PhD in
Biomedicine
The PhD Program in Biomedicine from Andrés Bello University is oriented towards developing basic and applied research, which allows a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie the presentation of relevant pathologies for human beings.
The program belongs to the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Andrés Bello University and seeks to train advanced human resources in order to approach the challenges of precision medicine of the future.
3 years by the CNA. From august 2023 until august 2026.
Welcome to
Biomedicine
We invite you to be part of this program and to generate scientific-based knowledge in the areas of biomedical sciences.
Download Brochure 2022To train researchers with leadership skills for interdisciplinary work, to produce, in an autonomous way, original science-based knowledge in the area of biomedical sciences, specifically in the research lines: neuroscience and nervous system diseases, stem cells and cell reprogramming, cell signaling in pathophysiology and molecular basis for metabolic diseases.
The PhD considers the following research lines
This line allows students to conduct research on the different aspects of the nervous system, including their structure, function and associated pathologies. Neuroscience studies the cellular and molecular basis of memory, learning, intelligence, motor skills, amongst others, and pathologies related to neurodevelopment, such as autism, schizophrenia and neurodegeneration like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Proposed Minimum Contents:
– Mechanisms of neurodevelopmental diseases.
– Mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.
– Molecular bases of learning and memory.
In the last few decades, a new branch of medicine based off of the biology of stem cells and their ability to become cells of different lineages and tissues. This research line allows students to conduct research on how the engineering of adult stem cells (reprogramming) offers new perspectives for the personalized treatment of pathologies that affect human beings.
Proposed Minimum Contents:
– Mechanisms of cell differentiation.
– Genetic and Epigenetics Reprogramming.
This research line allows students to conduct research on signaling mechanisms that are responsible for the organization of the molecular information in the cell and that orchestrate the integral response of the different organs in the body. Altering these signaling ways affects cellular metabolism and the physiology of the organism, thus driving the presentation of different pathologies.
Proposed Minimum Contents:
– Cellular signaling in degenerative diseases.
– Immune system and inflammation.
This line allows students to conduct research on metabolic diseases, that correspond to a wide group of hereditary or acquired diseases, produced by the interference of different biochemical processes in the organism. Among the most relevant can be found diseases where the mitochondria’s metabolism is most affected, ways of macromolecules degradation (proteins, carbohydrates and lipids), the capacity to maintain glucose levels in the blood and the control of processes of cell proliferation.
Proposed Minimum Contents:
-Molecular basis of cancer.
– Mitochondrial structure and function.
– Endocrine-metabolic disorders.
Gloria Arriagada Inostroza
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Universidad de Concepción).
Gloria Arriagada Inostroza
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Universidad de Concepción).
Academic ProfileFrancisca Bronfman Cáceres
PhD in Medical Sciences (Lovaina Catholic University, Belgium).
Academic ProfileFernando José Bustos
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Universidad de Concepción, Chile).
Academic ProfileClaudio Cabello Verrugio
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile).
Academic ProfileÁlvaro Elorza
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Doctorat en Sciences Biologiques et Médicales, Biologie et Santé (Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, France).
Academic ProfileMartín Montecino Leonard
PhD in Biomedical Sciences (University of Massachusetts, USA).
Academic ProfileClaudia Riedel Soria
PhD in Pharmacology (Albert Einstein College of Medicine of New York, USA).
Academic ProfileBrigitte van Zundert
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Universidad de Concepción, Chile).
Academic ProfileLorena Varela-Nallar
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile).
Academic ProfileRamón Jorquera
PhD in Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology (Universidad Austral de Chile).
Andrés Bello University has different scholarships for its doctoral students, to learn more we invite you to visit the Doctorates home where you will find Scholarships and Financing Opportunities.
VIEW SCHOLARSHIOS AND FINANCINGThe application process will be online. Documents must be sent to the following e-mail address:
Claudio Blondel
Academic Secretary
carlos.blondel@unab.cl