https://www.bdiezlab.cl/tag/undergraduate/UndergraduateWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-us© 2024 Beatriz Díez LabMon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.bdiezlab.cl/media/icon.pnghttps://www.bdiezlab.cl/tag/undergraduate/https://www.bdiezlab.cl/people/tsauma/Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.bdiezlab.cl/people/tsauma/<p style="color:grey; font-size:20px; text-align:center;"> Undergraduate Student </p> <div style="text-align:justify;"> <p><strong>About</strong></p> <p>Due to the polyextreme environmental conditions occurring in (hyper)arid deserts, macroorganisms are rare and their distribution decreases with aridity. Consequently, nutrients cycles are considered to be mainly driven by the activity of edaphic and lithic microbial communities. However, while microbial diversity has been extensively studied in desert soils, their function, i.e., the specific role(s) of these communities in biogeochemical cycling, remains understudied. To achieve this it is necessary to study the metabolic pathways used by the microorganisms to incorporate, transform and use the different nutrients available in desert soils and atmosphere. Consequently, we use shotgun metagenomes from soils with contrasting aridity (and therefore plant cover) to study the evolution of microbially-mediated functions with aridity, especially nitrogen cycling due to its importance in plant growth, organic matter decomposition and the productivity of desert ecosystems. <br></p> </div> <style> .column-left{ float: left; width: 50%; text-align: left; } .column-right{ float: right; width: 50%; text-align: left; } </style> <div class="column-left"> <h3> Interests </h3> <ul> <li>Edaphic communities</li> <li>Drylands</li> <li>Metagenomics</li> </ul> <p><br><br></p> </div> <div class="column-right"> <h3> Education </h3> <i class="fas fa-graduation-cap pr-1 fa-fw"></i> Bioquímica, 2021 <p style="color:grey; font-size:15px; padding-left:32px;"> Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile </p> <p><br><br><br><br></p> </div> <h3> Contact </h3> <p> <i class="fas fa-envelope pr-1 fa-fw"></i> <a href="mailto:tisauma@uc.cl">tisauma@uc.cl</a></p>https://www.bdiezlab.cl/people/wcastillo/Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.bdiezlab.cl/people/wcastillo/<p style="color:grey; font-size:20px; text-align:center;"> Undergraduate Student </p> <div style="text-align:justify;"> <p><strong>About</strong></p> <p>Utilizando como modelo Bahía Chile, buscamos dilucidar las comunidades de fagos que están presentes en aguas costeras de Antártica entre los veranos del 2014 hasta el 2019. Durante estas épocas estivales se presenta el mayor florecimiento de fitoplancton de la zona, influenciando fuertemente al ecosistema completo. A través de análisis taxonómicos de metagenomas se busca rescatar secuencias virales y en ellas, realizar la búsqueda de AMGs involucrados en los principales ciclos biogeoquímicos y en procesos de respuesta a estrés. De esta forma, el objetivo de este proyecto es describir el rol de la comunidad de fagos en aguas costeras antárticas, durante un florecimiento fitoplantónico en distintos años consecutivos. <br></p> </div> <style> .column-left{ float: left; width: 50%; text-align: left; } .column-right{ float: right; width: 50%; text-align: left; } </style> <div class="column-left"> <h3> Interests </h3> <ul> <li>Viral ecology</li> <li>Marine microbiology</li> <li>Bioinformatics</li> </ul> <p><br><br></p> </div> <div class="column-right"> <h3> Education </h3> <i class="fas fa-graduation-cap pr-1 fa-fw"></i> Bioquímica, 2021 <p style="color:grey; font-size:15px; padding-left:32px;"> Universidad de Chile, Chile </p> <p><br><br><br><br></p> </div> <h3> Contact </h3> <p> <i class="fas fa-envelope pr-1 fa-fw"></i> <a href="mailto:wilson.castillo@ug.uchile.cl">wilson.castillo@ug.uchile.cl</a> <br></p> <p><a href="mailto:wilson.castillo@ug.uchile.cl"><i class="fas fa-envelope"></i></a>   <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-elias-castillo-inaipil-7a3437205/"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a></p>