Eliana Veloz, MSc
Research group: Infectious and tropical diseases
Areas of research: Microbial biotechnology/environmental microbiology/one health.
Current research:
- Inhibitory capacity of Andean moorland actinobacteria against human pathogenic bacteria.
Education:
- 2019. MSc. Microbiology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms. Helsinki(Finlandia).
- 2015. Bachelor of Biological Sciences. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Current position:
- Adjunct investigator to the group of Dr. Fabián Sáenz at the Center for Research in Health in Latin America.
Recent publications:
- Lu, S., Duplat, D., Benitez-Bolivar, P., León, C., Villota, S. D., Veloz-Villavicencio, E., ... & Bremner, R. (2022). Multicenter international assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP test for point of care clinical application. PLoS One, 17(5), e0268340. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268340
- Veloz Villavicencio, E. , Portero, C. E., & Narvaez-Trujillo, A. (2021). Antibacterial and antifungal activity of organic and peptidic extracts of Ecuadorian endophytic fungi. Advances in Microbiology, 11(5), 266- 282. DOI: 10.4236/aim.2021.115020
- Narvaez-Trujillo, A., Marchán-Rivadeneira, M. R., Veloz-Villavicencio, E., & Portero, C. E. (2021). What Do We Know About Fungal Endophyte Diversity in a Mega Diverse Country? An Appeal for Increased Conservation and Research. Neotropical Endophytic Fungi: Diversity, Ecology, and Biotechnological Applications, 131-149. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53506-3_7
- Veloz Villavicencio, E., Mali, T., Mattila, H. K., & Lundell, T. (2020). Enzyme activity profiles produced on wood and straw by four fungi of different decay strategies. Microorganisms, 8(1), 73. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8010073
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2234-2055
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eliana-Veloz