Microbiology and Immunology - Cellular Biology - Innate Immunity - Host-pathogen interactions

Teaching experience at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso:

Undergraduate Courses
BIO 122 Cell Biology for the Biochemical Engineering program
BIO 1224 Research Unit 1 for the Bachelor's degree in Biology program
BIO 208 Immunology for the Biology and Natural Sciences program
BIO 505 Immunology for the Biochemistry program
BIO 1133 Molecular Biology for the Bachelor of Science program
BIO 336 Cellular Physiology for the Biochemistry program
BIO 131 Cell Biology for the Kinesiology program
BIO 328 Cell Biology for the Medical Technology program
BIO 1113 Cellular and Molecular Biology for the Medical Technology program

Graduate Courses
Participation in courses taught at the Master's Program in Microbiological Sciences, Institute of Biology:
BIO 700 Molecular Bases of Immune Response in Marine Invertebrates
BIO 760 Advanced Microbiological Sciences
BIO 761 Methods in Microbiological Sciences
BIO 703 Immunology in Pathogen-Host Interaction
BIO 1005 Antimicrobial Peptides

Participation in courses taught at the Doctorate Program in Aquaculture, cooperative program UCh/UCN/PUCV:
DAC 903 Molecular Biology of Pathogens and Immunity in Aquaculture
DAC 932 Computational Tools for Molecular Biology

Supervision of Thesis Projects and Seminars

Undergraduate

2022 -2023: “Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) as a biomarker for resistance to Vibrio bivalvicida in larvae of the oyster Argopecten purpuratus”. Student: Camila Montesinos. Biochemistry Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
2022 - 2023: “Potential for genetic manipulation of Vibrio-type bacteria”. Student: Ambar Perez. Biochemistry Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
2021: “Production and purification of the bactericidal protein of bacterial permeability increasing ApLBP/BPI1 from the oyster Argopecten purpuratus in Pichia pastoris”. Student: Camila Muñoz. Biochemistry Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
2020 -2022: “Functional characterization of the C-type lectin receptor (ApCLR) expressed in hemocytes of the oyster Argopecten purpuratus”. Student: Valentina Muñoz. Biochemistry Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
2020 -2022: “Cloning and molecular characterization of two isoforms of interleukin-17 from the oyster Argopecten purpuratus”. Student: Yurubi Borregales. Biochemistry Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
2018-2019: “Establishment of molecular surface markers of hemocytes of the oyster Argopecten purpuratus: Toll-like and Mannose receptors”. Student: Varinia Morales. Marine Biology Program. Universidad de Valparaíso.
2016-2017: “Immunity-microbiota interaction in the oyster Argopecten purpuratus: identification of immune response biomarkers”. Student: Katherine Muñoz. Biochemistry Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
2016-2017 "Identification and molecular characterization of a G-type lysozyme in the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Lamark, 1819) and its potential role as a biomarker of immune response". Student: Daniel González. Marine Biology Degree. University of Valparaíso.
2015 "Standardization of a primary culture method of hemocytes from the Northern scallop Argopecten purpuratus for the evaluation of in vitro immune response". Student: Bárbara González. Biology Education Degree. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
2015 "Expression and purification of recombinant Interleukin-1? protein from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss produced in Escherichia coli". Student: Roberto Cisternas. Biology Education Degree. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.

Graduate:

2020 to present: "Characterization of bioactive peptides with antimicrobial activity derived from microalgae with potential for aquaculture". Student: Pabla Ugalde. PhD program in Aquaculture, cooperative program UCh/UCN/PUCV (co-direction).
2020 -2022: "Analysis of the de novo transcriptome of hemocytes from the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus and identification of new antimicrobial peptides". Student: Felipe Stambuk. Master's in Microbiological Sciences. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
2019 -2022: "Identification of genes associated with immune response throughout the larval and post-larval development of the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus and the effect of a diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids on their expression against the pathogenic bacteria Vibrio splendidus". Student: Isis Rojas. PhD program in Aquaculture, cooperative program UCh/UCN/PUCV (co-direction).
2018 -2021: "Immune response effectors and their impact on the bacterial microbiota composition in Argopecten purpuratus". Student: Roxana González. PhD program in Aquaculture, cooperative program UCh/UCN/PUCV.
2017 "Detection of pathogens responsible for human infectious ocular keratitis by multiple qPCR with fluorescent probes". Student: Helen Gutiérrez. Master's in Microbiological Sciences. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. (co-direction).
2016 "Respiratory burst and its modulating function on the expression of antimicrobial effectors in hemocytes of Argopecten purpuratus induced with molecular patterns associated with pathogens". Student: Daniel Oyanedel. Master's in Microbiological Sciences. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
2016 "Evaluation of the biological activity of synthetic peptides obtained from the microalga Tetraselmis suecica". Student: Genezareth Wong. Master's in Microbiological Sciences. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. (co-direction).