Dr
.
Elena
Vásquez
Molecular
Biologist
·
Conservation
Genetics
elena
.
vasquez
@
bio
-
research
.
org
+34 612 345 789
Madrid
,
Spain
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vasquez
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CORE
SKILLS
Molecular
Biology
PCR
&
qPCR
DNA
Sequencing
CRISPR
-
Cas
9
Gel
Electrophoresis
Cloning
Bioinformatics
Python
(
Pandas
,
NumPy
)
R
/
RStudio
BASH
BLAST
MEGA
11
QGIS
Lab
Techniques
Microscopy
(
Confocal
)
Flow
Cytometry
Western
Blot
ELISA
Cell
Culture
Fieldwork
Wildlife
Sampling
Noninvasive
Genetics
GPS
Telemetry
Habitat
Assessment
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Native
English
Fluent
(
C
2)
French
Advanced
(
C
1)
Portuguese
Intermediate
(
B
1)
CERTIFICATIONS
2024
Advanced
Bioinformatics
—
Wellcome
Genome
Campus
2023
R
for
Ecological
Data
Analysis
—
Coursera
(
Johns
Hopkins
)
2022
Project
Management
for
Research
—
PMI
2021
Good
Laboratory
Practice
(
GLP
) —
AEFLA
CONTACT
EMAIL
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Molecular
biologist
with
8+
years
of
experience
in
conservation
genetics
,
population
genomics
,
and
wildlife
forensic
science
.
PhD
in
Evolutionary
Biology
with
a
strong
record
of
peer
-
reviewed
publications
,
international
fieldwork
,
and
collaboration
with
governmental
and
NGO
conservation
agencies
.
Skilled
in
bridging
laboratory
research
with
applied
policy
recommendations
for
endangered
species
management
.
Passionate
about
using
genomic
tools
to
inform
biodiversity
conservation
in
Mediterranean
and
Neotropical
ecosystems
.
EX PERIENCE
Postdoctoral
Researcher
·
National
Museum
of
Natural
Sciences
(
MNCN
-
CSIC
)
2021 –
Present
Madrid
,
Spain
Research
Biologist
·
Fundación
para
la
Conservación
del
Bosque
Chaqueño
2017 – 2020
Salta
,
Argentina
Junior
Researcher
·
Instituto
de
Biología
Subtropical
(
CONICET
-
UNAM
)
2015 – 2017
Puerto
Iguazú
,
Argentina
Lead
population
genomics
project
on
Iberian
lynx
(
Lynx
pardinus
),
analyzing
450+
samples
to
assess
genetic
diversity
and
inbreeding
depression
using
ddRAD
-
seq
and
whole
-
genome
SNP
data
.
—
Developed
a
noninvasive
genetic
monitoring
protocol
for
wild
canids
that
improved
detection
probability
by
34%
compared
to
conventional
scat
surveys
.
—
Supervised
4
MSc
students
and
2
lab
technicians
;
coordinate
sampling
expeditions
in
Extremadura
,
Doñana
,
and
Sierra
Morena
.
—
Published
12
peer
-
reviewed
articles
in
journals
including
Molecular
Ecology
and
Conservation
Biology
(
H
-
index
: 7).
—
Secured
€180,000
in
competitive
research
funding
(
AEI
&
Fundación
Biodiversidad
).
—
Designed
and
executed
a
genetic
monitoring
program
for
jaguars
(
Panthera
onca
)
and
pumas
in
the
Gran
Chaco
,
collecting
240+
noninvasive
samples
(
hair
,
scat
)
across
12,000
km
².
—
Established
a
field
genetics
laboratory
in
Salta
Province
and
trained
6
local
rangers
in
sample
collection
and
DNA
preservation
techniques
.
—
Collaborated
with
provincial
wildlife
authorities
to
integrate
genetic
data
into
the
Argentine
National
Jaguar
Conservation
Plan
(
Plan
Nacional
de
Conservación
del
Yaguareté
).
—
Published
5
papers
on
phylogeography
and
landscape
genetics
of
Neotropical
felids
.
—
Conducted
population
genetic
analysis
of
the
endangered
red
-
fronted
macaw
(
Ara
rubrogenys
)
using
microsatellite
markers
and
mtDNA
.
—
Managed
the
molecular
biology
lab
including
reagent
procurement
,
equipment
maintenance
,
and
biosafety
compliance
.
—
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elena
.
vasquez
@
bio
-
research
.
org
PHONE
+34 612 345 789
ORCID
0000-0003-2147-8901
LOCATION
Madrid
,
Spain
·
Open
to
relocation
EDUCATION
PhD
in
Evolutionary
Biology
·
Universidad
de
Buenos
Aires
2015
Buenos
Aires
,
Argentina
Thesis
: "
Landscape
genetics
of
the
jaguar
(
Panthera
onca
)
in
the
Gran
Chaco
:
implications
for
transboundary
conservation
." ·
GPA
: 4.0 ·
Summa
cum
laude
.
MSc
in
Conservation
Biology
·
Universidad
Nacional
de
Córdoba
2011
Córdoba
,
Argentina
Thesis
: "
Genetic
structure
of
Geoffroy
'
s
cat
(
Leopardus
geoffroyi
)
in
the
Pampas
grassland
." ·
GPA
: 3.9
BSc
in
Biological
Sciences
·
Universidad
de
Salamanca
2009
Salamanca
,
Spain
Major
:
Molecular
Biology
·
Minor
:
Ecology
·
GPA
: 3.8 ·
Graduated
top
5%
of
class
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
Vásquez
E
.,
García
-
Alfonso
M
.,
López
-
Bao
J
.
V
., &
Godoy
J
.
A
. (2025).
Genomic
signatures
of
inbreeding
depression
in
a
reintroduced
population
of
Iberian
lynx
.
Molecular
Ecology
, 34(2),
e
17890.
Vásquez
E
.,
Cuyckens
G
.
A
.
E
.,
Perovic
P
.
G
., &
De
Angelo
C
. (2022).
Landscape
connectivity
for
jaguars
in
the
Gran
Chaco
:
a
resistance
-
surface
approach
.
Conservation
Biology
, 36(4),
e
13897.
Vásquez
E
.,
De
Angelo
C
., &
Cuyckens
G
.
A
.
E
. (2020).
Noninvasive
genetic
sampling
reveals
high
gene
flow
in
puma
populations
across
a
fragmented
agricultural
landscape
.
Journal
of
Mammalogy
, 101(3), 712–724.
Vásquez
E
.,
Di
Blanco
Y
.
E
., &
Di
Bitetti
M
.
S
. (2017).
Density
and
activity
patterns
of
ocelots
in
the
Argentinean
Yungas
.
Mammalian
Biology
, 84, 36–42.
Vásquez
E
., &
Chiappero
M
.
B
. (2015).
Microsatellite
markers
reveal
low
genetic
diversity
in
the
endangered
red
-
fronted
macaw
.
Bird
Conservation
International
,
25(4), 442–456.
GRANTS
&
AWARDS
TEACHING
&
MENTORING
```
Contributed
to
environmental
education
programs
for
local
communities
about
parrot
conservation
.
—
2024 —
Ramón
y
Cajal
Fellowship
(
AEI
,
Spain
) — €200,000
over
4
years
—
2022 —
Best
Early
Career
Talk
—
European
Congress
of
Conservation
Biology
,
Prague
—
2019 —
Rufford
Small
Grant
for
Nature
Conservation
— £18,000
—
2017 —
CONICET
Doctoral
Fellowship
— 4-
year
full
funding
—
2015 —
Award
for
Best
Doctoral
Thesis
in
Natural
Sciences
—
Universidad
de
Buenos
Aires
—
Guest
Lecturer
— "
Conservation
Genomics
" (
MSc
level
),
Universidad
Complutense
de
Madrid
, 2023–2025
—
Lab
Instructor
— "
Molecular
Ecology
Techniques
" (
MSc
level
),
MNCN
-
CSIC
,
2022–2024
—
Supervisor
— 4
MSc
theses
, 2
undergraduate
research
projects
(2018–2025)
—
Invited
Speaker
—
Wildlife
Genetics
Workshop
,
Paraguay
Ministry
of
Environment
, 2024
—
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