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Javier Tamayo Leiva
Currently looking for a data scientist position
I received my PhD in Genetics and Microbiology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Due to my great interest and curiosity for science and big data I did my PhD in Genetics and Microbiology with a focus on visualization, statistical analysis and modeling, to study microbial processes of genetic dispersion in communities. I really like to approach analyses with the goal of creating and sharing knowledge and value from data. Therefore, I am always eager to learn new topics, techniques and ways to expose information through dynamic tools. Thus, throughout my career I have acquired advanced knowledge in R, WebScrapping, data engineering, report generation -R Markdown and Jupyter Notebook- and applications with R Shiny. I also have knowledge in HTML, CSS and HUGO. And I am currently focused on learning more about Python and SQL.
As a biotechnologist, microbial ecologist and computational biologist, I am an expert in handling NGS methodologies and data, and how to apply these resources to solve research questions with a holistic approach. As a researcher, and data scientist, I am focused on helping to improve data-driven intelligence and decision making from data collection and interpretation. As a data scientist I have a special focus on data management - big data sets, - analysis and visualization techniques as a tool to help facilitate information interpretation and decision making.
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Ph.D. Biological Sciences.
Molecular Genetics, and Microbiology
Santiago, Chile
2022
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
MSc. Biological Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2017
Universidad Andrés Bello
MSc. Biotechnology Engineering
Santiago, Chile
2016
Universidad Andrés Bello
B.S. Biotechnology Engineering
Santiago, Chile
2013
Research Experience
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Extreme Environments, Ph.D. Beatriz Díez
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2022
- Postdoctoral Researcher.
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Extreme Environments, Ph.D. Beatriz Díez
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2016 – 2022
- Research performed on the identification and analysis of the plasmid population of marine microbial communities.
Laboratory of Microbial Process, Ph.D. Kornelia Smalla
Julius-Kühn Institut
Braunschweig, Germany
2019
- Research performed on the identification and analysis of the plasmid population of marine microbial communities.
Laboratory of Bioengineering, Ph.D. Thomas Ledger
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Santiago, Chile
2012 - 2015
- Research conducted on the consequence of inoculating crops with a Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) to face abiotic stress
Laboratory of Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Carmen Gloria Feijoo
Universidad Andrés Bello
Santiago, Chile
2011
- Research performed on the analysis of several drug effects on Danio rerio larval development
Teaching Experience
Methodological assistant
Methodological assistant for degree projects, school of medical technology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Remote
2022
Visualization and analysis in R
Teacher of Workshop on visualization and analysis in R, applied to statics Courses at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Remote
2021
Biology of Microorganisms
teacher’s assistant courses at Pontificia Universidad Católica
Santiago, Chile
2017 - 2020
Introduction to Biochemistry
teacher’s assistant courses at Pontificia Universidad Católica
Santiago, Chile
2017 - 2020
Chemical and biology
teacher’s assistant courses at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2015
Bioengineering workshop
teacher’s assistant courses at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2015
Applied microbiology
teacher’s assistant courses at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2015
Pioneer’s workshop
Teacher of microbiology workshop for school students courses at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Viña del Mar, Chile
2013 - 2014
Publications
Proteorhodopsin Phototrophy in Antarctic Coastal Waters
MSphere. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00525-21
N/A
2021
Cifuentes-Anticevic, J., Alcamán-Arias, M. E., Alarcón-Schumacher, T., Tamayo-Leiva, J., Pedrós-Alió, C., Farías, L., & Díez, B.
Influence of Estuarine Water on the Microbial Community Structure of Patagonian Fjords
Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.611981
N/A
2021
Tamayo-Leiva, J., Cifuentes-Anticevic, J., Aparicio-Rizzo, P., Arroyo, J. I., Masotti, I., & Díez, B.
Volatile-Mediated Effects Predominate in Paraburkholderia phytofirmans Growth Promotion and Salt Stress Tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana
Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01838
N/A
2016
Ledger, T., Rojas, S., Timmermann, T., Pinedo, I., Poupin, M. J., Garrido, T., Richter, P., Tamayo, J., & Donoso, R.
Congress
Novedad filogenómica de Cas1 de ambientes termales
Poster for ISME LA
Valparíso, Chile
2021
Salgado O., Guajardo-Leiva S., Moya-Beltrán A., Quatrini R., Barbosa C., Ridley C., Tamayo-Leiva J., Díez B.
Identification and classification of mobile genetic elements in marine microbial communities
Poster for ISME LA
Valparíso, Chile
2019
Tamayo-Leiva J., Guajardo–Leiva S., Díez B.
Identification and classification of mobile genetic elements in marine microbial communities from worldwide metagenomics data
Poster for ISME17
Leipzig, Germany
2018
Tamayo-Leiva J., Díez B.
Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN improves growth of Arabidopsis thaliana under drought stress conditions
Poster for XXXVI anual meeting Sociedad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Chile
Puerto Varas, Chile
2013
Tamayo-Leiva J.,Rojas, S.,Ledger, T.
Awards
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Travel Grant: Funding for conferences and training
Heidelberg, Germany
2019
National Agency for Research and Development (ANID)
Scholarship to attend a congress abroad
Santiago, Chile
2018
National Agency for Research and Development (ANID)
National Doctoral Scholarship no. 21171048
Santiago, Chile
2017