
JOSE GALGANI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Insulin resistance; Energy metabolism; NUTRITION; DIABETES Y OBESIDAD
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Nutrition, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
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Nutricionista, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1998
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Associate Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2012 - A la fecha
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
MEDICINE
SANTIAGO, Chile
2010 - 2012
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POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW Full Time
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
BATON ROUGE, Estados Unidos
2007 - 2009
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INSTRUCTOR Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SANTIAGO, Chile
2007 - 2009
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile
1998 - 2003
2011 - 2012: Tutor de tesis de Magister en Nutricion - INTA, U Chile. Giannella Leonelli.
2011 - 2012: Tutor de tesis de Magister en Nutricion - INTA, U Chile. Karen Cornejo.
2014: Tutor de tesis de Magister en Nutricion - PUC. Carmen Gómez.
2014: Tutor de tesis de Magister en Nutricion - PUC. Paloma Silva.
2013 - 2015: Tutor de tesis de Doctorado en Ciencias Médicas - PUC. Maria Luisa Mizgier.
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Young Investigator Award
The Obesity Society.
Estados Unidos, 2009
This award includes US$25,000 for developing a research proposal. In that year, 58 applications were presented, and 8 were awarded.
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Featured Fellow
INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION FOUNDATION
Chile, 2009
This is a distinction given to post-doctoral fellows funded by this institution, who have had a highlighted performance.
Role of Saturated and Polyunsaturated Fat in Obesity-Related Inflammation |
Role of n-6 and n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Type 2 Diabetes |
Insights about weight loss-induced metabolic adaptation |
Commentary on: Increase in Visceral Fat Per Se Does Not Induce Insulin Resistance in the Canine Model |
Should insulin resistance degree be taken into account for assessment of glycemic index? |
Nutrition discussion forum |
Progress and challenges in analyzing rodent energy expenditure |
Identifying systemic, cellular and molecular features of metabolically normal and abnormal overweight/obesity |
Efecto de endulzantes no nutritivos sobre el metabolismo y la microbiota intestinal |
Association between gene variants of the mitochondrial genome and proteome with insulin secretion/sensitivity indexes and glycemic-related traits |
Assessment of peripheral glucose utilization as a determinant factor of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in humans |
Efecto de alimentos lácteos fortificados con fitoesteroles sobre los lípidos plasmáticos |
Identification of genetic and metabolic risk factors of cholesterol gallstone disease in the Chilean population and development of novel strategies for primary prevention |
PPAR-gamma coactivator-1 alpha and serotonin metabolism=> independent and combined effects on mitochondrial function and insulin secretion of pancreatic beta cells |
Reproductive and metabolic features during the menopause transition and early post-menopausal period in PCOS women. Deepening in the pathophysiology of PCOS |
Assessment of skeletal muscle fuel metabolism in insulin-resistant, offspring of type-2 diabetic parents and insulin-sensitive subjects |

MARCO ARRESE
FULL PROFESSOR
GASTROENTEROLOGY
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Manuel Ruz
Professor
Nutrition
DEPARTAMENTO DE NUTRICIÓN, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Gladys Tapia
Academica
Farmacología Molecular y Clínica
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Andrew Quest
Full Professor
Biologia Celular y Molecular
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

JOSE SANTOS
Full Professor
Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Ethel Codner
Académica - Profesora Titular de la Universidad de Chile
Instituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil (IDIMI)
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Paola Llanos
Profesor Asistente
Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias Biomédicas
FACULTAD DE ODONTOLOGIA. UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Fabián Jaña
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad de Aysén
Coyhaique, Chile

Raquel Burrows
PROFESOR TITULAR
Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos
universidad de
Santiago, Chile

José Suazo
Profesor Asociado
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Odontológicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

JOSE GALGANI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
NUTRITION, DIABETES AND METABOLISM; AND UDA-CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD, NUTRICION Y DIETETICA
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Ariel Contreras
assistance professor
Institute for Research in Dental Science
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Silvana Zanlungo
Full Professor
Gastroenterology
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Victor Cortes
Associate professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Daniel Garrido
Associate Professor
Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Jorge Sapunar
Head of Unit
Investigación del Cáncer
Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez
Santiago, Chile

César Osorio
Associate Professor
Kinesiología
Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación
Santiago, Chile

Dolores Busso
Associate Professor
Centro de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile

Roberto Bravo
Assistant Professor
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Jose Suazo
Profesor Asociado
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Odontológicas
Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Gina Leonelli
Director de Carrera
Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile

Sonja Buvinic
Associate Professor
Institute for Research in Dental Sciences
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Alejandra Lanas
Profesor asistente
Medicina Interna
Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Giovanna Valentino
Profesor Docente Asistente
Ciencias de la Salud
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

PABLO TAPIA
Investigador postdoctoral
Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM)
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiafgo, Chile

Paulina Villaseca
Investigadora
Centro de Excelencia en Biomedicina de Magallanes (CEBIMA)
Punta Arenas, Chile