Raquel Quatrini, PhD

Principal Investigator

Microbial Ecophysiology Lab

Dr. Raquel Quatrini is a molecular microbial ecologist seeking to understand the structure, function and dynamics of the microbial consortia present in extreme acidic econiches, including those driving the bioleaching of copper.

Raquel was born and raised in Argentina, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (1992–1996, Universidad del Comahue). After graduating, she moved to Chile to obtain her PhD in Microbiology from Universidad de Chile (1999-2003). Between 2004 and 2005 she did postdoctoral research in functional genomics with Dr. Violaine Bonnefoy at the C.N.R.S. (Marseille, France) and Dr. David S. Holmes at the Center for Bioinformatics.

Dr. Quatrini is head of the Microbial Ecophysiology Lab at FCV since 2007 and she was appointed Associate Professor at Universidad San Sebastián in 2019.

Grants

FONDECYT R-1241529 [2024-2027]: Physical heterogeneity in biomining biofilms: Towards deciphering extracellular polymer production and the role of diffusible signal factors. (Coinvestigator) FONDECYT E-13220230 [2023-2025]: Molecular delivery platform based on lipidic nanoparticles for acid mine drainage (AMD) microbial communities engineering and control: proof of concept. (Sponsor Investigator) FONDECYT R-1221035 [2022-2026]: Acidic microbiomes as model systems in eco-evolutionary studies of community assembly processes. (Principal Investigator)

Collaborations

Beatriz Diez | Santiago, Chile - Universidad Mayor Mario Vera | Santiago, Chile -Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Ana Moya-Beltrán| Santiago, Chile - Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana Matías Castro| Concepción, Chile - Universidad de Concepción D. Barrie Johnson | Bangor, UK - University of Bangor J. Kucera | Czech Republic - Masaryk University Stefan Bertilsson | Uppsalla, Sweden - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Daniel Paredes-Sabja | Texas, US - A&M University Ernesto Pérez-Rueda | Mérida, Mexico - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Alejandra Giaveno, Ricardo Ulloa | Neuquén, Argentina - Universidad Nacional del Comahue Pedro Temporetti | Bariloche, Argentina - Universidad Nacional del Comahue Maria C. Dieguez | Bariloche, Argentina - Universidad Nacional del Comahue

Selected Publications

Featured Publications presents a curated selection of the researcher’s most significant scientific contributions, reflecting their expertise, findings, and the broader impact of their work in advancing knowledge within their field.

The ISME Journal

Microbial succession and assembly shaped by sulfur, spatial partitioning, and water flow in a volcanic acidic river of northern Patagonia

https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag048

Nucleic acids research

MOBHunter: a data integration platform for identification and classification of mobile genetic elements in microbial genomes

https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf396

The ISME Journal

Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching
Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00995-x