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Sergio Álvarez Armijo

Profesor Asistente

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Genetics and biochemistry of lipopolysaccharide; Molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity of Enterobacteria

Educación

  •  Doctorado en Bioquímica, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2004
  •  Bioquímico, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1991

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    1991 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Académico Full Time

    Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

    Santiago, Chile

    1991 - A la fecha


 

Article (18)

Fluorescence enzymatic assay for bacterial polyphosphate kinase 1 (PPK1) as a platform for screening antivirulence molecules
Contribution of the twin-arginine translocation system to the intracellular survival of salmonella typhimurium in dictyostelium discoideum
Fnr and ArcA Regulate Lipid A Hydroxylation in Salmonella Enteritidis by Controlling lpxO Expression in Response to Oxygen Availability
Phosphate Favors the Biosynthesis of CdS Quantum Dots in Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19703 by Improving Metal Uptake and Tolerance
Possible Role of Envelope Components in the Extreme Copper Resistance of the Biomining Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
"Use of acidophilic bacteria of the genus Acidithiobacillus to biosynthesize CdS fluorescent nanoparticles (quantum dots) with high tolerance to acidic pH".
O-antigen chain-length distribution in Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is regulated by oxygen availability
Relevant genes linked to virulence are required for Salmonella Typhimurium to survive intracellularly in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum
Draft Genome Sequence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Strain STH2370
The type VI secretion system encoded in SPI-19 is required for Salmonella Gallinarum survival within infected macrophages
The normal chain length distribution of the O antigen is required for the interaction of Shigella flexneri 2a with polarized Caco-2 cells
Contribution of the lipopolysaccharide to resistance of Shigella flexneri 2a to extreme acidity
Different sugar residues of the lipopolysaccharide outer core are required for early interactions of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium with epithelial cells
The cellular level of O-antigen polymerase Wzy determines chain length regulation by WzzB and WzzpHS-2 in Shigella flexneri 2a
Growth-phase regulation of lipopolysaccharide o-antigen chain length influences serum resistance in serovars of Salmonella
O-antigen modal chain length in Shigella flexneri 2a is growth-regulated through RfaH-mediated transcriptional control of the wzy gene
The outer core lipopolysaccharide of Salmonella enterica Serovar typhi is required for bacterial entry into epithelial cells
Copper ions stimulate polyphosphate degradation and phosphate efflux in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Proyecto (12)

Subverting the host to survive - Role of type III secretion systems and effector proteins in the interaction of Salmonella Typhimurium with the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum
GLOBAL IDENTIFICATION OF A COMMON SET OF GENES REQUIRED FOR THE INTRACELLULAR SURVIVAL OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM IN MACROPHAGES AND PROTOZOA
Red de Microbiología Humana (ReMHa)
OXYGEN-DEPENDENT MODULATION OF THE SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE=> REGULATORY MECHANIMS AND IMPACT IN VIRULENCE
GENOME-WIDE IDENTIFICATION OF GENES REQUIRED FOR SYSTEMIC COLONIZATION OF BROAD AND NARROW HOST-RANGE SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROTYPES IN A MURINE MODEL OF SALMONELLOSIS
TYPE SIX SECRETION SYSTEMS IN SALMONELLA ENTERICA=> ROLE IN PATHOGENICITY AND HOST SPECIFICITY OF SEROTYPES TYPHIMURIUM, DUBLIN, GALLINARUM AND ENTERITIDIS.
“Caracterización de islas genómicas en bacterias patógenas intracelulares=> epidemiología molecular e identificación de posibles inmunógenos protectores para el desarrollo de vacunas
Modulación ambiental de la expresión del Antígeno O en Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi=> estudio de los mecanismos regulatorios y de la importancia de esta modulación en la capacidad infectiva de la bacteria
Metabolismo de los polifosfatos en microorganismos extremófilos=> implicaciones fisiológicas, evolutivas y biotecnológicas
ESTUDIO DE LA CAPACIDAD DE ADHERENCIA Y BIOSORCION DE IONES METALICOS DE UNA CEPA DE BACILLUS SP
Development of a simple microbial technology to remove heavy metals from mine drainage
Mecanismos sensoriales y adaptativos de las bacterias=> aspectos de la quimiotaxis y respuesta al stress ambiental
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Sergio Álvarez

Profesor Asistente

Bioquímica y Biología Molecular

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

3
Denisse Bravo

Associate Professor

Pathology and Oral Medicine

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Anilei Hoare

Profesora Asistente

Medicina y Patología Oral

Universidad de Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Ricardo Cabrera

Assitant Pofessor

Biology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Matías Castro

Investigador

Ingeniería y Tecnología

Universidad San Sebastián

Concepción, Chile

1
Carolina Quezada

Postdoctoral researcher

CIBQA

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisco Chávez

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Biología

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
felipe velasquez

Estudiante de doctorado

Virologia

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Carlos Lagos

Profesor Asociado

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIA

UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Rodrigo Espinoza

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering Biotechnology and Materials

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
José Pérez

Associate Professor

Biologia

Universidad Andres Bello

Santiago, Chile

1
Edwar Fuentes

Académico jornada completa

Química Inorgánica y Analítica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

1
Nia Oetiker

PhD

UNAB

santiago, Chile

1
Ítalo Urrutia

Profesor Asistente

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Cristobal Martinez

Ingeniero de Proyecto

Ingenieria

DICTUC S.A

Santiago , Chile