Estudio de la migración de nuevas neuronas desde la zona subventricular hasta el bulbo olfatorio del cerebro adulto.

2023 – 2025 Proyecto VRID Investigadoras (UDEC) 2023000857 “Descripción morfológica y determinación de la expresión del Slit-Robo en sistema de andamiaje para la migración de neuroblastos en la EVL del cerebro de cobayo”.

2023 – 2026 Proyecto FONDECYT 1231911 “Role of Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and its endocytosis in the promotion of intratumoral steroidogenesis in castration-resistant prostate cancer”. Co-investigadora.

2022 – 2024 Proyecto Crea y Valida I+D+i Reactívate 22CVID-206836, CORFO. “Hidrogel inyectable de liberación prolongada de metronidazol útil para el tratamiento de la periimplantitis”. Centro de Investigación de Polímeros Avanzados. Investigadora Asociada.

2022 – 2024 Proyecto FONDECYT 1220201 “Development of antimicrobial resistance hydrogel scaffolds from core-shell nanoparticles impregnated biopolymer alginate and cellulose bandage for infection control and wound healing (Healthcare) applications”. Universidad San Sebastián. Co-investigadora.

2023 Katterine Salazar, Nery Jara, Eder Ramírez, Isabelle de Lima, Javiera Smith-Ghigliotto, Valentina Muñoz, Luciano Ferrada, Francisco Nualart. Role of vitamin C and SVCT2 in neurogenesis. Frontiers in neuroscience. Vol 17:1155758. 2023

2023 Chandrasekaran Karthikeyan, Tippabattini Jayaramudu, Dariela Núñez, Nery Jara, Andres Opazo-Capurro, Kokkarachedu Varaprasad, Kyobum Kim, Murali M Yallapu, Rotimi Sadiku. Hybrid nanomaterial composed of chitosan, curcumin, ZnO and TiO2 for antibacterial therapies. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Vol. 242(Pt 2):124814. 2023

2023 Felix Duprat, Catalina Robles, María Paz Castillo, Yerko Rivas, Marcela Mondaca, Nery Jara, Francisco Roa, Jorge Toledo, Romina Bertinat, Cristian Paz, Iván Gonzalez-Chavarría. LOX-1 activation by oxLDL induces AR and AR-V7 expression via NF-kB and STAT3 signaling pathways reducing enzalutamide cytotoxic effects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24, 5082. DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065082

2022 Nery Jara, Manuel Cifuentes, Fernando Martínez, Iván González-Chavarría, Katterine Salazar, Lucas Ferrada, Francisco Nualart. Vitamin C deficiency reduces neurogenesis and proliferation in the SVZ and lateral ventricle extensions of the young guinea pig brain. Antioxidants. DOI: 10.3390/antiox11102030

2022 María José Oviedo, Eder Ramírez, Manuel Cifuentes, Carlos Farkas, Andy Mella, Romina Bertinat, Roberto Gajardo, Luciano Ferrada, Nery Jara, Isabelle De Lima, Fernando Martínez, Francisco Nualart, Katterine Salazar. Is IIIG9 a New Protein with Exclusive Ciliary Function? Analysis of Its Potential Role in Cancer and Other Pathologies. Cells. DOI: 10.3390/cells11203327

2022 David Ramírez, Evelyn Jara, Nery Jara, Frank Camacho, Ana Cabanillas, Alexis Salas, Valeska Ormazabal, Romina Rojas, Jacqueline Sepúlveda. Drug repositioning as an alternative for the treatment of COVID-19 and future pandemics. Actualidad en farmacología y terapéutica, ISSN 1698-4277, Vol. 20, Nº. 2, págs. 90-100.

2022 Eder Ramírez, Nery Jara, Luciano Ferrada, Katterine Salazar, Fernando Martínez, María José Oviedo, Joanna Tereszczuk, Sebastían Ramírez-Carbonell, Arabel Vollmann, Peter Hau and Francisco Nualart. Glioblastoma invasiveness and collagen secretion are enhanced by vitamin C. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. DOI: 10.1089/ars.2021.0089

2021 Nery Jara, Eder Ramirez, Luciano Ferrada, Francisca Espinoza, Iván González‐Chavarría, Katterine Salazar, Francisco Nualart. Vitamin C deficient reduces proliferation in a human periventricular tumor stem cell‐derived glioblastoma model. Journal of Cellular Physiology. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30264

2020 Francisca Espinoza, Rocío Magdalena, Natalia Saldivia, Nery Jara, Fernando Martínez, Luciano Ferrada, Katterine Salazar, Felipe Ávila and Francisco Nualart. Vitamin C Recycling Regulates Neurite Growth in Neurospheres Differentiated In Vitro. Antioxidants. DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121276

2020 González-Chavarría, I., Duprat, F., Roa, F.J., Jara, N., Toledo, J.R., Miranda, F., Becerra, J., Inostroza, A., Kelling, A., Schilde, U., Heydenreich, M., Paz, C. Maytenus disticha Extract and an Isolated β-Dihydroagarofuran Induce Mitochondrial Depolarization and Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells by Increasing Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species. Biomolecules. DOI: 10.3390/biom10030377. PMID: 32121436

2017 C. Silva-Álvarez, K. Salazar, P. Cisternas, F. Martínez, S. Liour, N. Jara, R. Bertinat and F. Nualart. Apical Polarization of SVCT2 in Apical Radial Glial Cells and Progenitors During Brain Development. Mol Neurobiol. DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0081-2. PMID: 27596508.

2016 Jara, N., Cifuentes, M., Martínez, F., Salazar, K., and Nualart, F. Cytoarchitecture, proliferative activity and neuroblast migration in the subventricular zone and lateral ventricle extension of the adult guinea pig brain. STEM CELLS. 34(10):2574-2586. doi: 10.1002/stem.2430. PMID: 27299504.

2015 Salazar, K., Martínez, M., Ulloa, V., Bertinat, R., Martínez, F., Jara, N., Espinoza, F., Bongarzone, ER., and Nualart, F. SVCT2 Overexpression in Neuroblastoma Cells Induces Cellular Branching that is Associated with ERK Signaling. Mol Neurobiol. 53(10):6668-6679. DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9553-z. PMID: 26646539.

2014 Nualart, F., Mack, L., García, A., Cisternas, P., Bongarzone, ER., Heitzer, M., Jara, N., Martínez, F., Espinoza, F., Baeza, V., Salazar, K. Vitamin C Transporters, Recycling and the Bystander Effect in the Nervous System: SVCT2 versus Gluts. J Stem Cell Res Ther 4: 209. doi: 10.4172/2157-7633.1000209. PMID: 25110615.

2013 Pastor, P., Cisternas, P., Salazar, K., Silva-Álvarez, C., Oyarce, K., Jara, N., Espinoza, F., Martínez, A. and Nualart, F. SVCT2 vitamin C transporter expresión in progenitor cells of the postnatal neurogenic niche. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 7: 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00119. PMID: 23964197.

2012 Nualart, F., Salazar, K., Oyarce, K., Cisternas, P., Jara, N., Silva-Álvarez, C., Pastor, P., Martínez, F., García, A., García-Robles, MA., and Tapia, JC. Typical and atypical stem cells in the brain, vitamina c effect and neuropathology. Biol. Res. 45: 45-58. doi: 10.4067/S0716-97602012000300006. PMID: 23283434.

2011 Cifuentes, M., García, MA., Arrabal, PM., Martínez, F., Yáñez, MJ., Jara, N., Weil, B., Domínguez, D., Medina, RA., and Nualart, F. Insulin Regulates GLUT1-Mediated Glucose Transport in MG-63 Human Osteosarcoma Cells. J. Cell. Physiol. 226: 1425-1432. doi: 10.1002/jcp.22668. PMID: 21321933.

2012 Concurso mejor Imagen de Biología Celular de la Sociedad de Biología Celular de Chile. Tercer Lugar.

2011 Concurso mejor Imagen de Biología Celular de la Sociedad de Biología Celular de Chile. Segundo Lugar.