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Carlos ANDRES Lafourcade Lopez

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Synaptic circuits, cannabinoids, epilepsy, stress, sexual dimorphisms

Educación

  •  Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, 1998
  •  Facultad de Medicina, Fisiología, UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

    2014 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   research assistant

    Institue for Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, UK

    Reino Unido

    2001 - 2003

  •   research assistant

    Institue for Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, UK

    Reino Unido

    2003 - 2003

  •   research assistant

    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Estados Unidos

    2004 - 2009

  •   postdoctoral fellow

    Yale University,

    Estados Unidos

    2010 - 2013

  •   postdoctoral fellow

    University of Zurich

    Suiza

    2013 - 2014

  •   Investigador

    Universidad de Buenos Aires

    Argentina

    1996 - 2001

  •   Profesor Asociado

    Universidad de Los Andes

    Chile

    2014 - At present

  •   Comité evaluador - tesis de Javiera Bravo (Texas University) PhD,

    Universidad de Los Andes

    Chile

    2014 - At present

  •   co tutor tesis de PhD - Anllely Fernández Ríos

    Universidad de Los Andes

    Chile

    2015 - At present


 

Article (30)

A Role for mir-26a in Stress: A Potential sEV Biomarker and Modulator of Excitatory Neurotransmission
Aberrant expression of PAR bZIP transcription factors is associated with epileptogenesis, focus on hepatic leukemia factor
Astrocyte-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Regulate Dendritic Complexity through miR-26a-5p Activity
Contribution of early Alzheimers disease-related pathophysiology to the development of acquired epilepsy
Small Extracellular Vesicles in Rat Serum Contain Astrocyte-Derived Protein Biomarkers of Repetitive Stress.
Astrocytes at the Hub of the Stress Response=> Potential Modulation of Neurogenesis by miRNAs in Astrocyte-Derived Exosomes.
BDNF/NF-kB signaling in the neurobiology of depression.
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Present in Dendritic Spines of Neurons in Primary Cultures
MiRNAs in Astrocyte-Derived Exosomes as Possible Mediators of Neuronal Plasticity.
Modulatory Effect of 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)amino-1,4-naphthoquinone on Endothelial Vasodilation in Rat Aorta
Partial inactivation of GABAA receptors containing the α5 subunit affects the development of adult-born dentate gyrus granule cells.
Potential Therapies by Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in CNS Diseases: Focusing on the Neurogenic Niche
Potential Therapies by Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in CNS Diseases: Focusing on the Neurogenic Niche.
Exosomes as Novel Regulators of Adult Neurogenic Niches.
GABAergic striatal neurons project dendrites and axons into the postnatal subventricular zone leading to calcium activity
GABAergic striatal neurons project dendrites and axons into the postnatal subventricular zone leading to calcium activity.
A circuitry and biochemical basis for tuberous sclerosis symptoms: from epilepsy to neurocognitive deficits.
Neonatal Subventricular Zone Electroporation
Neonatal subventricular zone electroporation.
Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons
Rheb activation in subventricular zone progenitors leads to heterotopia, ectopic neuronal differentiation, and rapamycin-sensitive olfactory micronodules and dendrite hypertrophy of newborn neurons.
Cannabidiol targets mitochondria to regulate intracellular Ca2+ levels.
Novel mGluR- and CB1R-independent suppression of GABA release caused by a contaminant of the group I metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, DHPG.
Presynaptic mechanisms of endocannabinoid-mediated long-term depression in the hippocampus.
Distinctions among GABAA and GABAB responses revealed by calcium channel antagonists, cannabinoids, opioids, and synaptic plasticity in rat hippocampus.
Human erythroid cells are affected by aluminium. Alteration of membrane band 3 protein.
Characterisation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase isoforms in the brain of the crab Chasmagnathus.
Nuclear-specific degradation of Far1 is controlled by the localization of the F-box protein Cdc4.
Kappa-B like DNA-binding activity is enhanced after spaced training that induces long-term memory in the crab Chasmagnathus.
Rat urinary chemiluminescence: effect of ethanol and/or hexachlorobenzene uptake.

Review (2)

Exosomes as Novel Regulators of Adult Neurogenic Niches
A circuitry and biochemical basis for tuberous sclerosis symptoms: from epilepsy to neurocognitive deficits
13
Carlos Lafourcade

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Chile

2
Inge Wyneken

Full Professor

Medicina

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Santiago, Chile

2
MANUEL VARAS

Research Professor

UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN

Santiago, Chile

2
Luis Federico Batiz

Full Professor

Center for Biomedical Research and Innovation (CIIB)

Universidad de Los Andes

Santiago, Chile

1
Clemente Palacios

Académico

Química y Farmacia

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

1
Rodrigo Vergara

Investigador

Psicología

Universidad San Sebastián

Valdivia, Chile

1
PATRICIA BURGOS

Associate Professor Programa de Doctorado en Biología Celular y Biomedicina CEBICEM

UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN

Santiago, Chile

1
Gareth Owen

Profesor Titular

Fisiologia

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Herrera

Group Leader (staff member)

Combinatorial NeuroImaging Core Facility

Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

Magdeburg, Alemania

1
Paulina Troncoso

Bioquimica PhD

Laboratorio Clínico Banco de Sangre Anatomía Patológica

Clínica Alemana de Santiago

Santiago, Chile

1
Pedro Buc

Profesor titular

Quimica y Farmacia

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

1
Julio Benites

Profesor Titular

Química y Farmacia

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

1
Alejandro Luarte

Profesor Investigador

Neurociencias

Universidad de Los Andes

santiago, Chile

1
LUIS SOBREVIA

Professor

Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Mario Chiong

Profesor

Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Ariel Caviedes

Postdoctorado

Escuela de psicología

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

1
Maite Castro

Professor

Faculty of Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Matías Pizarro

research assistant

Psicología

Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Santiago, Chile