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Felipe Antonio Del Canto Fuentes

Profesor Asistente

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Microbiology; Molecular Biology; Bacterial Pathogenesis; Virulence factors, Bacterial colonization; Adhesins; Genome sequencing; Comparative genomics; Anti-virulence therapies; Vaccine development.

Educación

  •  Microbiologia, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2011
  •  Biochemist, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2004
  •  Biochemistry, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - A la fecha


 

Article (23)

Immunization of mice with chimeric antigens displaying selected epitopes confers protection against intestinal colonization and renal damage caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
The Role of the Flagellar Protein FlgJ in the Virulence of Brucella abortus
Colonization factors among enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea and from matched controls in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)
Comparative genomic analysis and molecular examination of the diversity of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from Chile
Conservation and global distribution of non-canonical antigens in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Cumulative acquisition of pathogenicity islands has shaped virulence potential and contributed to the emergence of LEE-negative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains
Genome and Functional Characterization of Colonization Factor Antigen I- and CS6-Encoding Heat-Stable Enterotoxin-Only Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Reveals Lineage and Geographic Variation
Identification and detection of iha subtypes in LEE-negative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated from humans, cattle and food
Predominance of Rotavirus G8P[8] in a City in Chile, a Country Without Rotavirus Vaccination
Coli Surface Antigen 26 Acts as an Adherence Determinant of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Is Cross-Recognized by Anti-CS20 Antibodies
First report of the distribution of Locus of Adhesion and Autoaggregation (LAA) pathogenicity island in LEE-negative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from Argentina
Chaperone-Usher Pili Loci of Colonization Factor-Negative Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from the massive multi-pathogen gastroenteritis outbreak in the Antofagasta region following the Chilean earthquake, 2010
Genetic Diversity and Virulence Determinants of Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Patients with Crohn's Disease in Spain and Chile
Locus of Adhesion and Autoaggregation (LAA), a pathogenicity island present in emerging Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains
Emergence of Plasmid-Borne dfrA14 Trimethoprim Resistance Gene in Shigella sonnei
Vaccination with DNA Encoding Truncated Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coil (EHEC) Factor for Adherence-1 Gene (efa-1') Confers Protective Immunity to Mice Infected with E. coil O157:H7
Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 Clonal Complex, Chile, 2012
TleA, a Tsh-Like Autotransporter Identified in a Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain
Immunoproteomic Analysis To Identify Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Proteins Expressed during Human Infection
Identification of Coli Surface Antigen 23, a Novel Adhesin of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Distribution of Classical and Nonclassical Virulence Genes in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Chilean Children and tRNA Gene Screening for Putative Insertion Sites for Genomic Islands
Features of natural and gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist-induced corpus luteum regression and effects of in vivo human chorionic gonadotropin

BookSection (1)

Colonization factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Proyecto (5)

Surface-exposed domains of pili ushers as binding sites for antibodies and proinflammatory cytokines: Impact on pili assembly, adherence capacity and virulence of pathogenic Escherichia coli
Immune response and gastric damage transition from child to adult in symptomatic Helicobacter pylori infected individuals=> dynamic and host/pathogen/microbiota determinants
Formulation of chimeric proteins as a strategy to develop a novel vaccine against Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW GENETIC MARKERS ENCODED WITHIN AN UNDESCRIBED LOCUS OF ADHERENCE AND AUTOAGGREGATION (LAA) PRESENT IN EMERGING CLINICALLY RELEVANT SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E.COLI STRAINS.
IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL CROSS-ANTIGENS AMONG CHAPERONE-USHER PILI COMPONENTS AS TARGETS TO PREVENT ADHESION OF GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

Review (2)

Vaccines for viral and bacterial pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis: Part I: Overview, vaccines for enteric viruses and Vibrio cholerae
Vaccines for viral and bacterial pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis: Part II: Vaccines for Shigella, Salmonella, enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) enterohemorragic E. coli (EHEC) and Campylobacter jejuni
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Felipe Del Canto

Profesor Asistente

Programa de Microbiologia y Micologia

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

18
roberto vidal

Head of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Laboratory

Director Microbiology and Mycology Program

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

9
David Montero

Profesor Asistente

Microbiología

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

6
Miguel O'Ryan

Profesor Titular

Programa de Microbiologia y Micologia

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Angel Onate

Profesor Titular

Microbiología

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

4
Daniela Gutiérrez

Encargada de laboratorio Ingeniería sanitaria

Ingeniería

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Juan Salazar

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA

Santiago, Chile

3
Leandro Cadiz

Jefe Técnico

Patología Animal

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Mauricio Arenas

Profesor Asistente

Bioinformática

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

talca, Chile

2
Mauricio Farfán

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Pediatria y Cirugia Infantil, Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile

Universidad de Chile

Providencia, Chile

1
Marcela Hermoso

Full Professor

School of Medicine

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Jonathan Bronstein

Profesor clínico Asistente

Psiquiatría

Pontificia Universidad Católica

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisco Alvarez

Estudiante de Magister

Microbiología

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción , Chile

1
Marjorie De la Fuente

Académico investigador

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad Finis Terrae

Santiago , Chile

1
Jorge Fernandez

JEFE SUBDEPTO

BIOMEDICO NACIONAL Y DE REFERENCIA

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PUBLICA

santiago, Chile

1
JORGE QUENSE

Associate professor

Geohraphy

PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE, INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Quera

Gastroenterólogo

Gastroenterología

CLÍNICA LAS CONDES, SERVICIO DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA

Santiago, Chile

1
Paz Orellana

Docente

Facultad de Ciencias de la

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Gisselle Barra

Profesional de laboratorio

ANDID

Instituto de Salud Publica

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Valenzuela

VICEDECANA DE INVESTIGACION Y POSTGRADO

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Hormazabal

Jefe

Departamento Biomédico

Public Health Institute of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
pamela araya

JEFE DE SECCIÓN

BIOMEDICO

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PUBLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Alvaro Muñoz

Profesor Titular

Universidad San Sebastián

Santiago, Chile

1
María Ulloa

Jefe de Laboratorio

Fundación COANIQUEM Avances Tecnológicos

Santiago, Chile

1
Luigi Devoto

PROFESOR TITULAR

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MATERNO INFANTIL,FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Yalda Lucero

Profesor Asistente

Programa de Microbiología y Micología; Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía infantil;

DIVISIÓN NORTE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE PEDIATRÍA Y CIRUGÍA INFANTIL-HOSPITAL LUIS CALVO MACKENNA

Santiago, Chile