
Rafael Ignacio Araos Bralic
Principal Investigator
Universidad del De
Santiago, Chile
I study the epidemiology of infectious diseases with a focus on emerging respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. I have designed, executed, and analyzed cohort studies in Chile and abroad.
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MD, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES. Chile, 2003
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Internal Medicine, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
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Infectious Diseases, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2009
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Master in Medical Sciences, HARVARD UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2014
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Principal Investigator Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile
2016 - At present
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Post doctoral fellow Full Time
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Estados Unidos
2012 - 2015
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Chief Epidemiology Department, Chief Covid-19 Advisor, Undersecretary of Public Health Full Time
Ministry of Health
Santiago, Chile
2020 - 2022
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Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Full Time
Clínica Alemana de Santiago
Santiago, Chile
2015 - 2020
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External Advisor (Consejo Asesor Covid-19, now Comité Nacional de Respuesta Pandémica) Other
Ministry of Health
Santiago, Chile
2020 - At present
Lepra: combatimos la enfermedad no a los que la sufren |
Platforms for Covid-19 surveillance and evaluations of interventions in Chile. |
Transforming antimicrobial-resistance Surveillance in Chile |
Hospital and community burden of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Chile |
Nucleo Milenio para la Investigación Colaborativa en Resistencia Bacteriana (MICROB-R) |
Determinants for tuberculosis infection acquisition in contacts=> exploring the role of nasopharyngeal mucosal environment. |
Rectal microbiome disruption indices associated with acquisition of multidrug- resistant organisms among subjects exposed to antimicrobials |
MaucoBiome |

Pablo Vial
Professor
School of Medicine
ICIM/UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO - CLÍNICA ALEMANA
Santiago, Chile

Jose Munita
Profesor Asociado
Internal Medicine
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA CLINICA ALEMANA- UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile

Patricia García
Jefe de Laboratorio de Microbiologia
Escuela de Medicina
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE, LABORATORIO DE MICROBIOLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

SANDRA CORTES
ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Johanna Acevedo
Profesor asociado investigador
Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación en Medicina (ICIM)
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Ximena Aguilera
Full Professor; Director Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud /Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)/ Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy/Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Jorge Olivares
Profesor Asociado
Biology
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile