Area
natural Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Biological Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Central House)
- City: Santiago,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
The Doctorate offers the student the possibility of developing research in various areas of knowledge, from those related to gene regulation and expression to the functioning of the most arid ecosystems on the planet, through interaction with the academics of the Faculty. Our professors and students carry out research of the highest level in the different laboratories of the campus, as well as in the field throughout different study systems.
Applicant Profile
It must be a student who seeks to obtain advanced training oriented to biological research, through which the student acquires competencies, deepens and expands knowledge, capacities and abilities required for high-level research in biology limited to one of the four established mentions: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Physiological Sciences, Ecology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. In addition, they must be in possession of the academic degree of bachelor or master, awarded by Chilean universities. In case of having academic degrees of foreign origin, these must be equivalent to those mentioned.
Graduate profile
To train PhDs in biological sciences capable of responding to the demands of today's society, a competency profile and a curriculum focused on learning is an opportunity for PhD students to achieve autonomy and excellence as current and future researchers.
Lines of investigation
Signaling Pathways in the Nervous System and Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Developmental biology, differentiation and regeneration and its relationship with the extracellular matrix.
Genetic and epigenetic bases of cell differentiation, subcellular organization and dynamics, protein trafficking and polarization.