Victor Antonio Cortes Mora
Associate professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
1.Cellular and molecular determinants of adipose tissue differentiation and maintenance. 2. Endocrine, metabolic and genetic characterization of individuals with severe insulin resistance syndromes. 3. Molecular basis of fatty liver disease
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Medical Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
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Physician surgeon, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
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Medicine, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2000
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Postdoctoral scholar Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS
Dallas, Estados Unidos
2006 - 2011
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Instructor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2012
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Assistant Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2012 - 2015
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Associate professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2016 - At present
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Attending physician - diabetology, general medicine Full Time
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile
2005 - At present
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Attending physician Part Time
Hospital Sótero del Río, Ministry of Health
Chile
2005 - 2006
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Postodoctoral fellow Full Time
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Estados Unidos
2006 - 2011
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Integrante grupo de estudio Fondecyt Medicina G1 Other
Conicyt
Chile
2016 - 2019
A. Postdoctoral fellows:
1) Pablo Mardones, PhD (University of Amesterdam, Netherlands), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2012-2013
2) Marta Fernandez, PhD (University of Navarra, Spain), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2015-2018
3) Marcela Fuentes, PhD (Unversity of Chile, Chile), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2015-2018
B. PhD thesis:
1) Kelly Cautivo. Biological Sciences Doctoral Program, Molecular Genetics and Microbilogy mention, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, graduated in 2014.
2) Pablo Tapia. Biological Sciences Doctoral Program, Molecular Genetics and Microbilogy mention, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In progress, to be graduated in 2019.
3) Lila González, Medical Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In progress, to be graduated in 2020.
4) Fermín Robledo, Biotechnology. Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello. In progress, to be graduated in 2019.
5) Ana María Figueroa, Medical Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2019 - in progress.
6) Luis R. Cataldo. Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Program, Universidad de los Andes - Chile. Graduated in 2015.
7) Juan Carlos Bórquez, Nutrition and Food Doctoral program, University of Chile, co-director, 2020 - in progress
8) Patricio Medel, Epidemiology Doctoral Program, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. co-director, 2020 - in progress
C. Magister thesis:
1) Denisse Goldenberg, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Graduated in 2013
2) María J. Riveros, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Graduated in 2014
3) Ana María Figueroa, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Graduated in 2017
4) Pía Zamora, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Graduated in 2017
5) Beatriz Villanueva, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Graduated in 2018
6) Caterina Tiscornia, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. To be graduated in 2021
7) Luisa Mejía, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. To be graduated in 2022
8) Maricarmen García, Master in Nutrition, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. To be graduated in 2022
D. Undergraduate students:
1) Alejandro Jeldres, Medical Student, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012-2013
2) Karen García, Medical Student, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012-2013
3) Roberto Coloma, Medical Student, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012-2013
4) Elizabeth Muñoz, Medical Student, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012-2013
5) Judith Huichaqueo, Biotechnology Engineering, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Chile, 2020-2021
- Explora - Conicyt, High school talks, students and teachers´ supervision: 2012 - to date
- Study group - member, Fondecyt Medicine G1: 2015-2019
- Study group - director, Fondecyt Medicine G1: 2017 - 2019
- Memberships: Chilean society of endocrinology and diabetes, Chilean society of cellular biology, Chilean society of nutrition and toxicology
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Honor Scholarship
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 1993
Awareded for the highest academic performance at the Medical School
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Honor Scholarship
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 1994
Awareded for the highest academic performance at the Medical School
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Honor Scholarship
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 1995
Awareded for the highest academic performance at the Medical School
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Doctoral felloswhip
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Chile, 2001
Awarded for funding doctoral studies
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Doctoral felloswhip
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2004
Awarded for funding doctoral studies
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President of the Republic Fellowship
Ministry of planification and coorperation
Chile, 2006
Awarderd for international postdoctoral studies
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Postdoctoral fellowship
American Heart Association
Estados Unidos, 2009
For postdoctoral research
Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein Metabolism in Obesity |
Genetics of body composition: From severe obesity to extreme leanness |
Manual de dislipidemias. Metabolismo y clínica |
ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIA AND CAVEOLAE LIPID COMPOSITION ON AGPAT2-DEPENDENT LIPODYSTROPHY |
Association between gene variants of the mitochondrial genome and proteome with insulin secretion/sensitivity indexes and glycemic-related traits |
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GENE VARIANTS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME AND PROTEOME WITH INSULIN SECRETION/SENSITIVITY INDEXES AND GLYCEMIC-RELATED TRAITS |
HAVE LIPID DROPLET ABNORMALITIES AND OXIDATIVE STRESS A ROLE IN THE ADIPOSE CELL DEATH OF LIPODYSTROPHIC AGPAT2 DEFICIENT MICE? |
ROL DEL EPITELIO INTESTINAL EN LA DISLIPIDEMIA DIABÉTICA |
"STUDYING BROWN ADIPOGENESIS IN VIVO=> MECHANISMS FOR BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE LACK IN AGPAT2-DEFICIENT LIPODYSTROPHIC ORGANISMS" |
Have lipid droplet abnormalities and oxidative stress a role in the adipose cell death of lipodystrophic Agpat2 deficient mice? |
Rol del epitelio intestinal en la dislipidemia diabetica |
STUDYING BROWN ADIPOGENESIS IN VIVO: MECHANISMS FOR BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE LACK IN AGPAT2-DEFICIENT LIPODYSTROPHIC ORGANISMS |
Diseño de matrices alimentarias saludables |
Efectos de la obesidad y la cirugía bariátrica sobre el sistema inflamasoma, resistencia insulínica e inflamación sistémica |
EFFECT OF CHOLECYSTECTOMY ON SERUM TRIGLYCERIDE AND HEPATIC FAT LEVELS IN WOMEN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN MICE. |
Effect of cholecystectomy on serum triglyceride and hepatic fat levels on women and the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice |
Effect of gastric bypass, selective gastrectomy and duodenal-jejunal bypass on bile acid homeostasis. Role=> Associate investigator |
EFFECT OF GASTRIC BYPASS, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND DUODENALJEJUNAL BYPASS ON BILE ACID HOMEOSTASIS. |
Evaluación de la salud oral en pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 y su relación con el control metabólico de la diabetes |
PPAR-GAMMA COACTIVATOR-1 ALPHA (PGC1ALPHA) AND SEROTONIN METABOLISM: INDEPENDENT AND COMBINED EFFECTS ON MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND INSULIN SECRETION OF PANCREATIC BETA CELLS |
Ppar-gamma coactivator-1 alpha and serotonin metabolism=> independent and combined effects on mitochondrial function and insulin secretion of pancreatic beta cells. |
Establecimiento y Consolidación de un Laboratorio de Investigación de la Fisiología Molecular del Tejido Adiposo, Nutrición y Metabolismo |
MECHANISMS OF LIPODYSTROPHY IN THE AGPAT2 DEFICIENT MOUSE |
Mechanisms of lipodystrophy in the AGPAT2 deficient mice |
Phenotypic characterization of AGPAT2 deficient mice, a novel model of human lipodystrophy |
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GENE VARIANTS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME AND PROTEOME WITH INSULIN SECRETION/SENSITIVITY INDEXES AND GLYCEMIC-RELATED TRAITS |