 
Luis Fernando Larrondo Castro
Associate Professor
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Circadian Rhythms, fungal genetics, photobiology, fungal genomics, synthetic biology
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Cell and Molecular Biology, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2003
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Biochemistry, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1999
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Postdoctoral Fellow Full TimeDARTMOUTH COLLEGE Hanover, Estados Unidos 2004 - 2009 
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Assistant Professor Full TimePONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE Ciencias Biologicas Santiago, Chile 2009 - 2014 
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Associate Professor Full TimePONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE Ciencias Biologicas Santiago, Chile 2014 - At present 
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Director Full TimeMillennium Nucleus for Fungal Integrative and Synthetic Biology Santiago, Chile 2013 - 2017 
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Director OtherMillennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio) Santiago, Chile 2018 - At present 
Ph.D. THESIS DIRECTION
Vicente Rojas*		  2021 (Expected)
Rodrigo Pérez *		  2021 (Expected)
Verónica del Rio *		  2021 (Expected)
Marlene Henroquez           2020 (Expected)
Verónica Delgado *		  2020 
Alejandra Goity *		  2019  
Felipe Muñoz *		  2019
Rodrigo Diaz     *		  2016
Consuelo Olivares-Yañez  2015 
Montserrat Hevia *		  2015 
Alejandro Montenegro-Montero 2014 
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS DIRECTION
Cyndi Tabilo                    2020 (Expected)
Andres Romero		2019
Vicente Rojas		        2026 (Co-directed with Dr. Francisco Salinas)
Claudia Villegas		2015 (Co-directed with Dr. Paulina Bull)
Pilar Alessandri		2015
Hanna Muller		        2015 (Co-directed with Dr. Paulo Canessa)
Alejandro Stevens-Lagos2012
Alejandra Goity 		2012 
Felipe Muñoz		        2010 (Co-directed with Dr. Rafael Vicuna)
		
POSTDOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Consuelo Olivares-Yañez		 2017	(Currently Young Investigator at MIISSB)
Montserrat Hevia		                 2015-2016	(Currently iPostdoc at UFRO)
Alejandro Montenegro-Montero	 2014-2016	(Currently Editor at John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
Veronique Hill		                         2014-2017	(Currently Research Assistant, Inst. Curie, France)
Francisco Salinas		                 2014-2017	(Currently Assistant Professor at UACH)
Paulo Canessa		                 2009-2015 	(Currently Assistant Professor at UNAB)
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES.
Editorial Board Member:          
eLife                                                                 2019- Present
Frontiers in Microbiology				 2018- Present
Biological Research				         2015- Present
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 		 2014- Present
Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)	 2014- Present
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 	 2009-2018 
Ad Hoc reviewer for: Fungal Genetics and Biology, Eukaryotic Cell, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Phytologist, Microbial Biotechnology, Current Genetics, Free Radical Biology& Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Plant Cell & Environment, PLoS ONE, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Marine Biotechnology, Environmental Microbiology, PloS Genetics, Trends in Plant Science, mBio, Nucleic Acid Research, Nature Protocols, Nature.
- Patent application (INAPI) 201603010, “A yeast optogenetic expression system”
- Patent application (INAPI) 3363-2016, “Method for high-throughput screening of substances for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, based on genetically modified strains”
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International Research ScholarsHoward Hughes Medical Institute Estados Unidos, 2017 HHMI funds exceptionally talented scientists and educators to advance the front lines of biomedical research and train the next generation of scientific leaders. 
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Young Affiliated memberTWAS Italia, 2011 Elected as Young Affiliated member of the Academy of Science for the Developing World (TWAS) 
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PEW Postdoctoral Latin American Fellowship in the Biomedical ScienceTHE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS Estados Unidos, 2004 2004-2006 
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Medalla Herman NiemeyerSOCIEDAD DE BIOQUIMICA DE CHILE Chile, 2002 Receives the Herman Niemeyer award given by the SBBCH (Sociedad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Chile) as a distinguished Ph.D. student. 
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Aschoff's RuleSociety for Reserach on Biological Rhythms Estados Unidos, 2017 Prize given every year to a scientists who has advanced the field of chronobiology 
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AAMAmerican Academy of Microbiology Estados Unidos, 2020 Elected member of the American Academy of Microbiology 
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ACALAcademia de Ciencias de America Latina y el caribe Venezuela, 2019 Elected Member of ACAL 
| Exploiting Fungal Photobiology as a Source of Novel Bio-blocks for Optogenetic Systems | 
| The Clock Keeps on Ticking: Emerging Roles for Circadian Regulation in the Control of Fungal Physiology and Pathogenesis | 
| In the Driver's Seat: The Case for Transcriptional Regulation and Coupling as Relevant Determinants of the Circadian Transcriptome and Proteome in Eukaryotes | 
| Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBIO) | 
| A synthetic biology strategy to delve into the properties and plasticity of circadian oscillators and other transcriptional regulatory circuits | 
| A synthetic biology strategy to delve into the properties and plasticity of circadian oscillators and other transcriptional regulatory circuits | 
| A SYNTHETIC RED-LIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH TO CONTROL GENE EXPRESSION AND MODULATE CIRCADIAN REGULATION IN NEUROSPORA CRASSA. | 
| DECIPHERING TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORY NETWORKS IN A SIMPLE ORGANISM TO ANALYZE LIGHT- RESPONSES AND CIRCADIAN OSCILLATIONS=> AN APPROACH BASED ON COMPARATIVE GENOMIC ANALYSES AND PHYLOGENETIC FOOTPRINTING | 
| Acquisition of a Cytation3 Cell Imaging Multi‐Mode Reader=> A platform for the development of Synthetic Biology | 
| Environmental signals and gene expression in Neurospora crassa=> rational approach for the mapping of transcriptional networks and rewiring of key components in order to assess basic circadian principles | 
| Millennium Nucleus for Fungal Integrative and Synthetic Biology (MN-FISB) | 
| Millennium Nucleus for Fungal Integrative and Synthetic Biology (MN-FISB) | 
| YEAST PLATFORMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NATURAL FLAVOR COMPOUNDS. | 
| MODULATION OF BOTRYTIS CINEREA VIRULENCE FACTORS=> EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT AND CIRCADIAN-REGULATION. | 
| A Neurospora crassa systems-approach=> identification of molecular components involved in circadian-controlled gene expression through Forward and Reverse Genetics strategies | 
 
Daniela Seelenfreund
Profesor Asociado
Bioquímica y Biología Molecular
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
 
Francisco Melo
Profesor Titular
Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
 
Rubén Polanco
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO (UNAB)
SANTIAGO, Chile
 
Alexis Rivas
Investigador Postdoctoral
Instituto de Neurociencias Biomédicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
 
Gloria Levican
Académica Profesora Titular
Departamento de Biología
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
 
Luis Castillo
Profesor Asociado
de Biología
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS, DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA
La Serena, Chile
 
Luis Larrondo
Associate Professor
Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
 
Tomas Perez-Acle
Full Professor
Computational Biology Lab
Fundación Ciencia para la Vida
Santiago, Chile
 
Carlos Lagos
Profesor Asociado
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIA
UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN
SANTIAGO, Chile
 
Gino Corsini
Director Instituto Ciencias Biomédicas
Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Santiago, Chile
 
Francisco Salinas
Profesor Asociado
Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiolgía
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
 
Francisco Cubillos
Investigador Asociado
Departamento de Biologia
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
 
Claudio Martinez
Profesor Titular
Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
 
Paulo Canessa
Associate Professor
Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida
Universidad Andrés Bello
Santiago, Chile
 
Raul Araya
Profesor Asistente
Facultad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile
 
Alejandra Goity
Investigador postdoctoral iBio
Genética Molecular
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
 
Veronica Delgado
Investigador postdoctoral
Genética Molecular y Microbiología
Instituto Milenio de Biología Integrativa (iBio)
Santiago, Chile
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