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Shirley L. ALQUICHIRE ROJAS

Country of origin: Colombia Currently in: Chile, Concepción General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2021 Master Agricultural Sciences
2022 Master Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

Assistant researcher in chemical ecology laboratory, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. Participant in the formation of a chilean bank of endophytic fungi strains (chemical ecology laboratory), Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. Visiting student researcher at the Plant physiology laboratory, Universidad del Concepción, Chile.

Research Keywords: 
Plant physiology
chemical ecology
fungal strains

Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Conduct field research at Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción to investigate plant growth and development in chilean genotypes of Chenopodium quinoa for thesis work.

Workshop and Conference Attended

2021 Colombia Primer congreso latinoaméricano de evolución
2021 Concepción, Chile Summer course: Biogeochemical tools to understand environmental and climate changes

Presentation given

2019
LIQUIFERT® y GENERATE® Impactan el Rendimiento de Materia seca del Pasto Guinea (Megathyrsus maximus Jacq.) cv. Mombasa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Event: Abs. 43rd Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Ciencias Agrícolas.
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Jan 2021
Merit Scholarship for national doctorate studies from Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo de Chile
Full stipend cover ($43000 US) and grant recipient ($5500 US)
Jan 2019
Graduate research fellowship from University of Puerto Rico
Received Graduate research Fellowship from University of Puerto Rico, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences ($25000 US), full stipend cover ($20000 US) and grant recipient ($4000 US)

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