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Leonel Eduardo Rojo Castillo

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Estación Central, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Metabolismo, Neurociencias, Farmacología, Biotecnología Médica, enfermedades crónicas, obesidad y diabetes, innovación y vinculación ciencia-empresa.

Educación

  •  Quimica y Farmacia, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2001
  •  Químico Farmacéutico , UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
  •  Farmacología, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Académico Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT

    Ciencias de la Salud

    Iquique, Chile

    2002 - 2007

  •   Visiting Scientist Full Time

    ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

    Nueva York, Chile

    2008 - 2009

  •   Postdoctoral Associate Full Time

    RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

    New Brunswick, Chile

    2009 - 2013

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Concultor Part Time

    Nutrasorb LLC

    Estados Unidos

    2010 - 2012

  •   Consultor Part Time

    Neuroinnovation Ltda

    Chile

    2014 - At present

  •   Miembro fundador Other

    Instituto de Etnofarmacologia

    Chile

    2010 - 2013


 

Article (24)

African Journal of Agricultural Research Osmotic stress in Chenopodium quinoa Willd.: Variations in osmoprotectants at different phenological stages
Metabolic Syndrome and Antipsychotics: The Role of Mitochondrial Fission/Fusion Imbalance
Dead Tumor Cells Expressing Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus Fusogenic Protein Favor Antigen Cross-Priming In Vitro
From molecules to the clinic=> linking schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome through sphingolipids metabolism
Phytoecdysteroids and flavonoid glycosides among Chilean and commercial sources of Chenopodium quinoa: variation and correlation to physico-chemical characteristics
Role of Anthocyanins in Skin Aging and UV-Induced Skin Damage
Antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects of essential oil from Acantholippia deserticola Phil in female rats
Antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects of essential oil from Acantholippia deserticola Phil in female rats [Efecto ansiolítico y antidepresivo del aceite esencial de Acantholippia deserticola phil en ratas hembras]
Evaluation of Analgesic Activities of Tremetone Derivatives Isolated from the Chilean Altiplano Medicine Parastrephia lepidophylla
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF Xenophyllum poposum
Molecular Targets in the Rational Design of AD Specific PET Tracers: Tau or Amyloid Aggregates?
Selective Interaction of Lansoprazole and Astemizole with Tau Polymers: Potential New Clinical Use in Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Antioxidant capacity and polyphenolic content of twelve traditionally used herbal medicinal infusions from the South American Andes
COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF PERUVIAN LANTANA CAMARA
The Role of Neuroimmunomodulation in Alzheimer's Disease
THE ROLE OF NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION IN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Links with oxidative stress and cholesterol metabolism
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND ALZHEIMER´S DISEASSE : LINKS WITH OXIDATIVE STRESS AND CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM
Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer patients display different levels of redox-active CSF iron
Part 1: Effect of vitamin C on the biological activity of two euryfurylbenzoquinones on TLT, a murine hepatoma cell line
Studies on quinones. Part 42: Synthesis of furylquinone and hydroquinones with antiproliferative activity against human tumor cell lines
The damage signals hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis
THE DAMAGE SIGNALS HYPOTHESIS OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE PATHOGENESIS
Composition and antimicrobial screening of the essential oil of Acantholippia deserticola (Phil.ex F. Phil.) moldenke

BookSection (1)

Role of Anthocyanins in Skin Aging and UV-induced Skin Damage,

ConferencePaper (3)

Olanzapine-induced steatosis in and mitochondrial dysfunction are inhibited by dietary anthocyanins
Central Nervous System Inflammation and Cholesterol Metabolism Alterations in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease and Their Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications
What Have We Learned from the Tau Hypothesis?

Patent (5)

NUEVOS COMPUESTOS DERIVADOS DE PIRIDINMETILSULFINILBENZOXAZOLES Y PIRIDINMETILSULFINIBENZOTIAZOLES, MARCADOS RADIACTIVAMENTE O CON FLUORESCENCIA Y SUS COMPOSICIONES, COMO BIOMARCADORES ESPECIFICOS PARA EL DIAGNOSTICO DE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS Y PATOLOGÍAS INVOLUCRADAS CON LA PROTEÍNA TAU
BENZIMIDAZOLES COMPOUNDS AS MARKERS FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
BENZIMIDAZOLES COMO MARCADORES DE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS
METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING BRASSIONOSTEROIDS TO PROMOTE GROWTH REPAIR, MAINTAINANCE OF SKELETAL MUSCLES AND SKIN
PREPARATION AND USE OF POULTERIA LUCUMA EXTRACT

Proyecto (11)

Effect Secnod Generation Antipsychotic on Mitochondrial Function
Evaluation of Athocyanins from Maqui Berry in the prevention of Clozapine-Induced Hepatic Lipid Accumulation, Activation of SREBP1c Target Genes and Obesity
In the search of tau binding molecules with biomedical interest as potential radiotracers
Development of anxiolytic and antidepressive herbal mixtures of Acantholippia deserticola Phil and Aloysia triphylla
International Center for Biomedicine, Chilean Bicentennial Program (PBCT) & CONICYT
Medicinal Plants from Chilean Highlands protect Erythrocytes from AAPH Oxidative Damage
Synthesis and Antiproliferative of Furylquinones DGI-UNAP Research Grant
Design of software for cognitive stimulation of AD and MCI patients
Generación de Capacidades de Transferencia Tecnológica en Corporación de Desarrollo de la Universidad Arturo Prat
Phytochemistry & Biological Activities of Acantholippia sp. from the Chilean Highlands
Radiopharmaceuticals to visualize neurofibrillary tangles in vivo CORFO Chile, Con-investigator

Review (6)

From Molecules to the Clinic: Linking Schizophrenia and Metabolic Syndrome through Sphingolipids Metabolism
Innovations in Health Value and Functional Food Development of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)
Metabolic syndrome and obesity among users of second generation antipsychotics: A global challenge for modern psychopharmacology
Insulin Resistance and Alzheimer's Disease: Molecular Links & Clinical Implications
Neuroinflammation: Implications for the pathogenesis and molecular diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Roles of cholesterol and lipids in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
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Leonel Rojo

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Biología

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Estación Central, Chile

9
Ricardo Maccioni

DIRECTOR

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE BIOMEDICINA (ICC)

SANTIAGO, Chile

8
Julio Benites

Profesor Titular

Química y Farmacia

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

3
Rodrigo Kuljis

Founder and President

Office of the President

Zdrav Mozak Limitada

Santiago, Chile

2
Gonzalo Farías

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía Norte y Departamento de Neurociencias

Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Andrea Slachevsky

Associate Professor

ICBM

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Chile, Chile

2
Jaime Valderrama

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Patricia Diaz

Academic

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, CT, Estados Unidos

2
Pablo Gaspar

Profesor Asistente

Psiquiatria Norte

Universidad de Chile

santiago, Chile

2
Pedro Buc

Profesor titular

Quimica y Farmacia

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

2
Patricio Fuentes

Medico Neurologo

Medicina

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Edgar Pastene

Profesor

Ciencias Básias

Universidad del Bío-Bío

Chillán, Chile

1
Alejandro Escobar

assistant professor

Institute for Research in Dental Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Darwin Leiva

Assistant professor

Biology

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Cortez

Académico

Biología

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Claudio Acuña

Profesosr Asociado

Biología

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Carolina Mascayano

Académico

Ciencias del Ambiente

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE QUÍMICA Y BIOLOGIA

santiago, Chile

1
Karen Neumann

PhD

Producción Animal

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Sekler

Investigadora

Neuroinnovation Ltda

Santiago, Chile

1
Daniela Sauma

Academic and researcher

Biologia

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Denise Riquelme

Adjunct Professor

Biology

Universidad de Santiago

Santiago, Chile

1
Hernán Silva

CLÍNICA PSIQUIÁTRICA UNIVERSITARIA - UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Camila Calfío

Investigador PhD/Jefe de Proyectos

Corp. Centro Internacional de Biomedicina ICC

Santiago, Chile

1
Ricardo Fernandez

Profesor Asociado A

Salud

Universidad de Los Lagos

Osorno, Chile

1
José Jiménez

Postdoc

Investigación

Fundacion Ciencia y Vida

Santiago, Chile

1
Rolando Castillo

PROFESOR ASISTENTE

PSIQUIATRÍA NORTE

Universidad de Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Jans Alzate

Associate Professor

Departamento de Bioinformática

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Marcela Sjoberg

Assistant professor

Biología Celular y Molecular

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Alejandro Maturana

PROFESOR ASISTENTE DE PSIQUIATRIA

PSIQUIATRIA

Universidad de Chile

SATIAGO, Chile

1
Carlos Barrera

Funcionario

Biología

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Margarita Montoya

Profesor Asociado

Biología

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE QUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA

Santiago, Chile