En español:
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 Macrocystis pyrifera y los cambios en la diversidad de la microbiota de roedores y murciélagos en ambientes fragmentados del sur de Chile.
Actualmente es la investigadora responsable del proyecto FONDECYT Postdoctorado CryoRoads: an eco-genomic framework to unveil the biogeography and dispersion of Antarctic snow algae, 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.
Publicaciones vinculadas al proyecto actual:
Soto, D.F., Fuentes, R., Huovinen, P., & Gómez, I. (2020). Microbial composition and photosynthesis in Antarctic snow algae communities: integrating metabarcoding and pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry. Algal Research, 45, 101738.
Soto, D.F., Franzetti, A., Gómez, I., & Huovinen, P. (2022). Functional filtering and random processes affect the assembly of microbial communities of snow algae blooms at Maritime Antarctic. Science of the Total Environment, 805, 150305.
Soto, D.F., Gómez, I., & Huovinen, P. (2023). Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation. Microbiome, 11(1), 200.
In English:
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 Macrocystis pyrifera kelp forests, and changes in the microbial diversity of rodents and bats in fragmented environments of southern Chile.
She is currently the principal investigator of the FONDECYT Postdoctoral project CryoRoads: an eco-genomic framework to unveil the biogeography and dispersion of Antarctic snow algae, 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.
Project-related publications:
Soto, D.F., Fuentes, R., Huovinen, P., & Gómez, I. (2020). Microbial composition and photosynthesis in Antarctic snow algae communities: integrating metabarcoding and pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry. Algal Research, 45, 101738.
Soto, D.F., Franzetti, A., Gómez, I., & Huovinen, P. (2022). Functional filtering and random processes affect the assembly of microbial communities of snow algae blooms at Maritime Antarctic. Science of the Total Environment, 805, 150305.
Soto, D.F., Gómez, I., & Huovinen, P. (2023). Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation. Microbiome, 11(1), 200.