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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, PhD

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, PhD

Maria Rosa Bono, PhD

Immunolab at the Universidad de Chile

Enrique Brandan, PhD

Enrique Brandan, PhD

Cell Differentiation and Pathology Lab

Alfonso Gonzalez, PhD

Alfonso Gonzalez, PhD

Alfonso Gonzalez Lab

Alvaro Lladser, PhD

Alvaro Lladser, PhD

Immunoncology Lab

Alejandra Loyola, PhD

Alejandra Loyola, PhD

Epigenetics and Chromatin Lab

Soledad Matus, PhD

Soledad Matus, PhD

Biology of Neurodegeneration Lab

Rodrigo Pacheco, PhD

Rodrigo Pacheco, PhD

Neuroimmunology Lab

Tomás Pérez-Acle, PhD

Tomás Pérez-Acle, PhD

Computational Biology Lab

Raquel Quatrini, PhD

Raquel Quatrini, PhD

Microbial Ecophysiology Lab

Mario Rosemblatt, PhD

Mario Rosemblatt, PhD

Cellular and Molecular Immunology Lab

Cheril Tapia, PhD

Cheril Tapia, PhD

Neurobiology of Aging Lab

Nicole Tischler, PhD

Nicole Tischler, PhD

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, PhD

Amelina Albornoz, PhD

Ivan Alfaro, PhD

Ivan Alfaro, PhD

Raul Araya, PhD

Raul Araya, PhD

Vincenzo Borgna, PhD

Vincenzo Borgna, PhD

Patricia Burgos, PhD

Patricia Burgos, PhD

Beatriz Diez, PhD

Beatriz Diez, PhD

Jose Antonio Garate, PhD

Jose Antonio Garate, PhD

Hugo González, PhD

Hugo González, PhD

David Holmes, PhD

David Holmes, PhD

Carlos Lagos, PhD

Carlos Lagos, PhD

Alberto Martin, PhD

Alberto Martin, PhD

Sarah Nuñez, PhD

Sarah Nuñez, PhD

Carolina Oliva, PhD

Carolina Oliva, PhD

Fabiola Osorio, PhD

Fabiola Osorio, PhD

Monica Otero, PhD

Monica Otero, PhD

Simon Poblete, PhD

Simon Poblete, PhD

Carolina Prado, PhD

Carolina Prado, PhD

Daniela Rebolledo, PhD

Daniela Rebolledo, PhD

Micaela Ricca

Micaela Ricca

Alejandro Rojas, PhD

Alejandro Rojas, PhD

Daniela Sauma, PhD

Daniela Sauma, PhD

Paula Slater, PhD

Paula Slater, PhD

Andrea Soza, PhD

Andrea Soza, PhD

Sebastián Valenzuela

Sebastián Valenzuela

Manuel Varas, PhD

Manuel Varas, PhD

Rodrigo Villanueva, PhD

Rodrigo Villanueva, PhD

Team of collaborators

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