Estefanía Tarifeño-Saldivia

Coordinadora Área Neurociencia

Grados:

Doctor en Ciencias, Université de Liège, Bélgica
Biologist, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
BSc in Biology, Universidad de Concepción, Highest Honor.

Publicaciones destacadas

1. Venegas, S., Alarcón, C., Araya, J., Gatica, M., Morin, V., Tarifeño-Saldivia, E., & Uribe, E. (2024). Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Galleria mellonella: Identification of Potential Enzymes Involved in the Degradative Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(3), 1576. Doi: 10.3390/ijms25031576 

1. Amigo, R., Raiqueo, F., Tarifeño, E., Farkas, C., & Gutiérrez, J. L. (2023). Poly (dA: dT) tracts differentially modulate nucleosome remodeling activity of RSC and ISW1a complexes, exerting tract orientation-dependent and-independent effects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(20), 15245. Doi: 10.3390/ijms242015245 

1. Apablaza, H., Solís, M., Conejera, D., Fonseca, A., Cid, J., Tarifeño-Saldivia, E., … & Fernández, M. (2022). bHLH Transcription Factors Undergo Alternative Splicing During Cold Acclimation in a Eucalyptus hybrid. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 40(2), 310-326. Doi: 10.1007/s11105-021-01313-7 

1. Amigo, R., Farkas, C., Gidi, C., Hepp, M. I., Cartes, N., Tarifeño, E., … & Gutiérrez, J. L. (2021). The linker histone Hho1 modulates the activity of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, 1865(1), 194781. Doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2021.194781 

1. Salgado, M., Elizondo-Vega, R., Villar, P. S., Konar, M., Gallegos, S., Tarifeño-Saldivia, E., … & García-Robles, M. Á. (2022). GKRP-dependent modulation of feeding behavior by tanycyte-released monocarboxylates. Theranostics, 12(4), 1518-1536. Doi: 10.7150/thno.66634 

Proyectos destacados

Millennium Nucleus on Tissue Self-Organisation and Mechanics (SELFO). Núcleo milenio en ciencias naturales y exactas 2024. ANID. Role: Principal Investigator. 2024-2028

Unraveling the Impact of Weight Loss on POMC Neurons in ObeseMice: Exploring Responses, Epigenetic Dynamics and Rebound Resistance. Fondecyt Regular. Project N°1241887:  Role: Principal Investigator. 2024-2028

Unveiling long-term effects of obesity in neurons that suppress appetite: A genome-wide survey on the methylome of POMC neurons. University of Concepción. Project N°: 2023000755INV. Role: Principal Investigator. 2023-2025

Local Metabolic Signals Produced By Tanycytes Modulate Short- And Long-term Feeding Behavior Source: Fondecyt /ANID. Program: Fondecyt Regular. Project N°: 1221508. Role: Co-Investigator. 2022-2026

How do dietary choices during adolescence affect architecture, behaivor and epigenetics of the brain? Source: Interstellar Initiative, funded by Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and The new York Academy of Science (NYAS). Role: Co-Investigator. 2022-2023

Análisis Del Efecto Protector De La Nuez Mariposa En El Transcriptoma De Las Neuronas Pomc De Ratón Frente A Una Dieta Alta En Grasas. Source: Internal funding – VRID UdeC. Program: VRID Iniciación. Project N°: 2022.000.435-INI. Role: Co-Investigator. 2022-2024

Erasmus+ International Mobility staff. Source: Erasmus+ Mobility. Purpose: Funding for scientific and academic collaborations with the University of Liege. Role: Co-Investigator. 2021-2022

Desarrollo de una herramienta molecular para la bio-degradación de poliestireno (PS). Source: Internal funding – VRID UdeC. Program: VRID Multidisciplinario. Project N°: 220.037.026-M. Role: Co-Investigator. 2020-2021

Epigenetic re-programming induced by obesity on hypothalamic POMC neurons. Source: Internal funding – VRID UdeC. Program: VRID Iniciación. Project N°: 218.037.024-INI. Role: Principal Investigator. 2019-2020