
Dolores Busso PERKINS
Associate Professor
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile
Our work is aimed at understanding how nutritional imbalances influence metabolism and reproduction.
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PhD in Biology (Physiology), Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina, 2005
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Assistant Investigator Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2012
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PostDoc Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2005 - 2009
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PhD Student Full Time
Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental - Universidad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998 - 2005
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Fellow Full Time
Institut de la Sante et Researche Medicale
Paris, Francia
1997 - 1997
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Undergraduate Fellow Part Time
Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1996 - 1996
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Assistant Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2016
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Associate Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2016 - 2019
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad de los Andes
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2019 - At present
Undergraduate Research Units
At Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2006-2008. Mentor Biological Sciences student María José Oñate-Alvarado.
2009. Co-Mentor Biological Sciences student María José Marin.
2009. Co-Mentor Biological Sciences student Sebastian Pereda.
2010. Mentor Biochemistry student Nicolás Santander.
2011-2012. Mentor Medicine student Lilian Mascareño.
2012. Mentor Medicine student Isabella Passalaqua.
2012. Mentor Biological Sciences student Linda Quilaqueo.
2014 -2015. Mentor Biochemistry student Paz Molina.
2014 - 2016. Mentor Medicine student Andrés Schneider.
2016. Mentor Medicine student Daniel Gallardo.
2018. Mentor Biochemistry student Maximiliano Villarreal.
2019. Mentor Nutrition students Perina Kutulas and Magdalena Gutiérrez.
At Universidad de los Andes
2021. Mentor Medicine students Javier Gonzalez (4th year) and Ignacio Zaninovic (3rd year).
2022. Mentor Medicine students Helene Francois (4th year) and Antonia Vela (3rd year).
2022. Mentor Medicine student Luis Velazquez (6th year).
2022 – Present. Supervisor Medicine teaching assistants Josefina González and Fernanda Jiménez.
2023. Mentor Medicine students Joaquín Bolívar and Ma. Trinidad Orellana (4th year).
Undergraduate thesis
2011-2012. Thesis in Biochemistry. Nicolás Santander.
2013 - 2014. Thesis in Medical Technology. Constanza Andrea Baeza y Nathaly De La Jara
2013 - 2015. Thesis in Biochemistry. Alonso Quiroz.
2016 - 2017. Thesis in Biochemistry. Paz Molina.
2019. Thesis in Medical Technology. José Chavez.
2019. Thesis in Medical Technology. Nicolás Gonzalez.
Mentoring of international students
2011. MISTI-PUC Grant Fellowship. Allison Hamilos, from MIT (US)
2012. PLISSER Fellowship (Programa de Investigaciones en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Reproducción Humana). Natalia Pascuali, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2014. PLISSER Fellowship (Programa de Investigaciones en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Reproducción Humana). Paula Accialini Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2015. MISTI-PUC Grant Fellowship. Dalia Walzer, from MIT (US)
Graduate Students
2012. Mentor Research Unit No. 1, PhD Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine UC. Lic. María José Parga.
2013. Mentor Research Unit No. 1, PhD Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine UC. Biochemist Nicolás Santander.
2015. Mentor Research Unit No. 2, PhD Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine UC. Biochemist Loni Berlowitz.
2018. Mentor Research Unit No. 2, PhD Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine UC. Biochemist Alonso Quiroz.
2021-2022. Mentor Research Units I and II, PhD Program in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes. Biochemist Fujiko Saavedra.
2023-2024. Mentor Research Units I and II, PhD Program in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes. Biologist Yessica Ortega.
2024-present. Mentor Research Unit I. PhD Program in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes. Biochemist Geraldine Lazcano.
Masters Thesis
2012-2013. Co-Mentor Master's Thesis in Nutrition, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. M.D. Grettel Martelo.
2016. Mentor Master's Thesis in Nutrition, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Lic. Marcela Riquelme.
2017-2018. Mentor Master's Thesis in Nutrition, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. M.D. Andrea David.
2020-2021. Mentor Master's Thesis in Nutrition, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. M.D. Fernanda Cárdenas.
2020-2022. Mentor Master's Thesis in Health Sciences Research, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Lic. Gabriela Belledonne.
2023-2024. Mentor Master's Thesis in Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andrés Bello. Lic. Camilia Romero.
Ph.D. Thesis
2013-2016. Mentor PhD Thesis in Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Francisca Salas.
2013-2016. Co-Mentor PhD Thesis in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Susana Contreras.
2014-2018. Mentor PhD Thesis in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Nicolás Santander.
2019-2022. Mentor PhD Thesis in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Alonso Quiroz.
2019-2022. Co-Mentor PhD Thesis in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes. Carolina Echeverría.
2019-2024. Mentor PhD Thesis in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Andreina Arias.
2022-Present. Mentor PhD Thesis in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes. Fujiko Saavedra.
2022-Present. Co-Mentor PhD Thesis in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes. Barbara Maturana.
2022-Present. Mentor PhD Thesis in Medical Sciences, School,of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Gabriela Belledonne.
Administration (Internal Management & Governance)
In Scientific Societies:
2007-2012. Board Member of the Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development (Treasurer, Director, Secretary).
2016-2018. Board Member, Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development (Santiago Representative).
2020-2022. Vice President, Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development.
2021-2024. Director, Latin American Society of Maternal-Fetal Interaction.
2023-2024. President, Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development.
In Research Agencies and Public Institutions:
2014 - Present. Member, National Accreditation Commission (CNA) Peer Review Register.
2016-2018. Member, FONDECYT Study Group Medicine G1.
2022-2023. Member, Interdisciplinary Evaluation Panel, ANID Exploration 2022 Competition.
2022-Present. Member, FONDEF Health Area Panel, ANID.
In Bioethics Committees and Laboratory Animal Activities:
2013-2023. Various leadership roles in ethical committees (Member, President, Vice President).
2017-2019. Director, UC Cryopreservation Program.
2020-2023. Academic Coordinator, Animal Facility, Universidad de los Andes.
2022-2023. Coordinator, Bioethics Committee, Universidad de los Andes.
2023-Present. Member, Bioethics Committee, Universidad de los Andes.
In Postgraduate Programs:
2010-2019. Faculty member of various postgraduate programs at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2019-Present. Faculty member, PhD Program in Biomedicine, Universidad de los Andes.
Co-Director, PhD Program in Biomedicine.
2023-Present. Director, PhD Program in Biomedicine.
Outreach (External Engagement & Knowledge Dissemination)
In Scientific Societies:
2014-2015. Member, Scientific Committee, VI Congress SLIMP, Mar del Plata. Argentina.
2016-2017. Member, Organizing Committee, VII Congress SLIMP, Puerto Varas, Chile.
2023. Chair Annual Joint Meeting Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development and Latinamerican DoHAD Society, Valdivia, Chile.
2024. Chair Annual Meeting Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development, Concepción, Chile.
In Research Agencies and Public Institutions:
2015. Reviewer, UK-Chile Joint Evaluation Panel for Research Projects (CONICYT – RCUK).
2015. Reviewer, FONDECYT Regular 2016 (Medicine G1 Study Group).
2019. Expert Advisory Team on National Micronutrient Policies (Folic Acid), Ministry of Health, Chile.
2020. Reviewer, FONDECYT 2021 (Medicine G1 Study Group).
Blood lipids during pregnancy: A progressively appreciated subject in basic and clinical research |
Magnetic resonance imaging technology for aging related diseases: brain, heart and vessels |
Tecnologías de Imágenes por Resonancia Magnética para enfermedades asociadas a la vejez=> cerebro, corazón y vasos. |
Cholesterol is bad for eggs as much as eggs are bad for cholesterol. |
Cholesterol is bad for eggs as much as eggs are bad for cholesterol. |
Impact of high density lipoprotein metabolism in mouse oocyte and embryo physiology: underlying mechanisms, pathological implications and potential interventions |
IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM IN MOUSE OOCYTE AND EMBRYO PHYSIOLOGY=> UNDERLYING MECHANISMS, PATHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS. |
Role of Good Cholesterol HDL in Female Fertility |
Role of Good Cholesterol HDL in Female Fertility. |
Unrelenting Macrosomia Despite Optimal Glycemic Control in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: is an Excessive Rise of Maternal Serum Lipids the Link Between Prepregnancy Overweight and Excessive Fetal Growth? |
Unrelenting Macrosomia Despite Optimal Glycemic Control in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus=> is an Excessive Rise of Maternal Serum Lipids the Link Between Prepregnancy Overweight and Excessive Fetal Growth? |
Centro para fortalecer las capacidades de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Chile, mediante la creación de un bioterio de clase mundial que asegure la calidad de la I+D+I en Biotecnología |
Fortalecimiento del Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Médicas y de la investigación avanzada en metabolismo, inflamación y enfermedades crónicas en la Escuela de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. |
Involvement of receptor-dependent high density lipoprotein metabolism on mouse female fertility and embryonic development |
Involvement of receptor-dependent high density lipoprotein metabolism on mouse female fertility and embryonic development. |
Contribución de la proteína transportadora de colesterol NPC2 a la síntesis de esteroides y el desarrollo folicular en el ovario. |
Contribution of the NPC2 cholesterol transport protein to steroid synthesis and follicular development in the ovary |
Relevance of Niemann Pick C proteins in physiology and pathophysiology |
Relevancia de las proteínas Niemann Pick C en fisiología y fisiopatología. |
Role of testicular protein TPX-1 in fertilization and its potential use to regulate fertility |
Role of testicular protein TPX-1 in fertilization and its potential use to regulate fertility. |
Participación de una proteína de la familia de la proteína epididimaria “DE” en el proceso de fertilización. |
Participation of a protein family of epididymal protein DE in the process of fertilization. |

Dolores Busso
Associate Professor
Centro de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile

Attilio Rigotti
Full Professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE - ESCUELA DE MEDICINA - DEPTO DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

Nicolás Santander
Assistant Professor
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile

JOSE SANTOS
Full Professor
Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Attilio Rigotti
Full Professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Andrea Leiva
Profesor Asociado
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile

Sebastián Illanes
professor, Director of Reproductive Biology Laboratory
Medicine
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
Santiago, Chile

Loni Berkowitz
Investigador postdoctoral
Nutrición, diabetes y metabolismo
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile

Silvana Zanlungo
Full Professor
Gastroenterology
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Katherine Rivera
PhD (c) student in Medical Science
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Emma Hernandez
Directora
Servicio de Anatomía Patológica
Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Odontología
SANTIAGO, Chile

Susana Contreras
Assistant Professor
Nutrition and Dietetics
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile

Victor Cortes
Associate professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Francisca Salas
Asistant Professor
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile

RICARDO MORENO
Profesor Titular
Fisiología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS, DEPTO. DE FISIOLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

Juan Orellana
Associate Professor
Departamento de Neurología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Pablo Irarrazaval
Professor
Electrical Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

JOSE GALGANI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
NUTRITION, DIABETES AND METABOLISM; AND UDA-CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD, NUTRICION Y DIETETICA
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Barbara Samith
Profesor Instructor Adjunto
Ciencias de la Salud
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Roberto Bravo
Assistant Professor
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Eduardo Abbott
Profesor Asistente
Medicina Interna
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Lara Jorge
Profesora Asistente
Centro de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile

valentina serrano
PROFESOR ASISTENTE
NUTRICION, DIABETES Y METABOLISMO
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Alejandro Godoy
Associate Professor
Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile

Paola Llanos
Profesor Asistente
Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias Biomédicas
FACULTAD DE ODONTOLOGIA. UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Hugo Verdejo
Profesor Asociado
División de Enferemedades Cardiovasculares
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Fabián Jaña
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad de Aysén
Coyhaique, Chile

Alvaro Martínez
Director Asociado de Propiedad Intelectual y Transferencia Tecnológica
FUNDACIÓN CIENCIA PARA LA VIDA (FCV)
Santiago, Chile

Aline Carvalho da Silva
Assistant Professor
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Región metropolitana, Chile

Álvaro Passi
PhD student
Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University College London
London, Reino Unido

Rommy von Bernhardi
Full Professor
Neurology
DEPT. NEUROLOGY, FAC. MEDICINE PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Marcelo Andia
Associate Professor
Radiology
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Claudio Vera
Assitant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

paula margozzini
Associate Professor
Public Health
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Gisela Canedo
Investigadora y Profesora
Facultad de Odontología
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile

Tomas Perez-Acle
Full Professor
Computational Biology Lab
Fundación Ciencia para la Vida
Santiago, Chile

Reyna Peñailillo
Postdoctorado
Centro de Investigación Biomédica
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile

MARCO ARRESE
FULL PROFESSOR
GASTROENTEROLOGY
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Guadalupe Echeverría
Manager
Center for Molecular Nutrition and Chronic Diseases
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile