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
Pioneering research discovers new viruses that could affect the Antarctic food web
A scientific team led by Dr. Beatriz Díez, a researcher at the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (IM-CRG), identified more than 2,400 new viral genomes in Antarctica, including giant viruses and bacteriophages. Conducted in
Salar de La Isla: science for a future with sustainable lithium
Amid the global lithium boom, Chile has developed a National Strategy seeking to reconcile economic development with protecting biodiversity and unique ecosystems. The National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) launched a call to study
How can we protect what we do not understand? Bringing genomics to the heart of Chilean biodiversity
Imagine a country where the Andes meet the world’s driest desert, where southern glaciers coexist with ancient forests and coasts teeming with marine life. Chile is that place: a living laboratory of biodiversity. But how
Study reveals that the extinction of mastodons 10,000 years ago still affects forest biodiversity today
Chilean palaeoecology has identified a key ecological interaction that may have shaped ecosystems in the Mediterranean region of South America: the dispersal of seeds from several native plant species by extinct South American mastodons known
How does genetics help skuas adapt to Antarctica?
A study of three predatory seabird species led by Dr. Juliana Vianna, deputy director of the Millennium Institute CRG and a Millennium Institute BASE researcher, reveals that, unlike pure populations, hybrid individuals show greater genetic
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
CRG and 1000 Genomas sequence the genomes of two endangered species on Rapa Nui
From April 28 to 30, an interinstitutional delegation of more than 20 people traveled to Rapa Nui for an important scientific and educational undertaking: sequencing the genomes of two threatened endemic species—the Henderson petrel (Pterodroma
1000 Genomas Project to sequence DNA from endangered Rapa Nui species with Universidad de Chile’s support
The species are the Henderson petrel (Pterodroma atrata) and the pure cowrie (Monetaria caputdraconis). Coordinated with the island’s ancestral authorities, the work is being conducted by the Millennium Institute CRG’s 1000 Genomas initiative, with support
The first IM-CRG National Student Meeting brings young researchers together around genomics
Master’s and doctoral students presented their progress, theses and scientific posters