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Macarena Tejos Bravo

Trainee (PhD Student)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Basic and translation research about the effect of stress on the peripheral and central nervous system

Educación

  •  BIOQUÍMICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2017
  •  BIOQUÍMICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2017
  •  BIOQUÍMICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2014
  •  Neurosciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2020
  •  Neurociencias, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2024

Experiencia Académica

  •   Ayudante alumno Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - 2013

  •   Ayudante alumno Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2015

  •   Monitor Other

    Fundacion Allende-Connelly

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - 2017

  •   Tesista Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2017

  •   Fellow - Visiting Other

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH

    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

    Raleigh, Estados Unidos

    2016 - 2016

  •   Fellow - Visiting Other

    EMORY UNIVERSITY

    Decatur, Estados Unidos

    2017 - 2017

  •   Trainee (PhD Student) Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

  •   Personal de apoyo Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2013

  •   Personal de apoyo Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - 2015

  •   Research Technician Other

    DUKE UNIVERSITY-UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Colaboración con Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - 2018

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - 2018

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2019

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - 2020

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Beca de ayudas para estadías cortas de investigación para estudiantes de Magister

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Estados Unidos, 2015

    Beca de pasantía para la realización de parte de mi Tesis de Magíster en el extranjero. Específicamente, desarrollé objetivos de mi estudio en el National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH) en Carolina del Norte, EE.UU

  •   Beca de Doctorado Nacional

    ANID

    Chile, 2019

    Adjudicación de Beca de Doctorado Nacional para desarrollar mis estudios en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, programa de Doctorado en Neurociencia.


 

Article (11)

Chronic pain in Chile: first prevalence report of noncancer chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain and its associated factors
Metabolic regulation of the proteasome under hypoxia by Poldip2 controls fibrotic signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells
Prevalence of filaggrin loss-of-function variants in Chilean population with and without atopic dermatitis
Deletion of hippocampal Glucocorticoid receptors unveils sex-biased microRNA expression and neuronal morphology alterations in mice
Hertoghe's Sign in Atopic Dermatitis
Hippocampal Memory Recovery After Acute Stress: A Behavioral, Morphological and Molecular Study
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Displays a Particular Time Response to Acute Stress: Variation in Its Levels and Activity Distribution in Rat Hippocampus
MicroRNA Profiling and Bioinformatics Target Analysis in Dorsal Hippocampus of Chronically Stressed Rats: Relevance to Depression Pathophysiology
Chronic Stress Triggers Expression of Immediate Early Genes and Differentially Affects the Expression of AMPA and NMDA Subunits in Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampus of Rats
Dual effect of serotonin on the dendritic growth of cultured hippocampal neurons: Involvement of 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors
The ROCK Inhibitor Fasudil Prevents Chronic Restraint Stress-Induced Depressive-Like Behaviors and Dendritic Spine Loss in Rat Hippocampus

Proyecto (11)

Características fisiológicas y microbiota cutánea en población chilena
Identifyng endotypes and potencial therapeutic targets in atopic dermatitis through an integrated systems biology approach
Role of microRNAs in mouse hippocampus and its regulation by the Glucocorticoid Receptor=> Determination of microRNA levels by NanoString™ analysis.
Role of poldip2 in vascular mitochondrial dynamics.
Autoantibodies isolated from the serum of autistic children impair in vitro models of synaptic plasticity=> role of the voltagedependent anion channel (VDAC), Hexokinase-I and Myelin Basic Protein autoantibodies in this mechanism.
Impact of vitamin D supplementation on clinical severity and immunologic tolerance of pediatric atopic dermatitis
Laboratorios Portátiles
Participation of kisspeptin and the sympathetic nervous system in the ovarian follicular development of the rat during reproductive aging.
Proteins associated o synaptic remodeling are regulated differentially by stress and antidepressants=> relationship with microRNAs levels.
Proteins associated o synaptic remodeling are regulated differentially by stress and antidepressants=> relationship with microRNAs levels.
Molecular and neurochemical mechanisms underlying stress-induced relapse to cocaine seeking.
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Macarena Tejos

Trainee (PhD Student)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
Gonzalo García

Académico

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

3
Esteban Aliaga

Profesor

Kinesiología

Universidad Católica el Maule

Talca, Chile

2
carolina iturriaga

Sub Directora Laboratorio de inmunología y Alergia Traslacional UC

Pediatria

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

santiago, Chile

2
Luis Venegas

Bioquímico/investigador

Anatomía Patológica

Clínica Alemana de Santiago

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Repetto

Profesor Titular

Center for Genetics and Genomics

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA CLINICA ALEMANA-UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

1
Paola Casanello

Profesor Asociado

División de Obstetricia y Ginecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Tomas Moyano

Postdoctorante

Ciencias Biológicas, Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Laboratorio de biología de sistemas en plantas

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Poli

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Universidad del Desarrollo

Lo Barnechea, Chile

1
Boris Rebolledo

Researcher

Center for Genetics and Genomics

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Toledo

Investigador

Centro de Investigacion Clinica Avanzada CICA

Universidad de Chile, Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Arturo Borzutzky

Chief; Associate Professor

Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
José Ulloa

Profesor asistente

Psicología

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Vinicius Ramos Henriques

Associate Professor

Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases - ACCDiS

Univesidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Carolina Cabalín

Investigadora

Pediatría

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
ALEJANDRA SAN MARTIN

Professor

Medicine

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Gutierrez

Full Professor

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Fuentealba

Docente investigador

Salud

Universidad Santo Tomás

Talca, Chile