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Argentina

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Ecologist, phD in Biology | Expert in R, Data Analysis

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I am an Ecologist, specializing in statistical analysis, data visualization, and reproducible research using R. My expertise lies in bridging the gap between complex raw data and actionable scientific insights. With a strong background in PhD in Biology, I focus on providing rigorous statistical validation and technical peer review for academic and industry projects. I am passionate about data integrity and clear communication of quantitative results.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Liquid Chromatography/HPLC
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Mathematical Biology
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Agricultural Engineering
• ☆ Forestry
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Climate Science
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Deforestation
• ☆ Environmental Statistics
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Ecosystem Management
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Ecological Restoration
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Taxonomy/Classification
• ☆ Biological Taxonomy/Classification
• ☆ Landscape Ecology
• ☆ Information & Knowledge Management
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Consultant/Collaborator in the framework of the INICO1-19 project

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción

January 2024 - December 2025

Postdoctoral researcher

CONICET Cordoba

July 2023 - July 2025

National - Post-Doctoral Fellow

Centro de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Renovables (CERNAR), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

April 2018 - June 2023

Teaching Assistant in "Inventario Ambiental"

Carrera de Ingeniería Ambiental- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Asunción

January 2017 - December 2017

Intern in the Microbiology Laboratory

Carrera de Ingeniería Ambiental- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Asunción.

January 2017 - December 2017

Education

Ingeniero Ambiental (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias)

Universidad Nacional de Asunción

- Present

Doctorado (Phd)

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

April 2018 - June 2023

Certifications

• Programming with Python

  Centro REDES, Argentina

  March 2024 - Present

• High-performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. Introductory virtual course

  Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

  December 2021 - Present

• How to write a research article in English

  Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (CONICET - UNC), Argentina

  February 2021 - Present

• Advanced Statistical Methods in Ecology and Evolution

  Universidad de la República, Uruguay

  January 2021 - Present

• Lichen Diversity

  Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida y las Islas del Atlántico Sur, Argentina

  March 2020 - Present

• Natural Products as Modulators of Proteins Related to Pathologies

  Facultad de Ciencias Químicas- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

  March 2020 - Present

• Experimental design

  Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas- Facultad de Ciencias exactas, Físicas y Naturales - Universidad Na

  November 2019 - Present

• Niche and Distribution Modeling, with Emphasis on the Use of Maxent

  Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas- Facultad de Ciencias exactas, Físicas y Naturales - Universidad Na

  July 2019 - Present

• Introduction to R Programming Language. Linear Models and Programming Fundamentals

  Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas- Facultad de Ciencias exactas, Físicas y Naturales - Universidad Na

  July 2019 - Present

• Community Ecology Analysis in R

  Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina

  August 2018 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Raúl Díaz, Guadalupe González Argüello, Edith Filippini, Mariana Peralta, Juan Manuel Rodríguez (2026). Phenotypic plasticity in two saxicolous lichen species: elevation and microsite effects on physiological and biochemical responses . Fungal Ecology.

Renato A. García, Edith R. Filippini, Raúl Díaz Dominguez (2025). Diversity and distribution of Lichen taxa in Argentina . Darwiniana, nueva serie.

Edith R. Filippini, Raúl E. Díaz Dominguez, Renato A. García, Micaela Gallinger, E. Cecilia Mlewski (2024). What do we know about biocrust lichens in Argentina? A comprehensive review and new records . Darwiniana, nueva serie.

Natália Mossmann Koch, Raúl Díaz Dominguez, Ana Fávaro, Daniel Stanton (2024). Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes . Applications in Plant Sciences.

Raúl Díaz, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Mariana Andrea Peralta (2023). Quantitative variation of usnic acid in response to elevation and microsite conditions in Usnea amblyoclada: chemometric modeling for predicting the effects of climate change . Mycological Progress.

Raúl Díaz, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Mariana Andrea Peralta (2023). Quantitative variation of usnic acid in response to elevation and microsite conditions in Usnea amblyoclada: chemometric modeling for predicting the effects of climate change . Mycological Progress.

Paola A. Rocabado, Javier Sparacino, Romina C. Torres, Raúl E. Díaz, Daniel Renison (2023). Restauración del bosque montano en suelos degradados: La fertilización temprana quintuplica el crecimiento postplantación de Polylepis australis . Ecología Austral.

Raúl Díaz Dominguez, Daniel Stanton, Mariana Peralta, Juan Manuel Rodriguez (2022). Water regulation dynamics of lichens as functional traits could predict future climate change scenarios in an elevational gradient from Central Argentina . The Bryologist.

Alfredo Passo, Raul Enrique Díaz Dominguez, Juan Manuel Rodríguez (2020). El género Pannaria (Pannariaceae) en la Argentina: nuevos registros y actualización del conocimiento . Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica.

Alan José Martin Etchegaray, Raúl Enrique Díaz Domínguez, Fernando Méndez Gaona (2018). Análisis de la precipitación en la microcuenca del Arroyo Itay durante el período 1982-2012 . Revista de la Sociedad Científica del Paraguay.

PREPRINT

Raúl Díaz, Mariana Peralta, Juan Manuel Rodriguez (2023). Quantitative variation of usnic acid in response to elevation and microsite conditions in Usnea amblyoclada: chemometric modeling for predicting the effects of climate change .