Catalina Pardo Roa

Ariyama N#, Pardo-Roa C#, Muñoz G, Aguayo C, Ávila C, Mathieu C, Almonacid LI, Medina RA, Brito B, Johow M, Neira V. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Wild Birds, Chile. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Sep;29(9):1842-1845. doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230067. Epub 2023 Jul 24. PMID: 37487166; PMCID: PMC10461661.

Tong X, McNamara RP, Avendaño MJ, Serrano EF, García-Salum T, Pardo-Roa C, Bertera HL, Chicz TM, Levican J, Poblete E, Salinas E, Muñoz A, Riquelme A, Alter G, Medina RA. Waning and boosting of antibody Fc-effector functions upon SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Nat Commun. 2023 Jul 13;14(1):4174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39189-8. PMID: 37443074; PMCID: PMC10345146.

Valenzuela G, Alarcón-Andrade G, Schulze-Schiapacasse C, …, Pardo-Roa C, …, Medina RA. Short-term complications and post-acute sequelae in hospitalized paediatric patients with COVID-19 and obesity: A multicenter cohort study. Pediatr Obes. 2023 Feb; 18(2) : e12980. DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12980.

Bennett B, Urzúa-Encina C, Pardo-Roa C, …, Ramirez VN. First report and genetic characterization of Seneca Valley virus (SVV) in Chile. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 Nov 3. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14747.

Sebastián VP, Moreno-Tapia D, Melo-González F, …, Pardo-Roa C, …, Bueno SM. Limited Heme Oxygenase Contribution to Modulating the Severity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Infection. 2022. Antioxidants (Open Acces; SJR: Q1/1.01; Impact Factor: 7.6 ). May 24;11(6):1040. DOI: 10.3390/antiox11061040.

Nicolas A. Muena; Tamara Garcia-Salum; Catalina Pardo-Roa; …; Rafael A. Medina. 2022. Induction of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies by CoronaVac and BNT162b2 vaccines in naïve and seropositive individuals. EbioMedicine, Apr 78:103972.  DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.103972.

Bartsch YC, Tong X, Kang J, …, Pardo-Roa C, …, Alter G. Omicron variant Spike-specific antibody binding and Fc activity are preserved in recipients of mRNA or inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. Sci Transl Med. 2021 Apr 27;14(642):eabn9243. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abn9243.

Jenniffer Angulo, Constanza Martinez-Valdebenito, Catalina Pardo-Roa; …; Marcela Ferrés. Assessment of mutations and deletions associated with genomic variants of SARS-CoV-2: RT-qPCR as a rapid and affordable tool to monitoring the variants of concern (VOC) circulating in Chile, 2021. Frontiers in Medicine , Feb. 2022. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.841073

Catalina Pardo-Roa, Geraldyne A. Salazar, Loreani Noguera, …, Susan M. Bueno. 2019. Pathogenicity island excision during Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection is required to cross the epithelial barrier and initiate tissue colonization in mice. PloS Pathogens. 2019 Dec 4;1(12):e100812. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.100812.

Berkowitz L, Pardo-Roa C, Ramírez G, …, Bueno SM. 2019. The absence of interleukin 10 affects the morphology, differentiation, granule content and the production of cryptidin-4 in Paneth cells in mice 2019. PLoS One. Sep 11;14(9):e0221618. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221618. eCollection.

Berkowitz L, Pardo-Roa C, Salazar GA, …, Bueno SM. 2019. Mucosal Exposure to Cigarette Components Induces Intestinal Inflammation and Alters Antimicrobial Response in Mice. Front. Immunol. 2 September, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02289.

Peñaloza HF, Noguera LP, Ahn D …, Pardo-Roa C, …, Bueno SM. 2019. Interleukin-10 produced by myeloid derived suppressor cells provides protection to Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST28 by enhancing its clearance in the airways. Infect Immun. DOI: 10.1128/IAI.0066-18.

Alejandro Piña-Iturbe, Diego Ulloa-Allendes, Catalina Pardo-Roa, …, Susan M. Bueno. 2018. Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of a novel family of Enterobacteriaceae-associated genomic islands that share a conserved excision/integration module. Scientific Reports. Jul 6;8 (1):10292. DOI: 10.1038/s4198-018-2837-0.

Geraldyne Alessandra Salazar, Bárbara Melinka Schultz, Carolina Paduro, Catalina Pardo Roa, …, Susan M Bueno. 2018. Persistent Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection increases the susceptibility of mice to develop intestinal inflammation, Front. Immunol. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01166.

Berkowitz L, Schultz BM, …, Pardo-Roa C, …, Bueno SM. 2018. Impact of Cigarette Smoking on the Gastrointestinal Tract Inflammation: Opposing Effects in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Front. Immunol. No. 9:74. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00074

Geraldyne A. Salazar, Hernán F. Peñaloza, Catalina Pardo-Roa, …, Susan M. Bueno. 2017. Interleukin-10 Production by T and B Cells Is a Key Factor to Promote Systemic Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection in Mice. Front. Immunol. No. 8, Aug. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00889

Nieto PA, Pardo-Roa C, Salazar-Echegarai FJ, …, Bueno SM. New insights about excisable pathogenicity islands in Salmonella and their contribution to virulence. 2016. Microbes and Infection. No. 18, 302-309,. DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.02.001

Daniela Haro, Anelio Aguayo-Lobo, Olivia Blank, …, Catalina Pardo, Iris Cáceres-Saez. 2015. Nuevo varamiento masivo de orca falsa, Pseudorca crassidens, en el Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía,  No. 1, 149-1, DOI: 10.4067/S0718-19572015000100013

C. Dougnac*;  C. Pardo*; …, P. Retamal. Detection of Salmonella enterica in Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) of Chilean Patagonia: evidences of inter-species transmission. 2014. Epidemiol. Infect. July. DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002052. *These authors contributed equally to this work.

2013-2026 INACH RT-30-22. Antarctic, Last Frontier: Surveillance and Preparedness for the emergence of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses, Rol: Investigador Principal. Co investigadores: Victor M. Neira, Leonardo Almonacid, Ana Silvia-Reiche, Daniel Perez, Barbara Brito.

May 2023 – Apr 2025 NIH-Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) (1 year) : Option 18A: CEIRS-Coordinated Evolution and Assessment of H5Nx viruses in Central and South America. Director: Rafael Medina, Rol: Investigador Principal Chile.

2023 – 2025 FONDECYT 11231122 Initiation into Research. Epithelial host factors modulating viral interference during an Influenza – SARS-CoV-2 coinfection. Rol: Investigador Principal.

2021 – 2027: NIH-Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) Contract HHSN 75N93021C00014 (7 years): Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis and Transmission

Component 1: Influenza Disease Severity: A Comprehensive Analytical Approach in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Director: Adolfo García-Sastre, Investigador Principal: Rafael Medina, Rol: Co-investigador.

2021 – 2025: NIH-Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) – HHSN272201400008C (5 years): Cross-Center COVID-19 Research: Natural history of SARS-CoV-2 in comparison to Influenza A virus: a multi-site study focused in the Southern Hemisphere and equatorial regions. Director: Adolfo García-Sastre, Investigador Principal: Rafael Medina, Rol: Co-investigador.

Salud Pública

Secuenciación genómica del virus Influenza A virus como apoyo a la vigilancia nacional durante el brote del virus altamente patogénico H5N1. (Secuencias disponibles en Genbank y GISAID).

Secuenciación genómica del virus SARS-CoV-2 como parte del plan nacional de aceleración de la vigilancia genómica nacional durante la pandemia del COVID-19 (secuencias disponibles en GISAID y a través de la plataforma UC local Auspice)

Organizador y moderador del simposio: “Evolution, Pathogenesis and Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2”. Congreso digital SOMICH 2020.

Monitor: World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival, WOMAD-Chile. Stand: Virodomo; Iniciativa Científica Milenio, Contagia Ciencia Chile. Santiago – Chile. February 16 to 18, 2018.

Monitor: X Fiesta de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, EXPLORA-CONICYT. Stand: El maravilloso mundo de los microorganismos. Santiago-Chile. October 6-8, 2016.

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) seleccionado para participar en la segunda edición del curso: “Biosecurity Diplomacy Workshop for Young Scientists from the Global South”. Junio 2021.

Honorary research associate in the School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, August 1st – September 30th , 2019.

CEIRS Cross-Network Training grant, 2019.

Beca postdoctorado ANID-FONDECYT, 2019.

Beca “Apoyo a la Participación de Doctorandos en Eventos Internacionales”; VRI, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2016.

ASM Student/Postdoc Travel Grant para participar del ASM Conference on Salmonella, to be held in Potsdam, Germany; August 29 – September 0 2016

Beca doctorado nacional CONICYT 2014 – 2017

Beca: “Curso Aspectos regulatorios de la FDA” VRI, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2014.