Herman Silva Ascencio
Professor
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics in plant species of agronomic interest: a) understand how plants respond to abiotic stress; b) comparative genomics to understand the accumulation of bioactive compounds; c) identification of molecular markers.
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Licenciate in Biochemistry, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 1987
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Biochemist, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 1988
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Ph. D., Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Estados Unidos, 1998
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Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Facultad de Ciencias Agronomicas
Santiago, Chile
2015 - At present
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad Andres Bello
Santiago, Chile
2005 - 2010
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Assistant Professor Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
1999 - 2005
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Ph. D. Student Full Time
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, Estados Unidos
1994 - 1998
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Senior Lab Technician Full Time
Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey, Chile
1991 - 1993
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Instructor Part Time
Universidad de Chile
La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
1990 - 1991
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2015
Post-Doctoral supervision:
• Dra. Karina Ruiz, Project Fondecyt postdoc N°3130624 “How does quinoa deal with salt stress? Evaluation of architectural traits and transcription factors related to stress tolerance genes that make it a successful crop in a challenging environment. October 2012-September 2014 (tutor).
• Dra. Lorena Marchant, Identification of metabolic pathways involved in the aroma of Fragaria chiloensis. April 2007-August 2007.
Doctoral students:
• Charleen Copier (Director), Doctorate in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Chile, ongoing (2019), CONICYT Fellow.
• Maria Angelica Ormeño (co-director), Doctorate in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Chile, ongoing (2019), CONICYT Fellow.
• Cristian Hernandez (co-director), Doctorate in Food and Nutrition, Universidad de Chile, ongoing (2019), CONICYT Fellow.
• Denisse Zamorano (Director), Doctorate in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Chile, ongoing (2017); CONICYT Fellow.
• Daniela Arias (co-director), Doctorate in Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, finished 06/2019.
• Loreto Prat (Director), Doctorate in Biotechnology, Universidad Andres Bello, finished 12/2014. Current position: Associate Professor, University of Chile.
• Sergio Diez de Medina (Director), Doctorate in Biotechnology, Universidad Andres Bello, finished 05/2014, CONICYT fellow.
• Juan Carlos Rios (Director), Doctorate in Biotechnology, Universidad Andres Bello, finished 05/2014.
• Lorena Marchant (co-director), Doctorate in Biology, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, finished: 2004 (CONICYT and Andes Fundation fellow).
Master students:
• Javiera Fuentes, MSc. in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Chile, finished 11/2019.
• Barbara Valenzuela, MSc. in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Chile, finished 11/2019.
• Jorge Moraga, MSc. in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Chile, finished 12/2016.
Undergraduate students
• Romina Moris, Biochemistry, Universidad de Santiago, Undergraduate Thesis, ongoing (2019)
• Diego Caceres, Agronomist Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, ongoing (2019).
• Rodrigo Corral, Agronomist Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2020.
• Gaëlle Calvez, Agronomist Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2020.
• Kedy Ho, Biotechnology Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC), 2018.
• Natalia Molina, Agronomist Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2017.
• Francisca Matus, Agronomist Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2013.
• María Soledad Cabrera, Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2011.
• Gabriel Ballesteros, Bioinformatics Engineering, Universidad de Talca, Undergraduate Thesis, 2010.
• Alejandra Cifuentes, Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Undergraduate Thesis, 2010.
• Jonathan Maldonado, Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2010.
• Margarita Santiago, Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2007.
• Juan Saba, Civil Engineering in Computer Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile. Undergraduate Thesis, 2006 (co-adviser).
• Francisco Duarte, Biochemistry, Universidad de Santiago. Undergraduate Thesis, 2005.
• Andres Tittarelli, Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2005.
• Nicolas Loira, Civil Engineering in Computer Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile. Undergraduate Thesis, 2005 (co-adviser).
• Luis Milla, Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Undergraduate Thesis, 2003.
TEACHING RESPONSABILITIES
Currently: Biochemistry for agronomist undergraduate students (Universidad de Chile) and Advanced Genetics for Ph.D. students (Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Program).
2015-2017: Rescue and valorization of the blood-flesh peach by generating a bank of live germplasm and the study of its nutritional and culinary properties in the town of Constitucion, Maule Region.(FIA; PYT-2015-0390). This project allowed the establishment of an association for family farmers to comercialize their products and get new peach plants with higher concentration of antioxidants.
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Academic Forum Chile - Japan 2014
CONICYT
Chile, 2014
Member of the chilean delegation to participate in the group Biological Sciences: Genes, cell and organisms. Chilean coordinator: Dr. Miguel Allende; Japanese coordinator: Dr. Hiroyuki Takeda
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Fellowship to attend to RGC7 (7th International Rosaceae Genomics Conference). Seattle, WA
RosBreed
Estados Unidos, 2014
7th International Rosaceae Genomics Conference.
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Associate Editor
Frontiers in Plant Science
Suiza, 2019
Plant Breeding Section
AtUTr1 a UDP-galactose/UDP-glucose transporter from Arabidopsis thaliana is located at the endoplasmic reticulum and is involved in protein folding quality control |
Functional Genomics: Transcriptomics |
Innovación, Desarrollo y Negocios en Biotecnología |
Cristian Gallardo
Profesor Titular
Departamento de Oceanografía
Universidad de Concepción
Concepcion, Chile
Marlene Gebauer
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Ciencias Vegetales
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE (PUC)
Santiago, Chile
Gerardo Tapia
Encargado Recursos Geneticos Vegetales
Instituto de investigaciones agropecuarias, INIA
Chillán, Chile
Eduardo Agosin
Full Professor
Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Carolina Torres
Professor/Researcher
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA
Talca, Chile
Ariel Orellana
Profesor Titular
Centro de Biotecnologia Vegetal
UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO
Santiago, Chile
Andrés Schwember
Profesor Asociado
Ciencias Vegetales
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Gustavo Lobos
Associate Professor
Horticulture
FACULTDAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA
Talca, Chile
Mauricio Gonzalez
Profesor Titular
INTA
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE - INSTITUTO DE NUTRICION Y TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
Santiago, Chile
VILBETT BRIONES
Académico/Director de Escuela
Ingeniería en Alimentos
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA
la serena, Chile
Leonardo Pavez
Profesor Asociado
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales
Universidad de Las Américas
Santiago, Chile
Veronica Cambiazo
Profesora titular
Unidad de Nutrición Básica
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE - INTA
Santiago, Chile
Claudio Meneses
Profesor Asociado
Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Lee Meisel
Associate Professor
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile
Macul, Chile
Ninoska Delgado
Investigador Postdoctoral
Escuela Ingeniería en Medioambiente
Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaiso, Chile
Andrés Tittarelli
Profesor Asociado
Instituto Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDT)
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana
Santiago, Chile
Máximo González
Investigador
Biotecnología
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas
La Serena, Chile
Andrea Morales
Académico de planta, encargada de Investigación
Salud
Universidad Santo Tomas
La Serena, Chile
Carolina Sanhueza
Académico e investigador
Ciencias y tecnología vegetal
Universidad de Concepción
Los Angeles, Chile
Juan Manuel Estrada
Director
Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales
Universidad Andrés Bello
Quintay , Chile
Igor Pacheco
Profesor Asistente
Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica
INTA - Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Cristian Balbontin
Investigador
Produccion Vegetal
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
Chillán, Chile
JONATHAN MALDONADO
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Biología
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
ERIKA SALAZAR
INVESTIGADORA
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS INIA LA PLATINA
SANTIAGO, Chile
Rosa Scherson
Associate Professor
Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Yohaily Rodríguez
Asistente de Investigación
Departamento de Ciencias Vegetales
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Denisse Zamorano
INVESTIGADORA POSTDOCTORAL
CIENCIAS QUIMICAS
Universidad de La Frontera
TEMUCO, Chile
Britt Wallberg
Encargada de Banco Base de Recursos Fitogenéticos
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
Vicuña, Chile