Ivan Esteban Alfaro Cortez
Associate Professor, Director of Innovation and Technology Development
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Drug Discovery and Pharmacology of lysosomal modulators. Lysosomal Proteostasis, with emphasis on the role of selective lysosomal mediated degradation and autophagy during physiological and pathological conditions.
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PhD Biological Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 2011
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Biochemistry, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 2005
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Quality Control Technician, Instituto Marítimo de Valparaíso. Chile, 1998
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MSc Biological Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2008
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Business Administration, Universidad del Desarrollo. Chile, 2023
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Adjunct Professor Part Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Faculty of Basic Sciences
Valparaiso, Chile
2010 - 2010
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Assistant Lecturer Part Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Faculty of Basic Sciencies
Valparaíso, Chile
2003 - 2004
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Full Professor Full Time
Universidad de Playa Ancha
Faculty of Natural and Exact sciences
Valparaíso, Chile
2015 - 2016
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Adjunct Professor Part Time
Universidad de Viña del Mar
Faculty of Health Sciencies
Viña del Mar, Chile
2016 - 2016
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Adjunct Professor Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE
Faculty of Health Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2015 - A la fecha
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Adjunct Professor Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS
Faculty of Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2018 - A la fecha
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Associate Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Faculty of Medicine
Chile
2020 - A la fecha
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Quality Control Supervisor Full Time
Cervecería Santiago Ltda
Santiago, Chile
1996 - 1997
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Research Assistant Full Time
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
2003 - 2004
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
Fundación Ciencia y Vida
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2012
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Research Associate Full Time
Fundación Ciencia y Vida
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2015
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Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow Full Time
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, Estados Unidos
2014 - 2015
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Analyst, Discovery Biology Part Time
Medivation Inc.
Santiago, Chile
2014 - 2015
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Full Professor Full Time
Universidad de Playa Ancha
Valparaíso, Chile
2015 - 2016
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Research Associate Other
Fundacion Ciencia y Vida
Santiago, Chile
2017 - A la fecha
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Director de Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico Other
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
Thesis Directed or Co-Directed
2013-2015 PhD Thesis Co-Director "Discovery and characterization of neuroprotective beta-carboline derivatives in models of alpha-synuclein overexpression". Luz Delgado. PhD in Biotechnology. Andres Bello University. Chile.
2016- PhD Thesis Co-Director "Role of Chaperone Mediated Autophagy in Soluble Histone Degradation". Juan Hormazábal. PhD in Biotechnology. Andres Bello University. Chile.
2017- PhD Thesis Director "Negative regulation of chaperone-mediated autophagy modifies synaptic density and morphology during excitatory synaptogenesis.". Felipe Pérez de Arce. PhD in Biotechnology Andres Bello University. Chile.
2017-2018 Graduate Thesis Director "Effect of c-terminal truncation in alpha-synuclein degradation by autophagy pathways". Rodrigo Espinoza. Biochemistry Graduate Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Chile.
2018-2019 Graduate Thesis Director "Study of the effect of drugs in the activity of Chaperone Mediated Autophagy". Tamara Rojas. Biochemistry Graduate Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Chile.
2019- Graduate Thesis Director "Role of Chaperone Mediated Autophagy in Excitatory Synaptic Development". Liliana Yantén. Biotechnology Engineering Graduate Program. Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Santiago. Chile.
2019- Graduate Thesis Director "Evaluation of the presence of Chaperone Mediated Autophagy in the nematode C.elegans". María Gallardo. Biotechnology Graduate Program. Universidad Santo Tomás. Santiago. Chile.
Dissemination and Outreach Activities
Participation in Explora Conicyt program "1000 científicos 1000 Aulas"
2015 "How drugs are discovered and developed"
2016 "Neuronal plasticity during development"
2015 Co-Director Project "Didacticiencia" ED18D0053. Explora Conicyt Program for Science and Technology Disclosure Products 2015.
Technology Transfer
2015-2016 Medivation Inc. -Fundacion Ciencia y Vida Research Program. "Development of gamma-carboline analogues of latrepirdine for the treatment of Parkinson´s Disease and Related Synucleinopathies". Based in our discoveries about latrepirdine-induced degradation of alpha-synuclein protein in neuronal cells, this program lead to the developmen and discovery of several analogues of latrepirdine with alpha-synuclein degrading activities. Some of these analogues were pharmacologically characterized and tested in preclinical assays on in vivo models of syucleinopathies. A project for a Phase I Clinical Trial sponsored by Medivation Inc. and developed by Northwestern University was reached with one of these compounds (Prot#MDV1634-04: A Phase 1, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Safety and Dose FInding Biomarker Study of MDV1634 in Patients with Parkinson´s Disease).
Effect of MDV3100, a novel androgen receptor signaling inhibitor, on cell proliferation and tumor size in an apocrine breast cancer xenograft model |
Discovery of β-carboline modulators of chaperone mediated autophagy |
Adenosine Deaminase RNA Specific (ADAR) regulates the breast cancer drug response |
ROLE OF CHAPERONE MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY IN EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC DEVELOPMENT AND ELIMINATION |
ROLE OF CHAPERONE MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY IN EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC DEVELOPMENT AND ELIMINATION |
Beta-Carboline Modulators Of Chaperone Mediated Autophagy |
BETA-CARBOLINE MODULATORS OF CHAPERONE MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY |
PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE BECAS DE POSTGRADO - DOCTORADO - 2005 |
REGULACION DEL NUMERO DE ESPERMATOGONIAS POR MUERTE CELULAR PROGRAMADA=> POSIBLE PAPEL DE C-KIT Y FAS EN LA REGULACION DE LA ACTIVACION DE LAS CASPASAS |