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José Antonio
Castillo Morales
Professor at Yachay Tech University
Biological Sciences and Engineering
Urcuqui, Imbabura, Ecuador
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About

Professor at the Yachay Tech University in Ecuador in Microbiology and Genetics since 2017. Researcher in molecular evolution of bacterial pathogens of plants.

Postdoctoral training in the Jean T. Greenberg lab, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, on plant-bacteria interaction. My research was devoted to studying an extremely harmful plant bacterial pathogen called Ralstonia solanacearum and their secreted proteins that execute the pathogenic activity. In parallel, the investigation focused on the pathogen diversity in Bolivia and worldwide. 

Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Chile. The Ph.D. dissertation was about the secretion of an antimicrobial peptide produced by a bacterium (Klebsiella pneumoniae) that is active against closely related species of bacteria. 

Research Experience
Professor
Yachay Tech University July 2017 - Present
Professor
Yachay Tech University July 2017 - Present
Prometeo researcher
Secretaria Nacional De Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología E Innovación Del Ecuador April 2014 - Present
Senior Researcher
Fundación Proinpa February 2008 - Present
University of Chicago December 2004 - Present
A postdoc at Jean T. Greenberg lab.
Scientific advisor
Secretaria Nacional De Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología E Innovación Del Ecuador April 2014 - May 2017
Senior Researcher
Fundación Proinpa February 2008 - March 2014
Postdoctoral scholar
University of Chicago December 2004 - March 2008

Postdoc at Jean T. Greenberg lab.

Education
Universidad de Chile
1997 - 2002
Doctoral Degree , Microbiology
Universidad Mayor de San Simón
1988 - 1993
Bachelor's Degree , Biology
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