Alba Marina Cotes

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Alba Marina Cotes Prado
BornFebruary 15, 1959
Bogotá (Colombia)
NationalityColombian
Alma materFree University of Colombia, University of Los Andes (Colombia), Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Belgium)
Known forMicrobiology, Phytopathology
AwardsHonoris Causa degree - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Alba Marina Cotes Prado (Bogota, February 15 1959), is a Colombian chemist and biologist, known for her research on biological pest control [1] In 2009, Cotes became the first Latin American woman in receive a Honoris Causa degree by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Cotes finished a bachelor's degree in chemistry and biology at Free University of Colombia in 1980. [5] Then, she started her graduate studies at Universidad of los Andes in 1982. She did graduate programs in food microbiology and industrial microbiology, followed by a master's degree in microbiology (1986). Cotes did also a master's degree in agricultural biotechnology in 1988 and a Ph.D in agricultural sciences focused on phytopathology in 1994, both at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech in Belgium. In 2009, she received a Honoris Causa degree by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. [2] [3] [4] [6]

In 1994, Cotes started working at the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA) as the Biotechnology Center director, where she started a research group focused on the development of pesticides for phytopathogen control in agriculture. In addition, she has been professor in multiple academic institutions in Colombia, such as Universidad of los Andes, Nueva Granada Military University, and Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. She has published more than one hundred papers in peer review journals, twenty books, and twelve book chapters. [1] [7]

Selected publications

The following is Cotes most notable publications. [1]

Awards and honours

Cotes has been awarded the following honours. [1] [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CvLAC - RG - Minciencias - Alba Marina Cotes Prado".[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "'Mi pasión, los microorganismos', declara investigadora colombiana, Ph.D. Alba Marina Cotes". Portafolio.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  3. 1 2 Dinero. "Mentes brillantes". Científicas colombianas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  4. 1 2 "Mentes brillantes al servicio de la ciencia y la innovación | CONtexto ganadero | Noticias principales sobre ganadería y agricultura en Colombia". www.contextoganadero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  5. ↑ Baena Upegui, Mario, ed. (1995). Universidad Libre. Libro de Oro (in Spanish). Bogotá: Escala. p. 243. ISBN   978-958-33-0250-3.
  6. ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2009-10-20). "PROTAGONISTA". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  7. 1 2 "Cotes Prado, Alba Marina-". agriperfiles.agri-d.net. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  8. 1 2 "Alba Marina Cotes Prado". Fundación Mujeres de Exito (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
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