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Claudio Sebastián Quilodrán Venegas
Claudio Sebastián Quilodrán Venegas
Diplomas
| 2016 | Ph.D. in Biological Science, with Dr. Mathias Currat and Dr. Juan Montoya-Burgos. University of Geneva. Switzerland. |
| 2010 | MSc. in Biological Science, mention in Ecology and Evolution, with Dr. Rodrigo Vásquez and Dr. Cristián Estades. University of Chile. |
| 2008 | Engineer in Renewable Natural Resources, with Dr. Juan Armesto. University of Chile. |
Teaching experience
| 2018 | University of Oxford. Department of Zoology. United Kingdom. Teaching assistance in: Quantitive Methods (Dr. Tim Coulson) |
| 2012-2016 | University of Geneva. Faculty of Science. Switzerland. Teaching assistance in: computer skills for biological research (Dr. Mathias Currat), molecular population genetics (Dr. Alicia Sánchez-Mazas), phylogeny and molecular evolution (Dr. Juan Montoya-Burgos), informatics for Biologists (Dr. Jean-Luc Falcone), research methodology in biology (Dr. Alicia Sánchez-Mazas). |
| 2004-2010 | University of Chile. Faculty of Agronomic Sciences. Teaching assistant in: applied ecology (Dr. Jorge Pérez), general ecology (Dr. Jorge Pérez), general zoology (Dr. Alberto Carvacho), cartography and GIS (Andrés Fuente). |
| 2009 | Mayor University. Faculty of Veterinary. Chile. Invited teacher of Statistics. |
Grants and Rewards
| 2023 | Societé Academic de Genève. Grant. Travel grant |
| 2021-2022 | Swiss National Science Foundation. Grant. Postdoctoral scholarship at the University of Fribourg |
| 2019-2021 | Swiss National Science Foundation. Grant. Postdoctoral scholarship at the University of Oxford |
| 2016-2018 | Swiss National Science Foundation. Grant. Postdoctoral scholarship at the University of Oxford |
| 2016 | University of Geneva. Reward. My Thesis in 180 Seconds. 2nd Jury Prize and 1st People's Choice Award. |
| 2013-2015 | Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (IGE3). Grant. PhD studies scholarship at the University of Geneva. |
| 2011-2014 | Center for Advanced Modeling Science (CADMOS). Grant. PhD studies scholarship at the University of Geneva. |
| 2011-2014 | CONICYT - Becas Chile. National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research. Ministry of Education (Chile). Grant. PhD studies scholarship at the University of Geneva. |
| 2010 | University of Chile. Grant. Internship at the University Pierre & Marie Curie and Natural History Museum, Paris, France. |
| 2008-2009 | Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) - University of Chile. Grant. Degree of Master with a monthly wage. |
| 2002-2006 | Ministry of Education (Chile). Grant. Engineering Studies at the University of Chile |
Professional
| 2022-Present | Senior researcher (Maître-assistant). Department of Genetics and Evolution. University of Geneva. |
| 2022-2023 | Organization committee for the Swiss conference on organismal biology (Biology23-Geneva). |
| 2021-2022 | Postdoctoral researcher, with Dr. Daniel Wegmann.Department of Biology and Biochemistry. University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 2017-2021 | Postdoctoral researcher, with Dr. Tim Coulson and Dr. Sonya Clegg. Department of Zoology. University of Oxford, UK |
| 2011-2016 | Assistant researcher. Department of Genetics and Evolution. University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2010 | Internship in modeling ecology. Department of Conservation Biology, Museum of Natural History / UPMC, Paris, France. |
| 2010 | Environmental Impact Assessment. AT&C Environmental Study Centre, Chile |
| 2008-2009 | Assistant researcher. Terrestrial Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Chile. |
| 2007 | Professional Internship on Chiloé Island. Assistance for the PhD thesis of Marcela Bustamante-Sánchez, entitled: "Patterns of early succession in forests of Chiloé". Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. |
| 2007 | Development of the CORFO Project: "Creation of the first Regional Nature Park in Central Chile". Integration of social, economic and environmental factors for biodiversity conservation. Study Centre, Chile-Ambiente. |
| 2006 | Professional Internship on Chiloé Island. Fauna Census and First Inventory in the Tantauco Park, Environmental Study Centre, Chile-Ambiente. |
Reviewer for
Current Biology, BMC Genomic data, Molecular Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Journal of Forestry Research, Evolutionary Ecology, Evolutionary Applications, Conservation Genetics Resources, Animal Conservation, Ardea, Amphibia-Reptilia, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Biology, Genes.
Language
English, French and Spanish
Current Biology, BMC Genomic data, Molecular Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Journal of Forestry Research, Evolutionary Ecology, Evolutionary Applications, Conservation Genetics Resources, Animal Conservation, Ardea, Amphibia-Reptilia, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Biology, Genes.
Language
English, French and Spanish