Maria Yolanda Espinosa Parrilla
Full Professor
UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES
Punta Arenas, Chile
1. Non-coding RNAs in gastric cancer 2. Population genetics and disease susceptibility 3. Hereditary Cancer 4. Genomic evolution of non-coding RNAs in primates
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Biology, UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA. España, 1993
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PhD in Biology, UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA. España, 2000
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Diploma in Antartic Issues, UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES. Chile, 2017
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PhD student Full Time
Center of Medical and Molecular Genetics. Oncologic Research Institute (IRO). "Duran y Reynals" Hospital
Barcelona, España
1996 - A la fecha
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PhD student Full Time
Wallenberg Laboratoriet
Lund University
Malmö, Suecia
1998 - 1998
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
INSERM-U393, Hôpital Necker
Paris V
Paris, Francia
2000 - 2003
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"Ramón y Cajal" Researcher Full Time
Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Barcelona, España
2004 - 2008
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universidad de Chile
Barcelona, España
2012 - 2015
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Visiting professor Part Time
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, España
2015 - 2019
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Associate Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES
Punta Arenas, Chile
2015 - A la fecha
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Full Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES
Punta Arenas, Chile
2024 - A la fecha
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PhD student Full Time
Center of Medical and Molecular Genetics. Oncologic Research Institute (IRO). "Duran y Reynals" Hospital
Barcelona, España
1996 - 2000
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PhD student Full Time
Departament of Clinical Chemistry. Wallenberg Laboratoriet, University of Lund
Malmö, Suecia
1998 - 1998
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
Departament of Genetics. INSERM-U393, Hôpital Necker
Paris, Francia
2000 - 2003
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"Ramón y Cajal" Researcher Full Time
Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Barcelona, España
2004 - 2008
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Marie Curie Researcher Full Time
Universitat Pompeu Fabra y Universidad de Chile
Barcelona, España
2009 - 2012
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Barcelona, España
2012 - 2015
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad de Magallanes
Punta Arenas, Chile
2015 - A la fecha
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Visiting Professor Other
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Barcelona, España
2015 - 2019
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
January - September 2013
Ingrid Balcells Ortega
Subject: RNAs in primates: a comparative genomics approach
PHD STUDENTS
April 2019 - present
Daniela Zapata Contreras
Subject: role of allele variants microRNAs in the pathophysiology of gastric cancer
November 2017 - present
Pablo Villegas Mirón
Subject: Genome scan analysis on non-protein coding regulatory elements
2012 - 2016
Alicia Gallego Jiménez
Subject: Study of the frequency and functionality of microRNA edition in human brain disorders
Awarded Excellent, cum laude, November 2016
https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/585943
2011 - 2016
Ignasi Torruella Loran
Subject: Functional analysis of genetic variants in microRNAs associated with gastric cancer
Awarded Excellent, October 2016
https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/482207
2009 - 2014
María López Valenzuela
Subject: Genetic and genomic variation in microRNA regions among primates: functional and evolutionary implications
Awarded Excellent, January 2015
https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/383030
2004 - 2009
Margarita Muiños Gimeno
Analysis of genetic variation in microRNA-mediated regulation and the susceptibility to anxiety disorders
Awarded Excellent cum laude, December 2009
http://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/7192
2004 - 2009
Monica Guidi
Post-transcriptional regulation of NTRK3 by miRNAs in the context of neuronal differentiation
Awarded Excellent cum laude, January 2009
http://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/7114
SPECIALIZED TECHNICIANS
January 1997 - July 2000: Marta Morell
January 1998 - December: David Otero
January 2004 - December 2008: Birgit Kagerbauer
January 2010 - January 2015: Eva Garcia-Ramallo
July 2015 - April 2016: Maria Karla Ramírez Viña
October 2017 - April 2020: Maria Karla Ramírez Viña
October 2020 - Present: Paula Zuñiga Pacheco
Dissemination of scientific work to the community through various interviews on Radio, TV and newspapers.
The following would be the most outstanding of the last 3 years:
2021:
- January 13, 2021- Radio Polar interview.
https://youtu.be/A4FJmsvUHCQ
-January 14 - Morning Interview "Nuestra Mañana" in "Pingüino Multimedia".
https://www.facebook.com/pinguinomultimedia/videos/761280641153327
2020:
- July 21, 2020. Report in the newspaper "El mostrador": "Investigadores buscarán los factores genéticos asociados a la gravedad de COVID-19 en la población chilena"
https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2020/07/21/investigadores-buscaran-los-factores-geneticos-asociados-a-la-gravedad-de-covid-19-en-la-poblacion-chilena/
- July 24, 2020. Interview Radio UMAG TV
https://youtu.be/19jUbFHb3pQ
- July 26, 2020. Report in the newspaper "La Prensa Austral": "Investigadores del CADI UMAG se unen a equipo que buscará los factores genéticos asociados a la gravedad de COVID-19 en la población chilena"
https://www.facebook.com/udemagallanes/posts/1744243592383670/
- July 30, 2020, Interview in "Más Conocimiento" online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS72O5NP7VY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjbXw2PXOw
- October 5, 2020. Interview in "El Magallánico": "Invitan a personas recuperadas de Covid-19 a participar en estudio genético sobre la enfermedad".
https://elmagallanico.com/2020/10/invitan-a-personas-recuperadas-de-covid-19-a-participar-en-estudio-genetico-sobre-la-enfermedad
- October 7, 2020. Report in the newspaper "La Prensa Austral": "Comenzó campaña de reclutamiento de voluntarios para estudio sobre el Covid."
https://archivo.laprensaaustral.cl/cronica/comenzo-campana-recluntación-de-voluntarios-para-estudio-sobre-el-covid/
- October 28, 2020. Report at the "Qué Pasa" Magazine, in "La Tercera" Newspaper: ¿Por qué las personas mayores no pueden hacerse cargo de su salud? El cuestionamiento de especialistas a las medidas a ese grupo en pandemia.
https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/por-que-the-elderly-people-not-can-become-cargo-de-su-salud-el-cuestionamiento-de-especialistas-a- the-measures-to-that-group-in-pandemic / NVOXLJS4XZCRJFJVYWQJFWGXF4 /
- December 2, 2020. Report in the newspaper "Radio Polar": "ESTUDIO GENÉTICO DE COVID-19 AHORA BUSCA RECLUTAR VOLUNTARIOS ASINTOMÁTICOS Y QUE FUERON HOSPITALIZADOS."
http://www.radiopolar.com/noticia_161682.html
- December 2, 2020.Interview in "Radio Cooperativa Punta Arenas": "Estudio genético de Covid-19 busca reclutar voluntarios."
https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/sociedad/salud/coronavirus/punta-arenas-estudio-genetico-de-covid-19-busca-reclutar-voluntarios/2020-12-02/164138.html
-2 December 2020. Interview in "Televisión nacional red austral"
https://www.facebook.com/redaustral/posts/1735136563317207
- December 16, 2020. Interview in "Radio Soberania". https://www.facebook.com/soberaniaradio/videos/402531784317279
2019:
- April 13, 2019. Opinion column in the newspaper "La Prensa Austral": "Cadi-umag el proyecto más emblemático del pedze."
http://www.umag.cl/vcm/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CADI-UMAG-el-proyecto-m%C3%A1s-emplem%C3%A1tico-del-Pedze.jpg
- May 14, 2019- Report in the science section of the "Magallanes" magazine of "La prensa Austral" Newspaper. https://archivo.laprensaaustral.cl/ciencia/investigacion-sobre-cancer-gastrico-leucemias-linfaticas-y-envejecimiento-dan-inicio-a-labor-del-cadi-umag/
- September 22, 2019- Report in "La prensa Austral" Newspaper". https://archivo.laprensaaustral.cl/cronica/cadi-de-la-universidad-de-magallanes-realizara-investigacion-del-c
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Accreditation of Advanced Research
Agency for the Quality of the University System in Catalonia
España, 2011
In order to be eligible for a full professorship, which is the most advanced stage in a candidate's academic career and is awarded an indefinite contract, candidates must be in possession of an accreditation of advanced research issued by AQU Catalunya.
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Marie Curie Outgoing fellowship
European Research Council (FP7)
Chile, 2009
These Fellowships are held in the EU or associated countries and last for one to two years. fund positions outside Europe for researchers based in the EU or associated countries. This grant lasted three years.
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Marie Curie Individual Fellowship
European Research Council
Francia, 2000
Postdoctoral fellow
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Price for the best Spanish publication in the field of Thrombsis and Haemostasis in year 1999
ROCHE diagnostics
España, 2000
Premio a la mejor publicación del año 1999 en el campo de la hematología y la hemostasia
MicroRNA mediated regulation and the susceptibility to anxiety disorders. |
Analysis of the Protein S gene in Protein S Deficiency |
Estudio de la variación genética a nivel de genoma completo para la susceptibilidad y la gravedad de COVID-19 en la población chilena |
Assessment of AID-related somatic signatures and their role in tumor progression of class switched vs non switched B-cell neoplasm |
Assessment of the role of genetic variation in microRNAs on the susceptibility and physiopathology of Gastric Cancer |
Developing an European American NGS Network (DEANN) |
Genètica de les Poblacions Humanes |
Variabilidad genética y genómica en regiones de microRNAs=> hacia la identificación de novedades evolutivas y funcionales en microRNAs -Genetic and genomic variability in human miRNAs=> identification of functional and evolutionary novelties in miRNAs- |
MapbyAdmixtureChl-Mapping Genes involved in Psychiatric Disorders by Admixture Linkage Disequilibrium in Chilean populations |
Desarrollo de un microarray de oligonucleótidos de RNAs no codificantes para CGH y análisis de perfiles de expresión |
SIROCCO=> Silencing RNAs=> organisers and coordinators of complexity in eukaryotic organisms |
CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública. |
Role of the neurotrophic factors and serotoninergic neurotransmitters in eating disorders |
Desarrollo de métodos de alto rendimiento para el diagnóstico y caracterización de reordenamientos cromosómicos implicados en patología humana |
Genetic basis of disorders associated with genomic duplications=> anxiety disorders and other chromosome 15 rearrangements |