Ongoing projects:
FONDEF 1D16I20013. Development of a multi-locus kit to carry out the identification of mussel species to support the traceability of this resource (Second Stage).
FONDECYT 1191765. Improving the performance of molecular traceability tools applied to smooth shelled mussels in Chile: Development and application of genomic resources and technologies.
CONICYT PCI REDES180143. International network for molecular traceability in seafood.
FONDEF ID18I10025. Genetic identification of Chilean clam species to support the traceability and competitiveness of this resource destined for the export market.
INNOVA 15PCTE-47381. Strategic technology program in red cusk-eel (congrio colorado) and pink cusk-eel (congrio dorado).
Finished Projects:
FONDEF 1D16I10013. Development of a multi-locus kit to carry out the identification of mussel species to support the traceability of this resource (First Stage).
RGA-INAPESCA 682327 (Mexico). Genetic diversity in natural populations of the lion’s paw clam Nodipecten subnodosus from the Gulf of California: Genetic bases for establishing selective breeding programs in Baja California.
FONDECYT 1130302. Species composition, genetic diversity and population structure of Mytilus in southern Chile using species-specific, microsatellite and SNP DNA markers. Applications in traceability: species identification and geographic origin determination.
Publications:
A comment on comment on Giusti et al. (2020) “Mussels (Mytilus spp.) products authentication: A case study on the Italian market confirms issues in species identification and arises concern on commercial names attribution, Food Control Volume 118, December 2020, 107379”. Food Control, 2021. (link un no disponible)
Comparison between single and multi-locus approaches for specimen identification in Mytilus mussels. Scientific Reports, 2019. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55855-8)
Genetic diversity and population structure of Genypterus chilensis, a commercial benthic marine species of the South Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019. (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00748/full)
A correction for the guidelines for validation of qualitative real-time PCR methods from Broeders et al. 2014. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2019. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2019.03.022)
Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (Mytilus spp.). Evolutionary Applications, 2018. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.12553)
Harnessing the power of genomics to secure the future of seafood. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2017. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.06.010)
High Resolution Melting analysis for identification of commercially important Mytilus species. Food Chemistry, 2017. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.02.109)
Genetic diversity and paternity exclusion for the Patagonian toothfish assessed with SSR markers. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2017. (http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol45-issue1-fulltext-18/443)
Adaptive genetic variation distinguishes Chilean blue mussels (Mytilus chilensis) from different marine environments. Ecology and Evolution, 2016. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.2110)
Development of genome-wide microsatellite resources in a commercially important mussel species (Mytilus chilensis). Animal Genetics, 2016. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/age.12398).
Heterologous microsatellite-based genetic diversity in blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis) and differentiation among localities in southern Chile. Latin American Journal Aquatic Research, 2015. (http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol43-issue5-fulltext-20/296)
Traceability of mussel (Mytilus chilensis) in southern Chile using Microsatellite molecular markers and assignment algorithms. Exploratory survey. Food Research International, 2014. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996914001264).
An evaluation of a diagnostic test to identify the sex of farmed rainbow trout by use sex-specific molecular markers. Latin American Journal Aquatic Research, 2012. (http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol40-issue4-fulltext-24)
Genetic composition of Mytilus species in mussel populations from southern Chile. Latin American Journal Aquatic Research, 2012. (http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol40-issue4-fulltext-23)
Capillary zone electrophoresis as a method for identification of golden kinglip (Genypterus blacodes) species during frozen storage. Food Chemistry, 2002. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814601002631)
Patents:
WO2016207857Al. Set of primers and method for detecting and identifying mussel species of the genus Mytilus, using High-Resolution Melting and PCR. (https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2016207857A1/es)