Professor Wyneken belongs to the Neurosciences Program of the UANDES School of Medicine. Among her research, studies on Biomarkers in Bipolar Disorder and Depression stand out.
The Chilean Society of Neuroscience unanimously decided to grant the "Lifetime Achievement Award in Neuroscience" to Ursula Wyneken, an academic at the School of Medicine of the Universidad de los Andes.
"The Society distinguishes each year a national scientist for his or her outstanding contribution in the area of Neuroscience. This year we wanted to recognize Ursula Wyneken for the great contribution that her work has made to the development of this discipline in our country, in addition to deeply thank her for the commitment she has always shown to our Society."Dr. Maria Pertusa Pastor, president of the Chilean Society of Neuroscience, comments.
The academic Ursula Wyneken studied Biochemistry at the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the University of Chile, Santiago de Chile. She then completed a Master's degree in Neurobiology and Behavioral Sciences, and a PhD in Biomedicine, both at the University of Chile. She is currently an academic at the Faculty of Medicine where she directs undergraduate and graduate courses. She is also a researcher at the Center for Biomedical Research and Innovation (CiiB) of the Universidad de los Andes.
Professor Wyneken belongs to the Neurosciences Program of the UANDES School of Medicine, where she directs research on the communication between the Central Nervous System and the periphery through extracellular vesicles, especially under stress conditions. She also directs studies on Biomarkers in Bipolar Disorder and Depression.