Camila Castillo -Vilcahuaman
Doing my best to have a lot of labels in my non-existent Wikipedia page.

Viral Ecology and Omics Group (VEO)
Jena, Germany [currently]
Hi there! I am a currently a Doctoral Researcher at the VEO Group in Friedrich Schiller Universität - Germany. My main research interests are in microbial ecology and evolution, and the bioinformatics side of these topics. I am recently in a quest to a further abstraction of the concept of microbial communities, if it is possible to do that. I used to be a software developer in the IT industry, a side-job you can check on LinkedIn, if you are interested in that side of me.
In this page you will be able to find my art and sci-comm projects too! Just head up to the projects
section and you’ll be there. Keep in mind that I mostly write and engage with the public in spanish. Although I have done some work in english, I think it is important to write or talk about science in spanish, something I am quite passionate about.
I am always open to questions, collaborations and lengthy discussions over e-mail! I am open to discussions or collaborations but right now it might not be the best idea as I’m pretty busy. Still, I would love to have some e-mails regarding my work, so hit me at my mail and let’s see what happens.
news
Sep 22, 2025 | Finally secured a doctoral researcher position!🎉 |
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Jul 12, 2024 | O Canada? (If visa powers are with me) ![]() |
May 16, 2024 | Doing a visit in Fundación Ciencia y Vida |
latest posts
Aug 12, 2024 | About ISMB! |
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Jun 04, 2024 | About Acidithiobacilli taxonomy |
Apr 29, 2024 | a post with typograms |
selected publications
- Data mining of DNA sequences submitted by Peruvian institutions to public genetic databasesRevista peruana de biologı́a, 2021