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Professor of Medicine at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Head, Division of Rheumatology and Director of the Program for Translational Research in Cell Therapy, in collaboration with the Labs of Cellular & Molecular Immunology and of Nano-regenerative Medicine, at the Center for Biomedical Research & Innovation (CIIB) at Universidad de los Andes.
Interests in Clinical and Translational Research in Autoimmunity, Connective Tissue Diseases including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Osteoarticular diseases including Osteoarthritis. Basic and Clinical Research in Medical Advanced Therapies, including Cell Therapy with Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Cell derivatives.
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Center of Interventional Medicine for Precision and Advanced Cellular Therapy (IMPACT)
Khoury, M., Alcayaga-Miranda, F., Cuenca, J., Acevedo, J. P., Figueroa, F., Luz Crawford, P. A., Wyneken, Ú., Illanes, S., Batiz, L. F., Busso, D., Busso, D., J. Monteiro, L., Nardocci, G., Enrione, J., Espinoza, F., Valenzuela Bravo, M. T. & Prieto, M.
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), Chile
1/11/21 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Desarrollo de Metodologías para la generación de epitelio corneal a partir de mucosa oral
1/06/13 → 30/12/13
Project: Research
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Current status of cell-based therapies for respiratory virus infections: Applicability to COVID-19
Khoury, M., Cuenca, J., Cruz, F. F., Figueroa, F. E., Rocco, P. R. M. & Weiss, D. J., 1 Jun 2020, In: European Respiratory Journal. 55, 6, 2000858.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access131 Scopus citations -
Magic realism: a Latin American paradigm for stem cell research & development?
Khoury, M. & Figueroa, F. E., 1 Feb 2020, In: Gene Therapy. 27, 1-2, p. 2-5 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Mitochondrial transfer from MSCs to T cells induces Treg differentiation and restricts inflammatory response
Court, A. C., Le-Gatt, A., Luz-Crawford, P., Parra, E., Aliaga-Tobar, V., Bátiz, L. F., Contreras, R. A., Ortúzar, M. I., Kurte, M., Elizondo-Vega, R., Maracaja-Coutinho, V., Pino-Lagos, K., Figueroa, F. E. & Khoury, M., 5 Feb 2020, In: EMBO Reports. 21, 2, e48052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with chronic kidney disease: A pilot study assessing safety and clinical feasibility
Villanueva, S., González, F., Lorca, E., Tapia, A., Valentina López, G., Strodthoff, R., Fajre, F., Carreño, J. E., Valjalo, R., Vergara, C., Lecanda, M., Bartolucci, J., Figueroa, F. E. & Khoury, M., 2019, In: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice. 38, 2, p. 176-185 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) for Knee Osteoarthritis: Repeated MSC Dosing Is Superior to a Single MSC Dose and to Hyaluronic Acid in a Controlled Randomized Phase I/II Trial
Matas, J., Orrego, M., Amenabar, D., Infante, C., Tapia-Limonchi, R., Cadiz, M. I., Alcayaga-Miranda, F., González, P. L., Muse, E., Khoury, M., Figueroa, F. E. & Espinoza, F., Mar 2019, In: Stem cells translational medicine. 8, 3, p. 215-224 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access86 Scopus citations
Activities
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Mesenchymal stem cell-transferred mitochondria elicit an immune function reprogramming that entails T regulatory cell commitment and clinical improvement of graft vs host disease
Angela C. Court (Speaker), Alice Le-Gatt (Keynote speaker), Patricia Alejandra Luz Crawford (Speaker), Victor Aliaga-Tobar (Speaker), Luis Federico Batiz (Speaker), Eliseo Parra (Speaker), Rafael Contreras (Speaker), María Ignacia Ortúzar (Speaker), Mónica Kurte (Speaker), Roberto Elizondo-Vega (Speaker), Vinicius Maracaja-Coutinho (Speaker), Karina Pino-Lagos (Speaker), Radmila Velarde (Speaker), Maroun Khoury (Speaker) & Fernando Figueroa (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Courses
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DOCB1210 Avances Biotecnológicos en Medicina
Course
Press / Media
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Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Show Promise as Heart Failure Treatment
12/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Clinical Trial: Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC's) in Renal Lupus
18/04/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Stem cell treatment trials may give relief to heart failure patients
22/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
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Stem Cells From Umbilical Cords of Newborn Babies Show Promise in Repairing Heart Damage
12/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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