• Excelence • Relevance• Pertinence

Research Research atat the University of Costa Rica the University of Costa Rica

Research Institutes and Centers by Academic Area

• Arts and Letters• Research Center of Identity and Latin

American Culture CIICLA• Philosophy Research Institute INIF • Linguistics Research Institute INIL

• Engineering and Architecture • Engineering Research Institute INII

Research Institutes and Centers

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Psychological Research Institute IIP• Social Sciences Research Institute IIS• Economics Research Institute IICE• Law Research Institute IIJ• Education Research Institute INIE• Central American Center of

Population CCP• Central American History Research

Center CIHAC• Women Studies Research Center

CIEM• Political Studies Research Center

CIEP

Research Institutes and Centers

HEALTH SCIENCES

• Health Research Institute INISA

• Pharmacology Research Institute INIFAR

• Clodomiro Picado Institute ICP

• Research Center for Tropical Deseases CIET

• Research Center for Abnormal Hemoglobin and Related Conditions CIHATA

Research Institutes and Centers AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

SCIENCES

• Agricultural Research Institute IIA• Agricultural Research Center CIA• Food Technology National Research

Center CITA• Crop Protection Research Center

CIPROC• Grains and Seeds Research Center

CIGRAS• Center for Research in Animal Nutrition

CINA• Research Center in Agricultural Economy

and Agrobusiness Development CIEDA

Research Institutes and Centers

BASIC SCIENCES

• Materials Engineering Research Center CICIMA• Center of Geophysical Research Center CIGEFI• Center for Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology

CIBCM• Research Center of Geological Sciences CIG• Research Center of Atomic, Nuclear and Molecular

Sciences CICANUM• Center for Research in Marine Biology and Limnology

CIMAR• Environmental Contamination Research Center CICA • Electrochemistry and Chemical Engineering Research

Center CELEQ • Center for Research in Natural Products CIPRONA• Spatial Research Center CINESPA• Mathematical and Meta-mathematical Research Center

CIMM• Pure and Applied Mathematics Research Center

CIMPA

The Basic Standards that Rule our Scientific Research

Quality Productivity

Improve Social Environment

During its historical development, the scientific research at the UCR has promoted

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Multidisciplinary

Multinational

Basic and applied

Scientifically rigourous

With short, medium and long term objectives

In all areas of knowledge

With capacity for joint international projects

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Some Institutional Achievements

The UCR produces 78.3% of the scientific articles published in internationally indexed magazines.

50 % Costarrican scientific production is published in the most prestigious scientific magazines recognized all over the world and 25%% of internationally indexed publications of Central America. However, considering the number of international publications in all kinds of journals, the scientific production is three times bigger.

Partnership in the “Food Security Center”, a joint collaboration with the University of Hohenheim, the Agricultural and Technological University Sokoine in Tanzany, the UCR in Latin America and Katsetsart University in Tailand.

From 2006 to 2008, the Univeristy of Costa Rica invested around 7 million dollars in research equipment and scientific publications. It also acquired 78 new data bases and 43 of those offer complete texts.

In 2008, the Geophysical Research Center became part of the the World Wide Lightning Location Network.

Other Financial Resources

• UCR-Researcher’s Award ($5.000)

• Research Stimulus Award

• Humboldt Award (every year)

• Florida Ice and Farm Award

National Higher Education Found

International Collaborations

National and International Agreements

BIOSCIENCES

BIOSCIENCES AT UCR

Number of Professors according to their academic degree

BIOSCIENCES 2009

ACADEMIC AREA

 

Master Ph.D

BASIC SCIENCES 44 86

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 49 27

HEALTH 96 53

TOTAL UCR 189 166

Chinese Academy of Sciences Delegates Visit to UCR

UCR-CAS-INBio Workshop on Biosciences Research and Biodiversity

PLANT SCIENCESNAME Position Area of Expertise

Dr. Víctor JIMENEZSenior Professor and Researcher of the Grains and Seeds Research Center Phisiology and Plant Biotechnology

Dr. Francisco SABORIOSenior Professor and Researcher of the Agricultural Research Center

Plants Molecular Biology and Genetic Improvement.

Dr. Federico ALBERTAZZIProfessor and Researcher at the Center for Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology Plant Molecular Biology

Dr. Eric GUEVARASenior Professor and Researcher of the Grains and Seeds Research Center Plant Biotechnology

Dra. Pilar RAMIREZSenior Professor and Researcher at the Center for Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Molecular Biology, Viruses, Plants

Dr. Alejandro ZAMORAFull Professor and Researcher at the Center for Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Plant Genetics

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYNAME Position Area of Expertise

Dra. Yamileth ANGULO Ph.D. University of Costa Rica Toxicology

Dr. José María GUTIERREZSenior Professor and Researcher of the Clodomiro Picado Institute

Biochemistry of proteic toxines and Experimental Pathology

Dr. Bruno LOMONTESenior Professor and Researcher of the Clodomiro Picado Institute Toxinology and Inmunology

Dr. Alberto ALAPESenior Professor, School of Medicine. Director of the Research Center of Microscopic Structures

Biochemistry of Proteins. Cellular and Molecular Biology

Dr. Alfonso GARCIA Professor and ResearcherBiochemistry, bioactive substances, basic and clinic inmunology.

Dr. Clas UNEAssociate Professor and Researcher of the Health Research Institute Inmunology and Gastric Cancer

Dra. Cecilia DIAZ

Senior Professor and Researcher at the Clodomiro Picado Institute and the Natural Products Research Center Celular Biology

Dra. Marietta FLORESAssociate Professor and Researcher of the Clodomiro Picado Institute Cellular and Molecular Biology

ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONNAME Position Area of Expertise

Dr. Gustavo GUTIERREZ Director of the School of Biology Human and Genetics Conservation

Dr. Eric FUCHS Professor and Researcher School of Biology Population and Conservation Genetics. Tropical Trees.

Dr. Luis GOMEZSenior Professor, Director of the Agricultural Research Center Plant Pathology/ Biotechnology

Dra. Adriana TROYO Visiting Professor and Researcher

Medical Entomology, ectoparasites. Epidemiology, Geography, and Infectious diseases.

M.Sc. Olger CALDERON

Researcher at the Research Center for Tropical Diseases, Chief of the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Microbiology

Human Parasitology, Medical Entomology

Dr. Arturo BRENESCoordinator of the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory at the Agricultural Research Center Plant Biotechnology

M.Sc. Mónica SPRINGER

Associate Professor School of Biology and Researcher of the Center for Research in Marine Biology and Limnology

Acquatic Entomology, Biomonitoring and Ecology of Freshwater Environments 

Dr. Alvaro MORALESDirector of the Research Center of Marine Sciences and Limnology

Marine Plankton Ecology, Integrated Coastal Management

MICROBIOLOGYNAME Position Area of Expertise

Dr. Fernando GARCIA

Senior Professor, Faculty of Microbiology, Director of the Graduate Programa in Microbiology and Researcher

Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Public Health

Dr. Esteban CHAVES

Associate Professor Faculty of Microbiology and Researcher. Coordinator of The Network for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases in Central America (NeTropica)

Cellular Microbiology and Bacterial Pathogenesis

Dr. Adrián PINTOInvited Professor and Researcher at the Center of Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Microbial ecology, insect-microbe symbioses

M.Sc. Marielos MORA

Associated Professor, Coordinator of the Area of Environmental Microbiology of the Center for Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Molecular Biology, Environmental Microbiology

Dra. Lidieth URIBE

Professor and Researcher. Coordinator of the Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology at the Agricultural Research Center Soil Microbiology

M.Sc. Lorena URIBEProfessor and Researcher at the Agricultural Research Center Environmental Microbiology

Dr. César RODRIGUEZProfessor and Researcher at the Research Center for Tropical Diseases

Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology

NANOTECHNOLOGYNAME Position Area of Expertise

Dra. Mavis MONTERO

Senior Professor and Researcher at the School of Chemistry and the Materials Engineering Research Center

Materials and Products Technology, Nanomaterials.

Dr. Cristian CAMPOS Associative ProfessorInorganic Chemistry (Coordination chemistry)

Dr. Arturo RAMIREZSenior Professor, Director of the Materials Engineering Research Center

Materials Science, Semiconductors Nanostructured

Dr. Víctor Hugo SOTO Senior Professor and Researcher Supramolecular Chemistry, Organic Synthesis

M.Sc. Hennia CAVALLINI Director of the School of Mechanical Ingeneering Materials

Dr. Guillermo JIMENEZ Professor School of Mechanical Engineering

Chemistry, Engineering, Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites. Polymeric Sciences.