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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Caveolin-1: A double-edged sword in the fight against cancer metastasis
23/03/2023II Seminario Internacional – Facultad de Medicina UCH & University Medical Center UG
29/12/2022Summer School In Inflammation U. de Chile / U. de Talca
29/12/2022Review from our lab has been selected as one of the Top Downloaded Papers of IJMS in 2021
3/11/2022