Dr. Pablo Fuentealba D.
Cargo
Profesor Asociado
Formación Pregrado:
1999 Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile; Santiago, Chile
Formación Postgrado:
2005 PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, Universidad de Chile; Santiago, Chile
2004 PhD in Neurobiology, Laval University; Quebec, Canada
Investigación y Proyectos:
2010 Principal Investigator, Ramon y Cajal Researcher, Fundacion San Juan de Dios, Barcelona, Spain
2009 Associate Researcher, CIM, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Chile; Santiago, Chile
2009 Research Assistant, CMU, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland. Supervisor: Prof. Anthony Holtmaat.
2005-2008 Investigator Scientist, MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, University of Oxford; Oxford, UK. Supervisor: Prof. Peter Somogyi.
2001-2004 PhD studies in Neurobiology, Laval University; Quebec, Canada. Thesis: Synaptic and Intrinsic Properties of Thalamic Reticular Neurons. Supervisor: Prof. Mircea Steriade, Co-supervisor: Prof. Igor Timofeev.
1999-2005 PhD studies in Cell and Molecular Biology, Universidad de Chile; Santiago, Chile. Thesis: Plasticity in Thalamocortical Networks during Sleep. Supervisor: Prof. Mircea Steriade, Co-supervisor: Prof. Osvaldo Alvarez.
Otras Publicaciones:
# Fuentealba P, Klausberger T, Karayannis T, Suen WY, Huck J, Tomioka R, Rockland K, Capogna M, Studer M, Morales M and Somogyi P. Expression of COUP-TFII Nuclear Receptor in Restricted GABAergic Neuronal Populations in the Adult Rat Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience 30(15):1595, 2010.
# Fuentealba P, Tomioka R, Dalezios Y, Márton LF, Studer M, Rockland K, Klausberger T, Somogyi P. Rhythmically active enkephalin-expressing GABAergic cells in the CA1 area of the hippocampus project to the subiculum and preferentially innervate interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience 28(40):10017-22, 2008.
# Fuentealba P, Begum R, Jinno S, Márton LF, Csicsvari J, Thomson A, Somogyi P, Klausberger T. Ivy cells: a novel population of nitric oxide-producing, slow-spiking GABAergic neurons in hippocampal circuit activity. Neuron 57:1-13, 2008.
– Jinno S, Klausberger T, Marton LF,Dalezios Y, Roberts JD, Fuentealba P, Bushong EA, Henze D, Buzsaki G, Somogyi P. Neuronal diversity in GABAergic long-range projections from the hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience 27(33):8790-8804, 2007.
– Tukker J, Fuentealba P, Hartwich K, Somogyi P, Klausberger T. Cell type-specific tuning of hippocampal interneuron firing during gamma oscillations in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience 27(31):8184-8189, 2007.
– Crochet S,Fuentealba P, Cissé Y, Timofeev I, Steriade M. Synaptic Plasticity in Local Cortical Circuit In Vivo and Its Modulation by the Level of Neuronal Activity. Cerebral Cortex 16(5):618-31, 2006.
– Klausberger T, Marton LF, O’Neill J, Huck JH, Dalezios Y, Fuentealba P, Suen WY, Papp E, Kaneko T, Watanabe M, Csicsvari J, Somogyi P. Complementary roles of cholecystokinin- and parvalbumin-expressing GABAergic neurons in hippocampal circuit oscillations. Journal of Neuroscience 25(42):9782-93, 2005.
– Fuentealba P, Timofeev I, Steriade M. Thalamic oscillations modulate membrane properties of cat thalamic reticular neurons. Thalamus & Related Systems 3(1):53-62, 2005.
– Fuentealba P and Steriade M. The reticular nucleus revisited: intrinsic and circuit properties of a thalamic pacemaker (Review). Progress in Neurobiology 75(2):125-41, 2005.
– Fuentealba P, Timofeev I, Bazhenov M, Sejnowski TJ, Steriade M. Membrane bistability in cat thalamic reticular neurones during spindle oscillations. Journal of Neurophysiology 93(1):294-304, 2005.
– Fuentealba P, Crochet S, Timofeev I, Steriade M. Synaptic interactions between thalamic and cortical inputs onto cortical neurons in vivo. Journal of Neurophysiology 91:1990-1998, 2004.
# Fuentealba P, Crochet S, Timofeev I, Bazhenov M, Sejnowski TJ, Steriade M. Experimental evidence and modeling studies support a synchronizing role for electrical coupling in the cat thalamic reticular neurons in vivo. European Journal of Neuroscience 20(1):111-119, 2004.
Sociedades, comités editoriales, premios:
2009 Ramon y Cajal Fellowship, Department of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain.
2007 Fellowship RIKEN BSI Summer Course 2007.
2001-2004 Scholarship (salary) for PhD studies, Laval University; Quebec, Canada.
2001-2002 Scholarship (tuition fees) for PhD studies; Laval University; Quebec, Canada.
1999-2001 Scholarship for PhD studies, CONICYT, Government of Chile; Santiago, Chile.
1997-1998 Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Catholic University of Chile; Santiago, Chile
1999 Academic Excellence award for the best graduated student, Catholic University of Chile; Santiago, Chile