Maria Antonieta Quispe Ricalde

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Maria Antonieta Quispe Ricalde
Born1971 (age 53–54)
Cusco, Peru
Alma mater National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry, genetics, microorganism biotechnology and parasitic immunology
InstitutionsNational University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco

Maria Antonieta Quispe Ricalde (born 1971) is a Peruvian biologist from National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco (UNSAAC), in Cusco, Peru. [1] In Spain, she has participated in research projects about detection and prevention of pathogenic organisms such as bacterias Yersinia and Bartonella , and also has studied halophilic bacteria that can combat mining pollution while searching for a vaccine for uta (leishmaniasis) at the University of La Laguna (ULL). [2]

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She is a professor and researcher at UNSAAC, directing the research lines of biochemistry, genetics and microorganism biotechnology. [3]

Early life and education

Quispe was born in San Sebastián, a district of the province of Cusco in Peru's Cusco region. Her father, Bonifacio Quispe Cusi, was a deputy during the second government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry. She studied at the Santa Ana Cusco private educational school. [1]

In 1997, she graduated with a degree in biology from UNSAAC in Cuzco. She received her master's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Cayetano Heredia University. [4] [3] In 1999, she migrated to Spain to do her doctoral thesis at ULL. [1]

Career

From 1999 to 2005, Quispe completed her doctorate in molecular parasitology, receiving the honor of cum laude at ULL, Spain. [5] [6]

In 2010, she began her journey to find a vaccine for uta (cutaneous leishmaniasis), she conducted research on candidate immunomodulatory molecules for the uta vaccine at ULL. [5] [1] In 2014, she began studying halophilic bacteria that can degrade metal, thus eradicating mining pollution that affects soil and water, and also investigated the metabolism of arsenic to find bacteria that can clean up the environment. [2] [6] [7]

In 2018, she was invited by researcher Pilar Foronda Rodríguez to do a stay at the Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands at ULL in Spain. Both worked on projects on the detection and prevention of zoonotic pathogens such as Angiostrongylus cantonensis , yersinia and bartonella. [2] In the same year, she received funding to continue researching leishmaniasis. [8]

She continued her training at ULL and University of Granada (Spain), Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Peru), Autonomous Metropolitan University (Mexico), etc. She speaks three languages, including English and Italian. [5]

She is a teacher and researcher, directing the research lines of biochemistry, genetics and microorganism biotechnology. [3] She is an associate editor at UNSAAC's Environment, Behavior and Society Journal. [9]

Works

Since 1999, Quispe has participated in many projects research in and has publicated articles in various scientific journals. [5] She is a RENACYT researcher level III. [4]

She participated in the elaboration of the second chapter, "Los alcaloides del tarwi", with Omar Santiago Pillaca Pullo from Amparo Iris Zavaleta's book Lupinus mutabilis (tarwi), Leguminosa andina con gran potencial industrial. [10]

Awards and honors

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Conoce a María Antonieta Quispe, la científica cusqueña que busca hallar la cura de la uta" (in Spanish). Andina. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Investigadoras de la ULL y Perú colaboran en la detección de parásitos – Periodismo ULL" (in Spanish). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "CCBIPERU-2021". ccbiperu2021.unsaac.edu.pe. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Ficha RENACYT". Plataforma de servicio Renacyt (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ficha CTI Vitae: Maria Antonieta Quispe Ricalde". dina.concytec.gob.pe. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Antígona, La (29 July 2021). "Mujeres peruanas en la ciencia a través de la historia". La Antigona (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (8 March 2019). "Conoce a María Antonieta Quispe, la científica cusqueña que busca hallar la cura de la uta". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Designan Asesora II del Despacho Viceministerial de Vivienda y Urbanismo". busquedas.elperuano.pe. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Equipo editorial | Ambiente, Comportamiento y Sociedad". revistas.unsaac.edu.pe. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Zavaleta, Amparo Iris (comp.) (2018). Lupinus mutabilis (tarwi). Leguminosa andina con gran potencial industrial (1ª ed.). Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. ISBN   978-9972-46-620-5.
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