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Vinko Jesús Zadjelovic Varas

Profesor Asistente

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Microbiology - Molecular microbiology - Metagenomics - Bacterial genomics - Bacterial proteomics - Cell culture - Bioremediation - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - Plastic pollution

PhD in Life Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK. Reino Unido, 2019
Master in Biotechnology, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2014
Bachelor in Biotechnology, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2012
Biotechnologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2012

Science teacher in preparatory level Part Time

Liceo Industrial, Eulogio Gordo Moneo

Antofagasta, Chile

2012 - 2012
Academic. Teaching undergraduate course. Metodología de la Investigación (MIC; Science Research Method) Other

Universidad La Republica

Antofagasta, Chile

2012 - 2013
Supervisor. Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “How degradable are biodegradable plastics”– Main supervisor; Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2017 - 2017
Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Isolation of industrial-polymer microbial degraders”– Main supervisor; Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2018 - 2018
Academic. Module: Plastics and Microbes to undergraduates in Life Sciences Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2018 - 2018
Co-supervisor of Master of Bioscience Research Project. Dissertation leading to postgraduate MBio degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Identification and Characterisation of industrial-polymer microbial degraders” – Leading Researcher; Dr. J Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2019 - 2019
Academic. Module: Exploiting Innovation in Biology to undergraduates in Life Sciences Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2019 - 2020
Co-supervisor of Master of Science Research Project. Dissertation leading to postgraduate degree of MSc in Medical Biotechnology and Business Management at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “The role of biofilms in the dissemination of waterborne pa Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2020 - 2020
Supervisor Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Microplastics as a new niche for bacterial pathogens”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Wellington Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2020 - 2021
Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Elucidating the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on microplastics: Isolation and microbial characterisation approach”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. We Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2021 - 2021
Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Elucidating the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on microplastics: In silico analysis of antimicrobial resistant genes”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2021 - 2021
Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “What about microbial hitch-hikers on plastic materials: A comprehensive analysis of the presence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria”– Main supervis Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2021 - 2021
Supervisor Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Pseudomonas spp. as potential degraders of polyethylene in freshwater systems”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Other

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2022 - 2022
Research Fellow - Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA.). Plastic vectors project: University of Stirling; Bangor University, UK – NERC plasticvectors.stir.ac.uk Full Time

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Coventry, Reino Unido

2020 - 2022

Laboratory Technician. Technician in Laboratorio de Complejidad Microbiana y Ecología Funcional, Instituto Antofagasta Full Time

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

2013 - 2015
Research assistant in Laboratory of Biotechnology, Universidad de Antofagasta, in the project named: Microbial characterization of Concholepas concholepas (Loco) gut. Teacher mentoring, Ph.D. Ana Mercado. Achievement: Poster presentation at the XXXI Micr Other

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

2009 - 2009
Internship in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Chemical department, Universidad de Antofagasta, with the project named: Identification and bioremediation potential of bioactive extracts from Carpobrotus chilensis. Teacher mentoring Ph.D. Jorge Bórquez. Other

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

2008 - 2008
Research Fellow - Postdoctoral Research Assistant Full Time

University of Warwick

Coventry, Reino Unido

2020 - 2022

Congress and Workshops:

“MICRO 2018, International Conference”, with the oral presentation named: Beyond oil Degradation: Enzymatic Potential of Alcanivorax Strain to Degrade other Natural and Synthetic Polymers. November 2018. Lanzarote, Spain.

“FEMS 2015, 6th Congress of European Microbiologist” with the poster named: Microbial Diversity in gall-induced and non-induced Apical Branches of Haplopappus foliosus (Asteraceae). June 2015. Maastricht, The Netherlands.

“XXXV Microbiology Society of Chile”, with the poster named: Determination of Biofilm Formation Capability of Bacteria Isolated from Hydrocarbon-contaminated Shoreline in Antofagasta. November 2013. Antofagasta, Chile.

Workshop of Confocal Microscopy (Olympus) and Eppendorf Micropipettes. Universidad de Antofagasta. August 2012. Antofagasta, Chile.

“XXXII Microbiology Society of Chile”, with the poster named: Isolation of Microorganisms Hydrocarbon Degraders from the Coast of Antofagasta. November 2010. Antofagasta, Chile.

“XXXI Microbiology Society of Chile”, with the poster named: Microbial Characterization of Concholepas concholepas (Loco) Gut Using DNAr 16S Analysis. December 2009. Santa Cruz, Chile.

“III National Meeting of Biotechnology Students”, Universidad Arturo Prat. October 2007. Iquique, Chile.

Beca de Doctorado en el Extranjero

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Reino Unido, 2015

BECAS DE DOCTORADO EN EL EXTRANJERO BECAS CHILE – CONVOCATORIA 2015. Folio 72160583.


Assessing microbial plastic degradation requires robust methods Obrador-Viel, Theo; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Nogales, Balbina; Bosch, Rafael; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. Article MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (2024)
Assessing the impact of chronic and acute plastic pollution from construction activities and other anthropogenic sources: A case study from the coast of Antofagasta, Chile Zadjelovic, Vinko; Wright, Robyn J.; Walker, Tony R.; Avalos, Vladimir; Marin, Paula E.; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A.; Riquelme, Carlos Article ISI MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN (2023)
Microbial hitchhikers harbouring antimicrobial-resistance genes in the riverine plastisphere Zadjelovic, Vinko; Wright, Robyn J.; Borsetto, Chiara; Quartey, Jeannelle; Cairns, Tyler N.; Langille, Morgan G. I.; Wellington, Elizabeth M. H.; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. Article ISI MICROBIOME (2023)
Reverse osmosis membranes applied in seawater desalination plants as a source of bacteria with antifouling activity: Isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization Vera-Villalobos, Hernan; Cortes-Martinez, Alejandro; Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Alvaro; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Riquelme, Carlos; Silva-Aciares, Fernando Article ISI ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (2023)
A mechanistic understanding of polyethylene biodegradation by the marine bacterium Alcanivorax Zadjelovic, Vinko; Erni-Cassola, Gabriel; Obrador-Viel, Theo; Lester, Daniel; Eley, Yvette; Gibson, Matthew I.; Dorador, Cristina; Golyshin, Peter N.; Black, Stuart; Wellington, Elizabeth M.H; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. Article ISI, SCOPUS JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2022)
Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation del Mar Aguilo-Ferretjans, Maria; Bosch, Rafael; Puxty, Richard J.; Latva, Mira; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Chhun, Audam; Sousoni, Despoina; Polin, Marco; Scanlan, David J.; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. Article ISI NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)
Beyond oil degradation: enzymatic potential of Alcanivorax to degrade natural and synthetic polyesters Zadjelovic V.; Chhun A.; Quareshy M.; Silvano E.; Hernandez-Fernaud J.R.; Aguilo-Ferretjans M.M.; Bosch R.; Dorador C.; Gibson M.I.; Christie-Oleza J.A. Article ISI SCOPUS ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2020)
Marine Plastic Debris: A New Surface for Microbial Colonization Wright, Robyn J.; Erni-Cassola, Gabriel; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Latva, Mira; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. Article ISI ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)
Distribution of plastic polymer types in the marine environment; A meta-analysis Erni-Cassola, Gabriel; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Gibson, Matthew I.; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. Article ISI JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2019)
Microbial community composition and trophic role along a marked salinity gradient in Laguna Puilar, Salar de Atacama, Chile Dorador, Cristina; Fink, Patrick; Hengst, Martha; Icaza, Gonzalo; Villalobos, Alvaro S.; Vejar, Drina; Meneses, Daniela; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Burmann, Lisa; Moelzner, Jana; Harrod, Chris Article ISI SCOPUS ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2018)


Current Research on Microbe-Plastic Interactions in the Marine Environment Latva, Mira; Zadjelovic, Vinko; Wright, Robyn BookSection (2023)


Genome of Alcanivorax sp. 24: A hydrocarbon degrading bacterium isolated from marine plastic debris Zadjelovic V.; Gibson M.I.; Dorador C.; Christie-Oleza J.A. Generic ISI SCOPUS (2020)


Friends, foes, or both: Do microbial hitchhikers enhance, attenuate, or prevent toxicity of organic pollutants associated with marine plastic pollution? Zadjelovic, Vinko Proyecto (2023)
Los héroes y los villanos de la plastisfera: Los microrganismos degradadores y los peligrosos oportunistas que colonizan los desechos plásticos Riquelme, Carlos Proyecto (2023)
Establecimiento de cadena de producción de cosméticos comercializables utilizando compuestos bioactivos obtenidos desde aislados bacterianos desde el desierto de Atacama y el Altiplano Chileno FIC-R (BIP30321073-0) Proyecto 2014-2015 Investigador(a)
Plataforma de tratamiento y degradación de residuos sólidos plásticos por medio de microorganismos VIU-FONDEF (130012) Proyecto 2014-2015 Director(a)
Suplementación alimenticia de Dorados (Seriola lalandi) a base de biomasa de larvas de mosca doméstica (Musca domestica) cultivadas en residuos de materia orgánica como fuente proteica. Fondos de Desarrollo Institucional (FDI) Proyecto 2011-2012 Inv. Responsable
Establecimiento de un consorcio de microorganismos nativos para la degradación de hidrocarburos en la costa de la Región de Antofagasta. Fondos de Desarrollo Institucional (FDI) Proyecto 2009-2010 Investigador(a)

Vinko Zadjelovic

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Biotecnología

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Cristina Dorador

PROFESSOR

Biotechnology

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile

Daniela Meneses

Encargada de Laboratorio de Complejidad Microbiana y Ecología Funcional

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Paula Marín

Academic/Researcher

Chemical Engineering

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Vladimir Avalos

Asistente de investigación

Centro de Bioinnovación

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Álvaro Villalobos

Director de contenidos

Esporas

Santiago, Chile

MARTHA HENGST

Profesora Titular

Ciencias Farmacéuticas

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

Gonzalo Icaza

Asistente de investigación

laboratorio de complejidad microbiana y ecologist funcional

Antofagasta, Chile

Vinko Jesús Zadjelovic Varas

Líneas de Investigación

Educación

PhD in Life Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK. Reino Unido, 2019

Master in Biotechnology, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2014

Bachelor in Biotechnology, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2012

Biotechnologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, 2012

Experiencia Académica

Science teacher in preparatory level Part Time

Academic. Teaching undergraduate course. Metodología de la Investigación (MIC; Science Research Method) Other

Supervisor. Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “How degradable are biodegradable plastics”– Main supervisor; Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza Other

Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Isolation of industrial-polymer microbial degraders”– Main supervisor; Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza Other

Academic. Module: Plastics and Microbes to undergraduates in Life Sciences Other

Co-supervisor of Master of Bioscience Research Project. Dissertation leading to postgraduate MBio degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Identification and Characterisation of industrial-polymer microbial degraders” – Leading Researcher; Dr. J Other

Academic. Module: Exploiting Innovation in Biology to undergraduates in Life Sciences Other

Co-supervisor of Master of Science Research Project. Dissertation leading to postgraduate degree of MSc in Medical Biotechnology and Business Management at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “The role of biofilms in the dissemination of waterborne pa Other

Supervisor Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Microplastics as a new niche for bacterial pathogens”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Wellington Other

Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Elucidating the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on microplastics: Isolation and microbial characterisation approach”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. We Other

Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Elucidating the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on microplastics: In silico analysis of antimicrobial resistant genes”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Other

Supervisor Undergraduates Research Support Scheme. URSS, School of Life Sciences. • Project: “What about microbial hitch-hikers on plastic materials: A comprehensive analysis of the presence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria”– Main supervis Other

Supervisor Undergraduates Research Project. Dissertation projects leading to graduate degree at the School of Life Sciences. • Project: “Pseudomonas spp. as potential degraders of polyethylene in freshwater systems”– Main supervisor; Prof. Elizabeth M. H. Other

Research Fellow - Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA.). Plastic vectors project: University of Stirling; Bangor University, UK – NERC plasticvectors.stir.ac.uk Full Time

Experiencia Profesional

Laboratory Technician. Technician in Laboratorio de Complejidad Microbiana y Ecología Funcional, Instituto Antofagasta Full Time

Research assistant in Laboratory of Biotechnology, Universidad de Antofagasta, in the project named: Microbial characterization of Concholepas concholepas (Loco) gut. Teacher mentoring, Ph.D. Ana Mercado. Achievement: Poster presentation at the XXXI Micr Other

Internship in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Chemical department, Universidad de Antofagasta, with the project named: Identification and bioremediation potential of bioactive extracts from Carpobrotus chilensis. Teacher mentoring Ph.D. Jorge Bórquez. Other

Research Fellow - Postdoctoral Research Assistant Full Time

Difusión y Transferencia

Premios y Distinciones

Beca de Doctorado en el Extranjero

Article (10)

BookSection (1)

Generic (1)

Proyecto (6)

Establecimiento de cadena de producción de cosméticos comercializables utilizando compuestos bioactivos obtenidos desde aislados bacterianos desde el desierto de Atacama y el Altiplano Chileno

Plataforma de tratamiento y degradación de residuos sólidos plásticos por medio de microorganismos

Suplementación alimenticia de Dorados (Seriola lalandi) a base de biomasa de larvas de mosca doméstica (Musca domestica) cultivadas en residuos de materia orgánica como fuente proteica.

Establecimiento de un consorcio de microorganismos nativos para la degradación de hidrocarburos en la costa de la Región de Antofagasta.