
Valeria Razmilic
Investigadora postdoctoral
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Biotecnología microbiana. Ingeniería genética y metabólica para la optimización de producción de metabolitos. Bioprospección de Actinobacterias. Minería de genomas y desarrollo de modelos metabólicos.
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Doctorado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería mención Ingeniería Química y Biotecnología, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2017
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Bioingeniero, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2010
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Ayudante en Biología Celular Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Ciencias Biológicas
Concepción, Chile
2008 - 2008
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Ayudante en Sanidad Vegetal Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Ciencias Forestales
Concepción, Chile
2009 - 2009
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Ayudante en Curso de Proyecto Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas
Santiago, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Ayudante en laboratorio de técnicas de Biología Moderna Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas
Santiago, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Ayudante de Taller de Proyecto Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas
Santiago, Chile
2015 - 2015
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Profesor auxiliar Ingeniería metabolica y fermentación Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas
Santiago, Chile
2021 - A la fecha
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Profesor auxiliar Bioinformática Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas
Santiago, Chile
2020 - 2022
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Asistente de investigación Full Time
Universidad de Concepción
Concepción, Chile
2010 - 2011
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Investigadora post-doctoral Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2017 - A la fecha
8 - 10 September, 2025: Oral presentation: "Unveiling the biotechnological potential of Actinobacteria isolated from Atacama Desert soils" in Workshop Exploring Chilean Microbial Diversity, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile.
5 - 10 November, 2023: Poster presentation: Novel Lasso Peptides Produced By Actinobacteria from the Atacama Desert. AICHE annual meeting, Orlando, USA.
17 - 21 September, 2023: Presentation: Production of lasso peptides from actinobacteria isolated from the Atacama Desert as a novel source of bioactive
compounds. 14th European Congress of Chemical Engineering and 7th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (14ECCE/7ECAB), Berlin, Germany.
30 October - 3 November, 2022: Presentation: Microbial engineering of new Streptomyces sp. from extreme environments for novel antiobitics, anticancer and antifungal drugs. Engineering Conference International (ECI), Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
15 - 19 September, 2019: Presentation "Micromonospora sp. STR1S-6 and STR1-7 as a source of novel bioactive compounds" in The 5th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB 5), Florence, Italy.
29 – 31 July, 2019: Oral Presentation “Strains from the Atacama Desert as producers of specialised metabolites” at X Workshop CEBIB “Metabolic Engineering, Bioinformatics and Genomics for Biotechnological Application”, Hotel Sheraton San Cristobal, Santiago, Chile.
03 – 05 December, 2018: Oral Presentation “Micromonosporas from the Atacama Desert as producers of specialised metabolites” at IX Workshop CEBIB “Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Bioengineering in Biotechnological Applications”, Hotel Dreams, Temuco, Chile.
9 - 11 September, 2018: Presentation "Metabolic Engineering of new Streptomyces sp. From Extreme Environments for Novel Antibiotics and Anticancer Drugs". European Society of Biochemical engineering sciences (ESBES), Lisbon, Portugal.
29 November – 01 December, 2017: Oral Presentation “Isolation of Micromonosporas and other Actinobacteria strains from the Atacama Desert” at VII Workshop CEBIB “Genomics, Metabolic Engineering and Bioinformatics in Biotechnological Applications”, Hotel Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile.
30 November - 02 December, 2016: Oral Presentation “Genomic potential of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii C34 for producing specialised metabolites” at V Workshop CEBIB “Genomics, Metabolic Engineering and Bioinformatics in Biotechnological Applications”, Hotel Radisson, Puerto Varas, Chile.
04-06 July, 2016: Oral Presentation “Prediction of modifications that enhance the production of specialized metabolites in Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii C34” at IV Workshop CEBIB “Fostering Collaborations in Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics”, Hotel Radisson, Santiago, Chile.
02-04 December, 2015: Oral Presentation “Genome scale model of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii C34: toward improving specialised metabolites” at III Workshop CEBIB “Genomics, Metabolic Engineering and Bioinformatics in Biotechnological Applications”, Santa Cruz, Chile.
08-10 July, 2015: Poster Presentation “Development of a genome-scale model of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii” at II Workshop CEBIB "Bioinformatics and Mathematical Modelling in Biotechnological, Molecular Genetics and Ecophysiological Applications", Hotel Manquehue, Santiago.
26-28 November, 2014: Oral Presentation “Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii: searching for specialised metabolites” at I Workshop Centre of biotechnology and Bioengineering CEBIB, Marbella, Chile. 13-21 September, 2014: Attended Summer School on “Microbial Specialised Metabolites: Origins and Applications”, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
28 August, 2014: Oral Presentation “Genome mining of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii C34, an isolate from the Atacama Desert, for discovery of novel natural products and development of a genome scale model”. Antofagasta, Chile.
14-17 April, 2014: Attended the Society of General Microbiology annual conference in Liverpool, UK.
18 November, 2013: Attended the Young Microbiologists Symposium, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK.
16-18 October, 2013: Attended the Annual Science Meeting, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK.
30-31 October, 2012: Oral Presentation in Workshop “A Microbiological Overview of the Atacama Desert: Novel Natural Products of Extreme Environments”, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
5-7 December, 2011: Oral Presentation “Modelo a escala genómica de Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270” at V Workshop of the Cell dynamics and Biotechnology institute (ICDB), Resort Marbella, Chile.
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Assistance to Events and Short Courses for Doctorate Students Grant
COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA
Chile, 2014
Grant awarded by the National commission of science and technology (CONICYT) to finance the assistance to the summer school “Microbial Specialised Metabolites: Origins and Applications” at Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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Doctoral Internship Abroad Grant
COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA
Chile, 2012
Grant awarded by CONICYT for doing a nine months internship at John Innes Centre, University of East Anglia, UK.
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National Doctorate fellowship
COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA
Chile, 2011
Fellowship granted by CONICYT to finance and support my Ph.D. studies at University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Best engineering student, 2009 promotion of Bioengineer major.
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Chile, 2009
Recognition obtained as best engineering student of the 2009 promotion of the major Bioengineering.
The gifted actinomycete Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii |

Ziomara Gerdtzen
Profesora Asociada
Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Barbara Andrews
FULL PROFESSOR
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Jean Castro
Curador
Banco de Recursos Genéticos Microbiano
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
Chillán, Chile

Valeria Razmilic
Investigadora postdoctoral
Centro de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Sebastián Rodríguez
Investigador
departamento de ingeniería química, biotecnología y materiales
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile