https://www.castrolab.org/tags/postdoc/Recent content in Postdoc on Castro LabHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usecastron@utalca.cl (Eduardo Castro)ecastron@utalca.cl (Eduardo Castro)&copy; 2023Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.castrolab.org/people/daniela/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000ecastron@utalca.cl (Eduardo Castro)https://www.castrolab.org/people/daniela/<p>      </p> <p><strong>En español:</strong></p> <p>       Daniela es bioquímica de la Universidad de Chile y doctora en Biología Marina de la Universidad Austral de Chile. Su línea de investigación se centra en la ecología e interacciones bióticas de microorganismos ambientales, utilizando técnicas de secuenciación masiva y bioinformática. Su experiencia incluye el estudio de microorganismos de nieve antártica, la microbiota asociada a bosques de <em>Macrocystis pyrifera</em> y los cambios en la diversidad de la microbiota de roedores y murciélagos en ambientes fragmentados del sur de Chile.</p> <p>       Actualmente es la investigadora responsable del proyecto FONDECYT Postdoctorado <strong>CryoRoads: an eco-genomic framework to unveil the biogeography and dispersion of Antarctic snow algae</strong>, que busca identificar vías de dispersión de algas de nieve, diferenciar especies cosmopolitas y endémicas de la Antártica, y comprender los factores que influyen en el establecimiento de comunidades microbianas.</p> <p><strong>Publicaciones vinculadas al proyecto actual:</strong></p> <p>Soto, D.F., Fuentes, R., Huovinen, P., &amp; Gómez, I. (2020). Microbial composition and photosynthesis in Antarctic snow algae communities: integrating metabarcoding and pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry. <em>Algal Research</em>, 45, 101738.</p> <p>Soto, D.F., Franzetti, A., Gómez, I., &amp; Huovinen, P. (2022). Functional filtering and random processes affect the assembly of microbial communities of snow algae blooms at Maritime Antarctic. <em>Science of the Total Environment</em>, 805, 150305.</p> <p>Soto, D.F., Gómez, I., &amp; Huovinen, P. (2023). Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation. <em>Microbiome</em>, 11(1), 200.</p> <hr> <p><strong>In English:</strong></p> <p>       Daniela holds a degree in Biochemistry from the Universidad de Chile and a PhD in Marine Biology from the Universidad Austral de Chile. Her research focuses on the ecology and biotic interactions of environmental microorganisms, using high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics. Her experience includes the study of Antarctic snow microorganisms, the microbiota associated with <em>Macrocystis pyrifera</em> kelp forests, and changes in the microbial diversity of rodents and bats in fragmented environments of southern Chile.</p> <p>       She is currently the principal investigator of the FONDECYT Postdoctoral project <strong>CryoRoads: an eco-genomic framework to unveil the biogeography and dispersion of Antarctic snow algae</strong>, which aims to identify dispersal routes of snow algae, differentiate cosmopolitan from endemic Antarctic species, and understand the factors governing the establishment of microbial communities.</p> <p><strong>Project-related publications:</strong></p> <p>Soto, D.F., Fuentes, R., Huovinen, P., &amp; Gómez, I. (2020). Microbial composition and photosynthesis in Antarctic snow algae communities: integrating metabarcoding and pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry. <em>Algal Research</em>, 45, 101738.</p> <p>Soto, D.F., Franzetti, A., Gómez, I., &amp; Huovinen, P. (2022). Functional filtering and random processes affect the assembly of microbial communities of snow algae blooms at Maritime Antarctic. <em>Science of the Total Environment</em>, 805, 150305.</p> <p>Soto, D.F., Gómez, I., &amp; Huovinen, P. (2023). Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation. <em>Microbiome</em>, 11(1), 200.</p>