Latin America launches a new scientific alliance from Chile to sequence the region’s biodiversity
The third 1000 Genomas Chile Workshop brought global genomics leaders to Santiago and launched the Latin American Biodiversity Genomics Network
Genetics as a window onto the past and future: Juliana Vianna joins a scientific conversation at Puerto de Ideas Antofagasta 2026
What does DNA tell us about who we are? How much of our history is written in our genes, and how much depends on the environment? These were among the questions guiding “Genetics of the
DNA Day: reading the secret book of Chilean biodiversity
In the Atacama Desert, where years can pass without rain, plants bloom. In the temperate forests of the south, alerce trees more than three thousand years old continue to grow. On Chile’s Pacific islands, entire
Science and Nature Biopark: the CRG-backed project seeking to transform conservation in Frutillar
Through an unprecedented alliance between academia and environmental organizations, Universidad de Chile will open its Frutillar Experimental Station to the community in a renewed setting integrating scientific research, education and conservation. The Science and Nature
Women researchers from across Chile meet at PUCV to discuss decentralisation and the gender gap in science
Photo: Millennium Institute BASE/Antonieta Mackenzie
From DNA to the environment: genomics, the ocean and data science at Congreso Futuro
At the 15th edition of Congreso Futuro, whose theme was “Humanity: Where Are We Going?”, Alejandro Maass, principal investigator at the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (IM-CRG) and the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM)
Punta Arenas hosts international meeting to strengthen Southern Ocean and Antarctic research and monitoring
Punta Arenas, January 9, 2026
Millennium Institute CRG researcher Rodrigo Gutiérrez among the world’s most influential scientists in Stanford ranking
Dr. Rodrigo Gutiérrez, an associate researcher at the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (CRG) and an academic at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, has once again been recognized among the world’s most influential scientists
Alejandro Maass Sepúlveda receives Chile’s 2025 National Prize for Exact Sciences
Santiago, September 2025. Mathematical engineer and mathematics PhD Alejandro Maass Sepúlveda has been awarded the 2025 National Prize for Exact Sciences, Chile’s highest state honour for scientists who have made outstanding contributions to fields such
CRG participates in the third United Nations Ocean Conference
Alejandro Maass, a principal investigator at the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (CRG), participated in the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France. The meeting brought together more than 10,000 participants, including heads