
Christina Schuh
Associate Professor
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Novel sources of extracellular vesicles; Biomaterials; wound healing; Revalorization of waste materials
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Tissue Engineering in Technical Sciences, Vienna University of Technology. Austria, 2016
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Biomedical Engineering Sciences, UAS Technikum Wien. Austria, 2012
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Biomedical Engineering, UAS Technikum Wien. Austria, 2010
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PhD student Full Time
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for experimental and clinical Traumatology
Vienna, Austria
2013 - 2016
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
University College London
Medical Sciences
London, Reino Unido
2016 - 2016
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Junior Group Leader Other
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for experimental and clinical Traumatology
Vienna, Austria
2014 - 2017
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2017 - 2018
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Assistant Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2019 - 2024
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for experimental and clinical Traumatology
Vienna, Austria
2016 - 2017
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Associate Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Medicine
Chile
2024 - A la fecha
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
Cells for Cells
Santiago, Chile
2018 - 2019
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Research Assistant Part Time
UAS Technikum Wien
Austria
2008 - 2013
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Teacher for Science Education Part Time
TGM School of Technology
Vienna, Austria
2012 - 2017
2025-present: Alfonso Miranda
Doctorate program “Science and Innovation in Medicine”, Universidad del Desarrollo;
2023-2024: Cecilia Tapia (graduated)
Undergraduate program “Tecnología Medica”, Universidad del Desarrollo; Thesis: “Evaluación de actividad antimicrobiana de las vesículas extracelulares extraídas de la hoja de la planta Buddleja globosa Hope (Matico)”
2023-present: Ana Maria Gonzalez
Doctorate program “Science and Innovation in Medicine”, Universidad del Desarrollo; Thesis: “Caracterización de Vesículas de Membrana Externa (OMVs) de Klebsiella pneumoniae y su Impacto en la Resistencia Antibiótica.“
2021-2024: Javiera Carrasco (graduated)
Doctorate program “Science and Innovation in Medicine”, Universidad del Desarrollo; “Exosomas miméticos derivados de células Natural Killer como vehículos de fármacos antineoplásicos y una alternativa inmunoterapéutica para el cáncer de pulmón multirresistente”
2019- present: Orlando Ramírez
Doctorate program “Science and Innovation in Medicine”, Universidad del Desarrollo; “Desarrollo de un sistema de nano-transporte basado en hidrogeles y vesículas extracelulares vegetales provenientes de plantes chilenas para el tratamiento de heridas crónicas”
2023: Francisco Peña Osorio (graduated)
Undergraduate program “Civil Engineering, Major in Biomedical Engineering”, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; “Automated quantitative analysis of traction force microscopy”
2019/2020: Camila Leiva Sabadini (graduated)
Biochemistry Undergraduate, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Thesis: Inhibitory effect of Apis mellifera honey extracellular vesicles on oral biofilms
2015/2016: Lennard Fischer-See (graduated)
Biomedical Engineering Sciences at UAS Technikum Wien, Thesis: Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment and Low Level Light Therapy: Comparison of physical stimuli on neuronal cells
2014/2015: Ciara Almeria (graduated)
Biomedical Engineering Sciences at UAS Technikum Wien, Thesis: Stem cell behavior on electrospun small vessel grafts
2013/2014: Max Horvath (graduated)
Biomedical Engineering Sciences at UAS Technikum Wien, Thesis: Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system after injury
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Dr Maria Schaumayer Award for outstanding scientific papers
Dr Maria Schaumayer Society
Austria, 2017
Award by the Dr. Maria Schaumayer Society for the PhD Thesis "Tissue engineering approaches to improve peripheral nerve regeneration"
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Günther Schlag Memorial Award
Ludwig Boltzmann Society
Chile, 2014
Award for innovative research in regenerative medicine, research paper: "Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment activates Schwann cells in vitro and in vivo"
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TERMIS-AM Neural and Spine TWIG award
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
Estados Unidos, 2015
Award by the TERMIS Thematic Working Interest Group "Neural and Spine" for the research paper "Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment accelerates peripheral nerve regeneration by altering Schwann cell phenotype", presented at the 2015 TERMIS World Congress, Boston, US.
The Role of Schwann Cells in Peripheral Nerve Function, Injury, and Repair |
Combining nano-mechanobiology and biomedicine to elucidate the anti-inflammatory effect of Apis mellifera derived Royal Jelly Extracellular Vesicles in neuroinflammation |
Silk-PEV: a nano-delivery based wound patch to reduce inflammation and scarring in second-degree burn wounds |
Analysis of Antimicrobial and Pro regenerative Properties of Exosomes Derived from Apis mellifera Royal Jelly |
Implementación de un método de producción, concentración y aislamiento de exosomas para medicina regenerativa |
Influence of age-derived dental collagen glycation on bacterial adhesion and initial biofilm formation of oral streptococci |
Desarrollo y validación de un producto celular alogénico derivado de células madre estromales para su uso en síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo |
Liporegeneration |
newTissue- novel approaches for Tissue Engineering |

Benjamin Vicente
Director de Departamento
Psiquiatría y Salud Mental
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
CONCEPCION, Chile

Eduardo Ezquer
Director/Full Professor
Centro de Medicina Regenerativa
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS
Santiago, Chile

Nelson Barrera
Associate Professor
Physiology
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Bruna Benso
Profesora Asistente
Facultad de Medicina
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Maria Olivares
Docente Investigador
Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación en Medicina
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Javier Morales
Profesor Asociado
Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnología Farmacéuticas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Sebastián Aguayo
Assistant Professor
Dentistry
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Christina Schuh
Associate Professor
Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile