Debora Alejandra Torrealba Sandoval
Investigador Postdoctoral
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
Inmunología en peces. Evaluación de eficacia de vacunas. Desarrollo de nanopartículas como inmunoestimulantes. Resistencia genética a patógenos.
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Biólogo, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2009
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Máster en Acuicultura, Universidad de Barcelona. España, 2012
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Doctor en Acuicultura, Universidad de Barcelona. España, 2016
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Asistente de docencia Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Ciencias
Valparaíso, Chile
2007 - 2009
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Profesor de laboratorio Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Ciencias del Mar y Geografía
Valparaíso, Chile
2009 - 2011
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Profesor de curso práctico Part Time
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, España
2016 - 2016
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Investigador de pregrado Full Time
Pontificia Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
2008 - 2009
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Asistente de Investigación Full Time
Pontificia Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
2009 - 2011
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Asistente de Investigación Other
CYTED. Red americana de genética e inmunología para el control de patógenos en acuicultura
Valparaíso, Chile
2011 - 2012
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Investigador predoctoral Full Time
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, España
2012 - 2016
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Investigador postdoctoral Full Time
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
2017 - 2019
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Investigador postdoctoral Full Time
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
España
2016 - 2017
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Investigador postdoctoral Full Time
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
2019 - At present
PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESSES
Gallardo JA, Figueroa C, Veloso P, Dixon B, Torrealba D, Afonso JM, Soto C, Conejeros P. “Familiar variation explains reduced protection of comercial vaccines against bacterial pathogens in Atlantic Salmon. International congress Aquaculture Europe 19, Berlin, Germany, October 7th to 10th 2019.
Barreda D, Wong M, Haddad F, Thomson C, Torrealba D, Heimroth R, Tierney K. “Fish thermoregulation and the promotion of cellular antimicrobial defenses” ORAL presentation at International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Canarias, Spain, June 16th to 20th 2019.
Thwaite R, Jie J, Torrealba D, Puente-Marín S, Lucas E, Ortega-Villaizán M, Roher N. “Immunogenic protein nanopellets a new approach to combat viral diseases in farmed fish” POSTER at Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science on Vaccines. Sao Paulo State, Brazil, November 22nd to December 02nd 2018.
Torrealba D, Thomson C, Barreda D. “Dynamic housing temperature improves the immune response of goldfish to in vivo Aeromonas veronii challenge” ORAL presentation at the 14th Congress of International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 17th to 21st June 2018.
Barreda D, Wong M, Thomson C, Torrealba D, Haddad F. “Contributions of temperature to the efficiency of fish cellular immunity” ORAL presentation at the 14th Congress of International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 17th to 21st June 2018.
Torrealba D, Balasch JC, Tort L, Mackenzie S, Roher N. "The ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulates the immune response to Poly (I:C) in trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) macrophages". ORAL presentation at the 13th Congress of International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology. Murcia, Spain, 28th May to 3rd June 2015.
Torrealba D, Mackenzie S, Nerea R. "Molecular and functional characterization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 7 in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)". ORAL presentation at the 11th International Congress on the Biology of Fish. Edinburgh, Scotland 3-7th Aug. 2014.
ARTICLES AND DIFFUSION
Torrealba D. “Protein Nanoparticles as candidates for Inmmunostimulants in Aquaculture”. ORAL presentation in Webinar. Advances in biotechnology, uses, applications and impacts on society. Red de Investigadores Chilenos en Canadá, REDICEC. 7th July 2017.
Torrealba D. “Molecular characterization of the inflammatory reflex and immune response modulation to fight fish infections” Article in AquacTIC, 2017.
COURSE
Teacher of Practical Course, 2016.
Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Practice course of expression and purification of protein nanoparticles.
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Best ORAL presentation Award
International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology
España, 2015
Torrealba D, Balach JC, Tort L, Mackenzie S, Roher N. "The alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulates the immune response to Poly (I:C) in trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) macrophages". Murcia, Spain, 28th May to 3rd June 2015.
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Awarded a Travel Fellowship to attend the ISDCI
International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology
Chile, 2015
13th Congress of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology.
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Awarded a Travel Fellowship to attend the ISDCI
International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology
Estados Unidos, 2018
14th Congress of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology.
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Best Graduate, Aquaculture Master’s Program
Universidad de Barcelona
España, 2012
Inter-university Master’s in Aquaculture UB-UAB-UPC. Ranked 1st in the class for the academic performance 2011-2012.
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Tesis doctoral con distinción Cum laude
Universidad de Barcelona
España, 2016
Thesis title: "Molecular characterization of the inflammatory reflex and immune response modulation to fight fish infections". Excellent, Cum laude.
Innate Immunity Provides Biomarkers of Health for Teleosts Exposed to Nanoparticles |
Comparative analysis of leukocyte functional antimicrobial responses in fish |
Functional Bioassay Platform for Environmental Monitoring. |
Desarrollo de sistemas específicos de nanodelivery para especies de interés acuícola=> plataformas de entrega mediante nanoliposomas y nanopartículas proteicas. |
Acciones de dinamización "Redes de excelencia" programa estatal de investigación científica y técnica de excelencia. |
Contributions of water quality to production animal health |
Grupo de excelencia en Acuicultura. |
Desarrollo de nanoliposomas como vehículos de immunoestimulantes/vacunas en especies de interés para la acuicultura |
Caracterización molecular del reflejo inflamatorio y modulación de la respuesta inmune frente a infecciones en peces |
Ibero-american network of genetics and immunology to control pathogens in aquaculture |
Desarrollo de una nueva metodología para la identificación y selección de salmónidos genéticamente resistentes al ectoparásito Caligus rogercresseyi. |