Ayala del Río, Héctor L.

Ayala del Río, Héctor L.

Faculty Member

Positions

Professor and Department Chair and Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

overview

Héctor L Ayala del Río completed his Ph.D. in Microbiology, focusing on Microbial Ecology, and a post-doctoral in Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics from Michigan State University in 2002. Doctor Ayala del Río mentored numerous undergraduate researchers in microbial ecology and bioinformatics. From 2013 to 2019, he served as Chair of the Biology Department and from 2019-2022 as Dean of Academic Affairs.

member of

American Society for Microbiology
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Professor and Department Chair and Dean of Academic Affairs

selected publications

academic article
- The Genome Sequence of Psychrobacter arcticus 273-4, a Psychroactive Siberian Permafrost Bacterium, Reveals Mechanisms for Adaptation to Low-Temperature Growth. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:2304-2312. 2010
chapter
- Genomic and Expression Analyses of Cold-Adapted Microorganisms. 126-155. 2014

research overview

Microbial Ecology, molecular microbial taxonomy, microbial genomics, microbial identification via MALDI-TOF, Soil Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Data Science and STEM education.

education and training

B.S. in Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
Ph.D. in Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics, Michigan State University

full name

Héctor L. Ayala del Río

primary email

hector.ayala5@upr.edu

located in facility

Department of Biology

phone

(787) 850-9303

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Contact Info

hector.ayala5@upr.edu

(787) 850-9303