Dr. Silvia Alejandra Llerena Gordillo is a faculty researcher at Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam and Director of the Tropical Ecosystems and Global Change Research Group. Her academic and scientific career focuses on the study of Amazonian biodiversity, tropical ecosystem ecology, and the generation of knowledge for the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources.

Her research includes areas such as Amazonian medicinal and food plants, applied microbiology, phylogenetics, biocontrol, bioremediation, forest carbon dynamics, and the analysis of functional plant traits. She has participated in research projects and has scientific publications that contribute to the understanding of biodiversity, ecological processes, and environmental challenges affecting tropical ecosystems.

As a faculty member and researcher, she promotes academic training based on research, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, strengthening the connection between science, conservation, and sustainable development in the Ecuadorian Amazon.