Kevin Alexis Castillo Mendieta
EDUCATION
College / University
Yachay Tech University
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Biology
Country
Ecuador
Lab Experience
M13 Phage infection, bacterial and yeast transformation, hemolytic activity assay, antimicrobial activity assay, gel electrophoresis, DNA purification, anaerobic bioreactors, bioprospection in sewage sludge
Projects / Research
- 2024: Research Article “Multiquery Similarity Searching Models: An Alternative Approach for Predicting Hemolytic Activity from Peptide Sequence” (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00408)
- 2022 – 2024: Research Assistant, Project “Complex Networks in the Discovery of Antimicrobial, Anticancer and Hemolytic Peptides”
- 2023: Book Chapter “Upgrading Non-Conventional Yeasts into Valuable Biofactories” (https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109903)
- 2022 – 2023: Teaching Assistant in Immunology
- 2022: Research Assistant, Project “Bioprospection in Sewage Sludge”
- 2022: Research Assistant, Project “Phage Display”
Scholarships / Awards
| 2024 – 2025: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2024: | Best Poster Presentation, 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxics - MDPI |
| 2023: | Highest Academic Standing in my Graduating Class, Yachay Tech University |
| 2023: | First Place: Short Conference in the Biomedical Engineering Category, II LIFE SCIENCE YT CONGRESS |
| 2018 – 2023: | Scholarship for Excellence, Yachay Tech University |
| 2017: | Highest Academic Standing by the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP), Unidad Educativa Cap. Edmundo Chiriboga |
| 2017: | Finalist at the X Dimitri Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad, Universidad San Francisco de Quito |