Portal del Investigador
Vinko Jesús Zadjelovic Varas
Profesor Asistente
Universidad de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
Microbiology - Molecular microbiology - Metagenomics - Bacterial genomics - Bacterial proteomics - Cell culture - Bioremediation - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - Plastic pollution
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PhD in Life Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK. Reino Unido, 2019
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Master in Biotechnology, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2014
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Bachelor in Biotechnology, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2012
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Biotechnologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2012
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Science teacher in preparatory level Part Time
Liceo Industrial, Eulogio Gordo Moneo
Antofagasta, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Academic. Teaching undergraduate course. Metodología de la Investigación (MIC; Science Research Method) Other
Universidad La Republica
Antofagasta, Chile
2012 - 2013
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Supervisor. Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “How degradable are biodegradable plastics”– Main supervisor; Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2017 - 2017
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Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Isolation of industrial-polymer microbial degraders”– Main supervisor; Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2018 - 2018
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Academic. Module: Plastics and Microbes to undergraduates in Life Sciences Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2018 - 2018
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Co-supervisor of Master of Bioscience Research Project. Dissertation leading to postgraduate MBio degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Identification and Characterisation of industrial-polymer microbial degraders” – Leading Researcher; Dr. J Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2019 - 2019
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Academic. Module: Exploiting Innovation in Biology to undergraduates in Life Sciences Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2019 - 2020
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Co-supervisor of Master of Science Research Project. Dissertation leading to postgraduate degree of MSc in Medical Biotechnology and Business Management at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “The role of biofilms in the dissemination of waterborne pa Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2020 - 2020
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Supervisor Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Microplastics as a new niche for bacterial pathogens”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Wellington Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2020 - 2021
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Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Elucidating the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on microplastics: Isolation and microbial characterisation approach”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. We Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2021 - 2021
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Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Elucidating the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on microplastics: In silico analysis of antimicrobial resistant genes”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2021 - 2021
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Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “What about microbial hitch-hikers on plastic materials: A comprehensive analysis of the presence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria”– Main supervis Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2021 - 2021
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Supervisor Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Pseudomonas spp. as potential degraders of polyethylene in freshwater systems”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Other
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2022 - 2022
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Research Fellow - Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA.). Plastic vectors project: University of Stirling; Bangor University, UK – NERC plasticvectors.stir.ac.uk Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Coventry, Reino Unido
2020 - 2022
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Laboratory Technician. Technician in Laboratorio de Complejidad Microbiana y Ecología Funcional, Instituto Antofagasta Full Time
Universidad de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
2013 - 2015
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Research assistant in Laboratory of Biotechnology, Universidad de Antofagasta, in the project named: Microbial characterization of Concholepas concholepas (Loco) gut. Teacher mentoring, Ph.D. Ana Mercado. Achievement: Poster presentation at the XXXI Micr Other
Universidad de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
2009 - 2009
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Internship in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Chemical department, Universidad de Antofagasta, with the project named: Identification and bioremediation potential of bioactive extracts from Carpobrotus chilensis. Teacher mentoring Ph.D. Jorge Bórquez. Other
Universidad de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
2008 - 2008
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Research Fellow - Postdoctoral Research Assistant Full Time
University of Warwick
Coventry, Reino Unido
2020 - 2022
Congress and Workshops:
“MICRO 2018, International Conference”, with the oral presentation named: Beyond oil Degradation: Enzymatic Potential of Alcanivorax Strain to Degrade other Natural and Synthetic Polymers. November 2018. Lanzarote, Spain.
“FEMS 2015, 6th Congress of European Microbiologist” with the poster named: Microbial Diversity in gall-induced and non-induced Apical Branches of Haplopappus foliosus (Asteraceae). June 2015. Maastricht, The Netherlands.
“XXXV Microbiology Society of Chile”, with the poster named: Determination of Biofilm Formation Capability of Bacteria Isolated from Hydrocarbon-contaminated Shoreline in Antofagasta. November 2013. Antofagasta, Chile.
Workshop of Confocal Microscopy (Olympus) and Eppendorf Micropipettes. Universidad de Antofagasta. August 2012. Antofagasta, Chile.
“XXXII Microbiology Society of Chile”, with the poster named: Isolation of Microorganisms Hydrocarbon Degraders from the Coast of Antofagasta. November 2010. Antofagasta, Chile.
“XXXI Microbiology Society of Chile”, with the poster named: Microbial Characterization of Concholepas concholepas (Loco) Gut Using DNAr 16S Analysis. December 2009. Santa Cruz, Chile.
“III National Meeting of Biotechnology Students”, Universidad Arturo Prat. October 2007. Iquique, Chile.
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Beca de Doctorado en el Extranjero
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Reino Unido, 2015
BECAS DE DOCTORADO EN EL EXTRANJERO BECAS CHILE – CONVOCATORIA 2015. Folio 72160583.
Current Research on Microbe-Plastic Interactions in the Marine Environment |
Genome of Alcanivorax sp. 24: A hydrocarbon degrading bacterium isolated from marine plastic debris |
Friends, foes, or both: Do microbial hitchhikers enhance, attenuate, or prevent toxicity of organic pollutants associated with marine plastic pollution? |
Los héroes y los villanos de la plastisfera: Los microrganismos degradadores y los peligrosos oportunistas que colonizan los desechos plásticos |
Establecimiento de cadena de producción de cosméticos comercializables utilizando compuestos bioactivos obtenidos desde aislados bacterianos desde el desierto de Atacama y el Altiplano Chileno |
Plataforma de tratamiento y degradación de residuos sólidos plásticos por medio de microorganismos |
Suplementación alimenticia de Dorados (Seriola lalandi) a base de biomasa de larvas de mosca doméstica (Musca domestica) cultivadas en residuos de materia orgánica como fuente proteica. |
Establecimiento de un consorcio de microorganismos nativos para la degradación de hidrocarburos en la costa de la Región de Antofagasta. |
Vinko Zadjelovic
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Biotecnología
Universidad de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
Daniela Meneses
Encargada de Laboratorio de Complejidad Microbiana y Ecología Funcional
Universidad de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
MARTHA HENGST
Profesora Titular
Ciencias Farmacéuticas
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE
Antofagasta, Chile
