PhD(c) in Biotechnology at UNAB
Advisor: Dr. Tomás Perez-Acle, Santiago, Chile
Bioinformatics Engineer at University of Talca
Current research: Structure-function relationships coded in human Cx50 channels: A role for the electrostatic potential in ionic conductivity.
Area of interests: Molecular Modeling and Simulation, Computer-Aided Drug Design
ISI Scientific Publications
1. Vargas AA., Cisterna BA., Saavedra-Leiva F., Urrutia C., Cea LA., Vielma A., Gutierrez-Maldonado SE., Martin AJM., Pareja-Barrueto C., Escalona Y, Schmachtenberg O., Lagos CF., Perez-Acle T., Saez JC.. “On Biophysical Properties and Sensitivity to Gap Junction Blockers of Connexin 39 Hemichannels Expressed in HeLa Cells”. Front. Physiol., 09 February 2017.
doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00038
2. Villanelo F., Escalona Y., Pareja-Barrueto C., Garate JA., Skerret MI., Perez-Acle T. “Accessing gap-junction channel structure-function relationships through molecular modeling and simulations”. BMC Cell Biology 2017. Review. 17 January 2017. bmccellbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12860-016-0121-9