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Nicolas Gouin

Investigador Académico

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Evolutionary ecology; Freshwater Ecology; Molecular ecology; Comparative genomics; Population genetics; Plant Evolutionary Ecology

Educación

  •  Population genetics, Universite de Poitiers. Francia, 2001
  •  Evolutionary Biology, Universite de Tours. Chile, 1997

Experiencia Académica

  •   Researcher Full Time

    Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas

    La Serena, Chile

    2010 - 2017

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    Universidad de Concepción

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Concepción, Chile

    2007 - 2010

  •   Staff Scientist Full Time

    Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

    San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos

    2004 - 2007

  •   Postdoctoral Scientist Full Time

    Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

    San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos

    2001 - 2004

  •   Investigador Académico Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

    Facultad de Ciencias

    La Serena, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Training of students:
Gina Ramirez, 2010, Pregraduate, Universidad de Concepción, Tutor
Rasme Hereme, In progress, Postgraduate (Master), Universidad Austral de Chile, Tutor
Jéssica Bórquez, 2013, Postgraduate (Doctoral thesis), Universidad de Concepción, Tutor
Paula Aravena, In progress, Postgraduate (Doctoral thesis), Universidad de Concepción, Co-Tutor
Ian Acuña, In progress, Postgraduate (Doctoral thesis), Universidad de La Serena, Co-Tutor
Glenda Fuentes, In progress, Postgraduate (Doctoral thesis), Universidad de Concepción, Co-Tutor

Postdoctoral researcher mentorship:
Gautier Damiens, 2013, Fondecyt Postdoctoral Grant, Tutor

Courses:
YEARS 2007-2009 (UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN)
- Undergraduate level: Population genetics and conservation; Introduction to evolutionary parasitology; Crustacean Biodiversity: biological and behavioural aspects; Coordinator of the research practice unit.

- Postgraduate level: Systematics and biodiversity of Ecdysozoans (6 hours); Molecular methods in systematics (12 hours); Advanced evolutionary biology (professor coordinator of the course).

YEARS 2011-2013 (UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA)
- Undergraduate level: Genetics (6 hours participation)
- Postgraduate level: Population genetics and conservation (professor coordinator of the course)



 

Article (21)

Assessment of gene expression biomarkers in the Chilean pencil catfish, Trichomycterus areolatus, from the Choapa river basin, Coquimbo Chile
Developmental instability is associated with estrogenic endocrine disruption in the Chilean native fish species, Trichomycterus areolatus.
Genome-wide genetic diversity yields insights into genomic responses of candidate climate-selected loci in an Andean wetland plant
Pesticide contamination drives adaptive genetic variation in the endemic mayfly Andesiops torrens within a semi-arid agricultural watershed of Chile
Unexpected population fragmentation in an endangered seabird: the case of the Peruvian diving-petrel
Isolation and cross-amplification of the first set of polymorphic microsatellite markers of two high-Andean cushion plants
Landscape connectivity among remnant populations of guanaco (Lama guanicoe Muller, 1776) in an arid region of Chile impacted by global change
Partitioning genetic and species diversity refines our understanding of species–genetic diversity relationships
Comparative population genetics of two dominant plant species of high Andean wetlands reveals complex evolutionary histories and conservation perspectives in Chile's Norte Chico
Cynomolgus macaques naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi-I exhibit an overall mixed pro-inflammatory/modulated cytokine signature characteristic of human Chagas disease
Genetic variation of loci potentially under selection confounds species-genetic diversity correlations in a fragmented habitat
De novo assembly and analysis of the Chilean pencil catfish Trichomycterus areolatus transcriptome
Comparison of DNA extraction methods for polymerase chain reaction amplification of guanaco (Lama guanicoe) fecal DNA samples
Effects of wind-driven spatial structure and environmental heterogeneity on high-altitude wetland macroinvertebrate assemblages with contrasting dispersal modes
Mitochondrial DNA diversity of feral pigs from Karukinka Natural Park, Tierra del Fuego Island, Chile
A three-year mark-recapture study in a remnant population of Crocodylus acutus Cuvier in Portete Bay (Guajira, Colombia)
Isolation of microsatellite markers for two Chilean freshwater anomuran species (Aegla araucaniensis and Aegla pewenchae) using PCR-based methods
Lizards on Ice: Evidence for Multiple Refugia in Liolaemus pictus (Liolaemidae) during the Last Glacial Maximum in the Southern Andean Beech Forests
The role of spatial processes and environmental determinants in microgeographic shell variation of the freshwater snail Chilina dombeyana (BruguiSre, 1789)
Disentangling the impact of demographic factors on population differentiation of an endangered freshwater crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) using population density and microsatellite data
Localization of genes for V plus LDL plasma cholesterol levels on two diets in the opossum Monodelphis domestica

Abstract (2)

Between-population variation in fluctuating asymmetry: testing the relative importance of spatial processes and ecological traits in the water-strider Aquarius chilensis
Contrasting influence of spatial and ecological factors on genetic diversity and morphological differentiation of two freshwater invertebrate species

EditorialMaterial (1)

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2011-31 March 2011

Proyecto (6)

Collaborative research: Fate and bioavailability of steroidogenic compounds in aquatic sediment
Implementacion de un nuevo metodo holistico de evaluacion del caudal ecologico basado en macroinvertebrados en la cuenca del Choapa
Landscape genetics and epigenetics of the mayfly Andesiops torrens within a Chilean agricultural watershed
Landscape genetics of the high-Andean wetland plant, Carex gayana, across multiple spatial scales
A community genetics framework for the study of high altitude wetlands of Chile's Norte Chico
Impact of endocrine disruption compounds on freshwater populations and communities
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Nicolas Gouin

Investigador Académico

Departamento de Biología

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

16
Angéline Bertin

Associate Professor

Department of Biology

University of La Serena

La Serena, Chile

4
MARA ESPINOSA

Postdotorante

Facultad Ciencias Liberales

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

3
Francisco Squeo

Académico

Biología

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

2
Maria Troncoso

Investigador

Biología

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

1
Alan Kolok

Director

Office of Research and Economic Development

University of Idaho

Moscow, Estados Unidos

1
Juan Figueroa

Director

Aquatic Systems

University of Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Ian Acuña

Investigador Asistente

Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3)

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Paula Plaza

Gestión institucional

Administración

Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas

La Serena, Chile

1
Sonia Montecinos

ACADEMICO

FISICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

1
Leyla Cardenas

full professor

Instituto de ciencias ambientales y evolutivas

Universidad Austral de Chile

valdivia, Chile

1
Pedro Victoriano

Académico Jornada Completa

Zoología

DEPT. ZOOLOGIA. FAC. CS, NATURALES.UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Guillermo Luna

Profesor Titula

Biología Marina

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE / CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Isabel Valdivia

Academica / Investigadora

Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias

Universidad Vina del Mar

Viña del Mar, Chile