
José Antonio Fuentealba Evans
Associate professor
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Neurobiology of drug addiction. Neurochemistry and electrophysiology of amphetamine locomotor sensitization and impulsive decision-making
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Biological Science, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
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Associate Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chemistry
Santaigo, Chile
2006 - A la fecha
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Associate Professor Full Time
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2006 - A la fecha
I have mentored 14 undergraduate theses and 2 Ph.D. theses (co-tutor).
Specifically in the last three years (2015 al 2017), I have mentored 4 undregraduate thesis: Leandro Montecinos Pardo: “Effect of the kappa opioid receptor antagonist nor-BNI on impulsive choice, using the delay discounting paradigm”/2017, in progress); Catalina Paz Ruiz Salazar ("Analysis of dopamine transporter activity in the dorsolateral striatum of amphetamine sensitized rats"/2017); Gladys Sepulveda Vásquez (“Effect of blockade of kappa opioid receptors in dopaminergic neurotransmission in the dorsolateral striatum of rats treated repeatedly with amphetamine”/2015); Victor Azocar Garrido "Regulation of extracellular dopamine levels in the rat dorsolateral striatum: study with microdialysis no-net flux"/2015).
I have co-tutored 2 Ph.D thesis: Macarena Vergara ("Role of dopamine receptor type 4 of the prelímbic cortex in the consolidation of fear unconditioned"/2017) and Angélica Escobar “Interaction between the D2 dopamine receptor and the kappa opioid receptor in a rat model of the obsessive-compulsive disorder”
Currently, I am mentoring 3 Ph.D. thesis : Rafael Ignacio Gatica Hernandez (“Individual differences in amphetamine sensitization: Role of dorsolateral striatum”/2015); Macarena Moreno (“Dysfunction in oxytocinergic and dopaminergic systems on impulsive choice behavior, as measured by the delay discounting task"/2016); Enzo Perez Valenzuela “Effect of repeated exposure of win 55212-2 during adolescence on striatal dopaminergic transmission in adult rats”/2016). During March to August, Enzo Perez is carried out a short stay at the laboratory of Dr. Anthony Grace, Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
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In the last three years, I have been carried out differents outreach activities aimed at school children and at the level of state agencies. I highlight two activities of high relevance for the diffusion of the neurobiology of addiction and its implication in public policies:
1-The spanish translation of the book “The Addicted Brain” by the leading researcher Dr. Michael Kuhar. (Authors: Katia Gysling, José Fuentealba, Liliana Corvalán). El Cerebro Adicto (The Addicted Brain), Ediciones UC, 2016. (ISBN Nº: 978-956-14-1804-2.
2-I have an active advisor expert of the National Service for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol (SENDA). In 2015 I worked on the document entitled "Construction of the Alcohol Action Plan SENDA-MINSAL 2017-2020 " designed to implement public policies for the prevention and rehabilitation of alcohol consumption in the Chilean population.
Functional and molecular interaction between D2 and kappa opioid receptors: role in locomotor sensitization to quinpirole |
Avances en neurociencias y prevención (Advances in neuroscience and prevention) |
El cerebro Adicto (Spanish translation "The addicted brain") |
Bases científicas de la drogadicción (Scientific bases of drug addiction) |
Amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization and the dopaminergic system |
Motivated Behaviors and Neuroplasticity: Role in Addiction |

José Fuentealba
Associate professor
Farmacy
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

María Andrés
Full Professor
Cellular and Molecular Biology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Katia Gysling
Professor
Cellular and Molecular Biology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
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Montserrat Olivares
Candidata a doctor
Biología celular y molecular
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Georgina Renard
Associate professor - Directora CIBAP
School of Medicine
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Andrea Gómez
Investigador Postdoctoral
Fisiología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

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PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile