Biologist, MSc in Physiological Sciences from U Concepción (Chile) and PhD in Physiology and Medical Sciences, with postdoctoral in vascular pathophysiology at King’s College London-U London (UK). Holds a Diploma in Teaching from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM), Fellow of The Physiological Society-UK (FTPS), Fellow of Academy of Physiology of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (FIUPS), and elected member of Academy of Sciences of Latin-America (ACAL). Professor of Molecular Physiology and Medicine at Faculty of Medicine, PUC (Chile), Honorary Professor at U Queensland (Australia), U Sevilla (Spain), and São Paulo State University (UNESP, Brazil), and Collaborator Professor-Faculty of Medicine, UNESP (Brazil). Director of Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) at PUC (Chile). Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Mini Reviews, co-Editor-in-Chief of Current Vascular Pharmacology, Executive and Associate Editor and member of editorial boards of several scientific/medical journals, IUPS Representative to Americas, member of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Council Commission of IUPS, and co-Chair of Liaison Committee of Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean (RFP LAC) of the International Science Council (ISC). Research: fetoplacental vascular function in diseases of pregnancy, including gestational diabesity, gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, and maternal obesity.