Jorge González Cortés, Ph.D.
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Health Sciences Faculty
- Institution
- University of Antofagasta
- Address
- Avenida Universidad de Antofagata 02800
- City
- Antofagasta
- Country
- Chile
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.uantof.cl/fac_salud/
- Research field
- Parasitology
- Award year
- 1994
- Country of origin
- Chile
- Mentor name
- Victor Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D.
Research
My lab interests are focused on 1) Remodeling protozoan parasites; 2) Isolation and characterization of proteolytic enzymes of protozoa. In addition, I am interested in Trypanosoma cruzi virulence and signals involved in Trichomonas vaginalis attachment and proliferation.