Personal profile
Research interests
Teaching
Biotechnology Engineer
Forestry Sciences Master
Professional Experience
2014-presente
Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Position: Lecturer and Researcher.
Languages
Spanish: native speaker,
English: B2 according to European Common Framework of Reference
Continuing Education
IV Course “Gene Editing IICA-TEC-UCR”
February 26–28, 2024
Total duration: 24 hours.
Course on Determination of Physical and Physiological Quality in Seeds and Basic Grains
February 29 – March 1, 2024
Total duration: 16 hours.
Research Methods and Experimental Designs
June 16 – July 28, 2021
Total duration: 30 hours.
External positions
NA
Keywords
- SB Plant culture
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Somatic Embryogenesis
- QP Physiology
- Plant Physiology
- S Agriculture (General)
- Plant Biotechnology
- Mutation Breeding
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
- Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Generación de líneas avanzadas de arroz (Oryza sativa L.) mediante mutagénesis para mejorar la eficiencia de uso del suelo y la productividad del cultivo
Pérez Chaves, J. (Institutional academic coordinator), Barrientos Alfaro, F. C. (Institutional academic collaborator), Vargas Segura, W. (Institutional academic collaborator), Hernández Soto, A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Chacón Corrales, F. (External collaborating researcher ) & Meneses Martínez, A. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects With national external funds › Technological Development
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Inducción de variabilidad genética en caña de azúcar para la obtención de cultivos resilientes a estrés hídrico y el favorecimiento de la productividad en zonas marginales dependientes de las lluvias.
Pérez Chaves, J. (Institutional academic coordinator), Hernández Soto, A. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Vargas Segura, W. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Technological Development
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Producción de líneas mutantes de arroz tolerantes a suelos ácidos para contribuir con la productividad agrícola nacional
Pérez Chaves, J. (Institutional academic coordinator), Hernández Soto, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Vargas Segura, W. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Gatica Arias, A. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Desarrollo de líneas de caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum) producidas por mutagénesis radioinducida para una agricultura más resiliente y productiva
Rodríguez-Morales, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Carvajal-Quesada, P. (Institutional academic coordinator), Oviedo Bolaños, K. (External collaborating researcher ), González Gómez, A. (External collaborating researcher ), Pérez Chaves, J. (Institutional academic coordinator), Watson Guido, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Hernández Soto, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Vargas Segura, W. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Echeverría Beirute, F. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Desarrollo de una estrategia interinstitucional para la reducción de contaminantes emergentes en cuerpos de agua de la GAM, Costa Rica.
Chicas Romero, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Guerrero Barrantes, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rivas Solano, O. (Institutional academic coordinator), Guillén Watson, R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Chicas Romero, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Murillo Vega, F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Pérez Chaves, J. (Institutional academic coordinator), Watson Guido, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Vargas Segura, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Chacón Cerdas, R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Alvarado Marchena, L. F. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Mutation breeding strategies and advances for sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) improvement
Barrientos-Alfaro, F. C., Echeverría-Beirute, F., Hernández-Soto, A., Gatica-Arias, A., Hernández-García, C. M., Carvajal-Quesada, P., Rodríguez-Morales, A. & Pérez, J., Sep 2025, In: Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 162, 3, p. 1-15 15 p., 66.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Optimización de protocolo de micropropagación de variedades de Fragaria x ananassa, cultivadas en la zona norte de Cartago
Pérez Chaves, J., Garro-Monge, G. & Salas Campos, A., 17 Oct 2025, In: Revista Tecnología en Marcha. 38, 4, p. 22–33 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Uso de rayos gamma para la producción de mutantes de Echeveria sp. para potenciar el futuro beneficio del productor nacional
Quesada-Cordero, G., Barrientos-Alfaro, F. C., Vargas-Segura, W. & Pérez Chaves, J., 17 Oct 2025, In: Revista Tecnología en Marcha. 38, 4, p. 87–98 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inducción de mutaciones y biotecnología vegetal para la producción de cultivos resistentes a condiciones de estrés y con mayor rendimiento
Hernández Soto, A. & Pérez Chaves, J., 29 Nov 2024, In: Tecnologia En Marcha. 37, 9, p. 137-151Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In Vitro Gamma Mutagenesis Techniques in Rice (Oryza sativa L. var. Lazarroz FL)
Pérez, J., Hernández-Soto, A., Abdelnour-Esquivel, A., Vargas-Segura, W., Watson-Guido, W. & Gatica-Arias, A., 2024, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., p. 243-255 13 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2788).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review