Jaime Roberto Cabrera Pardo
Assistant Professor
Universidad del Bio Bio
Concepcion, Chile
organic chemistry, organic synthesis, secondary metabolites of plants and fungi, reaction discovery and optimization, chemical libraries, biotechnology, molecular biology.
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Organic Chemistry, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. Estados Unidos, 2013
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Biochemistry, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2007
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Organic Chemistry, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. Estados Unidos, 2010
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Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Chemistry
Cambridge, Reino Unido
2014 - 2018
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Profesor Asistente Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO
Ciencias
Concepcion, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
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Assistant Research Professor Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Science
Salt Lake City, Estados Unidos
2020 - 2022
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Research Associate Part Time
Universidad de Concepcion
Concepcion, Chile
2018 - 2019
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Technical Assistant Part Time
Sociedad Comercial y de inversiones Socooil limitada
Concepcion, Chile
2008 - 2009
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Intern in Clinical Chemistry Part Time
Laboratorio Sommer
Concepcion, Chile
2006 - 2006
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Research Associate Part Time
Biotechnology Center, Universidad de Concepcion
Concepcion, Chile
2006 - 2007
Postdoctoral researchers
Omar Alvarado Carripan Concepción, Chile
Universidad del Bio Bio 2021 – 2022
Computational chemistry projects on the effect of electric fields on chemical reactivity and the design of inhibitors targeting the replication process of the COVID-19 virus
Graduate Students
Valentina Parada Haquin (Natural Sciences MSc student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad del Bio Bio 2024 –
Bernardo Candia Herrera (Natural Sciences MSc student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad del Bio Bio 2024 –
Enzo Romero Villegas (Natural Sciences MSc student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad del Bio Bio 2024 –
Jonhatan Gómez Espinoza (Natural Sciences Ph.D student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad del Bio Bio 2023 –
Yaíma Sánchez Mustelier (Chemistry Ph.D Student) Concepción, Chile
Cosupervised with Prof. Claudio Jiménez, Universidad de Concepción 2019 –
Thesis title: “Neuroprotective bioactivity of Benzofuran synthetic derivatives in Alzheimer’s disease models”
Zhuang Mao Png (Chemistry Ph.D Student) Cambridge, UK
Cosupervised with Prof. Matthew Gaunt, University of Cambridge 2016 – 2020
Thesis title: “C-H activation of functional materials”
Jorge Peiró Cadahía (Chemistry Ph.D Student) Cambridge, UK
Cosupervised with Prof. Matthew Gaunt, University of Cambridge 2014 – 2018
Thesis title: “Novel strategies for the synthesis, evaluation, and delivery of biologically active molecules”
Aaron Trowbridge (Chemistry Ph.D Student) Cambridge, UK
Cosupervised with Prof. Matthew Gaunt, University of Cambridge 2014 – 2018
Thesis title: “New strategies for the synthesis and functionalization of aliphatic amines”
Undergraduate Students
Javiera Gajardo (undergraduate Biology student) Valdivia, Chile
Cosupervised with Prof. Sigisfredo Garnica, Universidad Austral de Chile 2022 – 2023
Thesis title: “Isolation and characterization of lignocellulolytic fungi from the Valdivian Forests”
Enzo Romero Villegas (undergraduate Biology student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad del Bio Bio 2022 – 2023
Thesis title: “Antioxidant and neuroprotective properties of polysaccharides isolated from Russulales fungi”
Jonhatan Gómez Espinoza (undergraduate Biology student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad del Bio Bio 2022 – 2023
Thesis title: “Study of the antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity against multidrug resistant bacteria of Russulales fungi”
Javiera Gormaz Mendez (undergraduate Biology student) Valdivia, Chile
Cosupervised with Prof. Sigisfredo Garnica, Universidad Austral de Chile 2021 – 2022
Thesis title: “Isolation and characterization of lignocellulolytic fungi from the polyporales order”
Claudia Rivera Medina (undergraduate Bioengineering student) Concepción, Chile
Cosupervised with Prof. Jose Becerra, Universidad de Concepción 2021 – 2022
Thesis title: “Chemical study of fugnal species of the genus Aleurodiscus investigating the presence of benzuforan scaffolds by GC-MS”
Camila Millar Obreque (undergraduate Biotechnology student, Universidad de la Frontera) Concepción, Chile
Cosupervised with Prof. Felipe Burgos, Universidad de Concepción 2021 – 2022
Thesis title: “Computational docking studies of eudesmin with peptide beta amyloid”
Aline Wendt Serra (undergraduate Bioengineering student) Concepción, Chile
Cosupervised with Prof. Jorge Fuentealba, Universidad de Concepción 2019 – 2020
Thesis title: “Evaluation of the neuroprotective effects of Eudesmin against the toxicity of the ?-Amyloid peptide”
Bernardo Candia Herrera (undergraduate Biochemistry student) Concepción, Chile
Supervisor, Universidad de Concepción 2019 – 2020
Thesis title: “Study of the biological activity of secondary metabolites produced by different fungal species of the genus Aleurodiscus”
Conferences:
1. XI Chilean Environmental Chemistry Society Meeting. Oral presentation: “Mycoremediation of oxytetracyclines: metabolic routes and potential applications”. 2023, Pucón, Chile.
2. 264th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. Poster: “Click activated protodrugs against cancer (CAPAC): A modular platform for tumor-directed oncology therapeutics”. 2022, Chicago, IL, USA.
3. III Argentinian Mycology Meeting. Poster: “Isolation, identification and preservation of fruiting bodies of ligninolytic fungi from the Valdivian Forest, Chile”. 2022, Cordova, Argentina.
4. LXIII Annual meeting of the Chilean Biology Society. Poster: “Isolation of halogenated hydroquinones metabolites from the Andean patagonian fungus Phylloporia boldo”. 2020, Santiago, Chile.
5. LXIII Annual meeting of the Chilean Biology Society. Poster: “Biological activity of secondary metabolites from different strains of Aleurodiscus”. 2020, Santiago, Chile.
6. LXIII Annual meeting of the Chilean Biology Society. Poster: “Neuroprotective effects of Eudesminem a lignand from Araucaria Araucana, against the amyloid beta peptide”. 2020, Santiago, Chile
7. X LATAM Mycology Conference. Poster: “The phylogenetic disposition of Aleurodiscus s.l. (Russulales, Basidiomycota) from Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)”. 2020, Santiago, Chile
8. XVII Annual Meeting of the Chilean Neuroscience Society. Poster: “Optimization of the neuroprotective effect of eudesmin on amyloid beta peptide in different states of aggregation using in silico simulations”. 2020, Santiago, Chile
9. International Conference: “Current applications in chemistry and biology: from catalysis to genetics” Talk: “Label-assisted mass spectrometry for high-throughput reaction discovery and palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of methylene C–H bonds in aliphatic amines”. October 2019, Universidad del Bio-Bio, Concepción, Chile.
10. Academic Collaboration Chile – Sweden (ACCESS). Academic Forum Chile – Sweden. Member of working sessions. November 2018, Santiago, Chile.
11. 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. Talk: “Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of methylene C–H bonds in aliphatic amines”. 2016, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
12. 43rd National Organic Chemistry Symposium. Poster Presentation. 2013, Seattle, WA, USA.
13. Gordon Research Conferences: High Throughput Chemistry & Chemical Biology. Poster Presentation. 2013, New London, NH, USA.
14. VI International Symposium of Natural Chemistry Products and their Applications. Poster presentation. 2007, Chillan, Chile.
15. XXIII Biochemistry students national conference. Poster presentation. Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2006, Valparaíso, Chile.
16. XXVIII Annual meeting of Chile’s Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society. Poster presentation. 2005, Talca, Chile.
17. XLVIII Annual meeting of Chile’s Biology Society. Poster presentation, 2005, Pucón, Chile.
18. XXII Biochemistry students national conference. Universidad Andrés Bello, 2005, Santiago, Chile.
19. XXI Biochemistry students national conference. Universidad Austral. 2004, Valdivia, Chile
Invited Talks
University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK, USA
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry May, 2023
Universidad de Antioquia Medellín, Colombia
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales April, 2023
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile
Facultad de Química March, 2022
Universidad Austral de Chile Valdivia, Chile
Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología October, 2021
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Department of Chemistry October, 2020
Universidad de la Frontera Temuco, Chile
Departamento de Ciencias Básicas November, 2019
Universidad de Talca Talca, Chile
Instituto de Química y Recursos Naturales September 2018
Instituto de Salud Pública - Chile (Chilean CDC) Santiago, Chile
Environmental Chemistry September 2018
University of Oregon Eugene, OR, USA
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry April 2018
The Pennsylvania State University State College, PA, USA
Department of Chemistry October 2017
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile
Facultad de Química March 2014
Universidad de Concepción Concepción, Chile
Facultad de Química February 2014
Chicago Tri-institutional Center for Chemical Methods and Library Development Chicago, IL, USA
The University of Chicago October 2011
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Fondecyt Regular 1190652
FONDECYT
Chile, 2019
Expanding the multi–target neuroprotective chemical space of benzofuran scaffolds from fungal and synthetic sources: establishing the basis for drug development in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Univeristy of Talca Postdoctoral Fellowship
UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA
Chile, 2019
Postdoctoral fellowship to attract scientist that pursued their Phd. abroad.
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Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Reino Unido, 2014
Discovery of novel ?-lactam analogs oriented to control multidrug-resistant bacteria enabled by Pd-catalyzed C–H activation of aliphatic amines
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Becas Chile - Postdoctoral Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Chile, 2014
Discovery of novel ?-lactam analogs oriented to control multidrug-resistant bacteria enabled by Pd-catalyzed C–H activation of aliphatic amine
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Fulbright Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Estados Unidos, 2009
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL LABEL-ASSISTED MASS SPECTROMETRY PLATFORM FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT REACTION DISCOVERY
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Graduate School Full Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Estados Unidos, 2009
Full tuition waiver
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Mecesup Research Fellowship
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Chile, 2007
Grant to undergo research in natural product chemistry
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Magna Cum Laude
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Chile, 2007
top 5% of the class
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Highest Regional Score in P.A.A. in Mathematics
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Chile, 2002
P.A.A is a national test required for application to universities.
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CONICYT MEC 80190048
UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO
Chile, 2020
Concurso Nacional de Atracción de Capital Humano Avanzado del Extranjero Modalidad de Estadías Cortas (MEC80190048)
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Member of Chilean Academy of Science - Frontier Science Program
ACADEMIA CHILENA DE CIENCIAS
Chile, 2022
2022-2024
USO DE ESPONJAS DE PLA Y PHB COMO SOPORTE DE LIBERACIÓN CONTROLADA EN EL TIEMPO DE ACEITES ESENCIALES, PARA EL CONTROL SIN CONTACTO DEL HONGO BOTRYTIS CINEREA |
Natural Products from Chilean and Antarctic Marine Fungi and Their Biomedical Relevance |
Advances on the Merger of Electrochemistry and Transition Metal Catalysis for Organic Synthesis |