{"id":51,"date":"2022-09-30T02:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T02:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2023-01-18T15:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T15:53:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/index.php\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"51\" class=\"elementor elementor-51\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-038af56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"038af56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8de0d0\" data-id=\"b8de0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36aaf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36aaf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a84fc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a84fc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3761b69\" data-id=\"3761b69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b5faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89b5faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Evolutionary ecology of venomous and poisonous animals<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b627d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6b627d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our research group is interested in revealing the relatively unexplored diversity of species, toxin-delivery systems, and ecological interactions present in venomous and poisonous animals from the Neotropics. We use morphological, behavioral, genetic, and genomic data to discover such patterns and processes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c81fd94\" data-id=\"c81fd94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495b622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"495b622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/E-anthonyi_DQuirola_00A6506-scaled-e1673497196600-1024x704.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/E-anthonyi_DQuirola_00A6506-scaled-e1673497196600-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/E-anthonyi_DQuirola_00A6506-scaled-e1673497196600-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/E-anthonyi_DQuirola_00A6506-scaled-e1673497196600-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/E-anthonyi_DQuirola_00A6506-scaled-e1673497196600-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/E-anthonyi_DQuirola_00A6506-scaled-e1673497196600-2048x1407.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9534f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9534f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Diego R. Quirola<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a52f7f\" data-id=\"1a52f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437c91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"437c91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1Lseptentrionalis_Lateral-scaled-e1673497273676-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1Lseptentrionalis_Lateral-scaled-e1673497273676-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1Lseptentrionalis_Lateral-scaled-e1673497273676-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1Lseptentrionalis_Lateral-scaled-e1673497273676-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1Lseptentrionalis_Lateral-scaled-e1673497273676-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1Lseptentrionalis_Lateral-scaled-e1673497273676-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8de0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d8de0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Diego R. Quirola<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f87187 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f87187\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f12275\" data-id=\"0f12275\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fa41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2fa41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Basic and applied toxinology<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830f9fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"830f9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We perform studies<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>of the composition and function of toxic secretions to unravel the complexity of neotropical toxin diversity. We use proteomic, transcriptomic, and functional data to catalog venom and poison diversity, understand toxin evolution, and explore their translational applications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b4ff5\" data-id=\"32b4ff5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70593ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70593ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/00A9191-Editar-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/00A9191-Editar-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/00A9191-Editar-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/00A9191-Editar-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/00A9191-Editar-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/00A9191-Editar-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3955e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3955e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Diego R. Quirola<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a262849\" data-id=\"a262849\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af737f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af737f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSC4596_L_acrochorda_UTI-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSC4596_L_acrochorda_UTI-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSC4596_L_acrochorda_UTI-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSC4596_L_acrochorda_UTI-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSC4596_L_acrochorda_UTI-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSC4596_L_acrochorda_UTI-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1bfd98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1bfd98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-170e201\" data-id=\"170e201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7620f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7620f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">One health<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6c1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6c1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research in our group tries to help tackle the human envenoming problem by applying novel approaches in evolutionary biology, toxinology, and epidemiology. In countries like Ecuador, where limited support for science and technology translates into a lack of basic elements to fight this neglected disease such as no national production of antivenom, we believe that these efforts can provide the backbone of scientific knowledge needed to promote the control of snake and scorpion envenoming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a460c18\" data-id=\"a460c18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d004ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d004ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kathya-encuestas-comunitarias.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kathya-encuestas-comunitarias.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kathya-encuestas-comunitarias-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kathya-encuestas-comunitarias-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f269d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f269d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Diego R. Quirola<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d137253\" data-id=\"d137253\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b78cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b78cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DavidSalazarValenzuela_1_FotoDiegoQuirola-copy-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DavidSalazarValenzuela_1_FotoDiegoQuirola-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DavidSalazarValenzuela_1_FotoDiegoQuirola-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DavidSalazarValenzuela_1_FotoDiegoQuirola-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DavidSalazarValenzuela_1_FotoDiegoQuirola-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DavidSalazarValenzuela_1_FotoDiegoQuirola-copy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6961239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6961239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Diego R. Quirola<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcd3076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcd3076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c18e370\" data-id=\"c18e370\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9922737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9922737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Conservation biology<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5d273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da5d273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Venoms and poisons have arisen many times in animals and are considered evolutionary innovations. They constitute a powerful genetic resource that can be leveraged to advance science, technology, and education. Therefore, we are fascinated by the animals that wield these secretions and the natural phenomena that can be understood by studying them. We hope new generations of researchers in the region become equally interested in these complex traits and fascinating organisms, and promote their conservation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-267c109\" data-id=\"267c109\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5023e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5023e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Atelopus-sp-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Atelopus-sp-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Atelopus-sp-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Atelopus-sp-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Atelopus-sp-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Atelopus-sp-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3dd592\" data-id=\"e3dd592\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2154fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2154fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Diego-conservacion.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Diego-conservacion.jpg 650w, https:\/\/neotoxins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Diego-conservacion-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evolutionary ecology of venomous and poisonous animals Our research group is interested in revealing the relatively unexplored diversity of species, toxin-delivery systems, and ecological interactions present in venomous and poisonous animals from the Neotropics. We use morphological, behavioral, genetic, and genomic data to discover such patterns and processes. \u00a9 Diego R. 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