Overview
Education
PhD, Doctor in Agricultural Sciences
Award Date: 16 Dec 2009
Master, University Graduate in Natural Sciences M.sc.Environmental Sciences Specialty
Award Date: 01 Jun 1998
Bachelor, University Graduate in Natural Sciences B.sc.(biology specialty)
Award Date: 01 Jun 1994
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Senior
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Bacteriology
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Doctorate in Biological Sciences
- Nursing
- Master's Degree in Biological Sciences
- Master's Degree in Ecological Restoration
- Industrial Microbiology
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Identification of Specific Virulence Factors of Pseudomonas Strains in the Biocontrol of the Potato Pest Tecia solanivora
Pantoja, L., Vesga, P., Arbeli, Z., Boyacá-Vásquez, V. & Vanegas, J., 05 Jan 2026, In: Molecular Microbiology. 125, 2, p. 159-172 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acute effects on hepatic biomarkers in the freshwater native fish Aequidens metae exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Corredor-Santamaría, W., Calderón-Delgado, I. C., Arbeli, Z., Navas, J. M. & Velasco-Santamaría, Y. M., Dec 2023, In: Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management. 9, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Bacteria isolated from explosive contaminated environments transform pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions
Avila-Arias, H., Casallas, F. C., Arbeli, Z., García Gutiérrez, A., Fajardo Gomez, C. A., Herrera Castillo, D. Y., Carvajal Ramirez, S., Tamayo-Figueroa, D. P., Benavides López de Mesa, J. & Roldan, F., Oct 2023, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 76, 10, ovad113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioremediation of heavy oily sludge: a microcosms study
Rondon-Afanador, C., Pinilla-Meza, G., Casallas-Cuervo, F. C., Diaz-Vanegas, C., Barreto-Gomez, D., Benavides, C., Buitrago, N., Calvo, M., Forero-Forero, C., Galvis-Ibarra, V., Moscoso-Urdaneta, V., Perdomo-Rengifo, M. C., Torres, L., Arbeli, Z., Brigmon, R. L. & Roldan, F., Feb 2023, In: Biodegradation. 34, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Metagenomic Analysis of Biochemical Passive Reactors During Acid Mine Drainage Bioremediation Reveals Key Co-selected Metabolic Functions
Villegas-Plazas, M., Sanabria, J., Arbeli, Z., Vasquez, Y., Roldan, F. & Junca, H., Aug 2022, In: Microbial Ecology. 84, 2, p. 465-472 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Scopus citations
Projects
- 19 Finished
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Liver biomarkers response of the neotropical fish Aequidens metae to environmental stressors associated with the oil industry
Velasco Santamaria, Y. (CoI) & Arbeli, Z. (Other)
11/11/21 → 10/05/22
Project: Research
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Effect of TNT on 2,4-DNT and PETN transformation by Raoultella planticola M30b and Rhizobium radiobacter M109 and exploration of enzymes potentially related with the process
Arbeli, Z. (Other), Roldan Garcia, F. A. (Other) & Teran Perez, W. (Other)
13/05/20 → 12/11/20
Project: Research
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Biorremediación de suelos contaminados con toxafeno: Optimización de los procesos en condiciones anaeróbicas y aeróbicas.
Arbeli, Z. (PI), Molano-González, N. (CoI) & Roldan Garcia, F. A. (CoI)
31/01/20 → 30/01/25
Project: Research
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Francy Carolina Casallas Cuervo
Casallas Cuervo, F. C. (Join) & Arbeli, Z. (Tut)
22/05/19 → 22/11/20
Project: Research
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Análisis del transcriptoma hepático para la Identificación de respuestas moleculares a la exposición a hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos en el pez Aequidens metae.
Arbeli, Z. (PI), Pinzón Velasco, A. M. (CoI), Velasco Santamaria, Y. (CoI) & Corredor Santamaría, W. (CoPI)
13/11/18 → 12/11/20
Project: Research
Activities
- 2 Oral presentation
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BIORREMEDIACIÓN DE SUELOS CONTAMINADOS CON TOXAFENO
Arbeli, Z. (Speaker)
19 Sep 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Transformación secuencial anaeróbico - aeróbico de toxafeno para la biorremediación de suelos contaminados con este insecticida
Arbeli, Z. (Speaker)
15 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation