The Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology is one of the leaders in research within UACh; work is carried out through various means articulating basic and applied research through individual and collaborative projects at the local, national, and international level. It has the capacity for the study of proteins, genetic materials, taxonomies, diversity and ecology aimed at the study of microorganisms, plants, and animals.
Next, we invite you to visit the main areas of research currently being developed by our staff.
> Enzymology, enzyme kinetics, structure and function of proteins (Asenjo Joel Lab)
> Taxonomy, diversity, ecology and phylogeny of fungi (Garnica Sigisfredo Lab)
> Microbial biotechnology (Jara Ronald Lab)
> Environmental effects on gene expression, openscience (Kausel Gudrum Lab)
> Marine bacteria and their biotechnological potential (Leiva Sergio Lab)
> Soil and agricultural microbiology (Martinez Oscar Lab)
> Bovine Mastitis (Mella Armin Lab)
> Virus-host molecular immuno-interaction (Olavarria Victor Lab)
> Brucellosis (Otto Barbara Lab)
> Diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (Oyarzun Carlos Lab)
> Immunophilins (FKBPs) and side effects of immunosuppressive treatment (Rauch Maria Cecilia Lab)
> Natural products with anticancer properties (Salas Monica Lab)
> Functional genomics, transcriptional control and optogenetics in yeast (Salinas Francisco Lab)
> Applied molecular biology and functional genomics in pathological models (Spichiger Carlos Lab)
> Technologies applied to teaching (Chrismar Ana Maria Lab)
> Cellular, molecular and epigenetic mechanisms in cancer (Zambrano Angara Lab)
> Molecular Nutrition and Plant Genomics (Canales Javier Lab)
> Neuron-glia interaction during brain aging neurodegeneration (Castro Maite Lab)
> Protein secretion; ICTs in teaching (Claude Alejandro Lab)
> Bacterial enteropathogens and intestinal microbiota (Collado Luis Lab)
