Prof. Magdalena Araya

Magdalena Araya Quezada MD, University of Chile, Cum Laude, 1070 M.D, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1076 PhD, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia, 1976 Certified Gastroenterologist, CONACEM, Chile, 1990 Honors: Research Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Royal Alexandria Hospital and University Sidney, NSW, Australia Fellowship, Charlotte Anderson, 1974–1976 Future Leaders Award, Nutrition Foundation, 1978. Head of INTA, University of Chile, 2010/2014 Cofounder Coacel (Celiac Disease Aid Society), Current academic status, full professor, University of Chile For many years, she has worked on diarrheal disease and malnutrition in Chile. After these problems were no longer local public health concerns, she initiated studies on immune-mediated conditions of the small intestine, topics that she addresses to date, incorporating the new knowledge and changes that have taken place throughout the years.