Eric Pinto
Intérêts de recherche | Curriculum vitae | Hobbies
Intérêts de recherche
Biogeography, Microbial Ecology, Spatial Ecology.
I am interesting in microbial soil ecology, spatial distribution and their relationship to macro-organisms. As future applications, the further design of conservation strategies and to anticipate how soil communities may adapt over time as function of climate change.
Curriculum vitae
Born on 1982, Santigo, Chile
2011 –
PhD student at University of Lausanne, Switerland
Thesis supervised by Antoine Guisan, Jan Roelof Van der Meer and Hélène Niculita-Hirzel
2010
Research assistant at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Enviromental Microbiology Group, IBP institute. Methanotrophs in Glacier Forefields Project.
2008 – 2009
Research and Field assistant at Universidad Catolica del Norte & BHP Billiton, Chile
Project 1: Bioleaching Bacteria Prospecting. Project 2: ”High Lakes project” with NASA & SETI institute.
2008 - 2009
Biotecnology Engineer at Universidad de Chile, Chile
Thesis: Isolation and characterization of a Haloarchaeon capable of degrading hydrocarbon. Supervised by Jenny Blamey & Nicolas Guiliani.
2002 – 2007
Bachelor in Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Hobbies
I enjoy outdoors activities as rock climbing, hiking and biking.
