It uses the Xenopus laevis model to study neuronal development, as well as neuronal and spinal cord regeneration. His research interests are focused on the study of the function of the cytoskeleton and mitochondria during axonal development and regeneration; as well as in the early biological processes that orchestrate spinal cord regeneration, and how mitochondrial metabolism affects these processes.

Dr. Paula Slater is a biochemist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He completed his doctorate in Cellular and Molecular Biology at said University, studying the corticotropin-releasing system. After completing his doctorate, he completed two postdocs; the first at Boston College in Boston, studying the role of the cytoskeleton in axonal guidance, and the second at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, studying mitochondrial function in spinal cord regeneration. Prior to joining the San Sebastián University, he taught classes in the area of ​​biology at the Finis Terrae y Autónoma University of Chile.