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Luis Alberto Paiva Maldonado

Profesor Asistente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Neuroendocrinology (oxytocin and vasopressin systems); Physiology (endocrine regulation of reproduction and metabolism); Neuroscience (neural inputs regulating hypothalamic neuroendocrine systems).

Educación

  •  Doctor of Philosophy (Biomedical Sciences - Integrative Physiology), University of Edinburgh. Reino Unido, 2017
  •  Master of Science (Cell Biology), Universidad Austral de Chile. Chile, 2013
  •  Licentiate in Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Católica de Temuco. Chile, 2009
  •  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Católica de Temuco. Chile, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoctoral Research Fellow Full Time

    University of Edinburgh

    College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

    Edinburgh, Reino Unido

    2017 - 2019

  •   Laboratory Demonstrator (Reproductive Biology 3) Other

    University of Edinburgh

    College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

    Edinburgh, Reino Unido

    2018 - 2018

  •   Laboratory Demonstrator (Biomedical Sciences 2) Other

    University of Edinburgh

    College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

    Edinburgh, Reino Unido

    2015 - 2018

  •   PhD student supervisor (Ludwig Lab) Other

    University of Edinburgh

    College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

    Edinburgh, Reino Unido

    2014 - 2018

  •   Tutor (Reproductive Biology 2) Other

    University of Edinburgh

    College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

    Edinburgh, Reino Unido

    2017 - 2017

  •   Course Collaborator (ESME240): Blood Brain Barrier Other

    Universidad Austral de Chile

    Facultad de Medicina

    Valdivia, Chile

    2011 - 2011

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    Universidad Católica de Temuco

    Facultad de Recursos Naturales

    Temuco, Chile

    2008 - 2010

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Scientific Consultant in Fish Reproduction Part Time

    Troutlodge Chile

    Pucon, Chile

    2009 - 2010

Formación de Capital Humano


2019 Sra. Lig Santander. Distribución de las neuronas de Kisspetina y GnRH en el encéfalo de llama. Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Católica de Temuco. 1er informante.

Prof Gareth Leng Lab (University of Edinburgh):
2018 Mr Xili Shi. Effect of systemically administered alpha-MSH on noradrenergic NTS neurones. BSc (Hon) Neuroscience.

Prof Mike Ludwig Lab (University of Edinburgh):
2017 Ms Kathleen Bennet. Fos expression in the rat supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei in response to central administration of melanotan-II. BSc (Hon) Neuroscience.
Ms Stela Yan. Effect of Intracerebroventricular Administration of Melanotan-II on Fos Expression in The Rat Olfactory Bulb. BSc (Hon) Biomedical Sciences.
2016 Ms Suzuka Nakagawa. Fos Expression in the Rat Brainstem following Central Administration of Melanotan-II. BSc (Hon) Physiology.
Ms Anna Lisowska. Immediate-early gene expression in response to i.c.v. Melanotan II. BSc (Hon) Neuroscience.
2015 Ms Arina Tamborska. Immediate in the rat supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei in response to intranasal administration of melanocortin. Medical Student - Intercalated BSc (Hon) Pharmacology.
Ms Rochelle Sylvester. Intranasal administration of melanotan-II fails to elicit immediate-early gene expression in the rat olfactory bulb. BSc (Hon) Pharmacology.
2014 Ms Rachel Cooper. Effect of Systemic Melanotan-II on Immediate-Early Gene Expression in the Supraoptic Nucleus and Circumventricular Organs. BSc (Hon) Pharmacology.

Summer Project Students
2017 Ms Magdalena Matkovic. Oxytocin in the gastrointestinal tract. Funded by the British Society for Neuroendocrinology (BSN), UK.
2016 Ms Kathleen Bennet. Neural activation following systemic MT-II. Funded by the Society for Endocrinology (SfE), UK.
2015 Mr Derek Chan. Melanocortins signalling in the brainstem. Funded by the British Society for Neuroendocrinology (BSN), UK.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Meeting Travel Award (Competitive)

    American Physiological Society

    Estados Unidos, 2017

    Travel grant to attend the 12th World Congress on Neurohypophyseal Hormones (WCNH), Mangaratiba, Brazil.

  •   Associate Fellow

    Higher Education Academy (HEA)

    Reino Unido, 2016

    Accreditation for teaching and supporting learning in higher education

  •   EUSA Teaching Awards (nominee)

    Edinburgh University Students' Association

    Reino Unido, 2015

    Nominee for Best Research/ Dissertation Supervisor

  •   Meeting Travel Award (Competitive)

    British Society for Neuroendocrinology

    Reino Unido, 2015

    Travel grant to attend the 11th World Congress on Neurohypophyseal Hormones (WCNH), Queenstown, New Zealand.

  •   PhD fellowship (Beca Chile)

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2010

    PhD fellowship to study abroad.

  •   Best Oral Presentation (postgraduate)

    Universidad Austral de Chile

    Chile, 2012

    Second research week of the Faculty of Medicine.

  •   Academic Assistant Scholarship

    Universidad Austral de Chile

    Chile, 2011

    Scholarship for MSc, 1st and 2nd semester, 2011.

  •   Premio al Mejor Trabajo de Ciencias Fundamentales XXX Congreso SOCHED

    Sociedad Chilena de Endocrinología y Diabetes

    Chile, 2020

    PERIPHERAL INSULIN ACTING ON OXYTOCIN NEURONS IN VIVO


 

Article (14)

Administration of Beta-Nerve Growth Factor during the Preovulatory Stage Improves Endocrine and Luteal Function in Dairy Heifer

Gajardo, Gonzalo; Paiva, Luis; Ulloa-Leal, Cesar; Valderrama, Ximena Paola; Lopez, Gerardo; Carrasco, Albert; Hidalgo, Alejandra Isabel; Silva, Mauricio Erciario; Palma, Patricio; Ratto, Marcelo Hector

Article
Animals  (2023)

Administration of Beta-Nerve Growth Factor during the Preovulatory Stage Improves Endocrine and Luteal Function in Dairy Heifers

Gajardo, Gonzalo; Paiva, Luis; Ulloa-Leal, Cesar; Valderrama, Ximena; Lopez, Gerardo; Carrasco, Albert; Hidalgo, Alejandra Isabel; Silva, Mauricio E.; Palma, Patricio I.; Ratto, Marcelo H.

Article ISI
Animals  (2023)

Oxytocin as a potential pharmacological tool to combat obesity

Olszewski, Pawel K.; Noble, Emily E.; Paiva, Luis; Ueta, Yoichi; Blevins, James E.

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY  (2022)

Seminal plasma nerve growth factor signaling on the reproductive physiology of female llamas

Paiva, Luis; Silva, Mauricio; Carrasco, Rodrigo; Ratto, Vicente; Goicochea, José; Ratto, Marcelo

Article ISI
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION  (2022)

The ovulatory and luteotropic actions of the male-derived beta-nerve growth factor in South American camelids

Paiva, Luis; Silva, Mauricio; Carrasco, Rodrigo; Hector Ratto, Marcelo

Article ISI
ANIMAL FRONTIERS  (2022)

Chorion Alterations in Eyed-Stage Salmonid Eggs Farmed in La Araucania, Chile: A Retrospective Study

Valdebenito, Ivan; Figueroa, Elias; Valdebenito, Matias; Paiva, Luis

Article ISI
Animals  (2021)

Distribution of GnRH and Kisspeptin Immunoreactivity in the Female Llama Hypothalamus

Berland, Marco; Paiva, Luis; Alondra Santander, Lig; Hector Ratto, Marcelo

Article ISI
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE  (2021)

Heterologous beta-nerve growth factor (beta-NGF) given at the LH surge enhances luteal function in dairy heifers

Gajardo, G.; Ulloa-Leal, C.; Valderrama, X.; Paiva, L.; Ratto, M. H.

Article ISI
DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY  (2021)

Identification of peripheral oxytocin-expressing cells using systemically applied cell-type specific adeno-associated viral vector

Paiva, Luis; Lozic, Maja; Allchorne, Andrew; Grinevich, Valery; Ludwig, Mike

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY  (2021)

beta-NGF Stimulates Steroidogenic Enzyme and VEGFA Gene Expression, and Progesterone Secretion via ERK 1/2 Pathway in Primary Culture of Llama Granulosa Cells

Valderrama, Ximena; Ulloa-Leal, Cesar; Silva, Mauricio Erciario; Goicochea, Jose; Apichela, Silvana; Arganaraz, Martin; Sari, Luciana; Paiva, Luis; Ratto, Vicente Francisco; Ratto, Marcelo Hector

Article ISI
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE  (2020)

Ovulation mechanism in South American Camelids: The active role of β-NGF as the chemical signal eliciting ovulation in llamas and alpacas

Silva, Mauricio; Paiva, Luis; Ratto, Marcelo H.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Theriogenology  (2020)

Peripheral insulin administration enhances the electrical activity of oxytocin and vasopressin neurones in vivo

Paiva, Luis; Leng, Gareth

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY  (2020)

Effect of Melanotan-II on Brain Fos Immunoreactivity and Oxytocin Neuronal Activity and Secretion in Rats

Paiva, L.; Sabatier, N.; Leng, G.; Ludwig, M.

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY  (2017)

Review: Unveiling the effect of beta-nerve growth factor on the reproductive function in llamas and cows

Ratto, Marcelo Hector; Paiva, Luis; Carrasco, Rodrigo; Silva, Mauricio Erciario; Ulloa-Leal, Cesar; Ratto, Vicente Francisco; Goicochea, Jose

Article
ANIMAL  

Proyecto (5)

Nudge-it : The Neurobiology of Decision-Making in Eating.

Gareth Leng

Proyecto
 (2014)

Oxytocin neurone activity and release following administration of Melanotan-II in anaesthetised rats

Luis Paiva

Proyecto
 (2013)

DISRUPTION OF THE NEUROEPITHELIUM/EPENDYMA (VENTRICULAR ZONE) DURING DEVELOPMENT LEADS TO HYDROCEPHALUS, ABNORMAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPAIRED POSTNATAL NEUROGENESIS. STRATEGIES AIMED TO DIMINISH/REPAIR THE OUTCOMES OF VENTRICULAR ZONE DI

Rodriguez, Esteban MartÍn

Proyecto
 (2011)

Mejoramiento de la Productividad de la Salmonicultura Chilena a Través de la Aplicación de Biotecnología en el Manejo de Gametos y la Capacitación de Profesionales y Trabajadores

Valdebenito, Nemesio IvÁn

Proyecto
 (2008)

THE LLAMA OVULATION-INDUCING FACTOR (β-NGF) SIGNALLING ON GnRH NEURONES

Luis Paiva

Proyecto
 (0)

Review (1)

Follicular atresia in teleost fish: a review

Valdebenito I.; Paiva L.; Berland M.

Review ISI SCIELO
ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA  (2011)

21
Luis Paiva

Profesor Asistente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

7
Marcelo Ratto

Profesor titular

Ciencia Animal

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

4
Mauricio Silva

Profesor Asociado

Medicina Veterinaria y Salud Pública

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Temuco, Chile

3
César Ulloa

Docente Tiempo Completo

Ciencia Animal

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

2
Nemesio Valdebenito

PROFESOR TITULAR

Recursos Naturales

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO

Temuco, Chile

1
Gerardo Lopez

Académico

Ciencias Agrarias

Universidad Católica del Maule

Curicó, Chile

1
Marco Berland

Académico

Ciencias Veterinarias

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Temuco, Chile