Karina de las Mercedes Pino Lagos
Group Leader/Associate Professor
Universidad de los Andes
Santiago, Chile
Transplantation Immunology; Tolerance Induction; Autoimmunity
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Immunology, Dartmouth College. Estados Unidos, 2012
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Ingeniero en Biotecnología Molecular, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
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Lic en Ingeniería en Biotecnología Molecular, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2004
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Assistant Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2013 - 2015
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Investigator Full Time
Universidad de los Andes
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2015 - 2016
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad de los Andes
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2016 - A la fecha
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Researcher Full Time
Dartmouth College
Lebanon, Estados Unidos
2010 - 2011
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Researcher Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2011 - 2011
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Visitor Scholar Full Time
Dartmouth College
Lebanon, Estados Unidos
2012 - 2012
• Carolina Rojas (Co-Tutor). Student of “PhD in Odontology” Program, Faculty of Odontology, Universidad de Chile. Activity: PhD Thesis (2020-Present)
• Masyelly Rojas (Tutor). Student of “PhD in Biomedicine” Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes. Activity: Lab Rotation (2018-2019)
• Carolina Rojas (Tutor). Student of “PhD in Odontology” Program, Faculty of Odontology, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation (2018-2019)
• Diego Prieto (Thesis Co-Director). Student of “Master in Odontology” Program, Faculty of Odontology, Universidad de los Andes. Activity: Master thesis. 2018-2019.
• Pamina Contreras (Tutor). Undergraduate student of the “Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology” Career, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Undergrad Thesis 2018-2019.
•. Karina Oyarce. Postdoctoral Fellow. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes. 2017-2018
• Mauricio Campos (Thesis Co-Director). Student of “PhD in Biomedical Sciences” Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: PhD thesis. 2017-2020.
• Pamina Contreras (Tutor). Undergraduate student of the “Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology” Career, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation 2016-2017.
• Ricardo Fuentes (Tutor). Undergraduate student of the “Medical Technology” career, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Pedro de Valdivia. Activity: Undergraduate thesis. 2015-2016.
• Carla Álvarez (Tutor). PhD student of the “PhD in Biomedical Sciences Program”, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation. 2016-2017.
• Claudia Terraza (Tutor). Undergraduate student of “Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology” Career, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation and Undergraduate thesis. 2015-2016.
• Luz Yáñez (Tutor). Undergraduate student of “Engineering in Biotechnology” Career, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Cucuta, Colombia. Activity: Professional Practice and Thesis. 2015-2016.
• Tania Gajardo (Tutor). Undergraduate student of “Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology” Career, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation and Undergraduate thesis (defended in August, 2015). 2014-2015.
• Mauricio Campos (Tutor). Undergraduate student of “Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology” Career, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation and Undergraduate thesis (defended in December, 2014). 2013-2014.
• Francisco Pérez (Tutor). Undergraduate student of “Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology” Career, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation and Undergraduate thesis (not presented/defended). 2012-2013.
• Rodrigo Morales (Tutor). PhD student of the “Cellular and Molecular Biology and Neurosciences Program”, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation. 2013.
• Paulina García (Tutor). PhD student of the “Biomedical Sciences Program”, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Research proposal for the “Advanced Immunology” Course, 2013.
• Gabriel Arellano (Tutor). PhD student of the “Biomedical Sciences Program”, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: research proposal for the “Advanced Immunology” Course, 2013.
• Javier Pizarro (Tutor). Master student, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: research proposal for the “Advanced Immunology” Course, 2013.
• Franz Strauss (Tutor). Master student, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Research proposal for the “Advanced Immunology” Course, 2013.
• Cristián Gutiérrez (Tutor). Undergraduate student of “Medical Technology” Career, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Activity: Lab Rotation, 2013.
• Darío Vergara (co-tutor). Undergraduate student of “Medical Technology” Career, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Actity: Undergraduate Thesis, 2013.
• Co-Organizer of the Annual Reunion of the Chilean Association of Immunology 2019. November 20-22nd, Viña del Mar. Chile. 2019 (Postponed).
• Co-Organizer of the II Simposio Arte & Ciencia. September 23-24, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago. Chile. 2019.
• Co-Organizer of the III Jornadas Científicas en Salud. August 1-2, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago. Chile. 2019.
• Co-Organizer of the Annual Reunion of the Chilean Association of Immunology 2018. November 13th, Convention Center Araucano Park, Santiago. Chile. 2018.
• Evaluator of projects submitted to XIII Congreso Regional Explora CRECyT RM Sur Oriente, September 2018.
• Hostess of 2 high school students (Katherine Medel & Mayra Encina) as participants of “Un día con un científic@” program organized by PAR Explora Región Metropolitana Sur Oriente, June 2018.
• Co-organizer of the 3rd International Symposium, Cancer and inflammation: from cell biology to therapy. Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, 2018
• Tutor of high school students Camila Astrain and Andrea Lange, Bradford School, Santiago, Chile. Participation at the Scientific Fair 2017 at Instituto Nacional with poster presentation, Santiago-Centro. Santiago, Chile. September 6th, 2017. “Effect of immunosuppressive drugs on Foxp3+ Regulatry T cells population in vivo”. Camila Astrain, Andrea Lange, Mauricio Campos-Mora, Tania Gajardo, Karina Oyarce, Claudio Soto and Karina Pino-Lagos.
• Co-Organizer of the II Jornadas Científicas en Salud. August 3-4, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago. Chile. 2017.
• Co-Organizer of the Reunion of the Chilean Association of Immunology 2017. April 28th, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso. Chile. 2017.
• Member of FONDECYT Study Group (Medicine G2-G3). 2016-2018.
• Member of the Accreditation Council for the PhD program at Universidad de los Andes. 2016-2017.
• Member of the PhD in Biomedicine Council, Universidad de los Andes. 2015-Present.
• Member of the PhD in Biomedical Sciences Council, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. 2013-2014.
• Guest Editor. Frontiers in Immunology. 2014-Present.
• Co-Organizer of “II Symposium on Immune Regulation 2014: From Basic Science to Novel Immunotherapeutic Strategies”. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. October, 2014. Santiago, Chile.
• Co-Organizer of “I Symposium on Immune Regulation 2013: From Basic Science to Novel Immunotherapeutic Strategies”. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. November, 2013. Santiago, Chile.
• Participant in EXPLORA Iniciative. “How does your immune system combat the flu?” Class offered to “Escuela Básica Hermanos Matte”, Santiago. Octubre 2014, Chile.
• Participant in EXPLORA Iniciative. “How does your immune system react to a transplanted organ?” Class offered to “Liceo Francisco Tello González”, Rancagua. Octubre 2013, Chile.
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Full Scholarship for Graduate Studies
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Estados Unidos, 2006
Scholarship to enroll into a PhD program at this Institution
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Beca Postdoctorado
FONDECYT
Chile, 2011
I renounced to this scholarship.
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Best Basic Research Award
Sociedad Chilena de Trasplante
Chile, 2013
Monetary award
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Best Basic Research
Sociedad Chilena de Trasplante
Chile, 2015
Monetary award
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Fellowship to attend to a Course Overseas
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
Chile, 2015
Funding to attend to a course at King´s College London, UK
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Dr. Federico Leighton Annual Award for the Best Undergraduate Thesis
SOCIEDAD DE BIOLOGIA DE CHILE
Chile, 2015
One of my students received this award.
Editorial: Searching for immune tolerance Manipulating New Molecules and Exploiting New Concepts on lymphocyte Biology |
Mesenchymal stem cells and their immunosuppressive role in transplantation tolerance |
The essential role of chemokines in the selective regulation of lymphocyte homing |