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Aracelly Vega Ríos

Still from the official @cirn_unachi account (16 July 2026).

Founder & Director · Researcher, National Research System (SNI) I

Dra. Aracelly Vega Ríos

She founded the laboratory that became CIRN in 1997 and has directed the centre since its institutionalization. She is a member of Panama's National Research System. Her work spans the valorization of natural resources, the cultivation of edible mushrooms on agro-industrial residues, the chemistry and quality of Panamanian coffee, and food safety. She is the lead researcher of the Think Tank UNACHI project on sustainability and biodiversity conservation in western Panama.

Education

  • PhD in Project Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
  • MSc, Universidad de Costa Rica
  • BSc in Chemistry, Universidad de Panamá

Affiliations

  • Center for Research in Natural Resources (CIRN), UNACHI
  • National Research System (SNI), SENACYT

Projects

Publications

Research in Action

Celebrating 20 years of CIRN (2006–2026)