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Research Interests
The researcher's five main lines of investigation are:
- Metabolism.
- Inflammation.
- Cancer.
- Bioactive compounds.
- Cell cultures.
- Metabolism.
- Inflammation.
- Cancer.
- Bioactive compounds.
- Cell cultures.
Personal resume
Biochemist, PhD in Biological Sciences. Experienced in teaching and student supervision. Technical and analytical skills with excellent proficiency in computer tools. Postdoctoral fellow at the Cellular Communication Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, from 2019 to 2023, working on the project "Effect of Caveolin-1 over the Metabolic Reprogramming in Metastatic Cancer Cells." Currently, Principal Investigator of the FONDECYT Initiation project "Phlorotannin-rich extracts obtained from Chilean brown seaweeds inhibit Caveolin-- induced glycolysis and the metastatic potential of cancer cells."
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Projects
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Fondecyt de Iniciación 2023-Phlorotannin-rich extracts obtained of Chilean brown seaweeds inhibit Caveolin-1-induced glycolysis and the metastatic potential of cancer cells
Simón, L. (PI)
1/01/23 → 1/01/25
Project: Research › Applied research
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Curcumin-loaded nanoemulsions and phloroglucinol target hexokinase 2 to inhibit Caveolin-1-induced glycolysis and metastasis in cancer cells
Simón, L., Torres, K., Guerrero, S., Oyarzun-Ampuero, F. & Quest, A. F. G., 1 Aug 2025, In: Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy. 189, 118339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inclusion of ΑVβ3 integrin into extracellular vesicles in a caveolin-1 tyrosine-14- phosphorylation dependent manner and subsequent transfer to recipient melanoma cells promotes migration, invasion and metastasis
Huilcaman, R., Campos, A., Contreras, P., Simón, L., Varas-Godoy, M., Grünenwald, F., Shao, B., Heinecke, J., Lobos-Gonzalez, L., Leyton, L. & Quest, A. F. G., 1 Dec 2025, In: Cell Communication and Signaling. 23, 1, 139.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Nutritional imbalances among university students and the urgent need for educational and nutritional interventions
Torres, K., Cáceres-Durán, M. A., Orellana, C., Osorio, M. & Simón, L., 1 Jan 2025, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 12, 1551130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
The Potential Benefits of Curcumin-Enriched Diets for Adults with Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review
Neira, M., Mena, C., Torres, K. & Simón, L., 1 Apr 2025, In: Antioxidants. 14, 4, 388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Antitumor Effects of Resveratrol Opposing Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Cancer
Trautmann, D., Suazo, F., Torres, K. & Simón, L., 1 Jul 2024, In: Nutrients. 16, 13, 2141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Findings from Universidad Finis Terrae Broaden Understanding of Breast Cancer (Curcumin Administration Routes in Breast Cancer Treatment)
13/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Science Fat and cancer: Chilean scientists make important finding about this little-known relationship
3/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media