Dr. Mario Sanhueza from the Center for Integrative Biology at Universidad Mayor obtains a project for insertion in the Academia.
05-10-2018

Conicyt´s grant Installation in the academy seeks to contribute to the institutional strengthening of national higher education entities, by hiring researchers who start their independent career, in order to close the gap between the last stages of doctoral training and their insertion in the academy
The installation proposal of Dr. Mario Sanhueza meets the guidelines of the development plan of the Center for Integrative Biology of the University, based on high quality science, a high level of scientific collaboration, and experience in teaching and outreach.
In his research project Dr. Sanhueza will try to understand mechanisms with the potential to delay the onset of chronic diseases and lengthen healthspan, in addition to using the advantages of the fly to unveil the context of metabolism components in neurodegenerative models.