Personal profile
Research interests
Specializes in the study of the behavior and evolution of social wasps. She is currently studying the interaction of social wasps with microorganisms that produce antibiotic compounds.
Teaching
Undergraduate in Biology from the University of Costa Rica, Master´s and Doctoral degree in Entomology from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Languages
Spanish, Portuguese, English
Professional Experience
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biology-Entomology, Universidade de São Paulo
Award Date: 31 Jul 2013
Master, Biology-Entomology, Universidade de São Paulo
Award Date: 31 Jul 2009
Zoology undergraduate (Licenciatura), Universidad de Costa Rica
Award Date: 31 Jul 2007
Bachelor, Biology undergraduate, Universidad de Costa Rica
Award Date: 31 Jul 2003
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Conservación, identificación y potencial antibiótico de actinobacterias de Costa Rica
Chavarría-Pizarro, L. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Murillo Vega, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Núñez Montero, K. (External collaborating researcher ) & Parra Villalobos, J. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects With national external funds › Basic and applied research
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Caracterización de compuestos antimicrobianos obtenidos de actinobaterias asociadas a avispas sociales Neotropicales (Vespidae, Polistinae: Epiponini)
Chavarría-Pizarro, L. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Murillo Vega, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Nuñez Montero, K. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Parra Villalobos, J. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Metabolómica de compuestos antimicrobianos obtenidos de actinobacterias aisladas de avispas sociales
Chavarría-Pizarro, L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Nuñez Montero, K. (Institutional academic collaborator), Guillén Watson, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Parra Villalobos, J. (External collaborating researcher ) & Barrientos, L. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
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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Genómica de actinobacterias asociadas avispas sociales para estudio de elementos genéticos antimicrobianos
Chavarría-Pizarro, L. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Nuñez Montero, K. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
Research output
- 21 Article
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Desarrollo de un protocolo para producir quitosano a partir de la exuvia larval de Tenebrio molitor
Vargas-Venegas, I., Medaglia-Mata, A. & Chavarria-Pizarro, L., 28 Jun 2024, In: Tecnologia En Marcha.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determination of Environmental Flow Using a Holistic Methodology in Three River Paths in the Tempisque River Basin, Costa Rica
Chavarría-Pizarro, L., Watson-Hernández, F., Quesada-Alvarado, F., Serrano-Núñez, V., Bustos-Vásquez, A. L., Fernández-Chévez, K., Chacón-Gutierrez, J. & Guzmán-Arias, I., Oct 2024, In: Hydrology. 11, 10, 159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Experimental queen removal stimulates caste flexibility of females in Neotropical social wasps (Vespidae Polistinae Epiponini)
Chavarría-Pizarro, L., Chavarría-Pizarro, T. & Noll, F. B., 2024, In: Ethology Ecology and Evolution. 36, 5, p. 503-515 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Los insectos como aliados de la biotecnología: siete años de exploración en avispas sociales para la búsqueda nuevos compuestos antibióticos
Chavarria-Pizarro, L. & Núñez-Montero, K., 29 Nov 2024, In: Tecnologia En Marcha. 37, p. 90-99 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel strains of Actinobacteria associated with neotropical social wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini) with antimicrobial potential for natural product discovery
Chavarría-Pizarro, L., Núñez-Montero, K., Gutiérrez-Araya, M., Watson-Guido, W., Rivera-Méndez, W. & Pizarro-Cerdá, J., 2024, In: FEMS Microbes. 5, xtae005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations