Vincenzo Andrés Borgna Christie, PhD

Assistant Professor

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    Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
    Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
    20122024

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    Personal profile

    Personal profile

    Dr. Borgna obtained his Medical Surgeon (MD) degree from the Andrés Bello University in 2009. He completed his doctoral thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Luis Burzio at the Fundación Ciencia & Life, working on non-coding RNA in kidney cancer, obtaining a doctorate in Biotechnology in 2014. Dr. Borgna enters the specialization in Urological Surgery graduating in 2019 from the University of Santiago and subsequently completes a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery. He currently works as Head of the Uro-Oncology Unit at the Barros Luco Hospital in Santiago.

    Teaching

    Dr. Borgna is part of the academic faculty of the Doctorate in Immunology and Microbiology at the San Sebastián University. He has worked academically as a professor in charge of the Research Methodology course at the Andrés Bello University and in the Undergraduate Urology course at the University of Santiago.

    Research interests

    Dr. Borgna has worked on the development of therapies against genitourinary cancer, developing xenographic and syngeneic models via subcutaneous and orthotopic routes. He has participated as a co-investigator in FONDEF Projects and in 2019 he obtained a Fondecyt Inicio as a principal investigator. He has dedicated recent years to the study of intratumoral lymphocytes in human kidney cancer and the development of autologous immunotherapies in cancer.

    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):

    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

    Education/Academic qualification

    Master, Urología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

    … → 2019

    PhD, Biotecnología, Universidad Andrés Bello

    … → 2014

    Bachelor, Médico cirujano, Universidad Andrés Bello

    … → 2009

    External positions

    Mesa de Trabajo Médica de Rescate, INSARAG Naciones Unidades, Ginebra, Suiza

    2020 → …

    Universidad de Santiago de Chile

    2019 → …

    Keywords

    • R Medicine (General)

    Cargo USS

    • Investigador (a)

    Jerarquía Académica

    • Profesor Asistente

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