RESEARCH

2001
Principal Investigator Fondecyt Project 1010702 “Optimization of the conditions of operation of chromatographies of hidrophobic interaction (HIC) to be used in protein purification”.

1998-2000
Co-Researcher Fondef Project 97-1025 “Investigation and development of comercial cryophilic proteases and quitina like adsorbent of metals”.

1998-2000
Collaborator Project. Project Molecular Biology for the synthesis of a new recombinant proteins. Presidential Chair in Sciences Dr. Juan Asenjo.

1995-1998
Co-Researcher Fondecyt Project 1950620 "Synthesis and Overproduction of A Recombinant Lytic Glucanase: Mathematical Modelling, Purification and Use”.

1993-1994
Visiting Scientist in Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, University of Reading, England. Developing correlations to be implemented in an expert system of protein separation, under the supervision of the Dr. Juan Asenjo.

1992
Research Assistant, Project Foundation for the Transference of Technology CODELCO CT-S-6342 “Elimination of Molybdenum from Mine Effluents”, Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Chile.

1990–1991
Undergraduate research student, Project Fondecyt 1276-90 " Development of Bacterial Lixiviation Proceses for the Recovery of Copper and Gold from Minerals and Concentrated.”, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Chile.

AWARDS

Universidad de Chile, Doctoral Fellowship, 1996
AGCI-Mideplan, Presidente de la República Scholarship, 1994
"Roberto Ovalle Aguirre" Prize Institute of Engineers, for the best thesis of 1993

"Colegio de Ingenieros" Prize For the best student graduated in Chemical Engineering


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Development of isolation and purification methods for proteins.
Modeling of chromatography processes.
Use of artificial intelligence in bioprocesses