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Estela Blanco

Profesor Asistente

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Epidemiología del curso de la vida; primeros 1000 días de vida; nutrición temprana; lactancia materna; crecimiento temprano; riesgo cardiovascular; contaminación atmosférica; eventos adversos al nacer.

Educación

  •  Estudios Latinoamericanos, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2008
  •  Epidemiología, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2008
  •  Estudios latinoamericanos, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO. Chile, 2003
  •  Salud Pública, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2021

Experiencia Académica

  •   DOCENTE Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

    MEDICINA

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2019 - At present

  •   DOCENTE Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    MEDICINA

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2018 - 2020

  •   Graduate Assistant Part Time

    SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

    Health Sciences

    San Diego, Estados Unidos

    2009 - 2009

  •   Graduate Assistant Part Time

    SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

    Health Sciences

    San Diego, Chile

    2007 - 2007

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Research Manager Part Time

    UC San Diego

    San Diego, Estados Unidos

    2009 - At present

  •   HIV/AIDS Studies Project Coordinator Full Time

    UC San Diego

    San Diego, Chile

    2006 - 2009

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    UC San Diego

    San Diego, Estados Unidos

    2003 - 2006

  •   Bilingual Interviewer/Research Assistant Part Time

    SANDAG

    San Diego, Chile

    2006 - 2006

  •   Intervention Consultant Other

    San Diego State University Foundation

    San Diego, Estados Unidos

    2009 - 2011

  •   Leadership Exchange Consultant Other

    Project Concern International

    San Diego, Estados Unidos

    2009 - 2009

  •   Qualitative Research Methods Consultant Part Time

    UC San Diego, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

    San Diego, Chile

    2008 - 2011

Formación de Capital Humano


He participado en la formación de estudiantes de pre- y post-grado de EEUU (UC San Diego y University of Michigan) y Chile (Universidad de Chile, Universidad del Desarrollo, Universidad Mayor).


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Beca Doctorado Nacional

    Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo

    Chile, 2020

    Beca para estudios de doctorado en Chile, dirigido a estudiantes de excelencia.

  •   Premio SOCHED

    SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE ENDOCRINOLOGIA Y METABOLISMO

    Chile, 2019

    Distinguir el mejor trabajo sobre endocrinología presentado por científicos chilenos en una reunión científica internacional. Trabajo seleccionado: BMI trajectory from birth to adulthood and its association with pancreatic ?-cell function in early adulthood. Autores: Burrows R, Correa P, Rogan J, Blanco E, Gahagan S.

  •   Hormone Research in Pediatrics Prize

    Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endocrinología Pediátrica

    Chile, 2016

    Este premio se entrega a un científico por el "mejor trabajo original" presentado en la Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endocrinología Pediátrica. El Editor en Jefe de Hormone Research in Pediatrics, el Secretario General de SLEP y el Comité Científico de SLEP forman el Comité de Selección. La decisión se anuncia durante la cena de despedida de la Reunión Anual de SLEP. Trabajo seleccionado: Cardiometabolic Health Is Associated with the Chances of High School Completion in a Chilean Birth Cohort. Autores: Correa P, Rodríguez Y, Blanco E, Gahagan S, Burrows R.

  •   Premio de investigación en Endocrinología Pediátrica Novo Nordisk

    SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA

    Chile, 2014

    Premiar el mejor trabajo de investigación presentado por un miembro de la Rama de Endocrinología de la Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría a la 40th Confernce of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (2014). Título del trabajo: Insulin Resistance and cardiovascular risk in Chilean adolescents of mid-low SES. Autores: Burrows R, Correa P, Reyes M, Blanco E, Albala C, Gahagan S. Publicación: Pediatrics Diabetes 2014, Vol. 15, Suppl. 19: 106.

  •   Hormone Research in Pediatrics Prize.

    Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endocrinología Pediátrica (SLEP)

    Chile, 2014

    Premiar el mejor trabajo de investigación presentado en la 24º Reunión Anual de la SLEP (2014). Título del trabajo: Leptin resistance is associated with low academic performance in Chilean adolescents. Autores: Burrows R, Correa P, Reyes M, Blanco E, Gahagan S. Publicación: Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2014, Vol. 82, Suppl. 2: 1.

  •   Premio de investigación en Endocrinología Pediátrica Novo Nordisk

    SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA

    Chile, 2013

    Premiar el mejor trabajo de investigación presentado por un miembro de la Rama de Endocrinología de la Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría al IX Congreso Mundial de Endocrinología Pediátrica (2013). Título del trabajo: Insulin Resistance and cardiovascular risk in Chilean adolescents of mid-low SES. Autores: Burrows R, Correa P, Reyes M, Blanco E, Albala C, Gahagan S. Publicación: Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2013, Vol. 80, Suppl. 1: 278. DOI: 10.1159/000354130.


 

Article (68)

Adolescent sedentary behavior and body composition in early adulthood: results from a cohort study
Breastfeeding Duration and Timing of Bottle Supplementation: Associations with Body Mass Index from Childhood to Young-Adulthood
Development of Spatio-Temporal Land Use Regression Models for Fine Particulate Matter and Wood-Burning Tracers in Temuco, Chile
Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and ADHD Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence
Socioeconomic position and executive functioning from childhood to young adulthood: Evidence from Santiago, Chile
Spatio-temporal distribution of particulate matter and wood-smoke tracers in Temuco, Chile: A city heavily impacted by residential wood-burning
Temporal and Spatial Trends of Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in a Sample of Births from a Public Hospital in Chile
Adjusting Ferritin Concentrations for Nonclinical Inflammation in Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity
Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean: systematic review and meta-analysis
Association of fasting Orexin-A levels with energy intake at breakfast and subsequent snack in Chilean adolescents
Associations between adolescent alcohol use and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood
Dynamic relationships between body fat and circulating adipokine levels from adolescence to young adulthood: The Santiago Longitudinal Study
Fasting levels of appetite regulating hormones predict caloric intake at breakfast in a group of Chilean adolescents
Infant Growth Trajectories and Lipid Levels in Adolescence: Evidence From a Chilean Infancy Cohort
Spatial distribution of particulate matter on winter nights in Temuco, Chile: Studying the impact of residential wood-burning using mobile monitoring
Young adult outcomes associated with lower cognitive functioning in childhood related to iron-fortified formula in infancy
Mother-Adolescent Discrepancies in Ratings of Adolescents' Adjustment: Associations with Maternal Mental Health and Family Factors
Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents
BMI Trajectories from Birth to 23 Years by Cardiometabolic Risks in Young Adulthood
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension: The Santiago Longitudinal Study
Mechanisms linking childhood weight status to metabolic risk in adolescence
Obesity and impairment of pancreatic beta-cellfunction in early adulthood, independent of obesity age of onset: The Santiago Longitudinal Study
Sensitive periods for psychosocial risk in childhood and adolescence and cardiometabolic outcomes in young adulthood
Sociodemographic predictors of early postnatal growth: evidence from a Chilean infancy cohort
A trans-ancestral meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies reveals loci associated with childhood obesity
A waist-to-height ratio of 0.54 is a good predictor of metabolic syndrome in 16-year-old male and female adolescents
Associations Among Mothers' Depression, Emotional and Learning-Material Support to Their Child, and Children's Cognitive Functioning: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study
Cardiometabolic health in adolescence and its association with educational outcomes
Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents: a 16-year longitudinal study
Eating in the Absence of Hunger and Obesity Among Adolescents in Santiago, Chile
Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children's Verbal Abilities: The Roles of Child Affect and Parent Unresponsiveness
Ferritin levels throughout childhood and metabolic syndrome in adolescent stage
Genetic determinants of BMI from early childhood to adolescence: the Santiago Longitudinal Study
Home and Family Environment Related to Development of Obesity: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study
Infant Psychosocial Environment Predicts Adolescent Cardiometabolic Risk: A Prospective Study
Light smoking is associated with metabolic syndrome risk factors in Chilean young adults
Long-term vs. recent-onset obesity: their contribution to cardiometabolic risk in adolescence
Pathways to inflammation in adolescence through early adversity, childhood depressive symptoms, and body mass index: A prospective longitudinal study of Chilean infants
Randomized Controlled Trial of Iron-Fortified versus Low-Iron Infant Formula: Developmental Outcomes at 16 Years
Associations Among Mothers’ Depression, Emotional and Learning Material Support to Their Child, and Children's Cognitive Functioning=> A 16 Year Longitudinal Study
Greater early weight gain and shorter breastfeeding are associated with low adolescent adiponectin levels
Increased adiposity as a potential risk factor for lower academic performance: A cross-sectional study in chilean adolescents from low-to-middle socioeconomic background
Breastfeeding as the sole source of milk for 6 months and adolescent bone mineral density
Early behavioral risks of childhood and adolescent daytime urinary incontinence and nocturnal enuresis
Early Onset Obesity and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Chilean Adolescents
Infant Iron Deficiency, Child Affect, and Maternal Unresponsiveness: Testing the Long-Term Effects of Functional Isolation
Latino mothers' beliefs about child weight and family health
Low muscle mass is associated with cardiometabolic risk regardless of nutritional status in adolescents: A cross-sectional study in a Chilean birth cohort
Snacking Quality Is Associated with Secondary School Academic Achievement and the Intention to Enroll in Higher Education: A Cross-Sectional Study in Adolescents from Santiago, Chile
High cardiometabolic risk in healthy Chilean adolescents: associations with anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors
Leptin status in adolescence is associated with academic performance in high school: a cross-sectional study in a Chilean birth cohort
Nutritional quality of diet and academic performance in Chilean students
Obesity leads to declines in motor skills across childhood
Parenthood linked to new onset overweight or obesity among Chilean adolescents
Asociación entre edulcorantes no nutritivos y riesgo de obesidad en estudiantes universitarios de Latinoamérica
Healthy Chilean Adolescents with HOMA-IR >= 2.6 Have Increased Cardiometabolic Risk: Association with Genetic, Biological, and Environmental Factors
Maternal Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Feeding Practices in Elementary School-Aged Latino Children: A Pilot Qualitative Study on the Impact of the Cultural Role of Mothers in the US-Mexican Border Region of San Diego, California
Obesity is associated with acute inflammation in a sample of adolescents
Perception of Neighborhood Crime and Drugs Increases Cardiometabolic Risk in Chilean Adolescents
Satiety responsiveness and eating behavior among Chilean adolescents and the role of breastfeeding
Developmental Scores at 1 Year With Increasing Gestational Age, 37-41 Weeks
A Binational Study of Patient-Initiated Changes to Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen Among HIV-positive Latinos Living in the Mexico-U.S. Border Region
A Community-Based Study of Barriers to HIV Care Initiation
Binational Care-Seeking Behavior and Health-Related Quality of Life Among HIV-Infected Latinos in the US-Mexico Border Region
High HOMA-IR, adjusted for puberty, relates to the metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese Chilean youths
Relationship of Adiposity and Insulin Resistance Mediated by Inflammation in a Group of Overweight and Obese Chilean Adolescents
Ethnic differences and treatment trajectories in chronic kidney disease
Perceptions of barriers and facilitators to participation in clinical trials in HIV-Positive latinas: A pilot study

Abstract (15)

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR-SWEETENED DRINKS, DAIRY PRODUCTS AND SATURATED FATS IN CHILEAN ADOLESCENTS
CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH RELATES TO EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN ADOLESCENTS FROM A LATINO COHORT
CLUSTERED CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FROM ADOLESCENCE TO EMERGING ADULTHOOD IN CHILEAN INFANCY COHORT: THE ROLE OF INSULIN RESISTANCE
CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES IS NEGATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN THE TRANSITION FROM SECONDARY TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN YOUTHS FROM AN INFANCY CHILEAN COHORT
EARLY OBESITY AND FUTURE CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN A LATINO COHORT: A MATTER OF TIMING OR TRACKING?
INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER ACADEMIC GAINS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAN REDUCED SEDENTARY TIME: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN ADOLESCENTS FROM A CHILEAN INFANCY COHORT
LOW BONE MASS GAIN FROM ADOLESCENCE TO EMERGING ADULTHOOD IS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY, INSULIN RESISTANCE AND CARDIOMETABOLIC PROFILE AT AGE 16
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HOUSEHOLD CHAOS AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG CHILEAN YOUTH: THE MODERATING ROLE OF SCHOOL SATISFACTION
THE LINK BETWEEN ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND NUTRITIONAL. QUALITY OF SNACKS IN HIGH SCHOOL. IN CHILEAN ADOLESCENTS ABSTRACTS
Adiposity Makers Are Associated with School Performance in Adolescents from a Chilean Birth Cohort
Bone Mass Gain from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in Chilean Birth Cohort: Association with Nutritional, Biological and Environmental Factors
Cardiometabolic Health Is Associated with the Chances of High School Completion in a Chilean Birth Cohort
Does Excess Weight Modify the Expression of Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Family History of Type-2 Diabetes? A Study in Adolescents from a Chilean Birth Cohort
Sarcopenia Is Associated with Increased Cardiometabolic Risk Regardless of Nutritional Status in Adolescents from a Chilean Birth Cohort
The Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Profile of Adolescence Is Associated with Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Early Adulthood

BookSection (1)

Community HIV Preventive Interventions

ComunicacionBreve (1)

Marijuana use associated with worse verbal learning and delayed recall in a sample of young adults

EditorialMaterial (1)

Low bone mineral density in a cohort of normal, overweight and obese Chilean adolescents

Proyecto (5)

Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk across the Lifecourse=> The Santiago Longitudinal Cohort Study
Impact of Wood Burning Air Pollution on Preeclampsia and other Pregnancy Outcomes in Temuco, Chile
Fatty Acids, Adiposity, & Cardiometabolic Risk In Adolescence
Biopsychosocial Determinants of Adolescent Obesity-Cardiovascular Risk
Neuromaturational Delays in Iron Deficient Anemic Infants
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Estela Blanco

Profesor Asistente

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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MARIA PAULINA CORREA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION & FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Universidad de Chile

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Chile

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Raquel Burrows

PROFESOR TITULAR

Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos

universidad de

Santiago, Chile

12
Marcela Reyes

Profesor Asistente

INSTITUTO DE NUTRICIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (INTA)

Santiago, Chile

5
María Quinteros

Investigadora/Académica

Salud Pública

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

4
Cecilia Albala

Director, full professor

INTA/U CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
José Rogan

PROFESOR TITULAR

FISICA

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Cecilia Algarin

PROFESOR ADJUNTO

LABORATORIO DE SUEÑO Y NEUROBIOLOGIA

INTA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Nunez

ACADEMICA DEPTO. SALUD PÚBLICA

SALUD PUBLICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Raquel Jimenez

Profesor Asistente

Ciencias de la Ingenieria

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

1
MARCELA MARIN

TECNOLOGO MEDICO

HOSPITAL DE TALCA

TALCA, Chile

1
VALERIA DE TORO

Instructor adjunto

Pediatría

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago de Chile, Chile

1
Sergio Weisstaub

INTA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
JOSE SANTOS

Full Professor

Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Lydia Lera

Profesor Titular

INTA University of Chile

Santiago de Chile, Chile

1
Patricio Peirano

Profesor Titular, Jefe de Laboratorio

INTA

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Mariana Cifuentes

Professor

Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos

INTA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Sussanne Reyes

Profesor Adjunto

Laboratorio de Sueño y Neurobiología Funcional, INTA, Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Fabian Lanuza

Académico

Procesos Diagnósticos y Evaluación

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Temuco, Chile