Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying complex behaviors involved in physiological or pathological conditions, such as memory formation, drug addiction. Keyword: Neurodevelopment. Alcohol. Fetal programming. Gen expression. Redox homeostasis.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

GRADUATE PROGRAM
-Thesis supervision of José Cuitiño. MAGÍSTER EN CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS MENCIÓN NEUROCIENCIAS. Universidad de Valparaiso. Mayo 2020.
-Visitor Professor of “Calcium signaling”. Universidad de Chile, Santiago Chile. November 2007.
-Visitor Professor of “Calcium signaling”. Universidad de Chile, Santiago Chile. November 2008.
-Thesis supervision of María Mercedes Casas Alarcón. Master in Medical Sciences, Facultad de Medicina , Universidad de Chile. 2009-2011. Co-advisor with Dr. Maria Cecilia Hidalgo.

UNGRADUATE PROGRAM
-Thesis supervision Specer Alcayaga. Kinesiología. Universidad Católica de Norte. 2019
-Thesis supervision Kinesiología. Universidad Católica del Norte. 2018.
-Thesis supervision of Daniela Jara. Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. 2015
-Coordinator of Pharmacology Course for nurse students. Universidad Católica del Norte. 2013-2018
-Training in Biochemistry of Sebastian Gallardo, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, 2009. Co-advisor with Dr. Maria Cecilia Hidalgo.
-Visitor Professor of Neuroscience for Biochemistry students. Lectures of Neuroanatomical bases of the Behavior: Anxiety and Learning and Memory. Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello. Santiago-Chile. October 2006, 2007, 2008..
-Training in Biology of Julián Sánchez, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile. 2009 Co–advisor with Dr. Maria Cecilia HidalgoProfessor in charge of General training course “Revelando las verdades del clonamiento” Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello. August-November 2005.
-Instructor of Pharmacology for Pharmaceutical students. P. Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago-Chile. July-November 2005.
-Professor In charge of Cellular Biology course for Veterinary Medicine students. Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Santiago- Chile. March-July 2006, 2007.

*2020 Organizer of "Jornada de discusión en torno a problemáticas de uso y abuso de alcohol y drogas." Coquimbo
*2019 Part of reviewer scientific committee of “Congreso Regional Explora 2019”.
*2019 Invited speaker of “II Encuentro de Investigación e Innovación con Equidad”.
Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Talca, Talca.
*2018 Part of reviewer scientific committee of “Congreso Regional Explora 2018”.
*2018 Invited speaker of “ Congreso Futuro 2018”. Title of presentation: Alcohol y drogas: la delgada línea entre la salud y la enfermedad”.
*2018 Invited speaker of “IV Jornada Anual de Equipos Chile Crece Contigo de Hospitales de la Región Metropolitana”.Title of presentation: Bebes Expuestos A Sustancias Por Consumo Materno De Alcohol y/o Drogas.
*2017. Invited speaker of “Seminario de Prevención del Consumo de Alcohol: Un Desafío Regional” Organizer by SENDA and Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo. Junio 7th,
*2016 Invited speaker to the conference entitled: “Alteraciones cognitivas luego de la exposición a alcohol in útero, evaluadas en modelo animal”. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. 21 Octubre 2016.
*2016 Speaker for “Explora” program. Presentation entitled: “Brain and Emotion“. For 3th grade students Colegio Arturo Prat Chacón-Coquimbo-Chile.
*2016 Speaker for “Explora” program. Presentation entitled: "From abuse drugs consumption to addiction". For 6th grade students Colegio Santa Maria del Refugio -Coquimbo-Chile.
*2016 Workshop for 5th grade students “Effect of alcohol in our organism”. This activity was inserting in the “Lanzamiento campaña regional de SENDA-Cuida tus límites”
*2015 Organizer and director of “International itinerant workshop “Consequences of ethanol consumption: Neurobiology, Prevention and Rehabilitation”. Funded by IBRO-LARC. This grant supported diverse activities for professionals working with vulnerable and addicts persons as well as with students of 5th grade of different schools in Andacollo.
*2015 Organizer and director of Workshop: “Formación de monitores preventivos de adicciones en la Universidad Católica del Norte”. Funded by “Proyecto de Interés regional, Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo. This grant supported the training of 8 students.
*2015 Speaker for “Explora” program. Presentation entitled: ¿Por qué las Mamitas embarazadas no deben beber alcohol? Audience: students of 7th grade. Escuela Gabriela Mistral, Llanquihue-Chile
*2015 Speaker for “Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Project”. Presentation entitled:”Efecto del consumo de alcohol en nuestro cerebro”. Audience: students of 7th grade Escuela Metodista, Coquimbo-Chile
*2015 Invited teacher. Talk entitled: Why are abuse drugs the enemy of our brain? Audience: students of 2th grade at Colegio San Joaquin, La Serena-Chile.
*2015 Invited speaker for “Jornada de Neurociencia, desde la teoría a la práctica” for students and general community. Universidad Santo Tomas, Sede La Serena.
*2014-2015 Organizer of “I and II Jornadas Básicos-Clínicas” Universidad Católica del Norte. October
*2014 Invited speaker on the “Seminarios de Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile”, Valdivia.