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Centro
Ciencia & Vida

Centro Ciencia & Vida (CCV) stands as one of Chile’s National Centers of Excellence in Scientific and Technological Research. It fosters social and economic development through cutting-edge research, entrepreneurship, and science education. We sustain that science is essential to shaping a knowledge-based economy and to achieving greater social equity. The expertise of our Research and Development groups in advanced technologies is recognized internationally and is a contribution to both academia and bioentrepreneurship. We aim to position ourselves as global leaders, cultivating an ecosystem in which scientists, entrepreneurs, students, and communicators converge to strengthen knowledge, innovation, and progress in the life sciences.

Governance

The strategic, administrative, and operational management of the CCV is overseen by a team. The Director leads decision-making and acts as a liaison with the Board. The Deputy Director coordinates internal communications and chairs the Administration & Finance Committee. The Manager supervises daily operations, human resources, communications, and infrastructure.

Alvaro Lladser,PhD

Director, CCV

Raquel Quatrini

Deputy Director, CCV

Tiago Masrour

Manager, CCV

Principal Investigators

The scientific leadership of the CCV is held by a core of principal investigators who head laboratory teams and steer the strategy of the center across research clusters. They elect the Director and Deputy Director, and guide the accomplishment of strategic goals. They coordinate work plans, which are conducted in state-of-the-art facilities, delivering high-impact science and training. Full gender balance in the PI cohort strengthens excellence and governance.

Maria Rosa Bono

Maria Rosa Bono

Immunology Lab at the Universidad de Chile

Enrique Brandan

Enrique Brandan

Cell Differentiation and Pathology Lab

Alfonso Gonzalez

Alfonso Gonzalez

Director of the Biomedical Cytology Lab

Alvaro Lladser

Alvaro Lladser

Immunoncology Lab

Alejandra Loyola

Alejandra Loyola

Epigenetics and Chromatin Lab

Alberto J Martin

Alberto J Martin

Network Biology Lab

Soledad Matus

Soledad Matus

Biology of Neurodegeneration Lab

Rodrigo Pacheco

Rodrigo Pacheco

Neuroimmunology Lab

Tomas Perez-Acle

Tomas Perez-Acle

Bioinspired Artificial Intelligence Lab (DLab)

Raquel Quatrini

Raquel Quatrini

Microbial Ecophysiology Lab

Mario Rosemblatt

Mario Rosemblatt

Cellular and Molecular Immunology Lab

Cheril Tapia

Cheril Tapia

Neurobiology of Aging Lab

Nicole Tischler

Nicole Tischler

Molecular Virology Lab

Associated Investigators

A dynamic cohort of Associate Researchers complements the CCV core research group, strengthening discovery across clusters and facilities under PI leadership. Some researchers in this group are established in other institutions which have partnerships with USS that allow their participation in the CCV ecosystem, thus expanding the possibilities of collaboration in scientific work and training. There is full gender balance in this group of researchers also.

Amelina Albornoz

Amelina Albornoz

Ivan Alfaro

Ivan Alfaro

Raul Araya

Raul Araya

Vincenzo Borgna

Vincenzo Borgna

Patricia Burgos

Patricia Burgos

Francisco Cubillos

Francisco Cubillos

Beatriz Diez

Beatriz Diez

Jose Antonio Garate

Jose Antonio Garate

Hugo Gonzalez

Hugo Gonzalez

David Holmes

David Holmes

Carlos Lagos

Carlos Lagos

Sarah Nuñez

Sarah Nuñez

Carolina Oliva

Carolina Oliva

Fabiola Osorio

Fabiola Osorio

Monica Otero

Monica Otero

Simon Poblete

Simon Poblete

Carolina Prado

Carolina Prado

Daniela Rebolledo

Daniela Rebolledo

Micaela Ricca

Micaela Ricca

Daniela Sauma

Daniela Sauma

Paula Slater

Paula Slater

Andrea Soza

Andrea Soza

Sebastian Valenzuela

Sebastian Valenzuela

Manuel Varas

Manuel Varas

Rodrigo Villanueva

Rodrigo Villanueva

Team of collaborators

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