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Maria Fernanda Hornos Carneiro

Assistant Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Environmental Toxicology

Educación

  •  Sciences - Toxicology, UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO. Brasil, 2014
  •  Health Sciences - Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Brasil, 2010
  •  Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Chile, 2007
  •  Visiting Scholar, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND. Australia, 2013

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

  •   Postdoctoral fellow Full Time

    UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO

    Ribeirao Preto, Brasil

    2014 - 2017

  •   Postdoctoral fellow Full Time

    HARVARD UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2017 - 2018

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Medical Science Liaison Full Time

    Johnson & Johnson

    São Paulo, Brasil

    2018 - 2019

Formación de Capital Humano


DOCTORATE COSUPERVISOR
2015-2020 Lara Ferreira Azevedo (Co-Director): Evaluation of protein expression and biochemical parameters related to diabetes mellitus type II and dyslipidemias in animals exposed to the contaminants bisphenol A and S
Doctorate in Science-Toxicology Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISOR

2008-2009 Gabriela Ramos Chagas (Co-Director): Evaluation of the genotoxicity of atmospheric pollutants in two regions of Porto Alegre city, Brazil Chemistry Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
2009-2010 Maurício Bianchini Moresco (Co-Director): Evaluation of air pollutant dispersion and element bioaccumulation in an urban park Biological Sciences Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015-2016 Ana Flávia do Bem Afonso (Director): Evaluation of oxidative stress in rats with rheumatoid arthritis after administration of gold-colored nanoparticles. Pharmacy University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
2016-2017 Ana Carolina Coelho Fernandes (Director): Monitoring of environmental quality on an ecological corridor using bees and passive sampling of gaseous air pollutants
Biological Sciences University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
2020- Manuel de la Barra Santibañez (Director) Pharmacy Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2020- Leonardo Clemente (Director) Pharmacy Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2020- María Fernanda Farías (Director) Biological Sciences Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Outstanding Thesis Award - Health Sciences Category

    UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO

    Brasil, 2016

    Established in 2012, with the objective of stimulating the research activity of enrolled students and professors accredited in the University's Graduate Programs, the USP Distinguished Thesis Award annually identifies and awards the best thesis defended in each of the nine major areas of knowledge: Agrarian Sciences; Biological Sciences; Health Sciences; Exact and Earth Sciences; Human Sciences; Applied Social Sciences; Engineering; Letters, Linguistics and Arts; and Multidisciplinary.

  •   Best Poster Presentation

    Taylor and Francis and 1st IMETOX Organizing Committee

    Chile, 2016

    Taylor and Francis Gift Certificate, Taylor and Francis and Organizing Committee of the 1st International Meeting on Environmental Toxicology (IMETOX)

  •   Issue Highlight in Genetics

    Genetics Society of America

    Estados Unidos, 2020

    First-authored 2020 publication selected as an issue highlight of Genetics - image selected for journal’s image carousel display (Feb. issue) and highlighted in various news outlets in the U.S. (The Harvard Gazette, etc) and in Chile (La tercera and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile media press).


 

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Effects of native forest and human-modified land covers on the accumulation of toxic metals and metalloids in the tropical bee Tetragonisca angustula
Antioxidant CoQ10 Restores Fertility by Rescuing Bisphenol A-Induced Oxidative DNA Damage in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germline
Global liver proteomic analysis of Wistar rats chronically exposed to low-levels of bisphenol A and S
Gold-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Attenuate Collagen-Induced Arthritis after Magnetic Targeting
Niacin prevents mitochondrial oxidative stress caused by sub-chronic exposure to methylmercury
Long-term exposure to bisphenol A or S promotes glucose intolerance and changes hepatic mitochondrial metabolism in male Wistar rats
Arsenic, cadmium, and mercury-induced hypertension: mechanisms and epidemiological findings
Long-Term Excessive Selenium Supplementation Induces Hypertension in Rats
Metal and Metalloid-Induced Oxidative Damage: Biological Importance of Potential Antioxidants
Risk assessment of 22 chemical elements in dry and canned pet foods
The impact of occupational exposure to traffic-related air pollution among professional motorcyclists from Porto Alegre, Brazil, and its association with genetic and oxidative damage
Evaluation of distribution, redox parameters, and genotoxicity in Wistar rats co-exposed to silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles
The use of tree barks and human fingernails for monitoring metal levels in urban areas of different population densities of Porto Alegre, Brazil
Gold nanoparticles: A critical review of therapeutic applications and toxicological aspects
Monitoring an outdoor smoking area by means of PM2.5 measurement and vegetal biomonitoring
Protective effects of niacin against methylmercury-induced genotoxicity and alterations in antioxidant status in rats
ARSENIC AND RICE: TOXICITY, METABOLISM, AND FOOD SAFETY
Essential and Nonessential Element Translocation in Corn Cultivated Under Sewage Sludge Application and Associated Health Risk
Thimerosal induces apoptotic and fibrotic changes to kidney epithelial cells in vitro
A systematic study of the disposition and metabolism of mercury species in mice after exposure to low levels of thimerosal (ethylmercury)
INORGANIC AND METHYLMERCURY LEVELS IN PLASMA ARE DIFFERENTIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH AGE, GENDER, AND OXIDATIVE STRESS MARKERS IN A POPULATION EXPOSED TO MERCURY THROUGH FISH CONSUMPTION
Phytoremediation Potential of Mana-Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) for the Deleterious Effects of Methylmercury on the Reproductive System of Rats
Trace Elements Concentration in Nails and Association with Airway Inflammation in Adolescents
Evaluation of biochemical and redox parameters in. rats fed with corn grown in soil amended with urban sewage sludge
Manioc Flour Consumption as a Risk Factor for Lead Poisoning in the Brazilian Amazon
Thimerosal in childhood vaccines contributes to accumulating mercury toxicity in the kidney
Evaluation by ICP-MS of Essential, Nonessential and Toxic Elements in Brazilian Fish and Seafood Samples
EVALUATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF NONESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN CHICKEN, PORK, AND BEEF SAMPLES PRODUCED IN BRAZIL
Assessment of Trace Elements in Scalp Hair of a Young Urban Population in Brazil
Background Values for Essential and Toxic Elements in Children's Nails and Correlation with Hair Levels
Low Concentrations of Selenium and Zinc in Nails are Associated with Childhood Asthma
Pollen abortion rates, nitrogen dioxide by passive diffusive tubes and bioaccumulation in tree barks are effective in the characterization of air pollution

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Maria Hornos

Assistant Professor

Pharmacy

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile