About this event
Research on viral hepatitis and renal cancer progression
The Centro Ciencia & Vida invites you to a new session in its Seminarios Ciencia & Vida | Research & Development series, featuring Celia Tamayo Brito, a PhD student in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship at Universidad San Sebastián, and Mariela Araya Ortega, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at Fundación Arturo López Pérez.
Both researchers conduct their work in the Epigenetics and Chromatin Laboratory at Centro Ciencia & Vida, led by Dr. Alejandra Loyola.
Speakers
Celia Tamayo Brito, PhD (c)
Bachelor in Microbiology from the University of Havana (Cuba) and PhD student in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship at Universidad San Sebastián, under the mentorship of Dr. Alejandra Loyola and Dr. Rodrigo Villanueva.
Talk: "Prevalence of Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) in patients infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in Chile and analysis of viral interaction in the epigenetic regulation of HBV."
Her presentation will address the study of the presence of hepatitis D virus in patients with hepatitis B in Chile, as well as potential interactions between both viruses and their relationship with HBV epigenetic regulation mechanisms.
Mariela Araya Ortega, PhD
Biochemist from the University of Santiago, Chile, and PhD in Biotechnology from Universidad Andrés Bello. She has experience in oncological research, particularly in the development of therapeutic strategies and molecular diagnostic tools for various types of cancer.
She currently investigates the role of an enzyme involved in epigenetic regulation during the tumor progression of renal cancer.
Talk: "Role of JMJD1B during tumor progression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma."
Her presentation will focus on the study of JMJD1B, an enzyme that modifies histone epigenetic marks, and its potential involvement in the mechanisms regulating the progression of this type of cancer.
This new session will provide insight into research that, from the fields of virology and oncology, explores the importance of epigenetic regulation in understanding various processes associated with human diseases.
