Dr. rer. nat. Ignacio Sottorff Neculhueque


Room:

1110

Phone:

+49.89.289.13702

Telefax:

+49.89.289.13718

e-mail:

i.sottorff@tum.de

Workgroup:

Trace Compounds in the Environment

Curriculum Vitae

since 2022 Team Leader of Research Group “Trace Compounds in the Environment” at the Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering (TUM)
2020-2022 Postdoctoral researcher at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
2015-2019 Doctoral studies at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Kiel University
2014-2015 Research assistant at the Natural and Oceanographic Sciences Faculty, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
2012-2014 Master studies in Marine Chemical-Biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego

2010-2012

Research assistant at the Natural and Oceanographic Sciences Faculty, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
2005-2009 Bachelor studies in Engineering of Biotechnology, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile

Publications (peer-reviewed)

  • Sottorff, I., Wiese, J., Lipfert, M., Preußke, N., Sönnichsen, F. D., & Imhoff, J. F. (2019). Different Secondary Metabolite Profiles of Phylogenetically almost Identical Streptomyces griseus Strains Originating from Geographically Remote Locations. Microorganisms, 7, 166
  • Sottorff, I., Künzel, S., Wiese, J., Lipfert, M., Preußke, N., Sönnichsen, F. D., & Imhoff, J. F. (2019). Antitumor Anthraquinones from an Easter Island Sea Anemone: Animal or Bacterial Origin? Marine Drugs, 17(3), 154
  • Sottorff, I., Wiese, J., & Imhoff, J. F. (2019). High diversity and novelty of Actinobacteria isolated from the coastal zone of the geographically remote young volcanic Easter Island, Chile. International Microbiology, 1-14
  • Sottorff, I., Aballay, A., Hernández, V., Roa, L., Muñoz, L. X., Silva, M., & Astuya, A. (2013). Characterization of bioactive molecules isolated from sea cucumber Athyonidium chilensis. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, 48(1), 23-35
  • Sottorff, I., Díaz, A., Rozas, Z., Hernández, V., Becerra, J., Silva, M., Astuya, A. (2008). Compuestos bioactivos (saponinas) desde Athonidium chilensis. ¿Fuente potencial de fármacos para la industria acuícola? Biological Research. R-107. Volume 41 (supplement A)

Conference Contribution (Poster)

  • 10th European Conference on Marine Natural Products. 03-07 September 2017, Crete, Greece. Presenting: Anthraquinones in the sea, animal or bacterial origin?  An Easter Island zoanthid example
  • Microbiology and Infection 2017. 5th Joint Conference of the DGHM - VAAM. 05-08 March, 2017, Wurzburg, Germany. Presenting: High diversity of marine Actinobacteria from Easter Island, Chile
  • Next Generation Helmholtz. Young Scientist Conference. September 2016, Braunschweig, Germany.    Presenting: Easter Island Marine Actinobacteria Diversity
  • XXIX Congress of the Marine Sciences Society. Talcahuano”, Chile. May 2009. Presenting: Athyonidium chilensis (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) and its biotechnological applications
  • LI Congress of the Biology Society of Chile. Pucón, Chile. November 2008. Presenting: Athyonidium chilensis (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea): as a potential source of drugs for aquaculture?

Conference Speech

  • 25th Frontiers in Chemistry. The Scripps Research Institute. La Jolla, California, USA, January 2014
  • Attendance. 16th Annual San Diego MEDCHEM Symposium. University of California at San Diego. July 2013
  • Safety of genetically modified food: A European view. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Concepción. Concepción, Chile. October 2007
  • Chilean Congress of Biotechnology: A tool for development in the Bio-Bio region. Universidad de Concepción. Concepción, Chile. October 2007