Degrees

-Doctor in Biotechnology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso-Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile.
-Biochemical, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
-Bachelor in Biochemistry, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.

Research interests

My main research interest is in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Aquaculture, focusing on Biomarkers, Cell Factories, Cell mechanisms, Cryogenic preservation, Mitochondria Dynamics and Pharmacology Molecular Biochemistry, acting on the following subjects: Animal reproduction, Hypoxia tissue, Molecular Therapeutic and Drugs Production.

Last relevant publications

Pharmacological models and approaches for pathophysiological conditions associated with hypoxia and oxidative stress. Farías JG, Herrera EA, Carrasco-Pozo C, Sotomayor-Zárate R, Cruz G, Morales P, Castillo RL. Pharmacol Ther. 2016 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2015.11.006.

Cryopreservation of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar sperm: effects on sperm physiology. Figueroa E, Valdebenito I, Merino O, Ubilla A, Risopatrón J, Farias JG. Fish Biol. 2016 doi: 10.1111/jfb.13052.

Zebrafish as a useful model for immunologic research with potential applications in aquaculture. Lee-Estevez M, Figueroa E, Cosson J, Short S, Valdebenito I, Ulloa PH and Farías JG. Reviews in Aquaculture. 2016. DOI: 10.1111/raq.12156.

Effects of cryopreservation on mitochondria of fish spermatozoa. Figueroa, E., I. Valdebenito, A.B. Zepeda, C.A. Figueroa, K. Dumorné, R.L. Castillo & J.G. Farías. Reviews in Aquaculture. 2015. DOI: 10.1111/raq.12105

Therapeutic L-asparaginase: upstream, downstream and beyond. Lopes, A.M., L. de Oliveira, A. Ribeiro, C.A. Tairum Jr., C.A. Breyer, M.A. de Oliveira, G. Monteiro, C.M. de Souza-Motta, P. de Oliveira, J.G. Farías, A.M. Cavaco.Paulo, P. Mazzola, C. de Oliveira, L.D. Sette, A. Converti& A. Pessoa-Junior. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 2015. DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2015.1120705

Zepeda, A., L.G. Aguayo, J. Fuentealba, C. Figueroa, A. Acevedo, P. Salgado, G.M. Calaf& J.G. Farías. Blueberry extracts protect testis from hypobaric hypoxia induced oxidative stress in rats. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2012. DOI: 10.1155/2012/975870