Profesor Asistente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile
Instituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil (IDIMI)
Líneas de Investigación:
- Implantación embrionaria y genómica endometrial
- Endocrinología de la interfase embrio-materna durante el proceso de implantación del embrión humano
- Desarrollo placentario temprano
Últimos proyectos de investigación financiados:
Proyecto FONDECYT de Postdoctorado 3090075 (2008-2009): Validation of endometrial markers with predictive value for embryo implantation failure
Proyecto FONDECYT de Iniciación en la Investigación 11100443 (2010-2013): Chorionic gonadotropin signaling in the endometrium: implications for embryo implantation and placentation
Proyecto FONDECYT Regular 1140614 (2014-2016): Modulation of TGF-beta signaling by hCG in human endometrial stromal cells: implications in embryo implantation and early placenta development
Publicaciones ISI últimos 5 años:
- Tapia-Pizarro AA, Argandoña F, Palomino WA (2013) Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) modulation of TIMP1 secretion by human endometrial stromal cells facilitates extravillous trophoblast invasion in vitro. Hum. Reprod. 28(8):2215–2227
- Vargas MF, Tapia-Pizarro AA, Henriquez SP, Quezada M, Salvatierra AM, Noe G, Munroe DJ, Velasquez LA, Croxatto HB (2012) Effect of single post-ovulatory administration of levonorgestrel on gene expression profile during the receptive period of the human endometrium. J Mol Endocrinol. 25(1):25-36
- Heng S, Cervero A, Simon C, Stephens AN, Li Y, Zhang J, Paule S, Rainczuk A, Singh H, Quinonero A, Tapia A, Velasquez L, Salamonsen L, Rombauts LJ, Nie G (2011) Proprotein Convertase 5/6 Is Critical for Embryo Implantation in Women: Regulating Receptivity by Cleaving EBP50, Modulating Ezrin Binding, and Membrane-Cytoskeletal Interactions. Endocrinology 152:5041-5052
- Tapia A, Vilos C, Marin JC, Croxatto HB (2010) Research synthesis of microarrays data reveals that E47, E2F1 and SREBP1 transcription factor binding sites are common regulatory sequences in regulated genes for acquisition of receptivity to embryo implantation in human endometrium. Reprod. Biol. & Endocrinol 9:14
- Tapia A, Salamonsen LA, Manuelpillai U, Dimitriadis E (2008) Leukemia inhibitory factor promotes human first trimester extravillous trophoblast adhesion to extracellular matrix and secretion of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 and -2. Hum Reprod. 23:1724-1732
- Tapia A, Gangi L, Zegers-Hochschild F, Balmaceda J, Pommer R, Trejo L, Pacheco IM, Salvatierra AM, Henríquez S, Quezada M, Vargas M, Rios M, Munroe DJ, Croxatto HB, Velasquez L. (2008) Differences in the endometrial transcript profile during the receptive period between women who were refractory to implantation in repeated cycles of oocyte donation and those who achieved pregnancy. Hum Reprod. 23:340-351