Bioengineer from the Universidad de Concepción and PhD biological sciences, mention cellular and molecular biology at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. She is currently a Professor at the School of medical technology of the Universidad Sabastián. She is promoting her line dedicated to studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the transport of intracellular lipids, including cholesterol, and the consequences of hypercholesterolemia supraphysiological in pregnancy, as well as studying how altered lipid transport impacts lysosomal dysfunction, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. In the last years, she has participated in 1 Fondecyt project as an investigator. She has been awarded 1 Post-doctorate fund at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her research has generated 10 indexed publications (SCOPUS), and around 20 presentations at national and international conferences. At the national level, she collaborates with researchers from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Universidad de Los Andes.

Dra María José Yáñez completed her PhD in biological sciences, mention cellular and molecular biology at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. During her Doctoral thesis, she evaluated the role of c-Abl in APP processing and its implication in Niemann-Pick type C disease models. She determined that c-Abl promotes APP amyloidogenic processing in Niemann-Pick type C disease. Upon completion, she did a postdoctoral fellow at the Gastroenterology Department in the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Her Postdoctoral formation focused on understanding Gaucher disease (GD) and the relevance of the c-Abl kinase with necroapoptotic RIP3 signaling pathway. Currently, she is Assistant Professor at Universidad San Sebastian.

Dra. María José Yáñez participated actively as a teacher at the Universidad San Sebastian. In the last 7 years, her main teaching activities involved being the head and responsible for practical activities in the courses of Cellular Biology Cellular, General Biochemical, and Molecular Diagnosis. She also did classes at different university institutions, such as the Universidad de Concepción, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins.