Lab

Andrew Quest

Lisette Leyton

Welcome to the Laboratory of Cellular Communication, a highly dynamic group working on a variety of topics in the area of cell biology and signal transduction, predominantly in eukaryotic cells, important for human pathologies like cancer and also in neuronal regeneration.

Researchers

Andrew Quest

Andrew Quest did his undergraduate studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zuerich, Switzerland where he received a Masters degree in Biochemistry (1983). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the same institution in 1988 investigating the role of compartmentalized energy replenishment systems (creatine kinases) in vertebrate phototransduction.

Lisette Leyton

Dr. Lisette Leyton is a Biochemist from the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile. Dr. Leyton obtained her PhD in Sciences in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile. She is currently a Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile and also the Coordinator of the Committee of the Joint Degree Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences of the same Faculty.

Researchers

Andrew Quest

Andrew Quest did his undergraduate studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zuerich, Switzerland where he received a Masters degree in Biochemistry (1983). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the same institution in 1988 investigating the role of compartmentalized energy replenishment systems (creatine kinases) in vertebrate phototransduction.

Lisette Leyton

Dr. Lisette Leyton is a Biochemist from the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile. Dr. Leyton obtained her PhD in Sciences in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile. She is currently a Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile and also the Coordinator of the Committee of the Joint Degree Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences of the same Faculty.