Email: 
mario.tello@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 112

Abstract

Non-ribosomal peptides and polyketides are a wide group of Bioactive substance with pharmaceutical properties such as antibiotics, antineoplasic, antiviral, immunomodulators, etc. These compounds are synthesized by big multidomain proteins called Non ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) or Poliketide Synthetase. (PKS), according its ability to synthesize nonribosomal peptides or polyketides, respectively. The aim of this research is to study new PKS or NRPS systems to produce new bioactive compounds. For this purpose we combine bioinformatics, molecular biology, microbiology and cellular biology strategies.

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Compuestos Bioactivos sintetizados por PKS o NRPS
Jerarquía: 
Instructor, Investigadorde Inserción, CONICYT
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Bioquímica, Universidad de Chile, 2006
Bioquímico Universidad de Chile, 2000
Email: 
ruben.vidal@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 120

Research

The research of my group is aimed to introduce computational expertise in molecular genetics, conservation genetics, population genetics, phylogeography, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and molecular phylogenetics. Our current research is focused on salmonids and includes topics of immunology, discovery and devolopment of SNP plataforms and transcriptomics.

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Ecología Molecular
Jerarquía: 
Asistente
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas
Biólogo Marino
Email: 
sergio.moya@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 066

Abstract

Research is focussed on organometallic chemistry, specifically synthesis, characterization and applications of coordination compounds containing polypyridine and carbonyl ligands. These organometallic compounds are used as catalysts in reactions of industrial or pharmacological interest. Indeed, many compounds have been used as catalysts in the water gas shift reaction, hydrogenation, hydroformilation or in hydroesterification reactions.

 

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Química Inorgánica, Catálisis
Jerarquía: 
Titular
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Química, Universidad de California, USA, 1981
Profesor de Estado en Química, Universidad de Chile, 1963
Email: 
juan.ortiz@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 068

Abstract

The research covers several areas:

  1. Design, synthesis and physicochemical characterization of new materials with perovskite, spinel and hollandite structures using classical and modern preparation methods.
  2. Catalytical, photochemical and electrochemical studies of the materials of interest in fuel cells, metal/air batteries , lithium batteries, automotive pollution control, water electrolysers, metal electrowinning and electrosynthesis.
  3. Study of electrochemical reactions occurring on mineral processing.

 

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Electroquímica y Electrocatálisis
Jerarquía: 
Asociado
Grados académicos /educación: 
Magíster en Química Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 1986.
Profesor de Estado en Química y Merceología, Universidad Técnica del Estado, 1965
Email: 
maritza.paez@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 070
Línea(s) de investigación: 
Corrosión Metálica, Anodinado de Aluminio
Jerarquía: 
Titular
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Ciencias e Ingeniería de la Corrosión (PhD), Centro de Corrosión y Protección, Universidad Victoria de Manchester, Inglaterra (1992)
Licenciado en Química, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, 1979.
Email: 
carmen.pizarro@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
227 181 004

Abstract

The research interest involves physical and chemical characterization of soil minerals, particularly with Mössbauer spectroscopy, and uses of iron oxides-containing materials as heterogeneous catalysts for environmental remediation.

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Físico química de suelos y medio ambiente
Jerarquía: 
Titular
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. 2001
Químico, Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Email: 
domingo.ruiz@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 071

Abstract

My research interest is focused on the synthesis and characterization of electroceramics materials with interesting electrical properties. The work involves the study of   oxides as electrodes for lithium batteries and Chemical-Biological sensors. The main used techniques are X-Ray diffraction, Electron microscopy and Impedance Spectroscopy. As a second research line I also studied intercalation chemistry and physical properties of nanocomposites based on Chalcogenophosphates type MPS3 (M= Mn, Cd).

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Química del Estado Sólido.
Jerarquía: 
Asociado
Grados académicos /educación: 
Posdoctorado en CIMAT, Universidad de Chile (2008)
Posdoctoral fellowship, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, England. (2006-2007)
Doctor en Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. 2003
Licenciado en Ciencias c/m Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile
Email: 
juan.silva.r@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 136

Abstract

We explore strategies for construction of molecular devices and their structural and functional properties. In one of our investigations we propose an innovative strategy for the fabrication of a biosensor for electrochemical detection.  The nanoelectrode arrangements based on thin films nanostructures and functionalized with redox activate center as metal phthalocyanines shown high selectivity for the oxidation of compounds as, dopamine, serotonin and epinephrines.

 

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Electrocatálisis en Nanoestructuras
Jerarquía: 
Asociado
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Química, Universidad de Santiagode Chile, 2008.
Químico, Universidad de Santiago de Chile 2003.
Email: 
eduardo.valero@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
27 181 074
Línea(s) de investigación: 
Fisicoquímica de Superficies
Jerarquía: 
Asociado
Grados académicos /educación: 
Magíster en Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 1986.
Ingeniero de Ejecución en Química, Universidad Técnica del Estado, 1971.
Email: 
diego.venegas@usach.cl
Teléfono: 
227 183 415

Abstract

Diego Venegas-Yazigi graduated in chemistry from the University of Chile’s Science Faculty, where he went on to obtain his PhD from the same university in 2001. He spent nearly two years with Prof. A.B.P. Lever at York University in Toronto, Canada, where he carried out much of his thesis work during his doctoral studies. He held a postdoctoral position for three years at the Chilean Centre for Multidisciplinary Materials Research (CIMAT), and then accepted an assistant professorship at the University of Chile from 2003 to 2007. Since 2008 he has held a full professorship at the University of Santiago, Chile. He is currently the leader of the Molecular Magnetism and Molecular Materials Laboratory (LM4). In this research group several different lines are developed. Our interest is centered on studying different Inorganic Materials and their magnetic, optical, and catalytic properties.

Initially, the area of molecular magnetism was focused on discrete systems (dimers, trimers) which were used as models to understand the magnetic exchange interactions. Then, chemists became more and more interested in designing systems with higher complexity, showing cooperative phenomena such as ferro- and ferrimagnetism. Other systems of interest were provided by discrete molecular entities exhibiting unusual behavior, such as the so-called Single Molecule Magnets (SMM). Due to their reduced size, these molecular entities show magnetic hysteresis at low temperature and quantum effects.  They are now becoming one of the most essential objects in applied molecular magnetism as they can, in principle, store information at a molecular level. They can be, therefore, of interest in Molecular Nanomagnetism. Other exciting systems being designed and studied in our group are mixed-valence polyoxidometalates. These molecular entities can be functionalized to build hybrid organic-inorganic mixed-valence ligands to coordinate lanthanoid ions. These assemblies are of interest in magnetism and luminescence because the degree of mixed-valence in the polyoxidometalate fragment, plays a role in the observed magnetic and luminescent properties. Inorganic materials with catalytic properties are also studied, being the photocatalytic processes using inorganic nanocomposites the main object of our attention.

Línea(s) de investigación: 
Inorganic multifunctional materials
Jerarquía: 
Titular
Grados académicos /educación: 
Doctor en Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile..
Licenciado en Ciencias c/m Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile

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