PhD scholarship: Dating the evolution of the divaricate growth form in the New Zealand flora

The single most controversial feature of the New Zealand flora is the small-leaved, twiggy, tangled (“divaricating”) growth form that has evolved locally in at least 17 different plant families. Prolonged debate about this remarkable case of convergent evolution has been polarized around two well-known hypotheses. First interpreted as a response to the Plio-Pleistocene onset of […]

Entrevista Dr. Sergio Lavandero: “El camino de la ciencia chilena por entender la Autofagia”

El concepto de autofagia ha ido tomando una relevancia sustantiva en los últimos años, más aún, durante este 2016, cuando el Premio Nobel de Medicina, recayó en el científico japonés Yoshinori Ohsumi (Fukuoka, 1945), galardonado por sus aportes vinculados a los mecanismos moleculares que regulan este proceso. Centenares de científicos alrededor del mundo se mostraron […]

TWO POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY

FACULTY CALL FOR TWO POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY, SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITIONS: The School of Biological Sciences invites applications for two Assistant Professor positions (tenure-track) at the Department of Physiology. The positions are full time and subject to periodic academic evaluations by […]

Use of Stable Isotopes and Fatty Acids in Aquatic Ecology: Theory & Practice

Estimados colegas y estudiantes Se invita a investigadores y estudiantes (postgrado y avanzados de pregrado) a participar del curso “Use of Stable Isotopes and Fatty Acids in Aquatic Ecology: Theory & Practice”, dictado por el Dr. Chris Harrod, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile y el Dr. Patrick Fink, University of Cologne, Germany. El curso se realizará […]

Desarrollo científico

Señor Director: El editorial del día martes «Uso eficiente de recursos para investigación» releva la importancia de la ciencia, tecnología, innovación y emprendimiento para «elevar la productividad, el crecimiento económico y el nivel de vida de la población». Nada más cierto. Mientras nuestro país ha mostrado un notable aumento del PIB en los últimos años, […]

Curso «Biostatistical Analyses of Genetic Variants»

Fecha: 28 al 30 de noviembre 2016 Lugar: Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiologia de la Universidad Austral de Chile en Valdivia, Profesor:  Dr. Justo Lorenzo, Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University Heidelberg, Alemania Coordinador: Dr. G. Kausel, gkausel@uach.cl, celular 981377852 Ver PDF

TWO POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITIONS: The School of Biological Sciences invites applications for two Assistant Professor positions (tenure-track) at the Department of Physiology. The positions are full time and subject to periodic academic evaluations by the School of Biological Sciences, as established in the academic regulations of the University. Selected candidates must demonstrate capacity to develop an independent, […]