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Francisca Nicole Espinoza Romero

Investigadora postdoctoral

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Neurobiología, Células Madres, Diferenciación neuronal, Vitaminas, Biología del Desarrollo, Biología Celular, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome.

Educación

  •  Doctora en Ciencias Biológicas, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2020
  •  Bioquímico, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2015

Experiencia Académica

  •   Colaboradora docente Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

    Chile

    2019 - 2020

  •   Docente Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Programa Talentos UdeC

    Chile

    2017 - At present

  •   Asesora científica Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile

    2020 - 2020

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Investigadora postdoctoral Full Time

    Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad

    Concepción, Chile

    2021 - At present


 

Article (6)

Vitamin C deficient reduces proliferation in a human periventricular tumor stem cell-derived glioblastoma model
The constitutive androstane receptor and pregnane X receptor in the brain
Vitamin C Recycling Regulates Neurite Growth in Neurospheres Differentiated In Vitro
SVCT2 Expression and Function in Reactive Astrocytes Is a Common Event in Different Brain Pathologies
SVCT2 Overexpression in Neuroblastoma Cells Induces Cellular Branching that is Associated with ERK Signaling
SVCT2 vitamin C transporter expression in progenitor cells of the postnatal neurogenic niche

Proyecto (3)

VITAMIN C RECYCLING=> FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS IN NEURONAL DIFFERENTIATION AND NECROPTOSIS INDUCTION
Celullar polarization and functional activity of the vitamin C transporter, SVCT2, during cerebral nervous system differentiation (pre-and post-natal) and glioblastoma progression.
Cellular biology of vitamin C transporters in normal and cancer stem cells of the brain
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Francisca Espinoza

Investigadora postdoctoral

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

5
FRANCISCO NUALART

Full Professor and Scientific Director

Cellular Biology and Center for Advanced Microscopy CMA BIO-BIO

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

3
Luciano Ferrada

Investigador

Biología celular

Universidad de Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

3
Nery Jara

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Farmacología

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Romina Bertinat

Technician

Farmacología

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepción, Chile

1
Carlos Escudero

Full Professor

Basic Sciences Department

Universidad del Bio Bio

Chillan, Chile

1
Fernando Martinez

Assistant Professor

Cell Biology

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
KATHERINE FORMAN

Profesor Asociado

nutrition and dietetics

universidad de concepción

concepción, Chile

1
Pablo Torres

Profesor Asistente

Farmacia

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
Katterine Salazar

Associate Professor

Cell Biology

University of Concepcion

Concepción, Chile

1
Felipe Avila

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Pedro Cisternas

Investigador Asociado

Biología Celular

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile