PhD in
Conservation Medicine
Conservation Medicine is an interdisciplinary scientific field dedicated to understanding, from a holistic view, health and conservation problems caused by the effects of global change variables and their interaction with the health of humans, animals, plants and the ecosystems that sustain them. Phenomena such as climate change, ecosystem degradation, biological invasions and pollution have vast economic, sociological, ecological and health effects. Conservation Medicine is the theoretical body that generates knowledge to propose solutions through the necessary approaches to face the problems described, promoting the biodiversity conservation and the protection of ecosystems that are essential for the health of all living beings on the planet.
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Welcome to
Conservation Medicine
Training of excellence to face the challenges of a globalized world.
BROCHURE 2025
Provide excellence in PhD training, which enables its graduates to understand, deepen and develop original and autonomous research, in relation to the interactions between the variables of global change, that is, environmental changes resulting from anthropogenic activities, in order to determine their impact on human health, animals, plants, and ecosystems, as well as the conservation of the living beings that inhabit them, communicating their results to the public.
This line proposes a holistic view of health problems at the interface between humans, animals, plants and the environment that sustains them, recognizing that health and all organisms on the planet are closely linked and inter-dependent. Special emphasis is placed on determining how human activities give rise to changes that may affect disease epidemiology or impact public, domestic and wild animal health, and ecosystems. Through an integrative approach, One Health promotes a healthy future and sustainable development.
This line focuses on the study of the impacts of the Anthropocene on biological systems at any of its scales (from molecular to ecosystemic). Among the main drivers of environmental change on a global scale are biological invasions, land use change, pollution, overexploitation of resources and climate change. The understanding of the mechanisms and individual, additive or synergistic effects that the drivers of global change have on natural and urban systems, allow addressing these problems and proposing solutions to prevent, reduce or stop the degradation of ecosystems. Likewise, it addressed the sustainable development of wild, rural and urban lands in balance with the environment.
This line addresses the science and practice of conserving the diversity of life, from genes, populations, species, communities to ecosystems. It involves the study of threats, as well as actions that seek the protection, restoration and management of biodiversity, including in situ and ex situ conservation approaches. Its purpose is to propose solutions to growing environmental problems considering the importance of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services necessary for human well-being.
The graduate of the PhD in Conservation Medicine program of Universidad Andrés Bello has a solid scientific background to generate new knowledge and communicate original and autonomous research on health and conservation problems that occur in the interaction between humans, animals, plants and the ecosystems that support them, in a context of global change.
It is capable of, from a holistic view, analyze, diagnose, predict and propose solutions to problems in the lines of One Health, Global Change or Biodiversity Conservation.
The learning results of the graduation profile are:
Claudio Azat
MV, MSc, PhD (Universidad Andrés Bello/ Zoological Society of London). claudio.azat@unab.cl
Academic Profile
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera
PhD in Biology specialized in Microbiology and Parasitology of Fish (Universidad Santiago de Compostela Spain). Line: One Health. ravendano@unab.cl
ACADEMIC PROFILE
Claudio Azat
PhD in Conservation Medicine (Universidad Andrés Bello/ Zoological Society of London). Lines: One Health and Biodiversity Conservation. claudio.azat@unab.cl
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Francisca Blanco
PhD in Biological Sciences specialized in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Line: One Health. mblanco@unab.cl
Perfil del Académico
Cristian Bulboa
PhD in Science specialized in Botanics (Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brasil). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. cbulboa@unab.cl
Perfil del Académico
Mauricio Carter
PhD in Science specialized in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Universidad de Chile). Line: Global Change. mauricio.carter@unab.cl
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Gustavo Chiang
PhD in Environmental Sciences (Universidad de Concepción). Lines: Global Change. gustavo.chiang@unab.cl
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Loretto Contreras
PhD in Biological Sciences specialized in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Line: Global Change. lorettocontreras@unab.cl
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Mauricio Coppo
PhD in Veterinary Virology and Avian Immunology (University of Melbourne). Line: One Health. mauricio.coppo@unab.cl
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Pablo Cruces
Pediatric Intensivist Physician (Universidad del Desarrollo). Line: One Health. pablo.cruces@unab.cl
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Cristian Duarte
PhD in Science specialized in Systems and Ecology (Universidad Austral de Chile). Line: Golbal Change. cristian.duarte@unab.cl
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Nicolas Galarce
PhD in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (University of Chile). Line: One Health. nicolas.galarce@unab.cl
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Gustavo Gatica
PhD in Engineering Sciences, mention in automation (University of Santiago de Chile). Line: Global Change ggatica@unab.cl
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Carlos González
PhD in Pathology (University of Edinburgh, UK). Line: One Health. carlosgonzalez@unab.cl
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Christian Ibáñez
PhD in Sciences specialized in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Universidad de Chile). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. cristian.ibanez@unab.cl
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Gonzalo Medina
PhD in Wildlife Ecology (Lincoln University, New Zealand). Lines: Biodiversity Conservation. gmedina@unab.cl
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Edmundo Muñoz
PhD in Engineering (Universidad de La Frontera). Line: Global Change. edmundo.munoz@unab.cl
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Pablo Oyarzún
Doctor in Marine Biology (Austral University of Chile). Line: Conservation of Biodiversity. pablo.oyarzun@unab.cl
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M. Cecilia Pardo
PhD in Sciences, specialized in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Universidad de Chile). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. pardogandarillas@gmail.com
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Rodolfo Paredes
PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Universidad de Chile). Line: One Heatlh. rparedes@unab.cl
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José Miguel Pulgar
PhD in Biological Sciences specialized in Ecology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Line: Global Change. jpulgar@unab.cl
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Verónica Quirici
PhD in Biological Sciences specialized in Ecology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. rosina.quirici@unab.cl
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Claudia Saavedra
Doctor in Biochemistry (University of Chile) Line: One Health. csaavedra@unab.cl
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Gisela Stotz
PhD in Ecology (University of Alberta, Canada). Line: Golabal Change. gisela.stotz@unab.cl
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Pamela Thomson
PhD in Biomedicine (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalunya, Spain). Line: One Heatlh. pamela.thomson@unab.cl
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Aiko Adell
PhD in Comparative Pathology (University of California Davis, USA). Line: One Health. aiko.adell@unab.cl
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Francisca Astorga
PhD in Conservation Medicine (Universidad Andrés Bello). Lines: One Health. francisca.astorga@unab.cl
Daniela Doussang
PhD in Veterinary Sciences (Universidad de Concepción). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. daniela.dousang@unab.cl
Cayetano Espinosa
PhD in Conservation Medicine (Universidad Andrés Bello). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. cayetano.espinosa@unab.cl
Juan Manuel Estrada
PhD in Biotechnology (Universidad Andrés Bello). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. mestrada@unab.cl
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Iván Franchi
PhD in Geography, Territorial Planning and Environmental Management (Universidad de Barcelona). Line: Global Change. ivan.franchi@unab.cl
Elizabeth Garrido
PhD in Environmental Resource Science (Universidad de La Frontera). Line: Global Change. elizabeth.garrido@unab.cl
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Sebastián Klarián
PhD in Conservation Medicine (Universidad Andrés Bello). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. sebastian.klarian@unab.cl
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Gabriel León
PhD in Biological Sciences, mention in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Line: One Health. gabriel@divulgacion.cl
Beatriz Mella-Lira
PhD in Urban Planning (University College London). Line: Global Change. beatriz.mella@unab.cl
Daniel Pons
PhD in Mathematics (Imperial College London, University of London, UK). Lines: Biodiversity Conservation. dpons@unab.cl
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Alejandro Simeone
PhD in Natural Sciences (University of Kiel, Germany). Line: Biodiversity Conservation. asimeone@unab.cl
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Juan Ugalde
PhD in Marine Biology (University of California San Diego, USA). Line: One Health. juan.ugalde@unab.cl
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Leonardo Vera
PhD in Environmental Resource Science (Universidad de La Frontera). Line: Global Change. leonardo.vera@unab.cl
Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse
PhD in Molecular Ecology (University of Cambridge, UK). Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico. kacevedow@gmail.com
Pelayo Acevedo
PhD in Biology and Technology of Hunting Resources (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain). Institute for Game and Wildlife Research (IREC), Spain. pelayo.acevedo@uclam.es
Julio Benavides
PhD in Evolutive Biology and Ecology (Université de Montpellier, Francia). Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France. julio.benavides@ird.fr
Andrew Cunningham
PhD in Wildlife Epidemiology (Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK). Professor of Wildlife Epidemiology, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, UK. A.cunningham@ioz.ac.uk
Luis Emilio Escobar
PhD in Conservation Medicine (Universidad Andres Bello, Chile). Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology and Biogeography, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, USA. escobar1@vt.edu
Arno Gutleb
PhD in Environmental Science, Toxicology (Wageningen University, The Netherlands). Public Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg. arno.guthelb@list.lu
Javier Millán
PhD in Veterinary (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain). syngamustrachea@hotmail.com
John Organ
PhD in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, EEUU). US Geological Survey, EE.UU. johnorgan6@gmail.com
María Soledad Sepúlveda
PhD in Veterinary Sciences (University of Florida). Professor & Associate Head for Research, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. mssepulv@purdue.edu
Paul Wagner
PhD in Biology (Virginia Tech University). Professor of Practice and Program Director, MPS in Climate Leadership, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability. pwagner@vt.edu
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The following documents must be attached with the «Application Form”:
The process consists of three consecutive stages. In each stage there is a preselection determined by the minimum established cutoff note. The weighting of each stage is:
| Stage | Weight |
| Academic background | 40% |
| Exam | 20% |
| Interview | 40% |
The academic background note is obtained from the following weighting:
| Criteria | Weight |
| Mark and undergraduate ranking | 30% |
| graduate degrees and professional experience | 10% |
| Presentations in conferences | 10% |
| Scientific Publications | 30% |
| Intention letter | 10% |
| Recommendation letters | 10% |
The evaluation scale is as follows:
| Score | Evaluation Scale |
| 1 | Deficient |
| 2 | Regular |
| 3 | Good |
| 4 | Very good |
| 5 | Excellent |
Applications open 1 th August and close 4th October 2024.
Application process will be online. Documents must be sent to the following email address:
ana.torres@unab.cl
Miss Ana Torres
Administrative Secretary of Postgraduate Programs
