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Fernando Andres Ortiz Cisternas
profesor asistente
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Demyelinating diseases; Neuroinflammation; Myelin synthesis and repair; Glia-neuron and glia-glia interaction, Pathophysiology of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes precursor cells. Vagal nerve stimulation
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Licenciatura en Cs Mn Biologia, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
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Magister en Cs Fisiologicas, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
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Doctorado en Cs Biologicas Mn Cs Fisiologicas, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2011
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profesor asistente Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE
Ciencias de la Salud
Santiago, Chile
2017 - 2022
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profesor encargado, curso Morfofisiología Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE CHILE
Educación
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2011
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Instructor, curso Fisiologia Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Medicina
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2011
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profesor, curso fisiologia oral Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2011
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profesor, curso Neurobiología Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO
Santiago, Chile
2009 - 2011
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Instructor, curso Fisiologia Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile
2009 - 2010
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Instructor, curso Biofisica y fisiologia general Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Ciencias Biologicas
Santiago, Chile
2008 - 2008
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Instructor, curso Fisiologia de sistemas Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias
Santiago, Chile
2005 - 2009
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Investigador Postdoctoral Full Time
Universidad Paris Sorbona, Paris-V
Medicina
Paris, Francia
2014 - 2016
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Investigador Part Time
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
Bethesda, Estados Unidos
2013 - 2013
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Becario Postdoctoral Full Time
Universidad Paris Sorbona, Paris-V
Medicina
Paris, Francia
2011 - 2014
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Estudiante doctorado Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Ciencias Biologicas
Santiago, Chile
2006 - 2011
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Asistente tecnico, proyecto FONDECYT 1090157 Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias
Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2011
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Asistente tecnico, proyecto FONDECYT 1040638 Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Ciencias
Santiago, Chile
2006 - 2007
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Assistant professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Chemistry and Biology
Chile
2023 - At present
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Assistant Professor Full Time
Universidad Autonoma de Chile
Chile
2017 - 2022
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Assitant professor Full Time
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Chile
2023 - At present
THESIS AND INTERNSHIP DIRECTION
2019- To date. PhD Thesis Direction. PhD program on Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile.
Student: Coram Guevara.
Subject: Role of astrocytic cytokines on remyelination.
2018- To date. PhD Thesis Direction. PhD program on Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile.
Student: Sebastian Vejar.
Subject: Astrocyte-oligodendrocyte interaction on myelin metabolic supply to axon under demyelinated conditions.
2019- To date. Internship. School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Chile.
Student: Andres Munoz.
Subject: Setting a new model of multiple sclerosis: demyelinated lesions in cerebellum,
Funded by ‘UA-Scientific Initiation Fellowship’.
2018 Internship. María García- Blanes Martínez, Biochemist, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Subject: Immunohistochemistry and confocal imaging of glial in demyelinated lesions.
2018 Profesional Practice. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Student: Sebastian Vejar, Biochemist.
Subject: Setting a station for electrophysiological recordings, electrophysiological characterization of glial cells.
2017-2018 Internship. School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Chile.
Student: Benjamin Suarez Camus.
Subject: Immunohistochemistry and electrophysiological characterization of demyelinated lesions
Funded by ‘UA-Scientific Initiation Fellowship’.
2014-2015 M. Sc . Thesis Co-Direction.
Student: Pierre-Yves Houry.
Thesis: Role of the Neuronal Activity on the oligodendroglia during the remyelination of corpus callosum.
Master Biologie et Santé-signalisation cellulaire-neuroscience, Paris Sud University.
2013-2014 M. Sc . Thesis Co-Direction.
Student: Nour Barça.
Thesis: Expression of NMDA receptor-mediated currents of oligodendrocyte precursor cells during early postnatal development and following demyelination of the mouse corpus callosum.
Master II recherche de science et technologie Mention Biologie intégrative et physiologie, Spécialité neurosciences. Paris Descartes University.
PARTICIPATION IN EXAMINING COMMITTEES
-2019. Undergraduate thesis. External examiner.
Student: Felipe Alvarez
Thesis: Estudio de efectos de trauma agudo sobre astrocitos del hipocampo en ratones de 2 meses de edad
Biochemistry. P. Universidad Catolica de Chile (in progress)
-2019. PhD thesis. External examiner.
Student: Amber Philp,
Tthesis: The Role of Platelets in Remyelination of the Central Nervous System.
PhD in Medical Sciences program. Universidad Austral de Chile (in progress)
-2018. MSc thesis. External examiner.
Student: Diego Becerra,
Thesis: Olfactory pattern separation in behaving mice.
Master in Biological Sciences program. Universidad de Chile (graduate in December 2019)
-2018. PhD thesis. Internal Member.
Student: Carola Tapia,
Thesis: Contribución del poro de transición de permeabilidad mitocondrial al daño mitocondrial y alteraciones sinápticas inducidas por la proteína tau clivada por caspasa 3.
PhD in Biomedical Sciences program. Universidad Autonoma de Chile (in progress)
-2018. PhD thesis. Internal Member.
Student: Camilo Toledo
Thesis: Rol del nucleo retrotrapezoide en el Desarrollo de alteraciones cardiorespiratorias en insuficiencia cardiaca.
PhD in Biomedical Sciences program. Universidad Autónoma de Chile (graduate in July 2018)
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
-Scientific content creator developing audovisual products for scientific divulgation. Associated with Samuel Restucci (cartoonist-cinema director) we are creating short-animated movies and virtual reality educational environments for divulgation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nV_Ck7k-8U&feature=emb_title
-Scientific content creator developing books for scientific divulgation to adolescents. Associated with the center of scientific communication, Universidad Autónoma de Chile.
https://ciencias.uautonoma.cl/relatos-de-tu-conciencia/
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-Internships in the Myelin Laboratory. We have created a program for short-internships of high school students in our laboratory. The associated schools belong to the metropolitan area.
https://myelin-lab.cl/divulgacion/
- Member of “Fundación Chile Hace Ciencia”. Nonprofit organization aiming to scientific divulgation. I participate as a scientific content collaborator, presenting seminars and organizing products for divulgation (i.e. currently we are preparing a book for high school students)
https://chilehaceciencia.wordpress.com/
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Travel Award
CONICYT
Chile, 2008
It cover the expenses to attend the ISAC international meeting at Valladolid, Spain
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Travel Award
CONICYT
Chile, 2009
It cover the expenses to attend the SfN meeting at Chicago, USA
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Travel Award
VRAID-PUC
Chile, 2010
It cover the expenses to attend the SfN meeting at San Diego, USA
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Best Oral Communication
ARSEP (French Society for Multiple Sclerosis)
Francia, 2015
Best Oral Communication in the Annual Meeting on Multiple Sclerosis, ARSEP Foundation, Paris.
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Best Poster presentation
ARSEP (French Society for Multiple Sclerosis)
Chile, 2014
Best poster presentation in the Annual Meeting on Multiple Sclerosis, ARSEP Foundation, Paris.
Editorial: Physiology of Myelin Forming Cells, From Myelination to Neural Modulators |
ASTROCYTIC CYTOKINE SIGNALING IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A NOVEL TARGET TO REDUCE DISEASE PROGRESSION |
Astrocytic cytokine signaling in multiple sclerosis: implications in disease progression |
Vagal nerve stimulation: a new approach to treat MS |
Multi-Target Drug Design Against Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Role of myelination and oligodendroglia development on chronic social defeat stress |
CENTRAL ROLE OF ASTROCYTES IN NEURONAL-DRIVEN REMYELINATION |
Cortical myelination in a murine autistic model |
Efecto de la foto-activación de astrocitos sobre la diferenciación de oligodendrocitos en lesiones desmielinizadas. |
Manipulation of astrocyte reactivity in demyelinated lesions) |
Role of reactive astrocytes at the different stages of remyelination in an in vivo model of multiple sclerosis |
Role of reactive astrocytes at the different stages of remyelination in an in vivo model of multiple sclerosis |
Manipulación de la reactividad de astrocitos en lesiones desmielinizantes |
ROLE OF ASTROCYTES IN THE REMYELINATION OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM IN A MODEL OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS-LESIONS |
Regulation of myelin repair by glutamatergic transmission between axons and NG2 cells |
Synaptic control of NG2 cell fate during myelination and myelin repair in white matter |
CONTRIBUTION OF THE CAROTID BODY TO THE HYPERTENSION INDUCED BY INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA IN A RAT MODEL OF SLEEP APNEA=> ROLE OF THE SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM, OXIDATIVE STRESS AND PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES. |
PARTICIPATION OF PETROSAL GANGLION NEURONS IN THE INCREASED CHEMOREFLEX SENSIBILTY DURING HYPOXIC VENTILATORY ACCLIMATIZATION. |
CONSECUENCIAS FISIOPATOLOGICAS DE LA HIPOXIA INTERMITENTE CRONICA SOBRE LA QUIMIORRECEPCION CAROTIDEA Y LA REGULACION CARDIORESPIRATORIA. |
CARACTERIZACION ELECTROFISIOLOGICA Y FARMACOLOGICA DE LOS RECEPTORES INVOLUCRADOS EN LA GENERACION DE LA ACTIVIDAD AFERENTE QUIMIOSENSORIAL ARTERIAL EN NEURONAS PETROSAS. |
Neuroinflammation in Demyelinating Diseases: Oxidative Stress as a Modulator of Glial Cross-Talk |
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Fernando Ortiz
profesor asistente
Departmento de Biología, Facultad de Quimica y Biología
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Juan Orellana
Associate Professor
Departamento de Neurología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
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Marcelo Andia
Associate Professor
Radiology
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Natalia Brossard
Profesor asistente
Fruticultura y Enología
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Angela Monasterio
Dra. Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos
Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago , Chile
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Mauricio Retamal
Associate Professor
Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile