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Michel Francisco Abanto Marin

Académico

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Microbial Genomics; Genome plasticity; Applied bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Educación

  •  Computational and System Biology, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Brasil, 2013
  •  Molecular Biology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Peru, 2008
  •  Microbiology , Universidad Nacional de Trujillo. Chile, 2003
  •  Biological Sciences, Universidad de Trujillo. Chile, 2002

Experiencia Académica

  •   Académico Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    BIOREN

    Temuco, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    University of Bath

    Bath, Reino Unido

    2016 - 2017

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time

    Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

    Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

    2013 - 2016

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Docente Investigador Full Time

    Universidad de La Frontera

    Temuco, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    University of Bath

    Bath, Reino Unido

    2016 - 2017

  •   Academico Full Time

    Universidad Peruana de Integración Global

    Lima, Peru

    2009 - 2007

  •   Academico Full Time

    Universidad Mayor de San Marco

    Lima, Chile

    2005 - 2006

  •   Director Other

    Bioperformance/Revista de divulgação científica BIOS

    Lima, Chile

    2007 - 2009

Formación de Capital Humano


Supervisions of students
Undergraduate degree
• 2023 “Genómica y metagenómica de bacterias en muestras de residuos de salmonicultura”. Biochemistry. Universidad de La Frontera. Student Carol Andrea Jerez Quezada
• 2020 “Diseño de gRNA eficientes para biomonitoreo de alta especificidad y sensibilidad mediante Cas13”. Biotechnology. Universidad de La Frontera. Student Benjamín Durán.
• 2020 “The Resistome of the emerging pathogen Corynebacterium striatum” Biochemistry, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile. Student Benjamín Leyton.
• 2020 “Identificación y caracterización genómica de bacteriófagos de Neisseria meningitidis en Chile”. Biochemistry, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile. Student David Madariaga.
• 2019 “Caracterización Genómica de Neisseria meningitidis en Chile y su relación evolutiva en el contexto de Latinoamérica”. Biochemistry, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile. Student Matías García
• 2014 “Caracterização da diversidade de espécies de Vibrio na ressurgência de Arraial do Cabo.” Biotechnology, Centro Universitário da Zona Oeste, RJ, Brazil. Student Caio Landim
• 2014 “Exploração da diversidade de lipases encontradas em ambientes aquáticos através da abordagem metagenômica.” Biotechnology, Centro Universitário da Zona Oeste, Brazil. Student Mayla Costa.
Graduate degree
• 2014. Co-Supervisor “Epidemiologia genômica de Bordetella pertussis no Brasil” MSc Computational Biology and Systems, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, FIOCRUZ, Brazil. Student Diego Cambuy.
• 2014. Co-Supervisor “Caracterização da resistência aos Beta-lactâmicos e taxonomia de isolados do gênero Klebsiella.”, MSc Parasite Biology Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, FIOCRUZ, Brazil. Student Nilceia Ramos.
• 2017. Co-Supervisor “Taxonomia Genômica e Resistoma de Mycobacterias isoladas da Mata Atlântica.” MSc Computational Biology and Systems, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, FIOCRUZ, Brazil. Student Sergio Mascarenhas.

Participation as an evaluator of students and research projects
• Participation in the Evaluation Commission (Lead Teacher) of Matías García's Graduation Project “Genomic Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis in Chile and its evolutionary relationship in the Latin American context”, Biochemistry Career. University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. February 28, 2020.
• Participation in the Evaluation Commission of the Graduation Project of Katherine Altamirano Sarabia (Lead Teacher: Dr. Milko Jorquera), of the Biochemistry Degree. University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. February 28, 2020.
• Participation in the Evaluation Commission of the Degree Project of Tamara Valenzuela Bórquez (Lead Teacher: Dr. Milko Jorquera), of the Biochemistry Career. University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. February 28, 2020.
• Evaluator of the Graduation Activity of Claudio Fernando Reyes Quiroz, student of the Biotechnology Career (Lead Teacher: Claudio Vásquez). University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. March 26, 2020.
• Evaluator in the 2020 Contest of the COVID-19 Multidisciplinary Research Projects Program for Research Groups of UNMSM. Lima, Peru. July 2020.
• Evaluator of the Preliminary Project in the framework of the Graduation Activity of the Student Abdiel Barra, student of the Biochemistry Degree (Teacher Guide: Priscilla Brebi). University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. July 28, 2020.
• Evaluator of the Doctoral Thesis Project of the student of the Doctorate in Sciences, mention in Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ms. Elizabeth Carrazana Pérez (Lead Professor: Dr. Milko Jorquera). University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. September 14, 2020.
• Evaluator of the PhD Thesis Project in Computational Biology and Systems "Analysis of genetic diversity among representatives of the genus Mycobacterium and its contribution to the parasite-host relationship" by Edson Silva Machado Filho. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. September 21, 2020.
• Evaluator of the PhD Thesis Project in Computational Biology and Systems "Genômica de Mansonella ozzardi e Mansonella perstans da Amazônia Brasileira" by Carlos Aguiar Costa. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. September 22, 2020.

Teaching
Undergraduate Course
ICQ451 – Bioinformática Aplicada (Coordinator)
ICQ418 – Genómica
ICQ506 – Unidad de Investigación

Posgraduate Course
BRN701 – Proteogenómica: del diseño experimental al análisis bioinformático
BRN601 – Técnicas de Análisis Avanzado en Biorecursos
PBM010 – Biología Celular y Molecular

Other
• Participation in the virtual class "Assembly of microbial genomes", of the Bioinformatics Course. Master's in Molecular Biology. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. August 17, 2020 (7-9pm).
• Participation in the virtual class "Annotation and comparison of genomes", of the Bioinformatics Course. Master's in Molecular Biology Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. August 24, 2020 (7-9pm).

Revisor
• Infection and drug resistance
• Microbiology Spectrum
• Microbial Genomics


Difusión y Transferencia


Presentaciones en Eventos Científicos Nacionales y Internacionales
Nacional
• Participation in the organization of the CCCT – UFRO Culture Collections Symposium. September 29-30, 2020.

Internacional
• Abanto M.
“Abordajes bioinformáticos aplicados a la genómica microbiana” (Presentación Oral)
Jornada internacional: Herramientas Bioinformáticas aplicadas a la Biotecnología
18-19 noviembre 2022 La Paz, Bolivia
• Abanto M.
“Abordajes metagenómicos en la descubierta y caracterización de virus” (Presentación Oral)
Seminario Internacional de Genómica aplicada a infecciones virales
10-11 septiembre 2020 La Paz, Bolivia
• Abanto M.
“Genómica de Vibrio parahaemolyticus” (Presentación Oral)
Segundo Simposio Red Vibrio 2020
1-2 de Julio de 2020 Chile (online)
• Abanto M.
“Bioinformática aplicada a la investigación y diagnóstico de infecciones virales” (Presentación Oral)
I Jornada Macroregional del Norte sobre Investigación en Virología Clínica
04 de diciembre del 2020 Perú (online)

Participación en Fiestas y Ferias de Ciencia
• XV Feria de Investigación de la Universidad de La Frontera. Realizada 25 de octubre de 2022 en el frontis del Aula Magna, UFRO, Temuco, Chile.
• XIII Feria de Investigación de la Universidad de La Frontera. Realizada 05 de septiembre de 2019 en el Salón Siete Cumbres del Centro de Eventos Dreams - Temuco, Chile.
• XII Feria de Investigación de la Universidad de La Frontera. Realizada 05 de septiembre de 2018 en el Salón Siete Cumbres del Centro de Eventos Dreams - Temuco, Chile.
• III FIESTA DE LA CIENCIA Y LA TECNOLOGÍA 2018. Realizada 29 de septiembre en el Parque Estadio Germán Becker de Temuco, Chile.
• XII Feria de Investigación de la Universidad de La Frontera. Realizada 06 de septiembre de 2018 en el Salón Siete Cumbres del Centro de Eventos Dreams - Temuco, Chile.
• XI Feria de Investigación de la Universidad de La Frontera. Realizada 07 de septiembre de 2017 en el Salón Siete Cumbres del Centro de Eventos Dreams - Temuco, Chile.

Charlas
• Expositor en la Charla “Una breve mirada a la genómica” a estudiantes de enseñanza media del colegio InnovArte. Organizado por PROMUEVE-BIOREN. Jueves 27 de agosto 2020.

Entrevistas
https://www.noticias.ucn.cl/destacado/investigador-especialista-en-genomica-microbiana-expuso-en-la-casa-central-de-la-ucn-en-antofagasta/
https://www.diarioantofagasta.cl/regional/130467/antofagasta-proyecto-ucn-busca-reducir-el-riesgo-de-amputacion-de-pie-diabetico/
• Participación en la entrevista “El rol de la bioinformática desde la identificación hasta la generación de tratamientos para COVID-19”. Divulgación Científica BIOREN-UFRO. Abril 2020.



 

Article (49)

Biosynthetic gene clusters with biotechnological applications in novel Antarctic isolates from Actinomycetota
Learning from mistakes: challenges in finding holobiont factors from environmental samples and the importance of methodological consistency
Physical Pretreatments Applied in Three Commercial Kits for the Extraction of High-Quality DNA from Activated Sewage Sludge
Physicochemical and Microbial Properties of Dairy Barn Soils: A Case Study in Costa Rican Farm-Associated Soils Harboring the Foodborne Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes
Soil Properties and Bacterial Communities Associated with the Rhizosphere of the Common Bean after Using Brachiaria brizantha as a Service Crop: A 10-Year Field Experiment
The emergence, impact, and evolution of human metapneumovirus variants from 2014 to 2021 in Spain
Beyond to the Stable: Role of the Insertion Sequences as Epidemiological Descriptors in Corynebacterium striatum
Complete genome sequence of Shewanella algae strain 2NE11, a decolorizing bacterium isolated from industrial effluent in Peru
Comprehensive Genome Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis from South America Reveals a Distinctive Pathogenicity-Related Prophage Repertoire
Genome Sequences of 408 SARS-CoV-2 Strains Obtained from Nasopharyngeal Swabs in La Araucania Region, Southern Chile
Integrating multi-locus genome-wide association studies with transcriptomic data to identify genetic loci underlying adult root trait responses to drought stress in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
Comparative genomic analysis of two novel plasmids from Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans strain PQ33
Genetic Patterns Found in the Nuclear Localization Signals (NLSs) Associated with EBV-1 and EBV-2 Provide New Insights into Their Contribution to Different Cell-Type Specificities
Potential applications of CRISPR/Cas for next-generation biomonitoring of harmful algae blooms: A review
Treat Me Well or Will Resist: Uptake of Mobile Genetic Elements Determine the Resistome of Corynebacterium striatum
Global Expansion of Pacific Northwest Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sequence Type 36
Landscape of Genome-Wide DNA Methylation of Colorectal Cancer Metastasis
Strategy for biological co-production of Levulinic Acid and Polyhydroxyalkanoates by using mixed microbial cultures fed with synthetic hemicellulose hydrolysate
A reliable Epstein-Barr Virus classification based on phylogenomic and population analyses
Antarctic Streptomyces fildesensis So13.3 strain as a promising source for antimicrobials discovery
Functional and transcriptomic characterization of carboplatin-resistant A2780 ovarian cancer cell line
Epidemic Dynamics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Illness in a Hotspot of Disease Emergence, Galicia, Spain
Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum isolated from bloodstream infection from a nosocomial outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mansonella ozzardi mitogenome and pseudogene characterisation provides new perspectives on filarial parasite systematics and CO-1 barcoding
A one-step multiplex PCR to identify Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella variicola, and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae in the clinical routine
Complete plasmid sequence carrying type IV-like and type VII secretion systems from an atypical mycobacteria strain
Genomic Variation and Evolution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus ST36 over the Course of a Transcontinental Epidemic Expansion
Physiological and comparative genomic analysis of Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans PQ33 provides psychrotolerant fitness evidence for oxidation at low temperature
The invasive MenC ccl 03 lineage with penicillin reduced susceptibility persisting in Brazil
The invasive Neisseria meningitidis MenC CC103 from Brazil is characterized by an accessory gene repertoire
Phylogenetic analyses of chikungunya virus among travelers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014-2015
The mitogenome of Onchocerca volvulus from the Brazilian Amazonia focus
Full characterization of the integrative and conjugative element carrying the metallo-beta-lactamase bla(SPM-1) and bicyclomycin bcr1 resistance genes found in the pandemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone SP/ST277
Genome Comparison of an Ancestral Isolate and a Modern Isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Beijing Lineage from São Paulo, Brazil
Genomic analysis of a nontoxigenic, invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain from Brazil
Parvovirus B19 1A complete genome from a fatal case in Brazil
Comparative genomics of 274 Vibrio cholerae genomes reveals mobile functions structuring three niche dimensions
Complete genome sequence of a clinical Bordetella pertussis isolate from Brazil
The genome of a clinical Klebsiella variicola strain reveals virulence-associated traits and a pl9-like plasmid
Worldwide Occurrence of Integrative Conjugative Element Encoding Multidrug Resistance Determinants in Epidemic Vibrio cholerae O1
Architecture of the superintegron in Vibrio cholerae: identification of core and unique genes
Cholera Outbreaks in Nigeria Are Associated with Multidrug Resistant Atypical El Tor and Non-O1/Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae
Molecular identification of iron oxidizing bacteria isolated from acid mine drainages in Peru
Streptococcal taxonomy based on genome sequence analyses
Cloning, expression and bioinformatics analysis of ATP sulfurylase from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 in Escherichia coli
Complete Genome Sequence of Central Africa Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Subtype 1b
Variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor from Zambia showed new genotypes of ctx B
Genome Sequence of the Human Pathogen Vibrio cholerae Amazonia
Vibrio cholerae O1 lineages driving cholera outbreaks during seventh cholera pandemic in Ghana

ConferencePoster (3)

Effect of phosphorus fertilizers on soil microbial structure and its role for sustainable agriculture: a genomic point of view
Gene pool variability, diversity and evolution of SuperintegronfromVibrio cholerae non-O1” en el Primer Congreso ISME América Latina, 11-13 septiembre 2
Uso de herramientas (meta)genómicas para el estudio y desarrollo de una agricultura sustentable

Proyecto (18)

CRISPR: una herramienta molecular de próxima generación
Desarrollo de una estrategia digital para impulsar las Unidades Tecnológicas de BIOREN-UFRO durante la pandemia.
Espectrometría de masas y redes internacionales de colaboración: Conectando académicos latinoamericanos al tejido industrial
Genetic pathways from Extremophile plants: new approach for crops genetic engineering to abiotic stress tolerance
Is aluminum (Al) a beneficial element for plants adapted to acid soils? Using physiological and molecular tools to understand how Al affects the growth of native plants in Chile
Caracterización molecular de la microbiota intestinal del Paco (Piaractus brachypomus) y Gamitana (Colossoma macropomum) para la mejora de sus parámetros productivos en la región San Martín
Microbioma intestinal y oral de cáncer de colon como biomarcador en población chilena
Using the natural host-mediated microbiome selection to overcome soil-borne pathogens. Towards the new generation of bioinoculants
Actinobacterias Antarticas: Activación del metabolismo secundario y análisis genómico para el descubrimiento de moléculas antibióticas
Antarctic actinobacteria=> activation of secondary metabolism and genomic analysis for the discovery of antibiotic molecules
Desarrollo y validación de una nueva formulación de un fertilizante sólido granulado en base a lodos y mortalidad de peces de pisciculturas para uso agropecuario a través de un proceso bajo el concepto de economía circular
Red interdisciplinaria para el estudio de compuestos bioactivos de hongos antárticos para el control de células cancerígenas, levaduras patógenas y cepas bacterianas para la salud humana
Red Internacional para la generación de una plataforma de genómica funcional para el estudio de la interacción patógeno-hospedero
Red Internacional para la generación de una plataforma de genómica funcional para el estudio de la interacción patógeno-hospedero
Unravelling the impact of El Niño on waterborne diseases in South America
Genómica de microorganismos de importancia en la salud pública
Epidemiologia Genômica de Vibrio cholerae da América Latina
Diversidad molecular de bacterias oxidadoras de hierro aisladas de drenajes ácidos de minas del Perú
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Michel Abanto

Académico

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

2
Ismael Riquelme

Académico - Investigador

Ciencias de la Salud

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE

Temuco, Chile

2
Carmen Ili

Academico Asociado

Scientific and technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN)

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Temuco, Chile

2
Milko Jorquera

PROFESOR TITULAR

CIENCIAS QUIMICA Y RECURSOS NATURALES

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

TEMUCO, Chile

2
Kurt Buchegger

Investigador Postdoctoral

Ciencias Básicas

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Tamara Viscarra

Investigador Postdoctoral

BIOREN

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Kattia Núñez

Professor-Researcher

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco , Chile

1
Fumito MARUYAMA

Professor

Hiroshima University

Higashi-Hiroshima, Japón

1
Juan Roa

Chair

Pathology

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Alvaro Cerda

Académico

Departamento de Ciencias Básicas

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Claudio Inostroza

ACADÉMICO

DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y ACUÍCOLAS

Universidad Católica de Temuco

TEMUCO, Chile

1
Leticia Barrientos

Academica Titular

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco, Chile

1
Claudio Lamilla

Investigador Postdoctoral

Ciencias quimicas

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Priscilla Brebi

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Anatomía Patológica.

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Ignacio Jofré

Postdoctoral Researcher

Departamento de Ciencias Químicas

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Mikihiko Kawai

Visiting professor

Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus

University of La Frontera

Temuco, Chile