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SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY

Enrique
ARBELÁEZ CORTÉS

Enrique Arbeláez Cortés, professor of the School of Biology, is introduced to the general public and the educational community.

Graduate Coordinator of the School of Biology

Director of the Evolutionary Biology Laboratory

CONTACT

Information

earbecor@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1232

GENERAL

Biography

Dr. Arbeláez-Cortés is a tenured professor at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, affiliated with the School of Biology in the Faculty of Sciences. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Universidad del Valle, earning a degree in Biology. Subsequently, he obtained a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de México, where he also completed his doctorate in Biological Sciences.

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Enrique Arbeláez’s area of expertise is in natural and biological sciences, including zoology, ornithology, entomology, behavioral biological sciences, genetics, heredity, biodiversity conservation, ecology, and theoretical, mathematical, cryobiology, and evolutionary biology.

His research interests encompass various areas, such as the Phylogeography of Mesoamerican Birds, Diversity and Ecology of Birds in the Quindío and Central Andes of Colombia, as well as the Genetics of Mangrove Populations of the Colombian Pacific.

Currently, he serves as a Professor of Evolution, and holds the positions of Curator for the Bird Collection and the Tissue Collection at the Natural History Museum. He is also a research associate of the Biodiversity Studies Group.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • PhD in Biological Sciences


    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2013

  • Master in Biological Sciences


    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2009

  • Biologist


    Universidad del Valle, 2004

Graduate Coordinator of the School of Biology

Director of the Evolutionary Biology Laboratory

CONTACT

Information

earbecor@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1232

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Evolutionary biology

  • Biogeography

  • Ornithology

  • Scientific expeditions

  • Biological Collections

  • Bibliometrics

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UIS Central Campus, Escuela de Biología.

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

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