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Mauricio Vargas Uribe

Head of R&D

Kura Biotech

Puerto Varas, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Biotechnology; Protein Folding and Stability; Proteomics; Enzymology; Membrane Proteins; Lipids, Thermodynamics

Educación

  •  PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS-MEDICAL CENTER. Estados Unidos, 2015
  •  Biochemistry, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
  •  Biochemist, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE. Chile, 2007

Experiencia Académica

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS-MEDICAL CENTER

    2010 - 2015

  •   Adjunt Professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Ciencias

    Valdivia, Chile

    2015 - 2018

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    University of Kansas-Medical Center

    Kansas City, Estados Unidos

    2010 - 2015

  •   Adjunt Professor Part Time

    Universidad Austral de Chile

    Valdivia, Chile

    2015 - 2018

  •   Head of R&D Proteomics and Toxicology Full Time

    Kura Biotech

    Puerto Varas, Chile

    2019 - At present


 

Article (14)

Conformational Switching in Bcl-xL: Enabling Non-Canonic Inhibition of Apoptosis Involves Multiple Intermediates and Lipid Interactions
Lipid-modulation of membrane insertion and refolding of the apoptotic inhibitor Bcl-xL
Cellular Entry of the Diphtheria Toxin Does Not Require the Formation of the Open-Channel State by Its Translocation Domain
Effect of nordihydroguaiaretic acid on cell viability and glucose transport in human leukemic cell lines
Membrane Association of the Diphtheria Toxin Translocation Domain Studied by Coarse-Grained Simulations and Experiment
Role of Acidic Residues in Helices TH8-TH9 in Membrane Interactions of the Diphtheria Toxin T Domain
Thermodynamics of Membrane Insertion and Refolding of the Diphtheria Toxin T-Domain
Comparison of Membrane Insertion Pathways of the Apoptotic Regulator Bcl-xL and the Diphtheria Toxin Translocation Domain
Crucial Role of H322 in Folding of the Diphtheria Toxin T-Domain into the Open-Channel State
pH-Triggered Conformational Switching of the Diphtheria Toxin T-Domain: The Roles of N-Terminal Histidines
Resolution of the direct interaction with and inhibition of the human GLUT1 hexose transporter by resveratrol from its effect on glucose accumulation
Folding of diphtheria toxin T-domain in the presence of amphipols and fluorinated surfactants: Toward thermodynamic measurements of membrane protein folding
Noncompetitive blocking of human GLUT1 hexose transporter by methylxanthines reveals an exofacial regulatory binding site
Replacement of C-Terminal Histidines Uncouples Membrane Insertion and Translocation in Diphtheria Toxin T-Domain

BookSection (1)

Fluorescence Applications for Structural and Thermodynamic Studies of Membrane Protein Insertion

Proyecto (3)

EFFECT OF LIPIDS IN THE STRUCTURAL REARRANGEMENT OF THE GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER GLUT1 UPON GLUCOSE BINDING
Modulation of membrane interactions of the apototic repressor Bcl-xL by lipids
Beca de Doctorado Igualdad de Oportunidades FULBRIGHT-CONICYT
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Mauricio Vargas

Head of R&D

R&D

Kura Biotech

Puerto Varas, Chile

2
Paola Ojeda

Profesor Adjunto

Ciencias Pre-clinicas

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

2
CORALIA RIVAS

Associated Professor

Pathophysiology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

CONCEPCION, Chile

2
Juan Vera

Full professor

Pathophysiology

University of Concepcion

Concepción, Chile

2
Alejandro Reyes

Profesor Titular

Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Angara Zambrano

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry and Microbiology

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile