Dr. Rodrigo Gutiérrez, was appointed as an EMBO Associate Member.

In the context of EMBO’s 60th anniversary, Dr. Rodrigo Gutiérrez, full professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, has been elected as an EMBO Associate Member. This prestigious recognition celebrates excellence in research and outstanding achievements in the life sciences.

Over 400 Students Participate in the “Gene Hunters Festival” in Nueva Imperial

On June 5th, more than 400 students from 7th to 12th grade, from schools in Carahue and Imperial, gathered at the cultural center in Nueva Imperial to participate in the “Gene Hunters Festival.” This event was organized by the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (CRG) with the support of Promueve de Bioren. The festival included a variety of scientific outreach activities, such as lectures, photographic exhibitions, competitions, and scientific games.

Doctoral candidate Camilo Valdivieso successfully presented his thesis: Modulation of gene expression in response to UVB light irradiation in fish.

In a new academic session, Doctoral Candidate in Biotechnology of the University of Chile and the CRG, Camilo Valdivieso, successfully defended his doctoral thesis, on the modulation of gene expression in fish in response to irradiation with ultraviolet B light (UVB). His research has been fundamental to the understanding of how organisms respond to UVB […]

“Successful First Basic Bioinformatics Workshop, Coordinated by Centros ANID, Boosts Interdisciplinary Research”

With cooperation between several ANID Research Centers, we hosted a very successful Bioinformatics Induction workshop was held, where students from various universities and genomic fields had the experience of immersing themselves in the applications of non-model species assembly. During the event, participants had the opportunity to unravel the secrets of DNA and apply advanced bioinformatics tools, marking a significant milestone in their academic and scientific training.

Congratulations to Juliana Vianna

We at the CRG Millennium Institute and the BASE Millennium Institute are very proud to announce that our outstanding researcher, Juliana Vianna, has been selected as a Counselor on the Board of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE).

Jaime Alcorta Succeeds in the Defense of his Doctoral Thesis on Genomic Adaptation of Cyanobacteria in Hot Springs

In an outstanding academic event, the student Jaime Alcorta, from the Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences with emphasis in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology of the Pontificia Universidad Católica, and from the CRG successfully presented his doctoral thesis entitled “Genomic changes related with the adaptation to thermal environments on the origins of Fischerella thermalis species and other hot spring cyanobacteria”.

Romina Pedreschi presented the results of her study: “From targeted approaches to omics data integration to unravel postharvest disorders”

Our Associate Researcher Romina Pedreschi presented the results of her study: “From targeted approaches to omics data integration to unravel postharvest disorders” at the prestigious Postharvest Unlimited Conference & Postharvest Ornamentals Symposium, held in the Netherlands from May 14 to 17. Her presentation focused on the research of her Fondecyt project linked to the CRG Millennium Institute research lines, related to the occurrence of physiological disorders in various fruit species.