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How are the flows of energy, matter and information articulated in biological systems? His group searches for new metabolic phenomena, developing high-resolution optical techniques.
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L. Felipe Barros, marshal-institute, Physician-surgeon and Doctor of Sciences from the University of Chile, thesis supervised by David Yudilevich. He was a Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow in Steve Baldwin's laboratory in Leeds, United Kingdom, and returned as an academic to the University of Chile in 1996. He joined the Center for Scientific Studies in Valdivia in 2000 and the San Sebastián University in 2022.
Teaching
Teacher of Physiology and Pathophysiology Courses, USS Medicine Course. Member of the USS Doctorate in Chronic Diseases Faculty. Teaching in various postgraduate courses USS, Uach, UChile, PUC, etc. Uach doctoral thesis supervision. Teaching in International Postgraduate Courses ISN, Cajal, NSAS and others.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile
… → 1993
Bachelor, Médico-cirujano, Universidad de Chile
… → 1988
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FONDEQUIP-EQY240004: Southern BioImaging Platform SBIP
Barros Olmedo, L. F. (Investigador(a) Responsable)
21/08/24 → 21/08/28
Project: PROYECTO DE EQUIPAMIENTO
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FONDECYT R-1230145: Functional characterization of a mitochondrial lactate pool
Barros Olmedo, L. F. (Investigador(a) Responsable) & Sandoval Oporto, P. Y. (CoI)
Agencia Nacional de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo
15/04/23 → 15/03/26
Project: PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN
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FONDECYT R-1200029: Subcellular Characterization of Activity-Dependent Neuronal Fueling
Barros Olmedo, L. F. (Investigador(a) Responsable)
Agencia Nacional de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo
19/08/22 → 31/03/23
Project: PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN
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PCI-BMBF180045: Astrocytic metabolism after ischemic stress
Barros Olmedo, L. F. (Investigador(a) Responsable)
09/11/21 → 30/06/23
Project: REDES DE INVESTIGACIÓN INTERNACIONAL
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APOE genotype-dependent differences in human astrocytic energy metabolism
Budny, V., Bodenmann, C., Zürcher, K. J., Krüger, M., de Leeuw, S. M., Weber, R. Z., Rust, R., Ravotto, L., Ruminot, I., Barros, L. F., Weber, B. & Tackenberg, C., 2025, In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 19, 1603657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Astrocytic GLUT1 deletion in adult mice enhances glucose metabolism and resilience to stroke
Thieren, L., Zanker, H. S., Droux, J., Dalvi, U., Wyss, M. T., Waag, R., Germain, P. L., von Ziegler, L. M., Looser, Z. J., Hösli, L., Ravotto, L., Abel, E. D., Bohacek, J., Wegener, S., Barros, L. F., El Amki, M., Weber, B. & Saab, A. S., 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 4190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brain and body energy metabolism and potential for treatment of psychiatric disorders
Andreazza, A. C., Barros, L. F., Behnke, A., Ben-Shachar, D., Berretta, S., Chouinard, V. A., Do, K., Edwin Thanarajah, S., Ehrenreich, H., Falkai, P., Ford, J., Freyberg, Z., Gilbert-Jaramillo, J., Glausier, J. R., Goyal, M. S., Hahn, M., Herculano-Houzel, S., Hofmann, D., Kolassa, I. T. & Mack, M. & 19 others, , 2025, In: Nature Mental Health. 3, 7, p. 763-771 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Fueling the brain - the role of apolipoprotein E in brain energy metabolism and its implications for Alzheimer’s disease
Budny, V., Ruminot, I., Wybitul, M., Treyer, V., Barros, L. F. & Tackenberg, C., 2025, In: Translational Psychiatry. 15, 1, 316.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Presynaptic ATP Decreases During Physiological-Like Activity in Neurons Tuned for High-Frequency Transmission
Straub, I., Kunstmann, L., Baeza-Lehnert, F., Chowdhry, S., Renden, R. B., Gonzalez-Aragón, G., Groschup, B., Hofmann, T., Jovanović, S., Sonntag, M., Gitler, D., Schaefer, M., Eilers, J., Barros, L. F., Hirrlinger, J. & Hallermann, S., 2025, In: Journal of Neurochemistry. 169, 9, e70212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Avance en neurociencia: colaboración internacional explica cómo se energizan las neuronas
07/02/24
1 Media contribution
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El puzzle metabólico: Workshop USS explora el vínculo entre nutrición, salud y enfermedad
10/08/23
1 Media contribution
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