related to differing adaptive strategies
Demographic histories shape population genomics of the common coral grouper ( Plectropomus leopardus )
DNA reconciles morphology and colouration in the drunk blenny genus Scartichthys (Teleostei: Blenniidae) and provides insights into their evolutionary history
Monitoring vertebrate biodiversity of a protected coastal wetland using eDNA metabarcoding
Morphological and genetic divergence supports peripheral endemism and a recent evolutionary history of Chrysiptera demoiselles in the subtropical South Pacific
Population genomic analyses reveal hybridization and marked differences in genetic structure of Scurria limpet sister species with parapatric distributions across the South Eastern Pacific
Pre-domestication bottlenecks of the cultivated seaweed Gracilaria chilensis
Rank change and growth within social hierarchies of the orange clownfish, Amphiprion percula
The complete mitochondrial genome of the true limpet Scurria scurra (Lottiidae)
Genetic diversity and kinship relationships in one of the largest South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) populations of the Pacific Ocean
Genomic landscape of geographically structured colour polymorphism in a temperate marine fish
Larval dispersal and fishing pressure influence recruitment in a coral reef fishery
Pinpointing genetic breaks in the southeastern Pacific: Phylogeography and genetic structure of a commercially important tunicate
Stochastic nature of larval dispersal at sea
An Out-of-Patagonia migration explains the worldwide diversity and distribution of Saccharomyces eubayanus lineages
Comparative phylogeography of three host sea anemones in the Indo-Pacific
Coping with Pleistocene climatic fluctuations: Demographic responses in remote endemic reef fishes
Population genomic response to geographic gradients by widespread and endemic fishes of the Arabian Peninsula
Travel with your kin ship! Insights from genetic sibship among settlers of a coral damselfish
Fine-scale hierarchical genetic structure and kinship analysis of the ascidian Pyura chilensis in the southeastern Pacific
Strong habitat and weak genetic effects shape the lifetime reproductive success in a wild clownfish population
Understanding the origin of the most isolated endemic reef fish fauna of the Indo-Pacific: Coral reef fishes of Rapa Nui
Draft genome of an iconic Red Sea reef fish, the blacktail butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus)=> current status and its characteristics.
Evidence of cryptic species in the blenniid Cirripectes alboapicalis species complex, with zoogeographic implications for the South Pacific
High-Throughput Sequencing and Linkage Mapping of a Clownfish Genome Provide Insights on the Distribution of Molecular Players Involved in Sex Change
Comparative phylogeography of reef fishes from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Sea reveals two cryptic lineages
Larval fish dispersal in a coral-reef seascape
Marine Dispersal Scales Are Congruent over Evolutionary and Ecological Time
Marine Dispersal Scales Are Congruent over Evolutionary and Ecological Time
Microsatellites Reveal Genetic Homogeneity among Outbreak Populations of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Novel microsatellite markers for Pyura chilensis reveal fine-scale genetic structure along the southern coast of Chile
Novel microsatellite markers for Pyura chilensis reveal fine-scale genetic structure along the southern coast of Chile
Reef-fish larval dispersal patterns validate no-take marine reserve network connectivity that links human communities
Using a butterflyfish genome as a general tool for RAD-Seq studies in specialized reef fish
Using a butterflyfish genome as a general tool for RAD-Seq studies in specialized reef fish.
Widespread hybridization and bidirectional introgression in sympatric species of coral reef fish
A review of contemporary patterns of endemism for shallow water reef fauna in the Red Sea.
Characterization and cross-amplification of microsatellite markers in four species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae, Amphiprion spp.)
Development and characterization of new polymorphic microsatellite markers in four sea anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla gigantea, and Stichodactyla mertensii
Draft genome of an iconic Red Sea reef fish, the blacktail butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus): Current status and its characteristics
Draft genome of an iconic Red Sea reef fish, the blacktail butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus): current status and its characteristics
First genealogy for a wild marine fish population reveals multigenerational philopatry
First genealogy for a wild marine fish population reveals multigenerational philopatry
Genetic tools link long-term demographic and life-history traits of anemonefish to their anemone hosts
Large-scale, multidirectional larval connectivity among coral reef fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Large-scale, multidirectional larval connectivity among coral reef fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Seascape and life-history traits do not predict self-recruitment in a coral reef fish
Seascape and life-history traits do not predict self-recruitment in a coral reef fish
The role of marine reserves in the replenishment of a locally impacted population of anemonefish on the Great Barrier Reef.
Characterization of 11 novel microsatellite markers for the vagabond butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus
Coral reef fish populations can persist without immigration.
Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for conservation genetic studies of the coral reef fish Centropyge bicolor
Exploring seascape genetics and kinship in the reef sponge Stylissa carteri in the Red Sea.
Isolation and characterization of 29 microsatellite markers for the bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, and cross amplification in 12 related species
Linking local retention, self-recruitment, and persistence in marine metapopulations
Microsatellite multiplex assay for the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. planci
Mothers matter: contribution to local replenishment is linked to female size, mate replacement and fecundity in a fish metapopulation
Not finding Nemo: limited reef-scale retention in a coral reef fish
Seascape genetics along environmental gradients in the Arabian Peninsula: insights from ddRAD sequencing of anemonefishes.
Environmental gradients predict the genetic population structure of a coral reef fish in the Red Sea.
Development of 35 novel microsatellite markers for the two-band anemonefish Amphiprion bicinctus
Dispersal of grouper larvae drives local resource sharing in a coral reef fishery.
Novel polymorphic microsatellite markers developed for a common reef sponge, Stylissa carteri
On minimizing assignment errors and the trade-off between false positives and negatives in parentage analysis.
Relative accuracy of three common methods of parentage analysis in natural populations.
Taxonomic, spatial and temporal patterns of bleaching in anemones inhabited by anemonefishes.
The status of coral reef ecology research in the Red Sea
Patterns and persistence of larval retention and connectivity in a marine fish metapopulation.
Persistence of self-recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network.
Connectivity dominates larval replenishment in a coastal reef fish metapopulation.
Detrimental effects of host anemone bleaching on anemonefish populations.
Estimating connectivity in marine populations: an empirical evaluation of assignment tests and parentage analysis under different gene flow scenarios.

Proyecto (6)

Deciphering the complex evolutionary history of a domesticated red alga within the Pacific Ocean using population genomics
Disentangling the complexity of the Antarctic marine benthic food webs through multivariate approaches
Understanding larval dispersal and population connectivity in an economically and ecologically important marine tunicate in Chile: Empirical evaluation of the influence of seascape configuration and local oceanographic settings
Monitoreo de biodiversidad y detección de especies crípticas del humedal del Río Cruces mediante ADN ambiental
Speciation genomics in marine organisms: Scurria limpets as a novel model to study the evolution of genomic divergence
Studying the biology of a relict mammal, Dromiciops gliroides using landscape genomics and isotopic ecology
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Pablo Saenz

Associate Professor

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Gerardo Acosta

Full Professor

INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA VETERINARIA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Sylvain Faugeron

Profesor Asociado

ecologia

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Mauricio Landaeta

Universidad de Valparaíso

Viña del Mar, Chile

1
Alejandro Perez

Associate Professor

Ecologia

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

El Tabo-Las Cruces, Chile

1
Claudio Verdugo

Academico

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
SUANY QUESADA

Soporte bioinformático

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Francisco Cubillos

Investigador Asociado

Departamento de Biologia

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Suzanne Mills-Beldade

Associate Professor

CRIOBE USR 3278

Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes

Moorea, Polinesia Francesa

1
Manuel Beldade

Assistant profesor

Ecologia

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago de Chile, Chile

1
Carlos Villarroel

Académico

Ciencias Forestales

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile