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Javiera Alejandra Cortés Ríos

Estudiante de Doctorado

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Mis líneas de investigación incluyen modelamiento matemático de sistemas biológicos, bioquímica enzimática y biología redox para estudiar mecanismos de regulación y efectos de fármacos, con un enfoque computacional y aplicaciones traslacionales.

Educación

  •  Química Farmacéutica, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2018
  •  Ciencias Farmacéuticas, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2016
  •  Ciencias de la Ingeniería, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2023

Experiencia Académica

  •   UB/GSK Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEY YORK AT BUFFALO

    Buffalo, Estados Unidos

    2023 - A la fecha

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2023 - 2023

  •   Research Asistant Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering

    Chile

    2018 - 2019

  •   Research Asistant Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

    Chile

    2018 - 2019

  •   Graduate Student Intern Full Time

    HARVARD UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2022 - 2022

  •   Postdoctoral Fellow Intern Full Time

    GlaxoSmithKline

    Cambridge, Estados Unidos

    2024 - 2024

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Químico Farmacéutico Part Time

    Salcobrand

    Chile

    2018 - 2019

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Quantitative Systems Pharmacology SIG Trainee Award

    International Society of Pharmacometrics (ISoP)

    Estados Unidos, 2024

    Trainee award for the poster “Novel Computational Workflow for Selecting Virtual Patient Cohorts for In Silico Clinical Trials”.

  •   3rd place Poster Award

    ASPET 2021 Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology

    Chile, 2021

    3rd place Poster Award for the work entitled “Dosing Time Optimization of Enalapril and Propranolol through Inclusion of the Circadian Rhythm in Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling”, Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology

  •   1st place Poster Award

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2018

    1st place Poster Award for the work entitled “Mathematical Modeling of the Circadian Rhythm of Blood Pressure in Humans”, Women in Science Meeting: Breaking Down Myths and Barriers, Universidad de Chile.


 

Article (13)

Dynamic modeling of cell cycle arrest through integrated single-cell and mathematical modelling approaches
COMPETITIVE OXIDATION OF ENZYMES OF THE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY, MEDIATED BY PEROXYL RADICALS, AFFECTS FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PATHWAY TO PRODUCE NADPH
Competitive oxidation of key pentose phosphate pathway enzymes modulates the fate of intermediates and NAPDH production
The competitive oxidation of key enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway by peroxyl radicals modulates NADPH production
Understanding the dosing-time-dependent antihypertensive effect of valsartan and aspirin through mathematical modeling
Dosing time optimization of antihypertensive medications by including the circadian rhythm in pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models
Circadian Rhythm of Blood Pressure of Dipper and Non-dipper Patients With Essential Hypertension: A Mathematical Modeling Approach
Dosing Time Optimization of Enalapril and Propranolol through Inclusion of the Circadian Rhythm in Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling
Nitrofuran drugs beyond redox cycling: Evidence of Nitroreduction-independent cytotoxicity mechanism
Optimization of physicochemical properties of novel multiple nanoemulsion for complex food matrices through iterative mathematical modelling
Protein quantification by bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay follows complex kinetics and can be performed at short incubation times
Quantification of carbonate radical formation by the bicarbonate-dependent peroxidase activity of superoxide dismutase 1 using pyrogallol red bleaching
NADPH oxidase activity: Spectrophotometric determination of superoxide using pyrogallol red

Abstract (1)

Use of pyrogallol red to assess carbonate anion radical formation from the bicarbonate-dependent peroxidase activity of superoxide dismutase 1

ConferencePoster (9)

Integrating mathematical modeling with multiplexed immunofluorescence data to predict drug-induced cell arrest
Leveraging in silico clinical trials based on the Everest study to obtain mechanistic insights into determinants of functional cure with standard-of-care therapies in chronically infected HBV patients
Novel computational workflow for selecting virtual patient cohorts for in silico clinical trials
Design and optimization of nanosystems for drugs with poor biopharmaceutical properties through mathematical modeling
Optimization of the dosing time of antihypertensive medication through pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models
Using mathematical modeling to understand the time-dependent antihypertensive effect of aspirin
Understanding overflow metabolism in E. coli through the inclusion of enzymatic constraints
Understanding the time-dependent antihypertensive effect of valsartan through mathematical modeling
NADPH oxidase activity: spectrophotometric determination of superoxide using pyrogallol red.

Proyecto (3)

Cyber-physical systems for personalized healthcare: a data-driven approach for improved management of diabetes and hypertension
Oxidative modifications induced by carbonate radical, nitrogen dioxide, and peroxyl radicals on two enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway: consequences on NADPH release and reduced glutathione recycling
Understanding the Circadian Rhythms of Blood Pressure in Humans through Mathematical Modeling and Computational Tools
1
David Contreras

Full professor

Analitycal and Inorganic Chemistry

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
Margarita Aliaga

Associate Professor

Química Física

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Mario Faúndez

Profesor Asistente

Farmacia

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Carlos Pessoa

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Farmacia

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Camilo López

prof. Asociado

Química Física

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Ramiro Araya Maturana

Profesor Titular

Universidad de Talca

SantiaTalcago, Chile

1
Javier Romero

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

6
María Rodríguez

Profesora Asociada

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
María Alvarez

Profesor Asociado

Farmacia

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
José González

Profesor asistente

Facultad de Química

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Eduardo Fuentes

Profesor Asistente

Química Física

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Rayen Valdivia

Estudiante de doctorado

Instituto de ingeniería biológica y médica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Carlos Gallardo

Director Médico

Laboratorio Ximena Polanco

Santiago, Chile

25
Javiera Cortés

Estudiante de Doctorado

Instituto de Ingeniería Biológica y Médica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile