People
People
The researchers and analysts of the Center for Research in Natural Resources.
CIRN premises, Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí. Photograph from the centre's institutional report (2020).
Aracelly Vega Ríos
Founder & Director · Researcher, National Research System (SNI) I
She founded the laboratory that became CIRN in 1997 and has directed the centre since its institutionalization.
→Javier A. De León Santiago
Researcher · Specialized laboratory analyst (supervisor) · Think Tank team leader
He works on the valorization of natural resources and on the taxonomy and ecology of ascomycete and basidiomycete fungi from the mountainous and rainy tropical zones of western Panama.
→Stephany M. Reyes
Researcher · Specialized laboratory chemical analyst
She is a co-author of the centre's work on coffee, edible mushrooms and mycotoxins.
→Stepfanie Y. Miranda
Team member · Assistant specialized laboratory analyst
She takes part in the natural-resource valorization projects and in studies of edible mushrooms and of mycotoxins in coffee beans, milk and grains for human consumption.
→Jessica Hidalgo
CIRN team member · Think Tank UNACHI
She takes part in the activities and projects of the Think Tank UNACHI centre of thought, run by CIRN, within its work on sustainability in the use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in western Panama..
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