Curriculum vitae
Ten most relevant publications
(*) equal contribution
Monasterio G*, Morales RA*, Bejarano DA., Abalo X., Fransson J., Larsson L., Schlitzer A., Lundeberg J., Das S., & Villablanca EJ. A versatile tissue rolling technique for spatial-omics analyses of the entire murine gastrointestinal tract. 2024
Nature Protocols. PMID: 38906985

Frede A*, Czarnewski P*, Monasterio G*, Tripathi KP., Bejarano DA., Ramirez RA., Sorini C., Larsson L., Luo X., Geerlings L., Novella-Rausell C., Zagami C., Kuiper A., Morales RA., Castillo F., Hunt M., Mariano LL., Hu YOO., Engblom C., Lennon-Duménil AM., Mittenzwei R., Westendorf AM., Hövelmeyer N., Lundeberg J., Saez-Rodriguez J., Schlitzer A., Das S., & Villablanca EJ. B cell expansion hinders the stroma-epithelium regenerative crosstalk during mucosal healing. 2022
Immunity. PMID: 36462502

Das S., Parigi SM, Luo, X, Fransson J., Kern, BC., Okhovat A., Diaz OE., Sorini C., Czarnewski P., Webb AT., Morales RA., Lebon S., Monasterio G., Castillo F., Tripathi KP., He N., Pelczar P., Schaltenberg N., De la Fuente M., Lopez-Köstner F., Nylen S., Larsen HL., Kuiper R., Antonson P., Hermoso MA., Huber S., Biton M., Scharaw a., Gustafsson JA., Katahisto P. & Villablanca EJ. Liver X receptor unlinks intestinal regeneration and tumorigenesis.
Nature. PMID: 39567700
Parigi SM., Larsson L, Das S, Ramirez-Flores RO, Frede A, Tripathi KP, Diaz OE, Selin K, Morales R, Luo X, Monasterio G., Engblom C., Gagliani N., Saez-Rodriguez J., Lundeberg J. & Villablanca EJ. The spatial transcriptomic landscape of the healing mouse intestine following damage. 2022
Nature Communications. PMID: 35149721
Morales RA, Rabahi S, Diaz OE, Salloum Y, Kern BC, Westling M, Luo X, Parigi SM, Monasterio G., Das S, Hernández PP, Villablanca EJ,. Interleukin-10 regulates goblet cell numbers through Notch signaling in the developing zebrafish intestine. 2022.
Mucosal Immunology. PMID: 35840681
Monasterio G, Castillo C, Astorga J, Hoare A, Terraza-Aguirre C, Cafferata E, Villablanca EJ, Vernal R. O-polysaccharide Plays a Major Role on the Virulence and Immunostimulatory Potential of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans During Periodontal Infection. 2020.
Frontiers in Immunology. PMID: 33193431
Díaz-Zúñiga J, More J, Melgar-Rodríguez S, Jiménez-Unión M, Villalobos-Orchard F, Muñoz-Manríquez C, Monasterio G, Valdés JL, Vernal R, Paula-Lima A. Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Pathology Triggered by Porphyromonas gingivalis in Wild Type Rats Is Serotype Dependent. 2020
Frontiers in Immunology. PMID: 33240277
Vicencio E, Cordero E, Cortés B, Palominos S, Parra P, Mella T, Henrríquez C, Salazar N, Monasterio G, Cafferata E, Murgas P, Vernal R, Cortez C. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Induces Autophagy in Human Junctional Epithelium Keratinocytes. 2020
Cells. PMID: 32423042
Monasterio G, Fernández B, Castillo F, Rojas C, Cafferata EA, Rojas L, Alvarez C, Fernández A, Hernández M, Bravo D, Vernal R. Capsular-defective Porphyromonas gingivalis mutant strains induce less alveolar bone resorption than W50 wild-type strain due to a decreased Th1/Th17 immune response and less osteoclast activity. 2019.
Journal of Periodontology. PMID: 30397909
Monasterio G, Castillo F, Ibarra JP, Guevara J, Rojas L, Alvarez C, Fernández B, Agüero A, Betancur D, Vernal R. Alveolar bone resorption and Th1/Th17-associated immune response triggered during Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans-induced experimental periodontitis are serotype-dependent. 2018.
Journal of Periodontology. PMID: 30030845
Current and past fellowships and grants as main applicant
2024. Swedish Research Council (VR) Starting Grant (6.000.000SEK)
2023. European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO) Research Grant (€80.000)
2023. International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) Osteology Foundation New Investigator Award in Oral Tissue Regeneration (One US$75.000)
2023. Swedish Society for Immunology (SWIMM) Travel Grant for assistance to Osteology Symposium, Barcelona, Spain. (€600)
2022. Karolinska Institute foundation Research Grant (€10.970)
2022. Travel Grant for assistance to Gordon Research Conference in Immunochemistry and Immunobiology, Barcelona, Spain.
2022. Cancerfonden (The Swedish Cancer Society) Postdoctoral Grant (€210.000, 3 years salary, success rate 12.8%)
2022. Lars Hierta Memorial Foundation Research Grant (€5.000)
2021. Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation Research Grant (€15.000)
2021. Osteology Young Researcher Grant (20-184) (€30.000)
2018. Funding for PhD operational expenses from the Chilean Government.
2018. Travel grant for assistance to International Conference from the Chilean Government.
2018. Scholarship for 10 months Internship abroad (Sweden) from the Chilean Government.
2016. PhD fellowship ANID 21170297 from the Chilean Government (4 years salary)2016. Travel grant for assistance to International Conference from the Chilean Government.
