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Pedro Inostroza

Assistant professor

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Alemania

Líneas de Investigación


Ecotoxicogenomics, Environmental toxicology, Environmental risk assessment, Environmental Chemistry, Molecular Ecotoxicology

Educación

  •  Ecotoxicology, RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY. Alemania, 2016

Experiencia Académica

  •   Researcher and Principal Investigator Full Time

    GOTHENBURG UNIVERSITY

    Science

    Gotemburgo, Suecia

    2018 - 2023

  •   Post-doc Full Time

    HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

    Magdeburg, Alemania

    2016 - 2017

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY

    Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences

    Aachen, Alemania

    2023 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Research assistance Full Time

    University of Concepcion

    Concepcion, Chile

    2006 - 2011

  •   PhD student Full Time

    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

    Leipzig, Alemania

    2012 - 2016

  •   Post-doc Full Time

    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

    Magdeburg, Alemania

    2016 - 2018

  •   Post-doc Full Time

    University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Suecia

    2018 - 2020

  •   Researcher and Principal Investigator Full Time

    University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Suecia

    2020 - 2023

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Alemania

    2023 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Postdoctoral
- PhD. Eduardo Acosta (2024-). RWTH Aachen University. Main supervisor
- PhD. Camilo Escobar (2025-). RWTH Aachen University. Main supervisor

PhD students
- Sonja Schaufelberger, (2025-) RWTH Aachen University. Main supervisor
- Angelina Miller (2023-). RWTH Aachen University. Co-supervisor
- Patrik Svedberg (2022-). University of Gothenburg. Co-supervisor
- Camilo Escobar (2022-2044). University of Cologne. Mentor

Master students:
- Assessing microbial community responses in a chemically stressed freshwater ecosystem using environmental DNA. MSc. Nicolai Laufer. Master programme Ecotoxicology (2023). University of Gothenburg (main supervisor).
- Predicting Chemical-Gene Interactions. MSc. Ali Chishti. Master programme Ecotoxicology (2023). University of Gothenburg (main supervisor).
- Mapping the circularity of nutrient flows in the food system and inorganic residual management in Skåne. MSc. Sharareh Farshchiha. Master programme Ecotoxicology (2021). University of Gothenburg (main supervisor).
- Risk and biological assessment of heavy metals in the River Aconcagua, Chile. MSc. Mónica del Águila Conde. Master programme Ecotoxicology (2019). University of Gothenburg (main supervisor).
- Characterization of pesticide mixtures and their effects on freshwater communities in the Aconcagua River, Chile. MSc. Alba López Mangas. Master programme Ecotoxicology (2019). University of Gothenburg (main supervisor).

Internships:
- 2022 MSc. Nastasia Schmitt. Student from the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. Traineeship ERASMUS+. (main supervisor)
- 2022 MSc. Sonja Schaufelberger. Student from University of Koblenz and Landau, Germany. Traineeship ERASMUS+. (main supervisor)
- 2019 MSc. Nadine Leubner. Student from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Traineeship ERASMUS+. (main supervisor)


Difusión y Transferencia


Outreach:
2022 Growing Yeast at School”, Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019 1000 scientist 1000 classrooms, University of Concepcion, Chile

Scientific communication:
2025 Co-chairing session: “Molecular Ecotoxicology and Omics Perspectives: Advancing Mechanistic Understanding for Environmental Risk Assessment”. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 11–15 May 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
2024 Co-chairing session: “Impact of contaminants on microbial diversity and function”. 4th International Conference on Microbial Ecotoxicology (ecotoxicomic). 12-14 November 2024.
2024 Organiser workshop “Biodiversity Changes in a Changing World: Challenges and Experiences from Chile and Sweden” (ACCESS Network Chile-Sweden), June 10-14, Stockholm, Sweden
2024 Co-chairing session: “Bridging the Gap between Exposure, Ecotoxicology and Ecology – Identifying and Regulating the Impact of Chemical Pollution on Biodiversity”. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), May 5-9, Seville, Spain.
2023-2024 Member of the Scientific committee 4th International Conference on Microbial Ecotoxicology (Ecotoxicomic), November 12-14, Gothenburg, Sweden
2020 Co-chairing session: “Epigenetic and Evolutionary Effects of Environmental Stressors on Environmental and Human Health”.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe”, May 3-7, Dublin, Ireland.
2018 2bRAD Genotypyng Workshop at Catalina (UCLA), August 11-23, Santa Catalina, USA.
2015 – 2024 7 Oral, 2 spotlight, and 10 posters in the following conferences:
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry-German branch
- International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)
- Symposia for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS)
- International Conference on Microbial Ecotoxicology (ecotoxicomic)


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Becas Chile

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2010

    PhD Scholarship


 

Article (19)

A multi-scenario risk assessment strategy applied to mixtures of chemicals of emerging concern in the River Aconcagua basin in Central Chile
Co-occurrence and spatial distribution of organic micropollutants in surface waters of the River Aconcagua and Maipo basins in Central Chile
Defining the data gap: What do we know about environmental exposure, hazards and risks of pharmaceuticals in the European aquatic environment?
Preliminary dataset of emerging contaminants in surface water, bottom water, porewater, and sediment: Urban and aquaculture impacts in Coliumo bay and Caucahue Channel in the central and southern coast of Chile
Dataset comprising pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and industrial chemicals detected in streams and rivers of Central Chile
Dataset on aquatic ecotoxicity predictions of 2697 chemicals, using three quantitative structure-activity relationship platforms
Target Screening of Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Surface Waters of the Swedish West Coast
A multi-biomarker study on Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i> L.) affected by the emerging Red Skin Disease in the Baltic Sea
Disentangling multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors in a lotic ecosystem using a longitudinal approach
Long-term effects of a catastrophic insecticide spill on stream invertebrates
Sources and Fate of the Antiandrogenic Fluorescent Dye 4-Methyl-7-Diethylaminocoumarin in Small River Systems
Combination of In Situ Feeding Rate Experiments and Chemical Body Burden Analysis to Assess the Influence of Micropollutants in Wastewater on Gammarus pulex
Tandem Action of Natural and Chemical Stressors in Stream Ecosystems: Insights from a Population Genetic Perspective
Chemical activity and distribution of emerging pollutants: Insights from a multi-compartment analysis of a freshwater system
Anthropogenic Stressors Shape Genetic Structure: Insights from a Model Freshwater Population along a Land Use Gradient
Body burden of pesticides and wastewater-derived pollutants on freshwater invertebrates: Method development and application in the Danube River
Estrogen pollution in a highly productive ecosystem off central-south Chile
Distribution patterns, larval growth and hatch dates of early stages of the mote sculpin Normanichthys crockeri (Scorpaeniformes, Normanichthyidae) in the upwelling ecosystem off central Chile
A theoretical estimation of the concentration of steroid estrogens in effluents released from municipal sewage treatment plants into aquatic ecosystems of central-southern Chile

Proyecto (8)

Biodiversity Changes in a Changing World: Challenges and Experiences from Chile and Sweden
Non-thermal technologies for Highly Hazardous Pesticides in fresh vegetables: Study of Processing factors, food quality and Risk Assessment according to their Maximum Residue Levels of Chile
Environmental risk assessment network on highly hazardous pesticides occurring in river basins in central Chile
Human and environmental risk assessment for a sustainable future
Microbial community responses to chemicals of emerging concern in the marine environment: Stenungunsund coastal area as a case study
Linking pesticide pollution to changes in the genome diversity of freshwater invertebrates (PESTOX)
Mixture pollution in agricultural streams: linking the effect of chemicals to the genome of freshwater organisms using an ecotoxicogenomic approach
FRAM: Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management at the University of Gothenburg

Review (2)

Environmental Risks of Pharmaceutical Mixtures in Aquatic Ecosystems: Reflections on a Decade of Research
Overview of known plastic packaging-associated chemicals and their hazards
1
Renato Quiñones

Profesor titular

Departamento de Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

4
Angéline Bertin

Associate Professor

Department of Biology

University of La Serena

La Serena, Chile

1
Mauricio Landaeta

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DEL MAR, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO

Viña del Mar, Chile

2
Sebastián Elgueta

Investigador-Profesor Titular

Escuela de Nutricion y Dietetica

Universidad San Sebastián

Providencia, Chile

1
Leonardo Castro

Profesor Titular

Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
Mauricio Landaeta

Universidad de Valparaíso

Viña del Mar, Chile

29
Pedro Inostroza

Assistant professor

Biology

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Alemania