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Carolina Andrea Cabalín Arenas

Investigadora

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Tissue immunology, CD8? TRM cells, and inflammatory skin diseases. Maternal obesity, skin–gut axis, vernix caseosa, and pediatric allergy programming. Skin microbiome, host–microbe interactions, multi-omics, and translational molecular diagnostics.

Educación

  •  Bioquímico, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2016
  •  Profesora en educación media, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2016
  •  Medical Science, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2023

Experiencia Académica

  •   Asistente de profesor Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - A la fecha

  •   Asistente de profesor Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - 2022

  •   Ayudante CURSO “INVESTIGACIÓN CLÍNICA Y TRASLACIONAL” Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - 2020

  •   Ayudante CURSO “PROCESOS BIOLÓGICOS BÁSICOS EN ENFERMEDADES” Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - 2022

  •   Instructora Curso Bioética Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2018

  •   Profesora Invitada Curso Biología de la Célula Bio141c a cargo del Dr. Manuel Santos Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2017

  •   Instructora Curso Biología de la Célula Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2017

  •   AYUDANTE CURSO BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR DE LA CÉLULA PUC Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biológicas

    Chile

    2015 - 2016

  •   AYUDANTE CURSO BIOÉTICA PUC Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2017

  •   AYUDANTE CURSO QUÍMICA ANALÍTICA I PUC Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2015

  •   Postdoc Part Time

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2023 - A la fecha

  •   Postdoctoral Associate Part Time

    Weill Cornell Medicine

    Medicine

    New York, Estados Unidos

    2024 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Directora Part Time

    MicrobeSkin

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

  •   Asistente de Investigación Full Time

    Laboratorio de Inmunología y Alergia Traslacional

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - Sin Información

  •   ESCRITORA Y ASESORA TÉCNICA DE COMUNICACIONES Y EDUCACIÓN Part Time

    INSTITUTO MILENIO DE INMUNOLOGÍA E INMUNOTERAPIA (IMII)

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - Sin Información

  •   Directora Other

    SkinPrebiotic

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2019

  •   Personal Técnico Other

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - A la fecha

  •   Flex Staff Full Time

    Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2022

  •   Investigadora Part Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2023 - A la fecha

  •   CEO Other

    InverSkin SpA

    Santiago, Chile

    2021 - A la fecha

  •   Instructor Other

    Weill Cornell Medicine

    New York, Estados Unidos

    2025 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


2025 – actual [POSTDOCTORAL ADVISOR] VALENTINA FERNANDEZ – PHD IN MICROBIOLOGY - INVERSKIN SPA + Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2025 – actual [THESIS] MIN HA LEE – DOCTORAL STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Doctoral degree in Medical Sciences – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2025 – actual [INTERNSHIP + THESIS] SCARLETT ILLANADO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA + USACH
2024 – actual [THESIS] JENIFFER FAJARDO – DOCTORAL STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Doctoral degree in Medical Sciences – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2025 [POSTDOCTORAL ADVISOR] CAMILA SOLIS – PHD IN BIOTECHNOLOGY - INVERSKIN SPA + Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2025 [INTERNSHIP] SEBASTIAN ZAMBRANO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2025 [INTERNSHIP] AMANDA CERDA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2025 [INTERNSHIP] VALENTINA CARRERA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2025 [INTERNSHIP] VICENTE SALVO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2025 [INTERNSHIP] PEDRO DONOSO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a medical doctor - INVERSKIN SPA
2025 [INTERNSHIP] HORACIO GONZALEZ – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a medical doctor - INVERSKIN SPA
2022 – 2024 [THESIS] IGNACIO VERA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2023 – 2024 [INTERNSHIP] JENIFFER FAJARDO – DOCTORAL STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Doctoral degree in Medical Sciences – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2024 [INTERNSHIP] FERNANDA JARA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a medical doctor - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] SEBASTIAN BONDI – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] YULISSA TAPIA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] IGNACIO LAGAS – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] VALENTINA MISSENE – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] RODRIGO PEÑALOZA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] SEBASTIÁN ASTORGA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2024 [INTERNSHIP] JAVIERA LARA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2022 – 2024 [INTERNSHIP] DANIELA BERBIN – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a medical doctor - INVERSKIN SPA
2021 – 2023 [INTERNSHIP] DANIEL PAVEZ – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in biology - INVERSKIN SPA
2021 – 2023 [INTERNSHIP + THESIS] VALENTINA TORO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2022 – 2023 [INTERNSHIP] FERNANDA DONOSO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2021 – 2023 [INTERNSHIP] JUAN NÚÑEZ – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2022 [INTERNSHIP] ISIDORA CANUT – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2022 [INTERNSHIP] MAITE PIZARRO – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
2021 – 2022 [THESIS] FERNANDA BALMACEDA – DIPLOMA STUDENT Professional certificate equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree in biochemistry - INVERSKIN SPA
Identification of differentially expressed genes in skin infections: Search for transcriptomic biomarkers of disease through systematic review and meta-analysis
Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile
2021 [INTERNSHIP] CATALINA ABARCA – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
In silico validation of biomarkers of bacterial skin infections
Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile


Difusión y Transferencia


Book:

Borzutzky A., Cabalín C. Human Body Defense Army (1st ed.).2017. Santiago, Chile.

He participado de los siguientes proyectos:

2025 – 2028 ESTUDIO IMMUNOTEARS
INVESTIGATOR – ANID – FONDECYT DE INICIACION 11251471
2024 – 2028 ESTUDIO PROTEGO
INVESTIGATOR – ANID – FONDECYT REGULAR 1241933
2024 – 2026 ESTUDIO CAL23
INVESTIGATOR – UC
2025 – 2027 SkinGenomics
DIRECTOR – ANID – 87250007
2025 – 2027 MicrobeInfect
DIRECTOR – ANID – 87250001
2024 – 2026 MicrobeResist
DIRECTOR – ANID – 87240032
2022 – 2027 MICROBESKIN, MOLECULAR BIOMARKER TEST OF SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTION: DIAGNOSTIC AND COMMERCIAL VALIDITY STUDY
DIRECTOR – FUNDACIÓN COPEC UC – 2022.R1.098
2023 – 2024 NON-INVASIVE AND RAPID DIAGNOSIS TEST OF INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS
SUPERVISOR AND SUPPORT PI OF VALENTINA TORO – FONDEF VIU – ANID – VIU23P0011 – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2023 – 2024 MICROBESKIN: DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL VALIDATION OF A NEW PANEL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
DIRECTOR – Startup Ciencia – ANID – SUC230166 – InverSkin SpA
2022 – 2024 EPIDERMAL PROTEOMICS AND TRANSCRIPTOMICS TO CHARACTERIZE ATOPIC DERMATITIS ENDOTYPES IN LATINO PATIENTS
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR – Pfizer Global Medical – 75725577
2022 – 2024 MICROBESKIN: EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC CAPACITY AND COMMERCIAL AND REGULATORY VALIDITY OF MULTIPLE MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS
DIRECTOR – CORFO – 22CVID-206803
2022 – 2023 MICROBESKIN, A TEST OF MOLECULAR BIOMARKER OF SKIN INFECTION: VALIDITY, DIAGNOSTIC AND COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS
DIRECTOR – Startup Ciencia – ANID – SUC220096 – InverSkin SpA
2022 IL7a AND TSLPR EXPRESSION ON LANGERHANS CELLS IN RESPONSE TO INFLAMMATORY STIMULATION
CO-INVESTIGATOR – PH.D. THESIS: MARTIN GONZÁLEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, Cytokine Biology Research Group – Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology – Tampere University.
2021 MICROBESKIN: NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR SKIN INFECTIONS
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR – SÚMATE A INNOVAR – CORFO 21SN-182370 – InverSkin SpA
2021 MICROBESKIN: NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR SKIN INFECTIONS
CO-INVESTIGATOR – FONDEF IDEA 2021 – ANID – ID21I10174
2020 NANOENCAPSULATION OF CYA AND HBD3 IN A NEW NANO-HYDROGEL AS POTENTIAL USE IN CHILDHOOD ATOPIC DERMATITIS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – INTERDISCIPLINA UC – Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile
2020 IMPACT OF VERNIX CASEOSA ON THE EPIDERMAL BARRIER AND INFECTION SUSCEPTIBILITY: GROUNDWORK FOR A NOVEL TREATMENT AGAINST ATOPIC DERMATITIS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – FONDECYT – ANID – Grant number 1201568
2020 – 2023 TARGETING LXR AND NF-?b AS A NEW TREATMENT FOR ATOPIC DERMATITIS: COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH TOPICAL TREATMENTS
Ph.D. THESIS – Translational Allergy and Immunology Laboratory – School of Medicine – Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile; Laboratory of inflammatory skin diseases – Icahn School of Medicine – Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Claudia Sáez, Dr. Arturo Borzutzky, and Dr. Emma Guttman
2019 MICROBESKIN: NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF SKIN INFECTION.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR – BRAIN CHILE 2019 – Grant number 1926
2018 – 2021 ACTIVATION OF THE CD200/CD200R PATHWAY BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS: A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – Dr. Luis Venegas postdoctoral – FONDECYT grant
2018 – 2019 TAPE STRIPS FOR NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC PANEL OF SKIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR – FONDEF VIU II – CONICYT – Grant number VIU17P0200
2016 – 2018 TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – School of Medicine - Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile
2016 – 2017 NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC PANEL OF SKIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR – FONDEF VIU I – CONICYT – Grant number VIU17E0200
2016 – 2017 BIOPRO: NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC PANEL OF NON-IGE ALLERGIC PROCTOCOLITIS
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – Borzutzky Laboratory – School of Medicine – Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile
2014 – 2016 GENE EXPRESSION OF EPIDERMAL TAPE STRIPPING SAMPLES TO ASSESS RESPONSE TO VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ATOPIC DERMATITIS: A PILOT STUDY
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS – Borzutzky Laboratory – School of Medicine – Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile

Meetings

2026 [Oral presentation] Cabalín C, Milczanowski J, Essayas H, Jaiswal A, Verma A, Hawkes JE, Elemento O, Krueger JG, Gulati N, Fuentes-Duculan J, Ma B, Barrio D, Lacouture ME, Suarez-Fariñas M, Anandasabapathy N. Modeling PD-1–Driven Cutaneous Immune-Related Adverse Events Through Memory T Cells. PEW Biomedical Meeting, March 2026, Palm Springs, USA.
2025 [Poster] Cabalín C, Milczanowski J, Essayas H, Jaiswal A, Verma A, Hawkes JE, Elemento O, Krueger JG, Gulati N, Fuentes-Duculan J, Ma B, Barrio D, Lacouture ME, Suarez-Fariñas M, Anandasabapathy N. Modeling PD-1–Driven Cutaneous Immune-Related Adverse Events Through Memory T Cells. Montagna Symposium on the Biology of the Skin, Oregon, USA.
2025 [Oral presentation] Cabalín C, Milczanowski J, Essayas H, Jaiswal A, Verma A, Hawkes JE, Elemento O, Krueger JG, Gulati N, Fuentes-Duculan J, Ma B, Barrio D, Lacouture ME, Suarez-Fariñas M, Anandasabapathy N. Modeling PD-1–Driven Cutaneous Immune-Related Adverse Events Through Memory T Cells. PEW Biomedical Meeting, April 2025, Bermuda.
2025 [Poster] Cabalín C, Milczanowski J, Essayas H, Jaiswal A, Verma A, Hawkes JE, Elemento O, Krueger JG, Gulati N, Fuentes-Duculan J, Ma B, Barrio D, Lacouture ME, Suarez-Fariñas M, Anandasabapathy N. Modeling PD-1–Driven Cutaneous Immune-Related Adverse Events Through Memory T Cells. PEW Biomedical Meeting, April 2025, Bermudas.
2024 [Poster] Fajardo-Gutiérrez J, Toro V, Pedreros JP, Blanco N, Donoso F, Cifuentes-Zúñiga F, Vera I, Fajuri P, Dibarrart D, Cabalín C (Corresponding author), Borzutzky A. Exploring endophenotypes determined by Herpes Simplex Virus-1 through non-invasive sampling and qPCR in the skin of children with atopic dermatitis: a pilot study. I Congreso de Estudiantes de Postgrado en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad del Desarrollo. Santiago, Chile. May, 2024.
2024 [Lecture] Vera I, Cabalín C, Dibarrart M, Cifuentes-Zúñiga F, Faunes M, Toro V, Avaca M, Ávalos P, Fabres J, Álvarez-Figueroa MJ, Vera-Kellet C, Silva-Valenzuela S, Borzutzky A. Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects of vernix caseosa in 2D models of atopic dermatitis. Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects of vernix caseosa in 2D models of atopic dermatitis. Workshop "Microbiota and The Immune System: Interactions and Possibilities for Therapy". Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile. April 18, 2024.
2023 [Poster] Venegas-Salas L, Feuerhake T, Cabalín C, Tejos-Bravo M, Majerson D, Bugueño K, Borzutzky, A.Alterations of the CD200/CD200R immunomodulatory pathway in skin and blood from patients with atopic dermatitis. 13th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis. Warsaw, Poland. Aug 30-Sep 2, 2023
2023 [Poster] Venegas-Salas L, Feuerhake T, Cabalín C, Tejos-Bravo M, Majerson D, Bugueño K, Borzutzky, A.Alterations of the CD200/CD200R immunomodulatory pathway in skin and blood from patients with atopic dermatitis. 13th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis. Warsaw, Poland. Aug 30-Sep 2, 2023
2023 [Lecture] Cabalin C, Vera I, Núñez-Rosales JJ, Dibarrat M, Vargas G, Toro V, Cifuentes-Zúñiga F, Faunes M, Avaca M, Avalos P, Fabres J, Álvarez-Figueroa MJ, Vera-Kellet C, Silva-Valenzuela S, Sáez CG, Borzutzky A.Physicochemical, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties of vernix caseosa for its application as a topical treatment for atopic dermatitis. EAACI-ESCD Skin Allergy Meeting- SAM Digital 2023. March 23-24, 2023.
2022 [Lecture] Cabalin C, Dibarrat M, Vera I, Vargas G, Toro V, Núñez-Rosales JJ, Faunes M, Avaca M, Avalos P, Fabres J, Álvarez-Figueroa MJ, Vera-Kellet C, Silva-Valenzuela S, Sáez CG, Borzutzky A. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of vernix caseosa on the epidermal barrier of atopic dermatitis in vitro models. 12th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Montreal, Canada. Oct 17-19, 2022.
2022 [Poster] Cabalin C, Dibarrat M, Núñez-Rosales JJ, Faunes M, Avaca M, Avalos P, Fabres J, Álvarez-Figueroa MJ, Vera-Kellet C, Silva-Valenzuela S, Sáez CG, Borzutzky A. Analyses of Staphylococcus bacteria load and skin biomarkers from vernix caseosa reveal atopic dermatitis-prone alterations in neonates from overweight mothers. 12th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Montreal, Canada. Oct 17-19, 2022.
2022 [Poster] Cabalin C, Rojas-Espinoza R, Núñez-Rosales JJ, Vera I, Toro V, Vargas G, García P, Poli C, Sáez CG, Guttman-Yassky E, Borzutzky A. Combined targeting of LXR and NF-?B as a treatment of atopic dermatitis. 12th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Montreal, Canada. Oct 17-19, 2022.
2022 [Poster] Fajardo J, Cabalín C, Iturriaga C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Borzutzky A. Biological sex-specific endotypes of pediatric atopic dermatitis. 12th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis. Montreal, Canada. Oct 17-19, 2022. Acta Derm Venereol. 2022. Suppl 223; 1-65. DOI: 10.2340/actadv.v102.4587
2021 [Poster] Venegas L, Tejos-Bravo M, Iturriaga C, Cabalin C, Urzúa M, Bugueño K, Salgado A, Pérez-Mateluna G, Dossi MT, Majerson D, Del Barrio P, Concha S, Piñones M, Gallo S, Hoyos-Bachiloglu R, Aguilera R, Silva-Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Ugalde JA, Borzutzky A. IgE-mediated reactivity to autoallergens
is associated with severity and a Th2 cytokine signature in atopic dermatitis. 11th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Seoul, Korea. April 19, 2021. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021; in press. Doi: 10.2340/00015555-3793.
2021 [Poster] Tejos-Bravo M, Venegas L, Sabatini N, Martin C, Iturriaga C, Cabalín C, Urzua M, Salgado A, Perez-Mateluna G, Dossi MT, Del Barrio P, Majerson D, Concha S, Piñones M, Gallo S, Hoyos-Bachiloglu R, Aguilera R, Silva-Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Ugalde J, Borzutzky A. Skin microbiome diversity and relative abundances in Chilean atopic dermatitis patients and healthy population. 11th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Seoul, Korea. April 19, 2021. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021; in press. Doi: 10.2340/00015555-3793.
2021 [Poster] Borzutzky A, Tejos-Bravo M, Venegas L, Iturriaga C, Cabalin C, Urzúa M, Pérez-Mateluna G, Dossi MT, Majerson D, Del Barrio P, Hoyos-Bachiloglu R, Morales PS, Aguilera R, Concha S, Gallo S, Piñones M, Silva-Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Ugalde JA. Atopic dermatitis endotypes across the lifespan: Comparison of children and adults in the DERMATYPES study. 11th George Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Seoul, Korea. April 19, 2021. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021; in press. Doi: 10.2340/00015555-3793.
2020 [Lecture] Venegas, L. Tejos-Bravo, MT., Iturriaga, C., Cabalín, C. et al. IgE-mediated reactivity to autoallergens is associated with severity and a Th2 cytokine signature in atopic dermatitis. III Reunión anual Asociación Chilena de Inmunología, Santiago, Chile. November 18 – 20, 2020.
2019 [Lecture] Cabalín C, Venegas, L., Borzutzky, B. Effect of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis imbalance on in vitro expression of antimicrobial peptides in human keratinocytes. 9th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides. Utrecht, The Netherlands. August 28 - 30, 2019.
2019 [Poster] Cabalín C, Venegas, L., Borzutzky, B. Effect of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis imbalance on in vitro expression of antimicrobial peptides in human keratinocytes. 9th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides. Utrecht, Netherlands. August 28 - 30, 2019.
2019 [Poster] Tejos-Bravo M, Venegas L, Iturriaga C, Sabatini N, Martin C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Urzúa M, Cabalín C, Dossi MT, Del Barrio P, Majerson D, Silva-Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Borzutzky A. Alterations in skin physiology are associated with disease severity in Chilean patients with atopic dermatitis. European Academy of Allergy and Immunology Congress 2019. Lisbon, Portugal. June 1-5, 2019.
2019 [Poster] Borzutzky A, Bustos MF, Le Roy C, Iturriaga C, Leiva C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Cabalín C, Silva- Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Cifuentes L, Camargo CA. Determinants of vitamin D deficiency in Chilean children with atopic dermatitis. European Academy of Allergy and Immunology Congress 2019. Lisbon, Portugal. June 1-5, 2019.
2019 [Poster] Cabalín C, Venegas, L., Borzutzky, B. Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A induces expression of CD200R in keratinocytes. Skin Health and Disease: Immune, Epithelial, and Microbiome Crosstalk. Hannover, Germany. April 4 - 5, 2019.
2018 [Poster] Martin C, Sabatini N, Tejos-Bravo M, Cabalín C, Iturriaga C, Venegas L, Pérez-Mateluna G, Borzutzky A, Vera-Kellet C, Silva S. Características fisiológicas de la piel en población chilena: informe preliminar. XXII Congreso Ibero Latinoamericano de Dermatología. Sao Paulo, Brazil. November 2018.
2018 [Poster] Borzutzky A, Pérez-Mateluna G, Venegas L, Cabalín C, Iturriaga C, Hoyos-Bachiloglu R, Cristi F, Vera-Kellet C, Silva-Valenzuela S, Navarrete-Dechent C, Cifuentes L. Is there a Staphylococcus aureus-driven atopic dermatitis endotype? 10th Georg Rajka International Symposium of Atopic Dermatitis. Utrecht, Netherlands. April 11-13, 2018.
2018 [Poster] Borzutzky A. Iturriaga C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Cabalín C, Hoyos-Bachiloglu R, Silva-Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Navarrete-Dechent C, Cifuentes L. Role of VDR gene polymorphisms in atopic dermatitis severity in children. 10th Georg Rajka International Symposium of Atopic Dermatitis. Utrecht, Netherlands. April 11-13, 2018.
2018 [Poster] Cabalín C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Iturriaga C, Camargo CA Jr, Borzutzky A. Effect of oral vitamin D3 supplementation on induction of cathelicidin in the skin of children with atopic dermatitis. IMAP 2018, 8th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides. Edinburgh, Scotland. September 2 – 4, 2018.
2018 [Poster] A. Borzutzky, C. Iturriaga, G. Perez-Mateluna, C. Cabalín, R. Hoyos-Bachiloglu, S. Silva- Valenzuela, C. Vera-Kellet, C. Navarrete-Dechent, L. Cifuentes. Role of VDR gene polymorphisms in atopic dermatitis severity in children. 10th Georg Rajka International Symposium of Atopic Dermatitis. Utrecht, Netherlands. April 11-13, 2018.
2018 [Poster] A. Borzutzky, G. Perez-Mateluna, L. Venegas, C. Cabalín, C. Iturriaga, R. Hoyos-Bachiloglu, F. Cristi, C. Vera-Kellet, S. Silva-Valenzuela, C. Navarrete-Dechent, L. Cifuentes. Is there a Staphylococcus aureus-driven atopic dermatitis endotype? 10th Georg Rajka International Symposium of Atopic Dermatitis. Utrecht, Netherlands. April 11-13, 2018.
2017 [Poster] Cabalín C, Cortés H, Keim F, Loyola M, Medina R, Borzutzky A. Enfermedades infecciosas en habitantes antárticos: una revisión sistemática. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de ciencia antártica. Punta Arenas, Chile. October 4-5, 2017.
2017 [Poster] Cabalín C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Iturriaga C, Cristi F, Silva- Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Cossio ML, Camargo CA, Borzutzky A. Gene expression of epidermal tape stripping samples to assess response to vitamin D supplementation in children with severe atopic dermatitis: a pilot study. V jornada día de investigación 2017 División de Pediatría, PUC. Santiago, Chile. March 30, 2017.
2017 [Poster] Borzutzky A, Cifuentes L, Silva-Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Iturriaga C, Perez-Mateluna G, Cristi F, Cabalín C, Hoyos- Bachiloglu R, Navarrete-Dechent C, Niklitschek S, Carrasco JE, Cossio ML, Le Roy C, Camargo CA. Effect of vitamin D supplementation on the severity of atopic dermatitis in children: the VIDATOPIC randomized controlled trial. V jornada día de investigacion 2017 División de Pediatría, PUC. Santiago, Chile. March 30, 2017.
2016 [Lecture] Cabalín C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Iturriaga C, Cristi F, Camargo CA, Borzutzky A. Variación de la expresión génica de biomarcadores epidérmicos en respuesta a la suplementación oral de vitamina D3 en niños con dermatitis atópica. XXXIII Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Bioquímica. Concepción, Chile. 1-7 August, 2016.
2016 [Poster] Cabalín C, Pérez-Mateluna G, Iturriaga C, Cristi F, Silva- Valenzuela S, Vera-Kellet C, Cossio ML, Camargo CA, Borzutzky A. Gene expression of epidermal tape stripping samples to assess response to vitamin D supplementation in children with severe atopic dermatitis: a pilot study. 9th Georg Rajka International Symposium of Atopic Dermatitis. Sao Paulo, Brazil. May 19- 21, 2016.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   SOCIA HONORARIA

    Asociación Nacional de Estudiantes de Bioquímica

    Chile, 2016

    Premio a la participación y compromiso destacado como socia, delegada, secretaria general y vicepresidenta de la Asociación Nacional de Estudiantes de Bioquímica de Chile (ANEB). Por su contribución en la creación del tour de las ciencias, organización de congresos, ciencia en tus manos, seminarios y conversatorios.

  •   Beca Excelencia Académica

    MINEDUC

    Chile, 2009

    BECA EXCELENCIA ACADÉMICA MINEDUC Gobierno de Chile

  •   MEJOR EGRESADA

    Colegio Aquelarre

    Chile, 2008

    Mejor Egresada de la generación 2008

  •   Espíritu Aquelarre

    Colegio Aquelarre

    Chile, 2008

    ESPÍRITU AQUELARRE Colegio Aquelarre

  •   Medalla Hermann Niemeyer

    SOCIEDAD DE BIOQUIMICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2023

    Medalla a la mejor estudiante de Doctorado de Chile 2023.

  •   Mejor tesis doctoral en Ciencias Biológicas y Medcina

    PUC

    Chile, 2023

    Mejor tesis doctoral en Ciencias Biológicas y Medcina entregado por la pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

  •   LatinAmerican PEW Fellowship

    Pew Trust

    Estados Unidos, 2024

    Seleccionada como Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences por The Pew Charitable Trusts, un programa internacional altamente competitivo que promueve la formación de investigadores latinoamericanos en centros de excelencia de Estados Unidos. Actualmente desarrollo mi investigación postdoctoral en Weill Cornell Medicine bajo la mentoría de Niroshana Anandasabapathy, enfocándome en inmunología de tejidos, células T residentes de memoria (TRM) y mecanismos inmunológicos asociados a toxicidades cutáneas inducidas por inmunoterapia anti-PD-1. Esta fellowship fortalece mi formación científica, liderazgo y redes internacionales de colaboración, con el objetivo de impulsar investigación traslacional de alto impacto para América Latina.

  •   Joven Lider - El Mercurio

    El Mercurio

    Chile, 2025

    Reconocida con el premio Joven Líder otorgado por El Mercurio, distinción que destaca a jóvenes con impacto sobresaliente en ciencia, innovación, emprendimiento y liderazgo en Chile. Este reconocimiento valora mi trayectoria en inmunología traslacional, el desarrollo de tecnologías biomédicas innovadoras como MicrobeSkin®, y mi contribución al ecosistema científico-tecnológico mediante la generación de soluciones diagnósticas orientadas a necesidades críticas en salud pública.

  •   IMPACTA VC FELLOW

    IMPACTA VC

    Chile, 2024

    Seleccionada como IMPACTA VC Fellow en 2024, programa orientado a potenciar líderes y emprendimientos científico-tecnológicos con alto potencial de innovación e impacto en Latinoamérica. Esta fellowship fortaleció mis capacidades en venture capital, escalamiento de tecnologías y estrategias de transferencia científica, contribuyendo al desarrollo y proyección internacional de iniciativas biotecnológicas como InverSkin y MicrobeSkin®.

  •   EQUALIZER FELLOW

    EQUALIZER

    Estados Unidos, 2025

    Seleccionada como Equalizer Fellow, programa internacional enfocado en impulsar el liderazgo de mujeres en ciencia, innovación y emprendimiento tecnológico. Esta fellowship fortaleció mis competencias en transferencia tecnológica, liderazgo estratégico y desarrollo de soluciones biomédicas de alto impacto, promoviendo además redes de colaboración y visibilidad internacional para proyectos científicos liderados por mujeres en Latinoamérica.

  •   MOLLY KULESZ-MARTIN DIRECTOR’S AWARD

    Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin 2025

    Estados Unidos, 2025

    Galardonada con el Molly Kulesz-Martin Director’s Award durante el Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin 2025, realizado en Oregon. Este reconocimiento distingue contribuciones destacadas y el potencial de liderazgo científico en investigación dermatológica y biología de la piel, destacando mi trabajo en inmunología cutánea, células T residentes de memoria (TRM) y mecanismos inflamatorios asociados a enfermedades de la piel e inmunoterapia.

  •   Blue Ribbon

    Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin 2025

    Estados Unidos, 2025

    Reconocida con el Blue Ribbon Award en el Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin 2025 en Oregon, distinción otorgada a trabajos científicos sobresalientes presentados durante el simposio. Este reconocimiento destacó la relevancia e innovación de mi investigación en inmunología cutánea y mecanismos celulares asociados a enfermedades inflamatorias de la piel e inmunoterapia.


 

Article (11)

Dynamic Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin and Its Receptor Complex Expression on Skin Langerhans Cells in Response to MC903-induced Skin Inflammation
Effect of weekly vitamin D supplementation on the severity of atopic dermatitis and type 2 immunity biomarkers in children: A randomized controlled trial
From Thin to Thick: Weight Gain in Children Feeds the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis
Association between obesity and atopic dermatitis in children: A case-control study in a high obesity prevalence population
Oral vitamin D modulates the epidermal expression of the vitamin D receptor and cathelicidin in children with atopic dermatitis
Vernix caseosa reveals mechanistic clues linking maternal obesity to atopic dermatitis pathogenesis
Prevalence of filaggrin loss-of-function variants in Chilean population with and without atopic dermatitis
Analysis of Carotenoids in Haloarchaea Species from Atacama Saline Lakes by High Resolution UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-Mass Spectrometry: Antioxidant Potential and Biological Effect on Cell Viability
Vitamin D status and supplementation in Antarctica: a systematic review and meta- analysis
Involvement of A(2B) adenosine receptors as anti-inflammatory in gestational diabesity
Diagnostic validity of fecal occult blood test in infants with food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis

Abstract (5)

ALTERATIONS OF THE CD200/CD200R IMMUNOMODULATORY PATHWAY IN SKIN AND BLOOD FROM PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS
ANALYSIS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS BACTERIA LOAD AND SKIN BIOMARKERS FROM VERNIX CASEOSA REVEAL ATOPIC DERMATITIS-PRONE ALTERATIONS IN NEONATES FROM OVERWEIGHT MOTHERS
ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF VERNIX CASEOSA ON THE EPIDERMAL BARRIER OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS MODELS
BIOLOGICAL SEX-SPECIFIC ENDOTYPES OF PEDIATRIC ATOPIC DERMATITIS
COMBINED TARGETING OF LXR AND NF-κB AS A TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS

BookWhole (1)

Ejército de defensa del cuerpo humano

ConferencePoster (16)

Características fisiológicas de la piel en población chilena: informe preliminar
Effect of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis imbalance on in vitro expression of antimicrobial peptides in human keratinocytes.
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A induces expression of CD200R in keratinocytes
Effect of oral vitamin D3 supplementation on induction of cathelicidin in the skin of children with atopic dermatitis.
Is there a Staphylococcus aureus-driven atopic dermatitis endotype?
Role of VDR gene polymorphisms in atopic dermatitis severity in children
Case-control study of the association of obesity and abdominal obesity with atopic dermatitis in Chilean children
Deficiencia de vitamina D en población antártica chilena
Enfermedades infecciosas en habitantes antárticos: una revisión sistemática
Enfermedades infecciosas en habitantes antárticos: una revisión sistemática.
Gene expression of epidermal tape stripping samples to assess response to vitamin D supplementation in children with severe atopic dermatitis: a pilot study.
Case-control study of the association of obesity and abdominal obesity with atopic dermatitis in Chilean children.
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on the severity of atopic dermatitis in children: the VIDATOPIC randomized controlled trial.
Variación de la expresión génica de biomarcadores epidérmicos en respuesta a la suplementación oral de vitamina D3 en niños con dermatitis atópica
Implementación de Tape Stripping para estudio no invasivo de expresión génica de VDR, CAMP, VEGF y TSLP en piel de niños con dermatitis atópica.
Implementación de Tape Stripping para estudio no invasivo de expresión génica en piel de niños con dermatitis atópica

Patent (2)

PRUEBA DE DIAGNÓSTICO NO INVASIVO DE ALERGIA ALIMENTARIA NO MEDIADA POR IGE
Método diagnóstico no-invasivo de enfermedades de piel

Proyecto (2)

Efecto de la vérnix caseosa en la respuesta inmune innata epidérmica contra Staphylococcus aureus en dermatitis atópica: estudio in vitro comparativo con tacrolimus”
Efectos del medio ambiente antártico sobre el estado de vitamina D y biomarcadores de riesgo para la salud de sus habitantes
1
Maria Repetto

Profesora Titular

Center for Genetics and Genomics

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA CLINICA ALEMANA-UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

1
Paul Harris

Full Professor

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Gana

Jefe del Departamento de Gastroenterología y Nutrición Pediátrica

Departamento de Gastroenterología y Nutrición Pediátrica.

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

7
Arturo Borzutzky

Chief; Associate Professor

Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Lorena Cifuentes

Académico

Pediatría

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA, DIVISIÓN DE PEDIATRÍA

Santiago, Chile

1
LUIS SOBREVIA

Professor

Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Javier Romero

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Luis Venegas

Bioquímico/investigador

Anatomía Patológica

Clínica Alemana de Santiago

Santiago, Chile

1
Boris Rebolledo

Assistant Professor

Center for Genetics and Genomics

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

1
MARIO SIMIRGIOTIS

full professor

Facultad de Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Paola Casanello

Profesor Asociado

División de Obstetricia y Ginecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

37
Carolina Cabalín

Investigadora

Pediatría

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Poli

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Universidad del Desarrollo

Lo Barnechea, Chile

1
Macarena Tejos

Trainee (PhD Student)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
carolina iturriaga

Sub Directora Laboratorio de inmunología y Alergia Traslacional UC

Pediatria

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Villalobos

Académico

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad de Valparaíso

San Felipe, Chile