María Ignacia Manríquez

Our university had a year of great developments in key areas such as health, sustainability, education and technology, in addition to international recognitions, interdisciplinary collaborations and contributions to the progress of public policies in our country.

The research seeks to generate concrete solutions to current challenges in different fields of knowledge.

The team led by scientist Maroun Khoury, director of the IMPACT Center of Excellence at the University of the Andes, found that transferring mitochondria (the energy-producing organelles of cells) from mesenchymal stem cells to T cells can significantly increase their survival rates and their ability to fight cancer.