Dr. González's laboratory has contributed to knowledge about the movement of proteins between the surface and certain internal compartments of the cell. Due to its varied implications in the shape of the cell and its interactions with the environment and with other cells, the following are being studied: (i) Cellular plasticity and intracellular trafficking of therapeutically usable receptors in cancer; (ii) The pathogenic mechanisms of autoantibodies that can enter the brain and alter neuronal functions associated with memory and behavior, causing cognitive dysfunctions and even psychosis. The NSPA (Neuronal-Surface-P-Antigen) proteins, discovered in Dr. González's laboratory, and the Galectin-8 protein, a partial interpreter of the glycan code in the organism, are studied as antigenic targets.

Dr. González obtained the title of Physician-Surgeon and the degree of Doctor in Cell Biology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), completed a post-doctorate at the New York University Medical Center and then his academic career at the Faculty of Medicine at the PUC, where he was a Full Professor and recognized as a Senior Scientist, with a shared appointment in the Faculty of Biological Sciences. He was Presidential Chair in Science and President of Cellular Biology of Chile, as well as a researcher in Centers of Excellence FONDAP, MILENIO and BASAL FINANCING. In 2016 he moved to the Faculty of Medicine and Science of the San Sebastián University where he created the Center for Cellular Biology and Biomedicine (CEBICEM) and a doctorate in this area, which was accredited. He is also a researcher at the Scientific and Technological Center of Excellence for Science and Life.

In his career, Dr. González has supervised more than 30 doctoral theses on topics related to the intracellular trafficking of proteins in cell polarity and cancer, the pathogenic action of autoantibodies in the brain and the function of a protein such as galectin-8 that binds to sugars. He is currently a professor in charge of the Cellular Biology and Molecular Biology courses in the Medicine degree and in the Cellular Biology course of the Doctorate in Cellular Biology and Biomedicine, where he also participates in the Biomedicine course. He has supervised two Master's theses and is the tutor of three doctoral theses in progress.