SCIENTIFIC TRAINING
- Degree in Biology, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.
- Master of Sciences mention in Microbiology, University of Concepción. Concepcion, Chile, 2010.
- Doctorate in Microbiology, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain, 2014.
INSTITUTIONS
- University of Magallanes (UMAG)
- International Association for Plant UV Research (UV4plants)
- Cape Horn International Center for Global Change Studies and Biocultural Conservation (CHIC)
RESEARCH AREA
- Ecology of Subantarctic Bryophytes
- Microbial ecology
- Extremophiles
- UV radiation
FEATURED RESEARCHES
- Rozzi R, Quilodrán C, Botero-Delgadillo E, Napolitano C, Torres-Mura JC, Barroso O, Crego RD, Bravo C, Quirici V, Mackenzie R, Suazo C, Rivero-de-Aguilar J, Goffinet B, Kempenaers B, Poulin E, Vásquez R. (2022) The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas. Scientific Reports 12(13957). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17985-4
- Lembrechts J, van den Hoogen J, Aalto J, Ashcroft M, de Frenne P… Mackenzie R…et al. (2022) Global maps of soil temperature. Global Change Biology. 28(9):3110-3144. DOI:10.1111/gcb.16060
- Lázaro X, Mackenzie R, Jimenez J. (2021) Evidence of endozoochory in upland geese Chloephaga picta and white-bellied seedsnipes Attagis malouinus in sub-Antarctic Chile. Ecology and Evolution. 11(14):9191-9197. DOI:10.1002/ece3.7725
