Scientific and Technological Excellence Center

Center for Aging and Regeneration (CARE Chile UC)

Investigation and innovation for a better quality of life. When the Aging and Regeneration Centre (CARE Chile UC) was created at the beginning of 2008, with the support of the Basal Financing Program for Excellence Scientific and Technological Centres, we did it with the commitment of performing a work whose last purpose was to improve the people's quality of life.

New challenge

Dr. Enrique Brandan assumes Directorate of Planning for the School of Biological Sciences

Our senior researcher and head of the Cellular Differentiation and Pathology Laboratory, Dr. Enrique Brandan, will serve as Director of Planning for the School of Biological Sciences starting January 1, 2012, replacing Professor Bernabé Santelices.

Strategic Alliance

CARE Chile UC and the University of Magallanes agree upon a commitment to sign a collaboration agreement

The Center for Aging and Regeneration of the Catholic University and the University of Magallanes (UMAG) signed a letter of commitment to specify a cooperation agreement in April 2012 that will permit the planning of a series of joint activities.

Winning FONDECYT Projects

2012 FONDECYT awarded to projects by Dr. Francisca Bronfman and Dr. Nibaldo Inestrosa

Projects from senior investigators at CARE Chile UC were granted the National Scientific and Technological Development Award (FONDECYT) for next year together with Dr. Alejandra Alvarez in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology UC.

CARE Chile UC In the News

El Mercurio interviewed Dr. Inestrosa, FONDECYT project winner 2012

The national morning newspaper highlighted the opinion of the Director of CARE Chile UC and his project grant regarding research in cerebral communication systems that influence Alzheimer's.

Papers y Publicaciones

Cabezas F, Lagos J, Céspedes C, Vio CP, Bronfman M, Marzolo MP.. 2011.: "Megalin/LRP2 Expression Is Induced by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor -Alpha and -Gamma: Implications for PPARs' Roles in Renal Function". PLOS ONE 6 / e16794.
Cabello-Verrugio, C., Acuña, M.J., Morales, M.G., Becerra, A., Simon, F., and Brandan, E.. 2011.: "Fibrotic response induced by angiotensin-II requires NAD(P)H oxidase-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) in skeletal muscle cells". BIOCHEM. BIOPHYS. RES. COM. / (In Press).