Our team
We are a team of researchers, professionals, and thesis students from four Chilean universities: the University of Chile, the University of Talca, the Catholic University of Maule, and the University of O'Higgins. We specialize in the study of the genetics and evolution of native insects and insect pests in agriculture and livestock, integrated pest management, and sustainable agriculture.
Researchers

Director

Eduardo Fuentes (ID)
Principal Investigator

Margarita Correa (ID)
Associate Researcher
✉ mcorreag@ucm.cl

Daniela Sepúlveda
Postdoctoral Researcher

Carezza Botto (ID)
Alternate Director
✉ cbotto@uchile.cl

Hugo BenÃtez (ID)
Principal Investigator
✉ hbenitez@ucm.cl

Sebastián Martel (ID)
Postdoctoral Researcher
✉ simartel@uc.cl
Thesis students

Catalina Aguilar
Undergraduate Thesis Student - UCH

Consuelo Duque
Undergraduate theorist - UTAL

MartÃn Reyes
Undergraduate thesis student - UCH

MatÃas Troncoso
PhD student - UTAL

Carla Ponce
Master's Thesis Student - UCH

Marcela Muñoz
Master's Thesis Student - UCH

Angelica Gonzalez
PhD student - UTAL

MatÃas Troncoso
PhD student - UTAL

Belén DÃaz
Master's Thesis Student - UCH

Mariana López
Undergraduate thesis student - UCH

MatÃas Troncoso
PhD student - UTAL
Professionals

Monica Peña
Financial coordination

Stephen Saint John
Research Assistant - UCH

Fabiola Orrego
Scientific Coordinator | Communications

Natalia Ugas
Support Professional - UCH

Tamara Vera
Research Assistant - UCH