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Antarctica as a living archive of antibiotic resistance
Agreement with Editorial SurCiencia aims to expand the reach of Antarctic science outreach nationwide
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February 2025
1 min
Scientific Expedition reaches deep Antarctica to strengthen Avian Influenza surveillance and monitoring
As part of its participation in the 61st Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ECA61) of INACH, the team from the UC Molecular Biodiversity Laboratory, led by Dr. Juliana Vianna, crossed the Antarctic Circle to enhance the surveillance and monitoring of Highly Pathogenic…
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February 2025
1 min
International Collaboration in Subantarctic Research: Chile, New Zealand, and the Significance of Studying Macquarie Island
Aboard the French research vessel Le Soléal (Ponant Cruises) collaborative effort between PhD. Claudio González-Wevar (UACh/BASE/IDEAL) and Professor Hamish G. Spencer (University of Otago) combines expertise in molecular genomics, evolutionary biology, and biogeography to investigate the distribution, diversity, and evolutionary…
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January 2025
1 min
OPENING: Call for postdoctoral fellowships in environmental DNA, metabarcoding and metagenomics
The Institute of Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems calls for a public competition for a postdoctoral position in Environmental DNA, Metabarcoding and Metagenomics for biodiversity research in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic areas. Chileans or foreigners may apply. The postdoctoral fellow…
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June 2024
1 min
“Valdivia is fundamental to Antarctic science”: PhD. Kristin O’Brien of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
The capital of the Los Ríos region becomes a crucial place for researching the resistance of Antarctic fish to hypoxia induced by climate change. Alaska researcher PhD. Kristin O'Brien and chilean researcher PhD. Luis Vargas-Chacoff are collaborating to find conservation…
