Dr. Mónica Puyana Hegedus
Education
- 1995-2001 Ph.D. in Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.
- 1986-1990 B.Sc. in Marine Biology, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia.
University Unit
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia.
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Biological and Environmental Sciences Department.
Building 7A
Phone: +57 1 242 7030 Ext. 1438
Research Group
Research group in Bioprospecting and Biotechnology
Technical/Quantitative Skills:
Management of academic entities, consultancy for public agencies, university teaching.
Contact Information
Email: monica.puyana@utadeo.edu.co
Colciencias cvLac
Google Scholar profile
Orcid profile
Professional Experience
- 2006-date Full professor at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2004-2005 Researcher at Corporación para la investigación de la corrosión, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2003 Program Chief at Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Colciencias, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2002-2003 Researcher at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2001-2003 Postdoc position at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 1992-1995 Researcher at Instituto de investigaciones marinas y costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis – INVEMAR, Santa Marta, Colombia.
Research Interests
Topics: Ecology of aquatic macroinvertebrates, Hydrobiological Resources, Limnology, Bioindication, Island river ecology, Seasonal river ecology and River landscape ecology.
Selected Publications
Díaz, J., Puyana, M. (1994). Moluscos Marinos del Caribe Colombiano: un Catálogo Ilustrado. COLCIENCIAS, Fundación Natura e INVEMAR. 367p.
Wilson, D. M., Puyana, M., Fenical, W., & Pawlik, J. R. (1999). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 25(12), 2811–2823. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020811810223
Puyana, M., Fenical, W., Pawlik, J.R. (2003). Are there activated chemical defenses in sponges of the genus Aplysina from the Caribbean?. MEPS 246:127-135. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps246127
Number Of Publications:
Cvlac: 54
TAGS: Bioprospecting, Marine biology, Cyanobacteria, Marine invertebrates, Biotechnology.