
Dolores Busso PERKINS
Associate Professor
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile
Our work is aimed at understanding how nutritional imbalances influence metabolism and reproduction.
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PhD in Biology (Physiology), Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina, 2005
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Assistant Investigator Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2012
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PostDoc Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2005 - 2009
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PhD Student Full Time
Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental - Universidad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998 - 2005
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Fellow Full Time
Institut de la Sante et Researche Medicale
Paris, Francia
1997 - 1997
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Undergraduate Fellow Part Time
Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1996 - 1996
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Assistant Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2016
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Associate Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2016 - 2019
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad de los Andes
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
Undergraduate Research Units
2006-2008. Mentor Biological Sciences student María José Oñate-Alvarado.
2009. Co-Mentor Biological Sciences student María José Marin.
2009. Co-Mentor Biological Sciences student Sebastian Pereda.
2010. Mentor Biochemistry student Nicolás Santander.
2011-2012. Mentor Medicine student Lilian Mascareño.
2012. Mentor Medicine student Isabella Passalaqua.
2012. Mentor Biological Sciences student Linda Quilaqueo.
2014 -2015. Mentor Biochemistry student Paz Molina.
2014 - 2016. Mentor Medicine student Andrés Schneider.
2016. Mentor Medicine student Daniel Gallardo.
2018. Mentor Biochemistry student Maximiliano Villarreal.
2019. Mentor Nutrition students Perina Kutulas and Magdalena Gutiérrez.
Undergraduate thesis
2011-2012. Thesis in Biochemistry. Nicolás Santander.
2013 - 2014. Thesis in Medical Technology. Constanza Andrea Baeza y Nathaly De La Jara
2013 - 2015. Thesis in Biochemistry. Alonso Quiroz.
2016 - 2017. Thesis in Biochemistry. Paz Molina.
2019. Thesis in Medical Technology. José Chavez.
2019. Thesis in Medical Technology. Nicolás Gonzalez.
Mentoring of international students
2011. MISTI-PUC Grant Fellowship. Allison Hamilos, from MIT (US)
2012. PLISSER Fellowship (Programa de Investigaciones en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Reproducción Humana). Natalia Pascuali, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2014. PLISSER Fellowship (Programa de Investigaciones en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Reproducción Humana). Paula Accialini Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2015. MISTI-PUC Grant Fellowship. Dalia Walzer, from MIT (US)
Graduate Students
2012. Research Unit. Ph.D. Programme in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. María José Parga.
2013. Research Unit. Ph.D. Programme in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. Nicolás Santander.
2015. Research Unit. Ph.D. Programme in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. Loni Berlowitz.
Masters Thesis
2012-2013. Co-Mentor. Master in Nutrition. School of Medicine. Grettel Martelo.
2016. Mentor. Master in Nutrition. School of Medicine. Marcela Riquelme.
2017. Mentor. Master in Nutrition. School of Medicine. Andrea David.
Ph.D. Thesis
2013 - 2016. Mentor. Ph.D. Programme in Physiology. School of Biology. Francisca Salas.
2013 - 2016. Co-Mentor. Ph.D. Programme in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. Susana Contreras.
2014 - 2018. Mentor. Ph.D. Programme in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. Nicolás Santander.
2017 - present. Mentor. Ph.D. Programme in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. Alonso Quiroz.
2019 - present. Mentor. Ph.D. Programme in Biology (Physiology). School of Biology. Andreina Arias.
MAIN OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
2007-2014. Member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Society for Reproduction and Development: 2007-2008 (Treasurer), 2009-2012 (Director), 2012-2014 (Secretary)
2014-2015. Member of the Scientific Committee VI Congress Latin American Society of Maternal-Fetal Interaction SLIMP. Mar del Plata, April 2015.
2016-2017. Member of the Organizing Committee VII Congress Latin American Society of Maternal-Fetal Interaction SLIMP. Puerto Varas 2017.
2016-2018. Member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development. Director for Santiago.
2019. Member of the Scientific Committee VIII Congress Latin American Society of Maternal-Fetal Interaction (SLIMP) - International Federation of Placenta Associations. Buenos Aires, March 2015.
ADMINISTRATION IN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
2013. Member of the Ethics and Welfare Committee of Laboratory Animals of the School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2014. Chair Ethics and Welfare Committee of Laboratory Animals of the School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2014-2019. Member of the Ethical Scientific Committee on Care and Use of Animals and Research Safety, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2018- 2019. Vice-president Ethical Scientific Committee on Care and Use of Animals and Research Safety, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2019. Chair Ethical Scientific Committee on Care and Use of Animals and Research Safety, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2014-present. Member National Accreditation Commission (CNA) for Postgraduate programs - Chile
2015-2019. Member of the Study Group in Biomedicine, National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT), National Reseach Council.
PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
1998-present. Argentine Society of Biology
2007-present. Chilean Society of Reproduction and Development
2012-present. International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
2015- present. Society for the Study of Reproduction.
PARTICIPATION AS REVIEWER
International journals
2009- present. Biological Research
2012- present. Reproduction Fertility and Development
2013-present. Reproduction.
2014- present. PLOS One, PLOS Genetics, Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, Revista Médica de Chile, Biomedical Research, Biology of Reproduction.
2019- present. Diabetologia.
Funding Agencies
2011- present. National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina.
2012- present. National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT), National Reseach Council.
2015-present. Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development (FONDEF)
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Dolores Busso
Associate Professor
Centro de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica
Universidad de Los Andes
Santiago, Chile

Attilio Rigotti
Full Professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE - ESCUELA DE MEDICINA - DEPTO DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

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

Nicolás Santander
Assistant Professor
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile

Attilio Rigotti
Full Professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Andrea Leiva
Profesor Asociado
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile

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

Loni Berkowitz
Investigador postdoctoral
Nutrición, diabetes y metabolismo
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile

Susana Contreras
Assistant Professor
Nutrition and Dietetics
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile

Pablo Irarrazaval
Professor
Electrical Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

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

Francisca Salas
Asistant Professor
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile

Barbara Samith
Profesor Instructor Adjunto
Ciencias de la Salud
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

RICARDO MORENO
Profesor Titular
Fisiología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS, DEPTO. DE FISIOLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

Juan Orellana
Associate Professor
Departamento de Neurología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA 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

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

Alvaro Martínez
Director Asociado de Propiedad Intelectual y Transferencia Tecnológica
FUNDACIÓN CIENCIA PARA LA VIDA (FCV)
Santiago, Chile

Hugo Verdejo
Profesor Asociado
División de Enferemedades Cardiovasculares
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

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PROFESOR ASISTENTE
NUTRICION, DIABETES Y METABOLISMO
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Rommy von Bernhardi
Full Professor
Neurology
DEPT. NEUROLOGY, FAC. MEDICINE PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Alejandro Godoy
Associate Professor
Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina
Universidad San Sebastián
Santiago, Chile

Claudio Vera
Assitant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

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

Tomas Perez-Acle
Full Professor
Computational Biology Lab
Fundación Ciencia para la Vida
Santiago, Chile

Guadalupe Echeverría
Manager
Center for Molecular Nutrition and Chronic Diseases
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Eduardo Abbott
Profesor Asistente
Medicina Interna
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

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