CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Name: Pablo Andrés Zamora Cantillana. 2. Birth Date: December the 7th. 1980. 3. Work Phone: (530) 752-­‐9096. 4. Works address: University of California Davis, Plant Sciences Department, Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA), One Shield Avenue, Davis, CA, USA. 5. Home phone: (530) 304-­‐9076. 6. Email: pazamora@ucdavis.edu 7. Current position: Research Scientist & Latin America Liaison at PIPRA UCD 8. Academic degrees. • 2008. Ph.D. Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile. • 2004. Professional Degrees in Biochemistry, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile. • 2003. Bachelor in Biochemistry, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile. 9. Research Experience. • 2009-­‐Present. Post-­‐doctoral Position in Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture, University of California Davis, USA. Dr Alan Bennett, supervisor • 2006-­‐ 2008. Research assistant at Plant Physiology and Biotechnology Lab of Dr. Gustavo Zuñiga, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile. • 2004-­‐2005. Research assistant at Biotechnology Lab of Dr. Humberto Prieto, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Chile. • 2003-­‐2004 Co-­‐Investigator in Project: Characterization of the response of Deschampsia antarctica to the variations of light, temperatures and water availability in Antarctic summer. Founded by Chilean Antarctic Institute. 10. Teaching Experience. • 2006-­‐2008 Coordinator of Biology Course, Biology Department, School of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago, Chile. Coordinator: Dr. Pablo Zamora. • 2005-­‐2008. Lecturer at Plant Physiology Course, Biology Department, School of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago, Chile. Coordinator: Dr. Gustavo Zuñiga. • 2005-­‐2008. Lecturer at Botany Course, Biology Department, School of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago, Chile. Coordinator: Dr. Gustavo Zuñiga. • 2006-­‐2007. Lecturer at Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology of Ph.D. Program in Biotechnology, Biology Department, School of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago, Chile. Coordinator: Dr. Claudio Acuña and Dr. Renato Chavez • 2004-­‐2007. Lecturer at Biochemistry Course, Biology Department, School of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago, Chile. Coordinator: Dr. Miguel Ríos, Dr. Claudio Vasquez and Dra. Elisa Zuñiga 1
11. Meeting Presentations. (last 5 years) Oral Presentations • 2008 Participation of the phenylpropanoid pathway in response to salt excess on extreme plant Deschampsia antarctica. P. Zamora, H. Prieto, M. Ortega, A. Pardo, G.E. Zúñiga. Extremophiles 2008 Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa. • 2008 Characterization of a phenylalanine ammonia-­‐lyase gene (PAL), responsible for the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids on Deschampsia antarctica, study of expression under salinity. P. Zamora, H. Prieto, A. Fierro, G.E. Zuñiga. IV Latin American Symposium on Antarctic Research. Valparaíso, Chile. • 2008 Response of Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis to antarctic conditions. G.E Zuñiga, A. Pardo, M. Ortega y P. Zamora. I Congress of Natural Product Chemistry Chilean-­‐Hispanic-­‐Argentine. Puerto Natales, Chile. • 2007 Abiotic factors associated with the climate change and their effect on the Deschampsia antarctica biology. P. Zamora, M. Ortega, H. Prieto y G.E. Zúñiga. II Meeting of Plant Biology. Santiago, Chile. • 2007 Response of Polytrichum alpestre to UV-­‐B radiation under antarctic condition. P. Zamora y G.E. Zuñiga L Annual Meeting of Biology Society of Chile, Pucón, Chile. • 2006. Effect of salt stress in in vitro plant of Deschampsia antarctica. P. Zamora, M. Ortega, H. Prieto and G.E. Zuñiga. I Meeting of Plant Biology. Santiago, Chile • 2006. Modulation of phenylpropanoid pathway in Deschampsia antarctica by UV-­‐B radiation. Responsible for the antioxidant success?. P. Zamora, H. Prieto, M. Ortega and G.E. Zúñiga. II Latin American Symposium on Antarctic Research and VI Chilean Scientific Antarctic Meeting. Concepción, Chile. • 2006 Comparative analysis of the antioxidant responses in front of the osmotic stress in Deschampsia antarctica under in vitro and in vivo conditions. P. Zamora, M. Ortega and G.E. Zuñiga, XVII Meeting Society of Botany of Chile. Talca, Chile. • 2003. Characterization of compound induced phenylpropanoids for UV-­‐B radiation in Deschampsia antarctica. P. Zamora, S. Rasmussen and G.E. Zuñiga. IV Scientific Antarctica Meeting. Coquimbo, Chile. • 2003 Studies of the phenylalanine ammonia-­‐lyase activity in response to UV-­‐B radiation in Deschampsia antarctica under antarctic conditions. P. Zamora and G.E. Zuñiga. XX Congress of Students of Biochemistry, Santiago, Chile. Poster Presentation • 2009 Design and use of a temporary immersion bioreactor to induce the phenylpropanoid pathways on Deschampsia antarctica. A. Sequeida, E. Tapia, P. Zamora, A. Castro, G.E. Zuñiga, H. Prieto. IV Meeting of Plant Biology. La Serena, Chile. • 2008 Effect of low temperature and luminosity on the expression of sucrose: sucrose 1-­‐
fructosyltransferase (1-­‐SST) involved in the synthesis of fructans in Deschampsia antarctica in vitro. A. Pardo, P. Zamora, H. Prieto, G.E. Zúñiga. Extremophiles 2008 Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa. • 2008 Effect of low temperature and luminosity on the expression of sucrose: sucrose 1-­‐
fructosyltransferase (1-­‐SST) involved in the synthesis of fructans in Deschampsia antarctica in vitro. A. Pardo, P. Zamora, H. Prieto, G.E. Zúñiga. IV Latin American Symposium on Antarctic Research. Valparaíso, Chile. 2
• 2008 Characterization of a phenylalanine ammonia-­‐lyase gene (PAL), responsible for the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids on Deschampsia antarctica, study of expression under salinity. P. Zamora, H. Prieto, G.E. Zuñiga. I Congress of Natural Product Chemistry Chilean-­‐
Hispanic-­‐Argentine. Puerto Natales, Chile. • 2008 Genetic transformation of two commercially important Prunus salicina varieties using Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection of hypocotyl segments. 2007. C. Urtubia, J. Devia, Á. Castro, M. Pastén, P. Zamora, C. Aguirre, E. Tapia, P. Barba, P. Dell`Orto, M. Moynihan, H. Prieto. Plant and Animal Genome XVI Conference, San Diego, California, USA. • 2007 Abiotic factors associated with the climate change and their effect on the Deschampsia antarctica biology. P. Zamora, M. Ortega, H. Prieto y G.E. Zúñiga. II Meeting of Plant Biology. Santiago, Chile. • 2007 Effect of cold and luminosity on the expression of sucrose: sucrose 1-­‐
fructosyltransferase involved in the synthesis of fructans in Deschampsia antarctica in vitro. A. Pardo, P. Zamora, H. Prieto y G.E. Zúñiga. VI Encuentro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Biotecnología Agropecuaria, Viña del Mar, Chile. • 2007 N-­‐terminal end of the Annona cherimola´s PPO allows to the sorting of the enzyme into chloroplasts. C. Montes, H. Prieto, P. Zamora, B. Defilippi y R. Campos. II Reunión de Biología Vegetal de Chile, Santiago, Chile. • 2007 Molecular and biological behavior of the transgenic resistant C5 plum upon challenges with five Chilean isolates of the Plum Pox Potyvirus (PPV). W. Wong, Á. Castro, C. Álvarez, M. Pastén, P. Zamora, M. Rosales, P. Dell´Orto, M. Moynihan, H. Prieto. II Reunión de Biología Vegetal de Chile, Santiago, Chile. • 2007 Genetic transformation of two commercially important Prunus salicina varieties using Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection of hypocotyl segments. C. Urtubia, J. Devia, Á. Castro, M. Pastén, P. Zamora, C. Aguirre, E. Tapia, P. Barba, P. Dell`Orto, M. Moynihan, H. Prieto. II Reunión de Biología Vegetal de Chile, Santiago, Chile. • 2006. Characterization of phenylpropanoids compound induced by UV-­‐B radiation in Deschampsia antarctica. M. Ortega, P. Zamora and GE Zuñiga. XVII Meeting Society of Botany of Chile. Talca, Chile. • 2006 Analysis of ascorbate peroxidase gene and biochemical response in Deschampsia antarctica under saline stress. P. Zamora, H. Prieto, M. Ortega y G.E. Zúñiga. XXIX Annual Meeting of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society of Chile, Pucón, Chile. • 2006 Micropropagation and protein expression in Colobanthus quitensis in response to osmotic stress. F. Boehmwald, P. Zamora. A. Obrecht and Zúñiga GE. II Latin American Symposium on Antarctic Research and VI Chilean Scientific Antarctic Meeting. Concepción, Chile. • 2003. Effect of the UV-­‐B radiation on the activity of Phenylalanine amonia-­‐lyase and the flavonoides content in Deschampsia antarctica under in vivo conditions. P. Zamora and GE. Zuñiga. XLVI Annual Meeting of Biology Society of Chile, Puyehue, Chile. 12. International Course • 2005 Molecular tools for the improvement of the tolerance to the abiotic stress in crops, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Investigations, Caracas, Venezuela. • 2005 Natural Bioplaguicides, University of Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 3
• 2005 Plant Functional Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Catholic University of Chile, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. (Joint ICRO-­‐UNESCO-­‐ICGEB) • 2004 Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes, University of Talca, Talca, Chile 13. Publications. • 2010. Study of table grape rachis loss of quality in postharvest cold storage conditions. Campos-­‐Vargas, R., Zamora, P., Contreras, R., Kohler, H, Zuñiga G.E., Perez-­‐Donoso, A and Defilippi, B.G. Postharvest Biology and Technology (submitted) • 2010. Effects of salinity and osmotic stress on compatible solutes content in the antarctic plant Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl. in vitro. Obretch A, Zamora P, Zuñiga GE. Polar Biology (Submitted) • 2010. Evaluation of the resistance of transgenic C5 plum (Prunus domestica) against four Chilean Plum Pox Virus isolates through micro-­‐grafting. Wong W, Barba P, Alvarez C, Castro A, Acuña C, Zamora P, Rosales M, Dell´Orto P, Moynihan M, Scorza R, Prieto H. 2008. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 70 (3) (online version). • 2010. Antioxidant responses of in vitro shoots of Deschampsia antarctica to Polyethylene glycol treatment. Zamora P, Rasmussen S, Pardo, Prieto H, Zuñiga GE. Antarctic Sciences.22 (2), 163-­‐169. • 2009. Micropropagation of Antarctic Colobanthus quitensis. Zúñiga GE, Zamora P, Ortega M, and Obretch A. 2009. Antarctic Science 21 (2), 149–150. • 2009. Development of grapevine somatic embryogenesis using an air-­‐lift bioreactor as an efficient tool in the generation of transgenic plants. Tapia E, Sequeida A, Castro A, Montes C, Zamora P, López R, Acevedo F, Prieto H. Journal of Biotechnology 139(1):95-­‐
101. • 2008. Agrobacterium-­‐mediated genetic transformation of Prunus salicina. Urtubia C, Devia J, Castro A, Zamora P, Aguirre C, Tapia E, Barba P, Dell`Orto P, Moynihan M, Petri C, Scorza R, Prieto H. 2008. Plant Cell Report 27 (8) 1333-­‐1340. • 2007. Browning in Annona cherimola fruit: role of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and characterization of a coding sequence of the enzyme. Prieto H, Utz D, Castro A, Aguirre C, González-­‐Agüero M, Valdés H, Cifuentes N, Defilippi B, Zamora P, Zúñiga G, Campos-­‐
Vargas R. 2007. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55 (22), 9208–9218. 14. Patents • G.Zúñiga, P. Zamora, H. Prieto. Isolation, production and use of antioxidant compounds and/or photoprotector using antarctic plants. Applicant: USACH Patent Application N° 3670-­‐2008 15. Prize • 2009. Best Graduate Student, Chemistry and Biology School, University of Santiago. • 2006. 1° Place in Contest of “Technological Businesses and Resolution of Enterprise Problematic Based in Creativity, Innovation and Patenting”, G. Zuñiga, P. Zamora and H. Prieto, University of Santiago, Chile. • 2004. Alberto Zalungo Foundation, Chemistry and Biology School, University of Santiago. 16.Professional Society Memberships • American Society of Plant Biologists 4
17. References • Dr. Alan Bennett Executive Director, PIPRA University of California Davis, US (1 530) 7521441 / abbennett@ucdavis.edu • Dr. Gustavo Zuñiga Plant Physiology and Biotechnology Lab University of Santiago de Chile, Chile. (56 2) 7181124 / gzuniga@usach.cl • Dr. Humberto Prieto -­‐ Biotechnology Lab INIA Research Institute, Chile. (56 2) 7575129 / hprieto@inia.cl 5