Human metapneumovirus is one of the most dangerous viruses in acute respiratory infections and currently has no specific treatment or vaccines to combat it.

Report on winners of the Avonni 2019 award.

"Diagnostic tests only detect viruses, they do not detect bacteria, nor do they report on the severity of inflammatory response and the severity of infection. All of this along with the high costs of current testing creates the challenge and opportunity to develop one test that detects the multiple infectious agents in the respiratory tract in a specific, sensitive and simultaneous way and that detects some gravity and prognosis parameters of the patient so the doctor may decide on the best treatment option.”

Research / Diagnostic Line
Project:
Immunological Tools to Detect Respiratory Pathogens

More and more researchers are dedicated exclusively to applied science whose findings are improving the quality of life of people in Chile and the world.

Interview with Dr. Hernán González, about kit to determine if it is necessary undergo surgery for thyroid cancer.

"The development of this project has allowed us to generate a multidisciplinary knowledge platform in order to collaborate in solving the problem of the increasing incidence of metabolic diseases in our population and at a global level."

Research / Therapy Line
Project:
Development of new drugs for the treatment of hypertension and metabolic syndrome

Interview about drug that seeks to fight obesity.

Director of the Millennium Institute in Immunology and Immunotherapy, IMII, Dr. Alexis Kalergis was nominated to integrate the executive committee of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), the world's leading body in the area.

The endocrinologist Carlos Fardella works on blocking an enzyme that causes an increase in fat cells.

Report with Dr. Hernán González, about method used to detect thyroid cancer and prevent unnecessary surgerys.