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FACULTY
Oriana Salazar Ph.D.

1997 – present Assistant Professor, in charge of Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre for Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering, University of Chile.

1997, PhD. in Molecular Biology, University of Chile.

1992 – 1996 Research Assistant, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile.

1988, Biochemist, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.

5 publications in international journals, ISI; with per review (in English).

RESEARCH
1997-2000:
Protein Engineering : Computational Tools, Protein Characterization, and Molecular Biology for the Synthesis of Novel Recombinant and Engineered Proteins. Associated Researcher, Presidential Chair in Sciences Award of Dr. Juan A. Asenjo.

1997-2000:
Investigation and development of cold-active (cryophilic) proteases of marine origin. Financed by Fondo Nacional para Investigación y Desarrollo (FONDEF). Associate Researcher.

1993-1995:
Studies on the regulation of Tyrosyl tRNA synthetase gene expression of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. PhD thesis Grant, Financed by Fondecyt, Chile.

1992-1994:
Regulation of the gene expression in the acidophilic bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. Financed by Fondecyt, Chile. Associate Researcher.


RESEARCH INTERESTS
Protein Engineering – random and sile-directed mutagenesis.
Regulation of microbial gene expression.

Molecular Biology with Biotechnological applications, mutagenesis at random and directed evolution of enzymes such glucanase to permeable criophilics yeast cells and proteases for practical applications

From February 2002 to February 2003 Oriana Salazar was a visiting scientist in the laboratory of Professor Frances Arnold at Caltech in the USA.
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Oriana Salazar can be reached at (56 2) 978 4711 or by E-mail: orsalaza@ing.uchile.cl