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Rodrigo Esteban Loyola Muñoz

Investigador Postdoctoral

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Fruit crops genome editing; UV-B perception and signaling in grapevine.

Educación

  •  Licenciado en Ciencias Biológicas, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2011
  •  Biólogo con especialidad en Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2011
  •  Doctor en Ciencias de la Agricultura, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2015

Experiencia Académica

  •   Investigador Postdoctoral Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2017

  •   Estudiante y Tesista de Doctorado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2014

  •   Tesista de Pre-grado Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2008

  •   Ayudante Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2006 - 2009

  •   Investigador Postdoctoral Full Time

    INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Investigador Postdoctoral Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2017

  •   Practicante Profesional Full Time

    Forestal Mininco S.A

    Los Angeles, Chile

    2009 - 2010

  •   Asistente de Investigación Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - 2009

  •   Investigador Postdoctoral Full Time

    Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Premios y Distinciones

  •   BECAS PARA ESTUDIOS DE DOCTORADO EN CHILE

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2012

    Esta beca tiene el objetivo de formar capital humano avanzado en todas las áreas del conocimiento para que los graduados apliquen los conocimientos adquiridos y contribuyan al desarrollo científico, académico, económico, social y cultural del país.

  •   BECA ASISTENCIA A EVENTOS Y CURSOS CORTOS PARA ESTUDIANTES DE DOCTORADO

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2012

    El objetivo del concurso es contribuir a la formación de estudiantes de universidades chilenas pertenecientes a Programas de Doctorado acreditados de conformidad a lo previsto en la Ley N° 20.129, ante la Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (CNA – Chile), mediante la asistencia a cursos cortos en el extranjero o a eventos a realizarse en Chile o el extranjero entre el 01 de junio de 2012 y el 30 de junio de 2013.


 

Article (11)

CRISPR/Cas9 Targeted Editing of Genes Associated With Fungal Susceptibility in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Thompson Seedless Using Geminivirus-Derived Replicons

Olivares Felipe; Loyola, Rodrigo; Olmedo, Blanca; Miccono, Maria de los angeles; Aguirre, Carlos; Vergara, Ricardo; Riquelme, Danae; Madrid, Gabriela; Plantat, Philippe; Mora, Roxana; Espinoza, Daniel; Prieto, Humberto

Article ISI
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE  (2021)

The Role of UV-B light on Small RNA Activity During Grapevine Berry Development

Sunitha, Sukumaran; Loyola, Rodrigo; Antonio Alcalde, Jose; Arce-Johnson, Patricio; Tomas Matus, Jose; Rock, Christopher D.

Article ISI SCOPUS
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS  (2019)

A group of grapevine MYBA transcription factors located in chromosome 14 control anthocyanin synthesis in vegetative organs with different specificities compared with the berry color locus

Matus J.T., Cavallini E.; Loyola R., Höll J.; Finezzo L., Dal Santo S.; Vialet S., Commisso M.; Roman F., Schubert A.; Alcalde J.A., Bogs J.; Ageorges A., Tornielli G.B.

Article
Plant Journal  (2017)

Transcriptome-wide identification of novel UV-B- and light modulated flavonol pathway genes controlled by VviMYBF1

Czemmel S., Höll J.; Loyola R., Arce-Johnson P.; Alcalde J.A., Matus J.T.

Article
Frontiers in Plant Science  (2017)

Short-term UV-B radiation affects photosynthetic performance and antioxidant gene expression in highbush blueberry leaves

Inostroza-Blancheteau C, Acevedo P.; Loyola R., Arce-Johnson P.; Alberdi M., Reyes-Diaz M.

Article
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry  (2016)

The photomorphogenic factors UV-B RECEPTOR 1, ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5, and HY5 HOMOLOGUE are part of the UV-B signalling pathway in grapevine and mediate flavonol accumulation in response to the environment.

Loyola, Rodrigo; Herrera, Daniela; Mas, Abraham; Wong, Darren Chern Jan; Höll, Janine; Cavallini, Erika; Amato, Alessandra; Azuma, Akifumi; Ziegler, Tobias; Aquea, Felipe; Castellarin, Simone Diego; Bogs, Jochen; Tornielli, Giovanni Battista; Peña-Neira, Alvaro; Czemmel, Stefan; Alcalde, José Antonio; Matus, José Tomás; Arce-Johnson, Patricio

Article
Journal of experimental botany  (2016)

The Phenylpropanoid Pathway Is Controlled at Different Branches by a Set of R2R3-MYB C2 Repressors in Grapevine

Cavallini, E; Matus, JT; Finezzo, L; Zenoni, S; Loyola R., Guzzo; F, Schlechter R.; Ageorges, A; Arce-Johnson, P; Tornielli, GB

Article
Plant Physiology  (2015)

Effects of UV-B radiation on anatomical characteristics, phenolic compounds and gene expression of the phenylpropanoid pathway in highbush blueberry leaves

Inostroza-Blancheteau, C; Reyes-Diaz M., Arellano; A., Latsague M.; Acevedo P., Loyola R.; Arce-Johnson, P

Article
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry  (2014)

Molecular characterisation of a calmodulin gene, VcCaM1, that is differentially expressed under aluminium stress in highbush blueberry

Inostroza-Blancheteau, C; Aquea F., Loyola R.; Slovin, J; Josway, S; Rengel Z, Reyes-Diaz M.; Alberdi M., Arce-Johnson

Article
PLANT BIOLOGY  (2013)

Post-veraison sunlight exposure induces MYB-mediated transcriptional regulation of anthocyanin and flavonol synthesis in berry skins of Vitis vinifera

Matus, JT; Loyola R., Vega A.; Pena-Neira, A; Bordeu E., Arce-Johnson; P, Alcalde

Article
Journal of Experimental Botany  (2009)

Phytoplasma and virus detection in commercial plantings of Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot exhibiting premature berry dehydration

Matus, J.T.; Vega, A.; Loyola, R.; Serrano, C.; Cabrera, S.; and Arce-Johnson, P.

Article
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology  (2008)

BookSection (2)

Gene Editing in Prunus Spp.: The Challenge of Adapting Regular Gene Transfer Procedures for Precision Breeding

Vergara, Ricardo; Olivares Felipe; Olmedo, Blanca; Toro, Carolina; Muñoz, Marisol; Zúñiga, Carolina; Mora, Roxana; Plantat, Philippe; Miccono, María; Loyola, Rodrigo; Aguirre, Carlos; Prieto, Humberto; Küden, Ayzin

BookSection
 (2021)

Grapevine Biotechnology: Molecular Approaches Underlying Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses.

Armijo, Grace.; Espinoza, Carmen.; Loyola, Rodrigo.; Restovic, Franko.; Santibáñez, Claudia.; Schlechter, Rudolf.; Agurto, Mario.; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.; Morata, Antonio

BookSection
 (2016)

ConferencePoster (11)

Stable editing of pathogen susceptibility genes in grapevine by transient expression of geminivirus DNA-replicons monitored by GFP

Olivares Felipe; Vergara, Ricardo; Loyola, Rodrigo; Olmedo, Blanca; Aguirre, Carlos; Mora, Roxana; Muñoz, Marisol; Plantat, Philippe; Acha, Giovana; Sopalda, Sandra; Espinoza, Daniel; Prieto, Humberto

ConferencePoster
 (2020)

New insights into flavonoids regulation in grapevine and the contribution of environmental and developmental factors

Espinoza, C.; Serrano, A.; Loyola, R.; Santibañez, C.; Vega, A.; Matus, J. T; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2018)

The EAR-motif of Vitis vinifera MYB4a is important in the interaction with TOPLESS and in the negative response to UV-light

Ribba, T.; Aquea, F.; Loyola, R.; Matus, J. T; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2018)

A candidate R2R3-MYB transcription factor affected by flavonoid turnover

Ferrier, T; Loyola, R; Dai, Z; Meyer, C; Espinoza, C; Cavallini, E; Delrot, S; Kappel, C; Fouquet, R; Caparros, D; Tornielli, G; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.; Barrieu, F; Matus, J. T

ConferencePoster
 (2016)

A first look into perception, signaling and gene regulation of flavonoid synthesis in response to UV-B radiation in grapevine

Loyola, R; Matus, J.T; Peña-Neira, A; Alcalde, J.A; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2013)

UV-B radiation induces MYB-mediated transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in grape skin during berry development of Vitis vinifera

Loyola, R; Matus, J.T; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.; Alcalde, J.A

ConferencePoster
 (2013)

Effects of UV-B radiation on MYB-mediated transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in grapevine (Vitis vinifera. L) leaves

Loyola, R; Matus, J.T; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2012)

Isolation and characterization of grape MYB4 homologues potentially involved in the regulation of flavonoid synthesis in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

Loyola, R; Matus, J.T; Walker, A; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2011)

Characterization of new MYB genes potentially regulating anthocyanin synthesis in Vitis vinifera

Matus, J.T; Loyola, R; Ageorges,A; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2010)

New MYBS through the glass: A deeper look into the regulatory network of Flavonoid synthesis in wine grapes

Matus, J.T; Loyola, R; Aquea, F; Walker, A; Barrieu, F; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2010)

Phytoplasma and virus detection in commercial plantings of Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot exhibiting premature berry dehydration

Loyola, R; Matus, J.T; Vega, A; Cabrera, S; Arce-Johnson, Patricio.

ConferencePoster
 (2009)

Proyecto (7)

Plataforma de expansión celular vegetal

García-Clydesdale, Alan Stuart

Proyecto
 (2022)

Nuevos prototipos de vid resistentes a enfermedades fungosas desarrollados por edición génica

PRIETO ENCALADA, HUMBERTO GODOFREDO

Proyecto
 (2019)

Shielded Grapes: Generation of UV-B resistant grapevines to improve wine quality

Loyola, Rodrigo.

Proyecto
 (2015)

SHIELDED GRAPES=> GENERATION OF UV-B RESISTANT GRAPEVINES TO IMPROVE WINE QUALITY

FONDECYT (3150578)

Proyecto
2014-2017
Inv. Responsable

Characterization of the response of Vitis vinifera L. to ultraviolet B radiation: Effects on the synthesis of flavonoid compounds and their genetic regulation

Loyola, Rodrigo

Proyecto
 (2012)

EFFECTS OF GRAPEVINE VIRAL INFECTIONS IN THE BERRY SUGAR-MEDIATED REGULATION OF FLAVONOID BIOSYNTHESIS THROUGH MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS

FONDECYT (1100709)

Proyecto
2010-2014
Tesista

Genómica funcional para el estudio de la interacción virus y vides

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CORFO, ASOEX,  BIOSCAN S.A., VINNOVA S.A. y Fundación Ciencias para la Vida (01-Genoma-07)

Proyecto
2008-2012
Tesista

19
Rodrigo Loyola

Investigador Postdoctoral

Biotecnología

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Arce

Director

Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Humberto Prieto

Investigador

Instituto Investigaciones Agropecuarias

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria de los Angeles Miccono

Candidata a doctor

Plant Sciences

University of California Davis

Davis, Estados Unidos