23Mar - 2026
Microscopía lightsheet al sur del mundo, la experiencia de la iniciativa LiSIUM-Chile
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM|Dr. Aníbal Vargas Ríos|Universidad Mayor, Santiago de Chile
Seminario
LiSIUM– Initiative is specialized in Light-sheet microscopy. Light-sheet microscopy is a powerful approach for fast and gentle 3D-imaging of intact living model organisms, tissues, and developing cells. At Universidad Mayor (UM), we have obtained (with FONDEQUIP) the only streamlined model in the region –a ZEISS Light-sheet 7 microscope– raising significant interest among our collaborators seeking to implement light-sheet bioimaging. Moreover, we have recently received funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Expand Global Access to Bioimaging, through which we aim to connect several labs at the Universidad Mayor (UM) with other institutions in Chile and international labs to build a hub for light-sheet microscopy in Latin America.
Through LiSIUM, we will put together light-sheet microscopy workshops, seminars and conferences that will benefit a large network of researchers. We are working with expert scientists that build microscopes and promote the use of light-sheet microscopy by instructing researchers on how to assemble their own systems. We provide an innovative service for researchers to image samples remotely. And last but not least, we are lucky to partner with MicroxChile and Zeiss to lease extra light-sheet microscopes annually, during the same time as the world-class Developmental Biology course is taught in the south pacific coast of Quintay which will allow us to reach out to students and researchers alike who work with models suitable for this technology. At LiSIUM, we are dedicated to comprehensively introduce the light-sheet microscopy paradigm to the new generation of scientists in Latin America.
Actualizado 2026-03-19 21:36:27
17-Agosto-2026 al 17-Agosto-2026
12:00 PM
Dra. Jolene Ramsey
12:00 PM
Dra. Jolene Ramsey
The link between lysis timing and virion yield in bacteriophages
Bacteriophages (phages) and their bacterial hosts are abundant in all earth environments. To maintain a balance between phage and host levels in dynamic environments, phages integrate intracellular and environmental molecular signals to tune their yield. There is a direct correlation between phage yield and lysis timing. Combining genetic selections with functional assays, we have identified the molecular players that regulate lysis timing in the E. coli phage N4 and related phage infecting Gram-negative pathogens. By revealing the underlying molecular mechanisms that govern phage yield, we have uncovered handles that can be exploited to prevent, or trigger, bacterial cell lysis by phages, including during their large-scale production for therapeutics or other applications.
10-Agosto-2026 al 10-Agosto-2026
12:00 PM
Dra. Lilu Corrales García
12:00 PM
Dra. Lilu Corrales García
Regresar a Colombia tras el doctorado plantea un desafío que va más allá de lo académico: la construcción de la soberanía científica desde la escasez. Este seminario relata un viaje de 13 años que comenzó en un cubículo de 1.8 metros, sin reactivos ni infraestructura propia, donde las limitaciones materiales obligaron a priorizar la rigurosidad teórica en el diseño de DNA. Mediante el estudio exhaustivo de vectores, enzimas y estrategias de clonación estandarizadas para maximizar cada recurso, se sembraron las bases de una actividad que eventualmente encontró su hogar en el PECET. Hoy, tras consolidar alianzas estratégicas y resiliencia metodológica, compartimos la expresión y purificación exitosa en E. coli y Pichia pastoris de una biblioteca diversa de proteínas: desde antígenos diagnósticos optimizados mediante PCR recursivo y sistemas de fusión solubles (como Fh8), hasta hormonas con actividad biológica demostrada (leptina, rhEGF), efectores moleculares CRISPR (Cas12 y Cas13) para diagnóstico de enfermedades tropicales, y plataformas de cribado acopladas a machine learning (dominio PH de AKT). Esta historia busca inspirar a los futuros científicos, demostrando que cuando la infraestructura es limitada, el diseño molecular estratégico y, sobre todo la persistencia, son las herramientas de purificación más potentes.