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Jorge Matías Zúñiga Hernández

Posdoctoral Researcher

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


- Epigenetic imprinting in neural progenitors - Molecular biology - Stem cells

Educación

  •  Doctorado en Biología Molecular, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2017
  •  Bioquímico, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2010
  •  Bioquímica, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor invitado Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Bachillerato

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2021

  •   Profesor asistente adjunto Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

    Facultad de ciencias de la vida

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Posdoctoral Researcher Full Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2021

Formación de Capital Humano


"Drosophila Genetics and Genomes". 2014. Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.
"Genomic Data Science Specilization". 2023. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.



 

Article (6)

Prenatal caloric restriction reprograms endothelial transcriptional states and blood-brain barrier integrity: Implications for neurodevelopmental disorders

Zuniga-Hernandez, J. M.; Pena-Villalobos, I.; Garay, H. J.; Casas, B. S.; Palma, Veronica

Article ISI
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE  (2026)

The SHH/GLI target Netrin-1 supports self-renewal in medulloblastoma tumor cells

Falcón P.; Fernández-Caniulén, E.; Zuniga-Hernandez, J. M.

Article
CELL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALING  (2026)

Transcriptomic signatures and neural cell composition in schizophrenia iPSC-derived neuron cultures

Bárbara S. Casas; Jorge M. Zúñiga-Hernández; Sebastián Arizábalos; Michel Manuelda; Claudio Letelier-Naritelli; Verónica Palma; Martín Montecino

Article
CELLS & DEVELOPMENT  (2026)

Drosophila DAxud1 Has a Repressive Transcription Activity on Hsp70 and Other Heat Shock Genes

Zuniga-Hernandez, Jorge

Article ISI SCOPUS
International journal of molecular sciences  (2023)

Low-nutrient diet in Drosophila larvae stage causes enhancement in dopamine modulation in adult brain due epigenetic imprinting

Zuniga-Hernandez, J. M.; Olivares, Gonzalo H.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Open Biology  (2023)

Gloeocapsopsis AAB1, an extremely desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterium isolated from the Atacama Desert

Azua-Bustos A.; Zuniga, J; Arenas-Fajardo C.; Orellana M.; Salas L.; Rafael V.

Article ISI
EXTREMOPHILES  (2014)

BookSection (1)

UNC5B/Netrin Signaling as a Context-Dependent Regulator of Endothelial Homeostasis Across Vascular Beds

Juárez-Balarezo, J; Zúñiga-Hernández, J.; Palma, V; Prieto, C.P.

BookSection
 (2026)

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Miguel Allende

Director

Biología

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Orellana

Gestor de Innovación en áreas prioritarias

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Gonzalo Olivares

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Universidad Mayor de Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile

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Jorge Zúñiga

Posdoctoral Researcher

Departamento de Biología

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile