
Rodrigo Antonio Gutierrez Ilabaca
Full Professor
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
My main interest is to use systems biology approaches to understand mechanisms to regulate gene expression in response to nitrogen nutrients and/or metabolite signals in plants using A. thaliana as a model system.
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Doctoral degree Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2003
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Licenciado en Bioquímica, Pontifcia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 1993
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Magister en Bioquímica, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
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Chair Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Biology Science
Santiago, Chile
2012 - 2018
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Chair of the Scientific Advisor Board Part Time
National Center for Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics - OMICS Solutions
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Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2013
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Associate editor Part Time
Frontiers in Plant Physiology/Plan Systems Biology
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., Estados Unidos
2010 - 2014
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Chair - Doctoral Program Part Time
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2018
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Review Panel Part Time
Fondecyt - Conicyt
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Santiago, Chile
2009 - 2011
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Associate Editor Part Time
Plant Molecular Biology (Springer)
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Santiago, Estados Unidos
2009 - A la fecha
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Board of Directors Part Time
NSF- Funded Project
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., Estados Unidos
2009 - 2010
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Guest Editor Other
Plant Cell
Estados Unidos
2017 - A la fecha
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Handling Editor Other
Plant Cell Physiology
Estados Unidos
2015 - A la fecha
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Associated Editor Other
Molecular Plant
Chile
2014 - A la fecha
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Vice-Chair Other
Global Plant Council
Reino Unido
2017 - 2018
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Advisory board for Plantae Other
American Society of Plant Biologists
Estados Unidos
2016 - 2018
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Funder and First President Other
Chilean Society of Plant Biologists.
Santiago, Chile
2016 - 2017
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Member Other
F1000 Faculty
Londres, Reino Unido
2018 - A la fecha
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Member Part Time
Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee
NY, Estados Unidos
2007 - A la fecha
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation
Santiago, Chile
2010 - A la fecha
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Alternate Director Other
Millennium Instituto for Integrative Biology
Santiago, Chile
2018 - A la fecha
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Associated researcher Other
DOI-Evonet
Santiago, Chile
2015 - A la fecha
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDECYT REGULAR
Santiago, Chile
2018 - A la fecha
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Principal Investigator Other
Millennium Nucleus Center for Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology
Santiago, Chile
2009 - 2017
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDECYT REGULAR
Santiago, Chile
2014 - 2017
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Principal Investigator Other
COPEC-UC
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2015
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Principal Investigator Other
International networks-CONICYT
Santiago, Chile
2015 - 2016
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Principal Investigator Other
International networks-CONICYT
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2014
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Principal Investigator Other
CORFO-Factores de transcripción en plantas no-noduladoras, esenciales para la nutrición nitrogenada mediante la asociación con bacterias fijadoras de nitrógeno
Santiago, Chile
2014 - 2014
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDEQUIP
Santiago, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDEQUIP
Santiago, Chile
2015 - 2015
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDECYT REGULAR
Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2013
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Principal Investigator Other
ANR-CONICYT
Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2012
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Director Other
Millenium Nucleus for Plant Functional Genomics
Santiago, Chile
2008 - 2014
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Principal Investigator Other
FONDEQUIP
Santiago, Chile
2010 - 2010
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Co-Investigator Other
H2020-MSCA-RISE
Santiago, Chile
2014 - 2016
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Co-Investigator Other
CLAS-Harvard-Chile Innovation Initiative
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2013
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Co-Investigator Other
NIH-FIRCA
Santiago, Chile
2008 - 2010
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Co-Investigator Other
National Science Foundation
Santiago, Chile
2005 - 2009
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Principal Investigator Other
CONICYT-Max Planck Institute
Santiago, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
Visiting professors (3)
Dr. Fernan Federici
Dr. Antoine de Daruvar
Dr. Joaquin Medina
Postdoctoral fellows (7)
Dr. Grace Armijo
Dr. Andrea Vega
Dr. Jonathan Maldonado
Dr. Francisca Díaz
Dr. Tomás Moyano
Dr. Viviana Araus
Dr. Brenda Riquelme
Doctoral (10)
Catalina Ibarra (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Susan Hitschfeld (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Alejandro Fonseca (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Valentina Zapata (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Jonathan Morales (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Isabel Pochet (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Laura Delgado (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Liliana Lamig (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Francois Gaspar (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Barbara Peña (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program).
Lab Manager (1)
Karem Tamayo
Professionals (3)
Eleodoro Riveras (Associated Investigator)
Melissa Aguilar (Technician)
Carolina Thornton (Technician)
Undergraduated (4)
Cristopher Hernandez (Biochemistry)
Daniela Basso (Biochemistry)
Paula Gacitúa (Biochemistry)
Alumni (Finish)
PostDoctoral
2017 Viviana Araus (Postdoctoral position NYU)
2017 José Miguel Alvarez. Advisor. (Postdoctoral position NYU)
2017 Orlando Contreras-Lopez
2016 Susana Cabellos (Executive Director, Millennium Institute iBio)
2016 Tomás Puelma (Software Engineer, BEE).
2016 Ricardo Nilo (Researcher, UNAB)
2015 José O’Brien (Assistant Professor, P. Universidad Católica de Chile)
2015 Fernan Federici (Assistant Professor, P. Universidad Católica de Chile)
2015 Javier Canales (Assistant Professor, Universidad Austral de Chile)
2015 Eleodoro Riveras (Postdoctoral position)
2013 Tatiana Kraiser. Advisor. (Illumina FAS)
2013 Diana Gras (Investigadora CONICET, CCTA, Rosario, Argentina). !
2012 Pamela Naulin. Advisor. (Postdoctoral position)
2010 Elena Vidal. Advisor. (Associated Professor, UMayor)
2009 Alexander Vergara. Co-advisor. (Postdoctoral position)
Doctoral
2020 Sebastián Moreno (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2020 Isabel Fredes (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2018 Tomás Moyano (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2017 Tomás Puelma (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Co-Advisor.
2016 Orlando Contreras-Lopez (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2015 Erika Viviana Araus (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2014 Eleodoro Riveras (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2013 Tatiana Kraiser (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2013 José Miguel Alvarez (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2012 Pamela Naulin (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor.
2010 Elena Vidal (P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Advisor
2009 Alexander Vergara (Universidad de Chile). Co-advisor. !
Undergraduate
2018 Valentina Zapata (Biochemistry)
2018 María Paz Medina (Biochemistry)
2017 Gabriela Carrasco (Biochemistry)
2014 Juan Simón Alamos. Agronomy
2013 Mabel Vidal (Bioinformatics Engineering)
2013 Bernardo Pollack (Biochemistry)
2012 Tomás Moyano (Biochemistry)
2010 Eleodoro Riveras (Biochemistry)
2009 Javiera de la Cruz (Biology)
2009 Pamela Naulin (Biochemistry)
2008 Claudia Valdés (Industrial Engineering)
2008 Patricio Del Sol (Civil Engineering, Computer Sciences)
2008 Beatriz Hamilton (Design)
2008 Manuela Garretón (Design). Received best thesis award.
2008 Viviana Araus (Biology)
2007 Karem Tamayo (Biology)
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Early Career Scientist Award
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Estados Unidos, 2012
Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Early Career Scientist Award
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Premio de patentamiento II
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2010
Premio de patentamiento
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Young Scientist Award
Grupo Bios
Chile, 2009
Young Scientist Award
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John A. Boezi Memorial Alumnus Award
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Estados Unidos, 2018
John A. Boezi Memorial Alumnus Award. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award.
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION
Alemania, 2018
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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Patent preparation award. IV
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2012
Intelectual Property Contest. P. Universidad Católica de Chile
The Next Generation of Training for Arabidopsis Researchers: Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology |
Taking the Next Step: Building an Arabidopsis Information Portal |
Crops in all shapes and sizes |
Nitrogen regulatory networks controlling plant root growth |
iPlant Systems Biology (iPSB): An International Network Hub in the Plant Community |
Global Gene Response to Virus Infections in Grapevine |

Rodrigo Gutierrez
Full Professor
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Elena Vidal
Directora Centro de Genomica y Bioinformatica
Centro de Genomica y Bioinformatica
Universidad Mayor de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Andrea Vega
Assistant Professor
Ciencias Vegetales
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Maria Holuigue
Profesor Titular
Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Veronica Cambiazo
Associate Professor
Unidad de Nutrición Básica
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE - INTA
Santiago, Chile

Klaus Puschel
Full Professor
Family Medicine
FACULTAD MEDICINA PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Mauricio Gonzalez
Profesor Titular
INTA
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE - INSTITUTO DE NUTRICION Y TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
Santiago, Chile

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

Eduardo Pérez
Profesor Investigador
Centro de Genética y Genómica, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

JONATHAN MALDONADO
Postdoc CONICYT
Dpto. Genética Molecular y Microbiología
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Dinka Mandakovic
Investigadora responsable, Proyecto postdoctoral FONDECYT 3170523
Facultas de Ciencias Agronómicas
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Paulo Canessa
Assistant Professor
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas
Universidad Andrés Bello
Santiago, Chile

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

Juan Miquel
Full Professor
Gastroenterology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Claudia Rojas
Académica
Instituto de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile

Mauricio Moraga
Profesor Asociado
Programa de Genética Humana
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

María Poupin
Associate Professor, Academic Director of Executive Education
Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Santiago, Chile

Alvaro Soto
Associate Proffesor
Computer Science
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Ariel Cerda
Estudiante de Doctorado
Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile