
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
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.
Senior Investigators
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Senior Investigators
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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
Fundación Ciencia & Vida

Ivan Alfaro
Associate Professor at Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana - Universidad del Desarrollo

Raul Araya

Vincenzo Borgna
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Patricia Burgos

Francisco Cubillos

Beatriz Diez
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Jose Antonio Garate
Assistant Professor at Universidad San Sebastián

Hugo Gonzalez
Fundación Ciencia y Vida; Universidad San Sebastian; University of California San Francisco

David Holmes
Fundación Ciencia & Vida

Carlos Lagos
Escuela de Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad San Sebastián
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Sarah Nuñez
Assistant Professor

Carolina Oliva

Fabiola Osorio
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Monica Otero

Simon Poblete

Carolina Prado
Assistant Professor at Universidad San Sebastián

Daniela Rebolledo

Micaela Ricca

Daniela Sauma

Paula Slater
Universidad San Sebastián
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Andrea Soza

Sebastian Valenzuela
Fundación Ciencia & Vida - Universidad San Sebastián
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Manuel Varas
CEBICEM
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Rodrigo Villanueva
Fundación Ciencia & Vida



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