Maria-Isabel Yuseff Sepulveda
Associate Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Antigen processing and presentation by B Lymphocytes Immune synapse Cell polarity and membrane trafficking Cytoskeleton Dynamics Autoimmunity
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BSc, Universidad de Concepción. Chile, 1998
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PhD, Universidad de Chile. Chile, 2004
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Associate Professor Full Time
P. Universidad Católica de Chile
Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2013 - At present
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Post Doctoral Fellow
Curie Institute
Paris, Francia
2006 - 2013
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Post Doctoral Fellow
P. Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2004 - 2006
1-Training of Students
• Thesis co-director conducing to the degree of PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Neurosciences. Juan José Sáez, PhD program of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Thesis project entitled: “Exo70 regula la eficiente fusión de lisosomas en la sinapsis inmune”. 2014-2018.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Jorge Andres Ibañez Vega, PhD program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Thesis entitled: "Rol del proteosoma en la formacion y funcion de la sinapsis inmune en linfocitos B”. 2016-2019.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Danitza Natalia Fuentes Peña, PhD program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Thesis entitled: "Rol del receptor de KDEL en la formación y función de la Sinapsis inmune en Linfocitos B”. 2017-Present.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. Jonathan Alexander Lagos Orellana, PhD program of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Thesis entitled: "Regulación de la autofagia por señales inflamatorias y su impacto en la presentación de antígenos en linfocitos B”. 2018-Present.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree of Biochemist. Fernanda Estefanía Cabrera Reyes. Thesis entitled: "Caracterización de la proteína SNX5 durante la activación de linfocitos B". 2018 - Present.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree of Biochemist. Martina Alamo Rollandi. Thesis entitled: "Título “SNAP23 regula la extracción y presentación de antígeno promoviendo la secreción de lisosomas hacia la sinapsis inmune". 2016 - 2018.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree of Biologist. Christopher Rivas Needham. Thesis entitled: "Dinámica Nuclear en Linfocitos B". 2019 - Present.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree of Biologist. Felipe del Valle Batalla. Thesis entitled: "Rol del proteosoma y su relación con el centrosoma en la sinapsis immunológica de Linfocitos B". 2016.
• Thesis director conducing to the degree of Biologist. Juan Pablo Bozo Olea. Thesis entitled: "Caracterización del papel del complejo exocisto en la formación de la sinapsis inmunológica de linfocitos B". 2015.
2007-2013: Trained and supervised the research of two graduate student from Université Paris VII Diderot-Paris during their masters’ internship (M2) and PhD thesis .
1997: Teachers assistant in the course of Microbiology in the University of Lleida (INTERCAMPUS AL.E.97) as part of an exchange program (1997).
1995: Teachers assistant in courses of Organic Chemistry (1995) Department of Chemistry. University of Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile.
2-Courses:
-Graduate Course in Cell biology: Cytoskeleton and Cell Polarity. June 17-20th, 2014
-Summer School Cell biology Course: Processing and Presentation of Antigens by B cells. Jan 20th, 2014
3-Symposiums:
Symposium on Immune Regulation. “From Basic Science to Novel Immuno therapeutic Strategies”. Nov 7th, 2013. Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile. Invited Speaker.
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Best Oral Presentation in Young Researchers in Life Sciences Meeting Paris, France.
INSTITUT CURIE DE PARIS
Francia, 2008
Awarded first prize for best oral presentation in Young Researchers in Life Sciences Meeting Paris, France.
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Embo Global Investigator
European Union
Chile, 2019
Funding by Embo is given to early-career scientists based on their scientific merit, where researchers must demonstrate that they have successfully established themselves as independent researchers by presenting their projects and having published articles as a last/corresponding author. The enables scientists to establish collaborations with scientists from the Embo community and enhance training opportunities for myself and students from my group. Type
Studying MHC II Presentation of Immobilzed Antigen by B Lymphocytes |
Shaping the Immune Synapse by Centrosome-Associated Proteins=> Impact on B Cell Responses |
REGULATION OF IMMUNE SYNAPSES THROUGH CELL POLARITY=> IMPACT ON B CELL RESPONSES |
Lysosome motility and distribution: Relevance in health and disease |
B cells use conserved polarity cues to regulate their antigen processing and presentation functions |