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Thesis students and postdocs

Postdocs

Name Research Topic Tutor’s name Funding Source Status
1 Jimena Castillo Bennett

Study of changes in intracellular localization of caveolin-1 during hypoxia and their relevance to inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and the hypoxia-induced factor, HIF-1a

Andrew Quest ACT 1111 – Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3140446 Process
2 Simon Guerrero Rivera

Labeling and trafficking of nanoparticles within metastatic cells to permit  in vivo follow-up

Andrew Quest ACT 1111 – Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3140463 Process
3 Paola Andrea Llanos Vidal

Role of cholesterol in the transverse tubule signaling and transport of glucose-induced insulin in adult skeletal muscle: Implications in insulin-resistance induced by diet an aging

Enrique Jaimovich, Cecilia Hidalgo Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3110105 Finished
4 Ariel  Contreras Ferrat

Participation of IP3R/calcium in the GLUT4myc vesicles translocations and its fusion with transverse tubule: New mechanism in insulin resistance induced by high fat diet

Enrique Jaimovich Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3110170 Finished
5 Denisse M. Valladares Ide

Modulation of Autophagy by the inositol triphosphate receptor (IP3R) in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Enrique Jaimovich-Sergio Lavandero Fondecyt Postdoctoral  3140491 Process
6 Andrea Del Campo Sfeir

Aging-induced alterations in signals that regulate the expression of mitochondrial proteins in skeletal muscle. Modifications in mitochondrial dynamics

Enrique Jaimovich Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3140443 Process
7 Christian Pennanen Saavedra

Communication between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in the development of cardiac hypertrophy

Enrique Jaimovich-Sergio Lavandero Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3130749 Process
8 Rodrigo Hernán Troncoso Cotal

Glucocorticoids in autophagy induction-role of the non-genomic pathway in skeletal muscle atrophy

Sergio Lavandero Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3110114 Finished
9 Zully Rocio Pedrozo Cibils

Polycystin regulation of hypertrophy through mTOR and/or calcineurin-NFAT dependent mechanisms in cardiomyocytes

Sergio Lavandero Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3110039 Finished
10 Clara Quiroga Lagos HERP and reticulum stress Sergio Lavandero Fondecyt Postdoctoral 3120220 Finished
11 Manuel Valenzuela Mechanisms underlying cell death induced by Helicobacter pylori in gastric epithelial cells Andrew Quest ACT 1111 Process

 

PhD students

Name of student

Research Topic

Tutor’s name

Status

1

Sergio Núñez Wehinger

Caveolin-1-enhanced sensitivity of insulinoma cells to palmitate-induced cell death involves down-regulation of survivin

Andrew Quest,

David Mears

Finished

2

Francesca Burgos Bravo

Characterization of the role of syndecan-4 as a co-receptor in growth inhibition of neuronal processes induced by binding astrocytic  avb3 integrin and neuronal Thy-1

Andrew Quest,

Lisette Leyton

Process

3

Carlos Sanhueza Muñoz

HIF1a mediated up-regulation of survivin is associated with metastasis

Andrew Quest,

Lisette Leyton

Finished

4

Jimena Canales Urriola

Rol de iNos y hif-1a en la migración e invasión de células gástricas indicida por Helicobacter Pylori

Andrew Quest,

Denisse Bravo

Process

5

María Inés Díaz Morales

Role of the unfolded protein response (UPR) in caveolin-1 tumor suppression activity

Andrew Quest,

Claudio Hetz

Process

6

Roberto Bravo Sagua

Compartmentalization of the endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria physic and metabolic coupling in tumour cells

Andrew Quest,

Sergio Lavandero

Process

7

Yennifer Avalos Carrasco

Caveolin-1 stimulates autophagy by decreasing expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and contributes thereby to tumor suppression

Andrew Quest,

Sergio Lavandero

Process

8

Natalia Díaz Valdivia

E-cadherin reduces the ability of caveolina-1 to promote migration and metastasis by decreasin tyrosine 14 phosphorylation of caveolin-1 in metastatic cells

Andrew Quest,

Lisette Leyton

Process

9

Victor Díaz García

Development of nanoparticles based on Quantum Dots to stady CAV1-enhanced metastasis of B16F10 cells in vivo

Andrew Quest,

José Pérez

Process

10

César Osorio Fuentealba

Cross-talk between purinergic and insulin signalling in skeletal muscle

Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

11

Denisse Valladares Ide

ATP release and purinergic receptor activation in adult skeletal muscle:possible role in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

12

Francisco Altamirano Fullá New intracellular signaling pathways activated by electrical stimuli in skeletal muscle cells. Differences in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

13

Gonzalo Jorquera Olave Muscle plasticity regulation through IP3 mediated calcium signals

Enrique Jaimovich,

Mariana Casas

Finished

14

Felipe Paredes Díaz

Herp cytoprotective effect against oxidative stress through regulation of inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R)

Enrique Jaimovich,

Sergio Lavandero

Process

15

Mario Navarro Marquez

Role of Herp protein in the regulation of autophagy and its implications for insulin signaling in skeletal muscle

Enrique Jaimovich,

Sergio Lavandero

Process

16

Barbra Toro Pavéz

Mechanisms of chaperone-mediated autophagy regulation in cardiomyocytes: role of reactive oxygen species and influence in survival

Sergio Lavandero,

Ana María Cuervo

Finished

17

Andrea Rodríguez Villarroel Role of  Bag3-Bcl2 complex in the activation of autophagy

Sergio Lavandero

Process

18

Hugo Verdejo Pinochet

The AMPK/mTOR pathway regulates mitochondrial morphology and function in cardiomyocytes

Sergio Lavandero

Finished

19

Andrea Del Campo Sfeir

Mitochondrial dynamics in the regulation of insulin dependent glucose metabolism in a skeletal muscle cells model.

Sergio Lavandero

Finished

20

Gloria Torres Rivera

Regulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Metabolism by GLP-1 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Sergio Lavandero,

Mario Chiong

Finished

21

Jovan Kuzmicic Previtali

Regulation of mitochondrial function and dynamics by palmitate and its relationship with insulin resistance in the cardiomyocyte

Sergio Lavandero

Finished

 

Masters students

Name of student

 Research Topic

Tutor’s name

Status

1

Carlos Henríquez Olguín Reactive oxygen species participation in NF kB-mediated inflammatory genes expression Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

2

Jordana Neira Fuentes Alteration of the signaling pathway of IL-6 in muscle fibers stimulated with ATP in a murine model of melanoma Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

3

Alexis Díaz Vegas El ATP extracelular incrementa la produccion de EROs vìa NOX2, activa al factor de transcripción Nrf2 e induce la expresión de enzimas antioxidantes en músculo esquelético AlejandraEspinosa, Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

4

Manuel Arias Calderón Characterization of a multiprotein complex involved in excitation coupling in skeletal muscle Sonja Buvinic, Enrique Jaimovich

Finished

5

Pablo Morales Campos Participation of Mitochondrial Fusion in Glucose Incorporation induced by GLP-1 on Vascular Smooth Muscle cells Mario Chiong

Finished

6

Damián Gatica Mizala Role of Herp in the degradation of Beclin-1 by the ubiquitin-proteasome system Sergio Lavandero,   Zully Pedrozo

Finished

7

Camila López Crisosto The role of mitochondrial dynamics in the regulation of insulin response in cardiomyocytes exposed to ceramides Sergio Lavandero

Finished

 

Undergraduate students

Name of student  Research Topic Tutor’s name  Status 
1 Samantha González Quiñones

Porphyromonas gingivalis infection inhibits apoptosis of gingival OKF/TERT2 epithelial cells

Denisse Bravo-Andrew Quest-José M Pérez-Donoso Finished
2 Margarita Consuelo Morán Nayan The role of cholesterol in glucose transport and localization of GLUT4 in skeletal muscle of normal adult mice and mice subjected to a high-fat diet Paola Llanos-Enrique Jaimovich Finished
3 Yildy Priscilla Utreras Mendoza

Glucose uptake and GLUT4 translocation in skeletal muscle fiber from high fat diet feeding mice

Alejandra Espinosa-Ariel Contreras Finished
4 Cristián Campos Acevedo

Changes in the expression proteins involved in calcium homeostasis in skeletal muscle of obese mice

Alejandra Espinosa-Enrique Jaimovich Finished
5 Sandra Espinoza Muñoz Study of the role of autophagy in signaling via the Toll-like receptor-4 in L6 myotubes Sergio Lavandero Process
6 Claudia Meza

Characterization uniport Ca+2 mitochondrial (mcu) in muscle of mice fed with high fat diet

Enrique Jaimovich – Ariel Contreras Process
7 Giomar Intriago

Characterization and comparison of model multiprotein complexes in muscle fibers of control mice with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Enrique Jaimovich – Denisse Valladares – Sonja Buvinic Process