Selene Escobar

Selene Escobar-Ramírez holds a Ph.D. in Agroecology from the University of Göttingen (Germany). She is the Academic Coordinator of the Biology program at the College of Biological and Environmental Sciences of the University San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador), where she is a full-time professor-researcher. Selene teaches courses such as General Biology, General Ecology, and Sustainability in Agriculture. She serves as the Institutional Coordinator for framework agreements for access to genetic resources for scientific research, in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador. During her doctoral studies at the University of Göttingen, she evaluated the role of ants in the biological control of coffee berry borers in both sun and shade coffee plantations, across a landscape diversity gradient. Her research interests focus on agroecology, plant-insect interactions, ecosystem services of biodiversity, and biological control through conservation in agro-landscapes.