Latin America Region Chair
Member, Membership Committee
Career Highlights:
- Universidad de Valparaíso, Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy: Professor
- Chilean Pharmacopea: Director
- Investigation Research Centre Farmacopea Chilena (CIFAR): Researcher
- Chilean Public Health Institute, National Medicines Agency (Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Agencia Nacional del Medicamento): Member of the New Products Committee
Education:
- Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile, Pharmacist
- East Carolina University, Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology
Awards, Recognition, Admissions:
- Fulbright scholarship for doctoral studies at East Carolina University
- Member: Chilean Biology Society
- Member: Chilean Pharmacology Society
- Numerary member: Chilean Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Avonni Award for Innovation in Health
A Few Favorite Professional Achievements:
- First invention patent awarded to the Universidad de Valparaíso
- MECESUP grant to improve the quality of teaching at the Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valparaíso
- Member of the Committee that approved the first COVID-19 vaccines in Chile
