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PhD in biotechnology from the University of North Carolina (NCSU), United States. Specialist in molecular biology, genetics, genomics and biological systems engineering. Her research focuses on the bioconversion of plant biomass for the production of renewable energy and bioproducts, the treatment of contaminated waste and effluents using biological systems, species identification and environmental monitoring using DNA barcoding and metagenomics, and engineering genetics of microorganisms and plants for the production of value. -added compounds.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Biotechnology, North Carolina State University
Biologist, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Researching Topics
- Barcoding, metabarcoding and eDNA for environmental monitoring
- Biological systems engineering for environmental applications
- Wastewater-based epidemiology
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Projects
- 9 Finished
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PE501078471-2022-PROCIENCIA - Remoción de metales pesados mediante el uso de microfibras de celulosa modificadas, extraídas de plantas endémicas del Perú.
Flores Barreda, E. (PI), Rodriguez Zuñiga, U. (CoI) & Santa María Fuster, M. C. (CoI)
27/09/22 → 26/09/24
Project: Research
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Estudio extendido de biodiversidad biológica usando ADN ambiental en pozas mineras abandonadas en Madre de Dios
Santa María Fuster, M. C. (PI)
1/05/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Validación técnica y comercial de la plataforma Regenera: integrando la gestión de huella ambiental y los servicios de la naturaleza a la economía peruana. Empresa: NATURE SERVICES PERU S.A.
Venail Zorro, P. A. (PI) & Santa María Fuster, M. C. (CoI)
4/04/22 → 4/02/23
Project: Research
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Estudio preliminar de biodiversidad biológica usando ADN ambiental en pozas mineras abandonadas en Madre de Dios
Santa María Fuster, M. C. (PI)
1/12/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Assessing fish diversity in abandoned mining ponds in Madre de Dios, Peru, using environmental DNA
Timana-Mendoza, C., Reyes-Calderon, A., Venail, P., Araújo-Flores, J. M. & Santa-Maria, M. C., Jan 2024, In: Environmental DNA. 6, 1, e520.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of low-cost SARS-CoV-2 RNA purification methods for viral quantification by RT-qPCR and next-generation sequencing analysis: Implications for wider wastewater-based epidemiology adoption
Reyes-Calderón, A., Mindreau-Ganoza, E., Pardo-Figueroa, B., Garcia-Luquillas, K. R., Yufra, S. P., Romero, P. E., Antonini, C., Renom, J. M., Mota, C. R. & Santa-Maria, M. C., Jun 2023, In: Heliyon. 9, 6, e16130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Evaluation of planktonic cyanobacteria in Peruvian freshwater lentic water bodies: prevalence and regulatory framework to aid policy making
Salazar-Torres, A., Robles, D., Reyes, A., Santa-Maria, M. C. & Venail, P., Jul 2023, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195, 7, 852.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
Global Wastewater Action Group, Jun 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 6, p. e976-e981Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access45 Scopus citations -
Spatiotemporal Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Sewage of Three Major Urban Areas in Peru: Generating Valuable Data Where Clinical Testing Is Extremely Limited
Pardo-Figueroa, B., Mindreau-Ganoza, E., Reyes-Calderon, A., Yufra, S. P., Solorzano-Ortiz, I. M., Donayre-Torres, A. J., Antonini, C., Renom, J. M., Quispe, A. M., Mota, C. R., Chernicharo, C. A. L., Carbajal, M. A. & Santa-María, M. C., 11 Nov 2022, In: ACS ES and T Water. 2, 11, p. 2144-2157 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Scopus citations