MSc. Javier A. De León Santiago

Determination of Ochratoxin A and Aflatoxins in post-harvest organic coffee in Chiriquí and Ngöbe-Buglé

Project that produced a scientific article and a technical manual.

Think Tank UNACHI-CIRNInvestigación científica al servicio de la empresa y la sociedad

Internships, activities and outputs of the UNACHI-CIRN Think Tank.

Coffee chemistry and safety research program

Long-running research line on caffeine, polyphenols, antioxidant activity, mycotoxins, sensory quality and NIR spectroscopy with chemometrics in Panamanian coffee.

Sostenibilidad en el uso de recursos naturales y conservación de la biodiversidad de la región occidental de Panamá

Institutional research report on sustainability and biodiversity conservation in western Panama.

Determinación de los niveles de Ocratoxina A (OTA) y Aflatoxinas en granos de Café orgánico Post-Cosecha en Chiriquí y Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, para generar un servicio tecnológico de análisis a los productores de café

Assessment of mycotoxins in post-harvest organic coffee to offer growers a technological analysis service. Its outputs were an article in the journal ALAN and a technical manual.

Capacitación del uso sostenible de la biodiversidad fúngica de áreas indígenas: su potencial nutricional y nutracéutico

Technology transfer and community training on the sustainable use of fungal biodiversity and the artisanal cultivation of native Pleurotus djamor in Ngäbe-Buglé communities.

Sostenibilidad en el Uso de los Recursos Naturales y Conservación de la Biodiversidad de la Región Occidental de Panamá

Think Tank project bringing together academic, government and productive-sector actors around the sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity.

CIRN edible-mushroom germplasmProduction and technology transfer

CIRN maintained and produced edible mushroom species for research and sale, and transferred Pleurotus and shiitake production technology through training.

Molecular characterization of an unidentified fungus

In 2015 CIRN reported an unidentified fungus undergoing molecular tests to determine whether it represented a new genus or species, with potential pharmacological and food applications; biology students collected material for their theses.

Determinación de los niveles de ocratoxina A y aflatoxinas totales (B1, B2, G1 y G2), en granos de café procesado, provenientes de beneficios de Boquete, Bugaba, Dolega y Renacimiento, provincia de Chiriquí, por el método de inmunoafinidad ELISA

Undergraduate chemistry thesis that used immunoaffinity ELISA to determine ochratoxin A and total aflatoxin levels in processed coffee from mills in Boquete, Bugaba, Dolega and Renacimiento (Chiriquí).

Panamanian macrofungal biodiversityTaxonomic fieldwork linked to the 2015 CIRN–Goethe University exchange

In 2015 Hermine Lotz and Javier De León collected and reviewed fungal specimens in Panama, and samples were sent to Germany for identification.

Cuantificación de cafeína en cafés comerciales de Panamá

Manual para la prevención de contaminación de los granos de café con hongos productores de micotoxinas y métodos de detección de micotoxinas

Niveles de Ocratoxina A y Aflatoxinas Totales en Cafés de Exportación de Panamá por un método de ELISA