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Microbiology, Infectious diseases, Molecular Biology, clinical research
Ecuador

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Employment (10)

Universidad Central del Ecuador: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2022-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | Docente (Facultad de Ciencias Químicas )
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Accuracy Research Health Consulting and Clinical Research: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2020-12-09 to 2022-01-22 | Clinical Research Associate (Clinical Research Control )
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Universidad de Las Américas: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2017-01-09 to 2020-08-09 | Research assistant (Research Laboratories)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Universidad San Francisco de Quito: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2015-08-01 to 2016-12-31 | Professor-Researcher (Microbiology Institute)
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Instituto Espacial Ecuatoriano: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2015-02-01 to 2015-05-30 | Microbiology project researcher (Research and development)
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Actinogen Limited: Perth, Western Australia, AU

2013-03-01 to 2013-09-30 | Laboratory technician (Research and development)
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Universidad Central del Ecuador: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2011-09-01 to 2012-12-31 | Laboratory Assistant (Biomedical Sciences Research Institute)
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Unidad educativa Giovanni Farina: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2010-10-01 to 2010-12-31 | Temporary tacher (High School eduacation)
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

AgroDiagnostic: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2010-07-01 to 2010-09-29 | Laboratory technician (Microbiology )
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2007-05-02 to 2010-03-31 | Microbiology Laboratory Assistant (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales)
Employment
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Education and qualifications (11)

Universidad de Sevilla: Sevilla, Spain, ES

2018-10-25 to 2022-09-15 | PhD in Health Sciences (Escuela Internacional de Doctorado)
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Food and drug administration: Maryland, Maryland, US

2021-12-07 to 2021-12-08 | Clinical Investigator Training Course (CITC) Update (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Institute of tropical medicin Antwerp: Antwerp, Belgium, BE

2020-11-15 to 2021-04-20 | Molecular Data for infectious diseases (Continous education )
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Escuela Internacional de Estudios Superiores Juan Carlos de Borbón LLC: Madrid, Madrid, ES

2021-03-01 to 2021-04-15 | Curso internacional en buenas prácticas de investigación clínica BCP/GCP-ICH-E6-R2 (Escuela Internacional de Estudios Superiores)
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Universidad Central del Ecuador: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2019-11-09 to 2019-11-11 | Análisis de genomas bacterianos RAM (UNIETAR)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Universidad de Las Américas: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2019-07-15 to 2019-07-16 | Cómo publicar en revistas de alto impacto: claves para el éxito (Continuing education )
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Instituto de Genética Barbara McClinton: Lima, Peru, PE

2018-08-20 to 2018-08-26 | Análisis de SNPs usando PCR en tiempo real y High Resolution Melting (Continuing education )
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

The University of Western Australia: Perth, WA, AU

2013-03-15 to 2015-03-16 | MSc of Infectious diseases (School of pathology and medical sciences)
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Fulbright Commission: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2011-04-02 to 2012-03-02 | Proficiency in english language (English teaching program )
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2005-01-02 to 2011-10-07 | BSc Biological Sciences (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales)
Education
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE: Quito, Pichincha, EC

2002-11-04 to 2004-11-02 | Proficiency in english language (Language department)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Works (15)

Evaluation of the polyphenolic profile of native Ecuadorian stingless bee honeys (Tribe: Meliponini) and their antibiofilm activity on susceptible and multidrug-resistant pathogens: An exploratory analysis

Current Research in Food Science
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Fausto Sebastián Cabezas-Mera; María Belén Atiencia-Carrera; Irina Villacrés-Granda; Adrian Alexander Proaño; Alexis Debut; Karla Vizuete; Lorena Herrero-Bayo; Ana M. Gonzalez-Paramás; Francesca Giampieri; Reinier Abreu-Naranjo et al.
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Neutralizing activity to SARS‐CoV‐2 in 1.2 to 10.0 month convalescent plasma samples of COVID‐19: A transversal surrogate in vitro study performed in Quito‐Ecuador

Journal of Medical Virology
2022-05-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0146-6615
Part of ISSN: 1096-9071
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Irina Villacres-Granda
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Molecular Identification of the Human Pathogen Amphimerus sp. in the Freshwater Snail Aroapyrgus sp. in Ecuador

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2022-01-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0002-9637
Part of ISSN: 1476-1645
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Effect of thermal liquefaction on quality, chemical composition and antibiofilm activity against multiresistant human pathogens of crystallized eucalyptus honey

Food Chemistry
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0308-8146
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Actividad antimicrobiana de mieles de abejas nativas sin aguijón (meliponas) en biopelículas

XXV Congreso Latinoamericano de Microbiología ALAM 2021
2021-08-25 | Conference poster
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens

LWT
2021-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0023-6438
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

The osmotic action of sugar combined with hydrogen peroxide and bee-derived antibacterial peptide Defensin-1 is crucial for the antibiofilm activity of eucalyptus honey

LWT
2021-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0023-6438
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

SARS-CoV-2 in river water: Implications in low sanitation countries

Science of The Total Environment
2020-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Colistin-resistant Escherichia coli with mcr genes in the livestock of rural small-scale farms in Ecuador

BMC Research Notes
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1756-0500
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

Efficient preservation of DNA extracted from blood in FTA cards by Chelex method

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1875-1768
Source: Self-asserted source
Irina Villacres-Granda

High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador

Emerging Infectious Diseases
2019-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1080-6040
Part of ISSN: 1080-6059
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Antibiotic susceptibility profile and prevalence of mecA and lukS-PV/lukF-PV genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nasal and pharyngeal sources of medical students in Ecuador

Infection and Drug Resistance
2019-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1178-6973
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Influence of Botanical Origin and Chemical Composition on the Protective Effect against Oxidative Damage and the Capacity to Reduce In Vitro Bacterial Biofilms of Monofloral Honeys from the Andean Region of Ecuador

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2017-12-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Sensibilidad antimicrobiana y detección de genes de virulencia en aislados clínicos de Shigella spp

Revista Ecuatoriana de Medicina y Ciencias Biológicas
2017-08-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2477-9148
Part of ISSN: 2477-9113
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Irina Villacres-Granda

Sensibilidad antimicrobiana entre los serogrupos de <em>Shigellae</em> aislados en la ciudad de Quito-Ecuador

ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
2015-12-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2528-7788
Part of ISSN: 1390-5384
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Irina Villacres-Granda