
Ricardo Alejandro Verdugo Salgado
Asistant Professor
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Genetics of complex traits; Genetics of gene expression; Systems Genetics; Population Structure; Chilean ancestry
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Genetics, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- DAVIS. Estados Unidos, 2008
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Médico Veterinario, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2002
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Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
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Profesor Asistente Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Facultad de Medicina
Santiago, Chile
2012 - A la fecha
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Postdoc Full Time
Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Estados Unidos
2008 - 2010
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Postdoc Full Time
INSERM
Paris, Francia
2010 - 2012
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Postdoc Full Time
Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Estados Unidos
2008 - 2010
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Postdoc Full Time
INSERM
Santiago, Francia
2010 - 2012
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Postdoc Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2012 - A la fecha
STUDENT TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Pablo Alarcón Arias (presente). Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster “Evaluación de frecuencias alélicas en variantes encontradas en pacientes chilenos mediante exomas y su relación con patogenicidad”. Programa de Magíster en Genética, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Ricardo Verdugo y Rosa Andrea Pardo.
Lourdes López Portillo (presente). Tesis para optar al grado de Doctor “Estudio de interacción del consumo de bebidas azucaradas con riesgo genético de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y ancestría sobre el riesgo de prediabetes en la cohorte MAUCO”. Programa de Doctorado en Nutrición, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Ricardo Verdugo y Andrea Huidobro.
Rocío Mariana Retamales Ortega (presente). Tesis para optar al grado de Doctor “Estudio genómico de riesgo para cáncer gástrico y su asociación con ancestría en la población chilena”. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Ricardo Verdugo y Patricio González Hormazábal.
Patricio Alejando Pezo Valderrama (presente). Tesis para optar al grado de Doctor “Estudio de Señales de Adaptación Biológica en Poblaciones Descendientes de grupos Cazadores Recolectores Marinos de la Patagonia”. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, mención Ecología y Biología Evolutiva, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Mauricio Moraga y Ricardo Verdugo.
Paulina Andrea García González (2018). Tesis para optar al grado de Doctor “Estudio de redes moleculares asociadas a tolerancia en células dendríticas de pacientes con artritis reumatoide, y su expresión en respuesta a moduladores inflamatorios”. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Juan Carlos Aguillón y Ricardo Verdugo.
Pamela Andrea López Contreras (2018). Tesis para optar al grado de Doctor “Evaluation of the role of genes GAS6 and ZIP8 in mediating on a network gene co-expression the effects of smoking on macrophages”. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile. Director de Tesis: Ricardo Verdugo.
Mario Andrés Apata (2018). Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en Ciencias Biológicas. “Señales de selección natural en poblaciones andinas expuestas históricamente al arsénico del Desierto de Atacama”. Programa de Magíster en Ciencias Biológicas, Facultada de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Mauricio Moraga y Ricardo Verdugo.
Nolberto Zúñiga Contreras (2017). Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster “Efecto de la malnutrición prenatal en la variación natural de los patrones del sueño de Drosophila melanogaster”. Programa de Magíster en Genética, Universidad de Chile. Directores de Tesis: Patricio Olguín y Ricardo Verdugo.
Paloma Soledad Contreras Zúñiga (2015). Memoria de título “Investigación genómica de señales de selección positiva reciente en Aymaras, Pehuenches y Huilliches”. Carrera Antropología, Universidad de Chile. Director de Memoria: Ricardo Verdugo.
Bárbara Patricia Avello Vega (2014; en progreso). Memoria de título “Investigación de las Bases genéticas para el diagnóstico molecular de cáncer de mama a partir de secuenciación de última generación”. Carrera de Tenología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile.
Karen Oróstica Tapia (2014). Memoria de Título, “Implementación de métodos de visualización de datos genómicos y transcriptómicos en R”. Necessary to obtain the professional title of Engineer in Bioinformatics, Universidad de Talca.
Karen Oróstica Tapia (2013). Professional practice, “Desarrollo y Debugging del paquete en R ChromPlot”. 30-day training work at the laboratory, necessary to obtain the professional title of Engineer in Bioinformatics, Universidad de Talca.
Alejandro Esteban Blanco Muñoz (2013). Professional practice, “Optimización del diagnóstico molecular de cáncer de mama mediante secuenciación de última generación en pacientes chilenos”. 30-day training work at the laboratory, necessary for obtaining the professional title of Bioinformatician (U. de Talca).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Bioinformatics (2012-present). Coordinator of an advanced graduate course on Bioinformatics applied to biomedical sciences. School of Medicine, U. of Chile. Students must have first completed Bioinformatics I at the School of Engineering. He also lectures in other graduate level course in the Medical School in the topics of population genetics, genomics, and regulation of gene expression.
Introducción a la Genómica (30 de Agosto de 2013). Curso de Biología Molecular y Genética de la Especialidad Médica de Nefrología. Escuela de postgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. Profesor coordinador: Luis Michea.
Computational Biomedicine (2012). Coordinator of an advanced graduate course biomedical sciences. School of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering, U. of Chile. Part of the Magister in Medical Informatics of the U. of Chile and the University of Heidelberg.
Genetics, Lecturer. Undergraduate course for medical students at the School of Medicine in the University of Chile. Leads practice sessions and gives lectures. March-July 2012.
Taught a lecture titled “Designing microarray experiments in genetics of complex traits” at the International Course on “Genetics of Diseases and Human Populations”, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, October 24 – 28, 2011. Also prepared a workshop “Tutorial for Testing Differential Expression in R”.
Taught a lecture titled “Designing microarray experiments in genetics of complex traits” and a workshop “Tutorial for Testing Differential Expression in R”, at Institute Pasteur, Paris, France. Received a 4.86 average evaluation from attendees (scale from 1=poor to 5=excellent).
Student Mentor: Summer Student Program, The Jackson Laboratory. June-August 2010. Guided and supervised two intern high-school students on a project titled “Prediction of complex disease phenotypes from genotype and microarray data in soybeans (Glycine max)”.
Taught a lecture titled “Genetical Genomics Workflows” at the Short Course on Systems Genetics, at the Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. October 24th, 2009. Received a 4.8 grade for the instruction by the attendees (scale from 1=poor to 5=excellent).
Taught a lecture titled “Probe annotations and Genome Coverage in Microarrays” at the Short Course on Systems Genetics, at the Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. September 26th, 2008.
Student Mentor: Summer Student Program, The Jackson Laboratory. June-August 2009. Guided and supervised an intern high-school student on a project titled “A systems biology approach to the genetic dissection of obesity in a C57BL/6J x C3H/HeJ F2 mouse cross”.
Teaching Assistant: Genetics and Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis (October 2002 to 2007). Responsible for a simulation of dairy herds to be genetically improved by students. Contributed to the development of the program and web interfaces.
Teaching Assistant: Genes and Gene Expression, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis (2003). Led a discussion session, helping student to solve genetics problems.
Teaching Assistant: Introductory Animal Science, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis (2004). Led discussion group, demonstrated basic animal handling, anatomy and physiology practical sessions.
Teaching Assistant: Animal Growth and Development, Department of Animal Science (2006). Held office hours for students to answer questions.
Teaching Assistant: Animal Genetics, Universidad de Chile, Fac. Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias (July 1998 to December 2000).
Responsible for a discussion section: developed problems and exercises in genetics and reinforced course theory and concepts.
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Second best score in his study group
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Chile, 2013
Recognition for the 2nd place obtained by his project proposal “Discovery of networks of gene expression in monocytes and lymphocytes mediating HDL anti-atherogenic effects in humans” in his study group.
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Finalist for the Neel award
International Genetic Epidemiology Society
Alemania, 2011
For the platform (oral) presentation “Graphical modeling reveals a gene expression network linking smoking to atherosclerotic plaques in a prospective human study”. 20th Meeting of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society, Heidelberg, Germany, September 18-20, 2011.
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Best poster award
Institute Fédératif Coeur, muscle, vaisseaux – IFR14
Francia, 2012
Best poster award from the Institute Fédératif Coeur, muscle, vaisseaux – IFR14, march 15 2012. This price consists of €500 given to the 2 best poster presentations. Obtained for the work titled “Graphical modeling reveals primary genes in the gene expression network linking smoking to atherosclerotic plaques in a prospective human study” presented at the annual meeting on March 15 2012, Paris, France.
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Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship
The National Academies
Estados Unidos, 2008
This fellowship is awarded to outstanding graduates from science or policy graduate schools with interest in policy making and with a record of involvement in social work. It consists of $5,300 granted by the Christine Mirzayan Memorial Fund of the National Academies.
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Fulbright Grant
COMISION FULBRIGHT-CHILE
Chile, 2002
This award pursues to finance partially doctorate studies of Chilean students with academic excellence. It consists of $15,000 per year for two years. Administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York.
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Academic Excellence Award
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Chile, 2000
This award is made to students with a grade higher than 5.5 (on a scale of 1-7) and without failed courses in the entire career. Obtained 5.6 and ranked second place in overall grade of the 2000 generation.
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Education Abroad Grant
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Chile, 2000
This grant is made for student with academic merits for studying abroad, and is given by the Programa de Movilidad Estudiantil of the Universidad de Chile. $4,300 (American dollars).
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fresia ferreccio
Full Professor, Director PhD Epidemiolgy Program
Public Health
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA, DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA.
Santiago, Chile

Katherine Marcelain
Profesora Asociada
Oncología Básico Clínica
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
Santiago, Chile

Alejandro Maass
Main Researcher
Center for Mathematical Modeling
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Omar Reyes
Investigador Adjunto
Instituto de la Patagonia
Universidad de Magallanes
Punta Arenas, Chile

Lilian Jara
Titular Professor
Human Molecular Genetic
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE / FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
Santiago, Chile
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Alicia Colombo
Profesora Asociada/Director Científico Biobanco de Tejidos y Fluidos de la Universidad de Chile
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Ricardo Armisen
Associate Professor
Centro de Genética y Genómica
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Mauricio Moraga
Profesor Asociado
Programa de Genética Humana
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

DANTE CACERES
Académico
Programa de Salud Ambiental
ESCUELA DE SALUD PUBLICA, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

José Suazo
Profesor Asociado
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Odontológicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Patricia García
Profesor Asistente
ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Carlos Oliva
Profesor Asociado
Biología Celular y Molecular
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Jordi Olloquequi
Profesor Titular
Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE
Talca, Chile

Carolina Bizama
Assistant professor
Department of Pathology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Katina Schinnerling
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas
Universidad Andrés Bello
Santiago, Chile

Olga Barajas
PROF. ASOCIADA/MEDICO ONCOLOGO
MEDICINA
HOSPITAL CLINICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Paulina García
Investigador Postdoctoral
Programa de Inmunologia
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Diego Catalán
Associate Professor
Programa Disciplinario de Inmunología
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile