Kurzbiographie (Curriculum vitae)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Bacteria associated with insects
- Genomics and systematics of Bacteria
- Bacterial metabolism, physiology and function in host context
Gene cloning and protein expression in E. coli
- Engineering of vectors and promoters
- DNA assembly cloning
Cell and biochemical assays
- Whole-cell drug susceptibility testing
- Agar-based enzyme detection assay
- Kinetics of enzyme-catalysed reactions
General scientific skills
- Elementary bioinformatics, data analysis, R, ggplot2
- Proposal & publication writing and presentation skills
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2020 – date
Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Researcher
Bioresources, Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME, Gießen
2019 – 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institut für Insektenbiotechnologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
2018 – 2019
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
2013 – 2018
Assistant Professor
Departamento de Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
ACTIVITIES AS TRAINER
2021
Expert – Proposal Writing, DAAD-DIES National Multiplication Training 2021 – Argentina
2020
Regional Trainer – DAAD-DIES ProGRANT Proposal Writing for Research Grants – Bolivia
2020
Expert – Proposal Writing for Renewable Energy Grants, DAAD-DIES National Multiplication Training 2019-2020 – Argentina
2018
Expert – Proposal Writing, DAAD-DIES National Multiplication Training 2017-2018 – Democratic Republic of the Congo
2017
Regional Trainer – DAAD-DIES ProGRANT Proposal Writing for Research Grants – Argentina
2016
Regional Trainer – DAAD-DIES ProGRANT Proposal Writing for Research Grants – Colombia
EDUCATION
2009 – 2012
PhD Biology
Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK
PhD Thesis “Natural antimycobacterials and search for potential inhibitors of the Mur Ligases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis”
2006 – 2008
Master in Sciences – Chemistry
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Master Thesis "Estudio fitoquímico y búsqueda de compuestos de interés terapeútico de Dugandiodendron argyrotrichum (Magnoliacea)"
2000 – 2006
Chemistry
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
PREVIOUS RESEARCH FUNDING
2016
Colciencias basic science fund (~ € 45.000)
Proposal “Estudio de estructura-actividad de los derivados del ácido 2-hidroxicinámico como nuevos agentes antituberculosis: síntesis y evaluación biológica”.
2014
Royal Society of Chemistry research fund (£ 4.000)
Proposal “Carprofen derivatives as selective growth inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis”
SCHOLARSHIPS
2021
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Georg Forster fellowship extension (1 year)
2018
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Georg Forster fellowship
2009
Bloomsbury PhD studentship
2009
Colfuturo scholarship