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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 12 Finished
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Revaluation of Andean Ancestral Knowledge on Medicinal Herbs This
Peñaherrera Wilches, E. (Director), Maria Cristina, E. (Co-Director), Chiliquinga Andrea (Researcher), Chimbo Gabriel (Researcher), Cuzco Quizhpi, N. M. (Researcher), Guevara Alexander (Researcher), Khachatryan, A. (Researcher), Leon Tamariz, F. (Researcher) & Ortega Sania (Researcher)
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Comparison of anti -inflammatory activity and chromatographic fingerprint of demodium molliculum and demodium adscendens using in vitro and in vivo models; And identification of the chromatographic peak responsible for the activity and secondary metabolite
Wilches Arizabala, I. M. (Director), Leon Tamariz, F. (Co-Director), Cuzco Quizhpi, N. M. (Researcher), Jerves Andrade, M. D. L. (Researcher), Khachatryan, A. (Researcher), Peñaherrera Wilches, E. (Researcher), Vanegas Jacome, D. E. (Researcher), Huiracocha Piedra, J. F. (Research Technician), Abril Novillo, A. S. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Calle Lopez, J. P. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Calle Lopez, J. P. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Calle Lopez, J. P. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Leon Tamariz, F. (Director), Leon Tamariz, F. (Co-Director) & Wilches Arizabala, I. M. (Director)
9/09/19 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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In vitro determination of the activity of essential oils of medicinal plants and its secondary metabolites against Escherichia coli producer of extended spectrum beta -lactamases
Leon Tamariz, F. (Director), Wilches Arizabala, I. M. (Co-Director), Cuzco Quizhpi, N. M. (Researcher), Jerves Andrade, M. D. L. (Researcher), Khachatryan, A. (Researcher), Mora Bravo, L. V. (Researcher), Peñaherrera Wilches, E. (Researcher), Saa Cruz, M. E. (Researcher), Tobar Solano, V. A. (Researcher), Vanegas Jacome, D. E. (Researcher), Morales Jadan, D. C. (Support Personnel I+D), Abril Novillo, A. S. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Huiracocha Piedra, J. F. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Zea Izquierdo, D. S. (Assimilated Technical Staff) & Wilches Arizabala, I. M. (Co-Director)
3/09/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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DEVELOPING A COMMON QUALITY CONTROL METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA EVALUATING THE TOXICOLOGICAL RISK IN TRADITIONALLY USED MEDICINAL PLANTS.
Leon Tamariz, F. (Director), Cuzco Quizhpi, N. M. (Researcher), Jerves Andrade, M. D. L. (Researcher), Saa Cruz, M. E. (Researcher), Tobar Solano, V. A. (Researcher), Wilches Arizabala, I. M. (Researcher), Abril Novillo, A. S. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Calle Lopez, J. P. (Assimilated Technical Staff) & Huiracocha Piedra, J. F. (Assimilated Technical Staff)
1/09/15 → 30/11/16
Project: Research
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Characterization of anti -inflammatory and anticonvulsant capacity of plant extracts. Phase II
Wilches Arizabala, I. M. (Director), Jerves Andrade, M. D. L. (Researcher), Leon Tamariz, F. (Researcher), Peñaherrera Wilches, E. (Researcher) & Vila Calsina, E. (Prometheus)
1/07/15 → 9/09/16
Project: Research
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Desmodium molliculum (Kunth) DC., an Andean medicinal plant: DNA barcoding and HPLC fingerprint for species discrimination and evaluation of its pharmacological potential
Peñaherrera Wilches, E. (First Author), Sarmiento Pacurucu, J., Santos Ordóñez, E., Kachatryan, A., Cuzco Quizhi, N. M., Vanegas Jacome, D. E., Calle López, J. P., Villao Uzho, L., Heyden, Y. V., Wilches Arizabala, I. M. & León Tamariz, F. (Last Author), 23 Jul 2025, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 16, p. 1-15 15 p., 1612556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The herbal pharmacopoeia of Ecuador: a national model for integrating traditional knowledge and biodiscovery
Llivisaca Contreras, S. A. (First Author), Naranjo Morán, J., Bastidas Gálvez, M., Carvajal, J. J., Tituaña, M. M., Manzano Santana, P., Abad Mihalache, A., Abril Novillo, A. S., Cevallos Cevallos, J. M., Orellana Manzano, A. & León Tamariz, F. (Last Author), 30 Oct 2025, In: Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16, p. 1-17 17 p., 1662980.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chemical, antioxidant, and antifungal analysis of oregano and thyme essential oils from Ecuador: Effect of thyme against Lasiodiplodia theobromae and its application in banana rot
Pilozo, G. (First Author), Villavicencio Vásquez, M., Chóez Guaranda, I., Murillo, D. V., Pasaguay, C. D., Reyes, C. T., Maldonado Estupiñán, M., Ruiz Barzola, O., León Tamariz, F. & Manzano, P. (Last Author), 30 May 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 10, p. 1-19 19 p., e31443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Scopus citations -
Correction to: Validation of a method of broth microdilution for the determination of antibacterial activity of essential oils (BMC Research Notes, (2021), 14, 1, (439), 10.1186/s13104-021-05838-8)
Vanegas, D., Abril-Novillo, A., Khachatryan, A., Jerves-Andrade, L., Peñaherrera, E., Cuzco, N., Wilches, I., Calle, J. & León-Tamariz, F., Dec 2022, In: BMC Research Notes. 15, 1, 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth): An Underutilized Superplant from the Andes
Llivisaca-Contreras, S. A. (First Author), León-Tamariz, F., Manzano-Santana, P., Ruales, J., Naranjo-Morán, J., Serrano-Mena, L., Chica-Martínez, E. & Cevallos-Cevallos, J. M. (Last Author), May 2022, In: Horticulturae. 8, 5, 358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access14 Scopus citations
Activities
- 2 Membership of network
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FAPRONAT (Consorcio para el desarrollo de la Farmacopea Herbolaria del Ecuador) (External organization)
Leon Tamariz, F. (Member)
2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Red Universitaria Para la Investigación y Posgrados Vlir Network Ecuador (External organization)
Leon Tamariz, F. (Member)
2023 → 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of network