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Languages
Spanish - English - French
Research Interests
Enzymology - Lipids - Lipase - Microalgae - Microbial Metabolism
Personal profile
PhD in Biotechnology and Microbiology.
Master's in Modern Manufacturing Systems.
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Engineering.
Professional Experience
Experience in the industrial and hospitality sectors (in the areas of quality management and control, auditing processes, and standards implementation).
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 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sobrexpresión de la actividad lipasa de Chlamydomonas reinhardtti para incrementar la producción de lípidos con diferentes potenciales industriales.
Meneses Montero, K. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Barboza Fallas, L. A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Determinación del caudal ambiental para el mejoramiento de la gestión integrada del recurso hídrico en el río Sarapiquí mediante una metodología holística
Guzmán Arias, I. (Institutional academic coordinator), Watson Hernández, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Serrano Nuñez, V. (Institutional academic collaborator), Chavarría-Pizarro, L. (Institutional academic collaborator), Meneses Montero, K. (Institutional academic collaborator), Cascante Chavarría, L. (External collaborating researcher ) & García, M. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Biorefineria de microalgas: Desarrollo de un proceso integral sostenible para la producción de compuestos bioactivos a base de microalgas para la agricultura, ganadería y acuicultura
Martínez Gutiérrez, B. (Institutional academic coordinator), Meneses Montero, K. (Institutional academic coordinator), Nuñez Montero, K. (Institutional academic coordinator), Villalta Romero, F. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Faith Vargas, M. (Institutional academic coordinator)
5/02/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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NanoBiofertilizantes: Uso de arcillas en la preparación de Emulsiones de Pickering para formulados agrícolas a partir de biomasa microalgal de Arthrospira máxima
Montero Villalobos , M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Guerrero Barrantes, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Villalta Romero, F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Murillo Vega, F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Alvarado Marchena, L. F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Medaglia-Mata, A. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Meneses Montero, K. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Caracterización de actividad lipasa endógena de especies de microalgas y desarrollo de transesterificación in situ para la producción de ésteres etílicos de ácidos grasos, como materia prima para biocombustibles
Guerrero Barrantes, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Meneses Montero, K. (Institutional academic coordinator), Sánchez Kopper, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Murillo Vega, F. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Villalta Romero, F. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
Research output
- 5 Article
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El hongo de la Pudrición gris (Botrytis cinerea): amenaza creciente para el cultivo de frutos rojos en Costa Rica
Translated title of the contribution :The gray mold fungus (Botrytis cinerea): : a growing threat to soft fruit crops in Costa Rica Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efforts on Small- and Large-Scale Cultivation of Isochrysis galbana for Enhanced Growth and Lipid Production: A Systematic Review Towards Biorefinery Applications
Meneses-Montero, K., Rojas-Villalta, D., Orozco-Ortiz, C., Jerez-Navarro, A. & Gómez-Espinoza, O., Dec 2025, In: Bioenergy Research. 18, 1, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Scopus citations -
Advances in microalgal biotechnology in Costa Rica: contributions from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Murillo-Vega, F., Faith-Vargas, M., Chicas-Romero, M., Meneses-Montero, K. & Villalta-Romero, F., 29 Nov 2024, In: Revista Tecnología en Marcha. 37, EspecialResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identificación de una colección de microalgas aisladas de Costa Rica mediante secuenciación de ADNr 18s
Translated title of the contribution :Identification of a microalgae collection isolated from Costa Rica by 18s rDNA sequencing Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Antagonismo de Trichoderma sp. ante el patógeno Stromatinia cepivora en el cultivo de cebolla.
Rivera-Méndez, W., Meneses-Montero, K., Zúniga-Vega, C. & Brenes-Madriz, J. A., 16 Sep 2016, In: Tecnologia En Marcha.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review