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Professional Information
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.
Additional Research Interests
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.
Education/Academic qualification
Especialización en Reumatología, University of California
1985 → 1987
Especialista en Medicina Interna, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
… → 1981
External positions
Miembro Honorario, Academia Chilena de Medicina
2024 → …
Miembro Comité Consultivo de la Facultad de Medicina , Universidad de Piura
2016 → …
Miembro Comité Editorial RMD Open, British Medical Journal
2015 → 2022
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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IMPACT: CENTER OF INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE FOR PRECISION AND ADVANCED CELLULAR THERAPY
Khoury, M. (Director), Alcayaga-Miranda, F. (Principal Investigator), Cuenca, J. (Principal Investigator), Acevedo, J. P. (Principal Investigator), Figueroa, F. (Principal Investigator), Luz Crawford, P. A. (Principal Investigator), Wyneken, Ú. (Principal Investigator), Illanes, S. (Principal Investigator), Batiz, L. F. (Associate Investigator), Busso, D. (Associate Investigator), J. Monteiro, L. (Associate Investigator), Nardocci, G. (Associate Investigator), Enrione, J. I. (Associate Investigator), Espinoza, F. (Associate Investigator), Valenzuela Bravo, M. T. (Associate Investigator) & Prieto, M. (Associate Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)
1/11/21 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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FONDECYT REGULAR - 1211749: IMPACT OF HORIZONTAL ARTIFICIAL TRANSFER OF MITOCHONDRIA ON UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION AND ITS CLINICAL RELEVANCE IN GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE.
Khoury, M. (Principal Investigator), Luz Crawford, P. A. (Co-Investigator), Court, A. C. (Co-Investigator) & Figueroa, F. (Co-Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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FONDECYT REGULAR - 1201420: Mitochondrial transfer within the osteoarthritic joint: restoration of the dysfunctional stress-response and metabolic pathway in cartilage in-vitro and in an animal model of disease
Figueroa, F. (Principal Investigator), Khoury, M. (Co-Investigator), Luz Crawford, P. A. (Co-Investigator) & Court, A. C. (Co-Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)
1/04/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Mitochondrial transfer from mesenchymal stem cells for osteoarthritis treatment
Figueroa, F. (Principal Investigator) & Luz Crawford, P. A. (Co-Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)
1/03/20 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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FONDECYT REGULAR - 1170852: Functional impact of MSC mitochondrial transfer to T lymphocytes and its clinical relevance in a Graft versus Host Disease
Khoury, M. (Principal Investigator), Luz Crawford, P. A. (Co-Investigator), Pino-Lagos, K. (Co-Investigator) & Figueroa, F. (Co-Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)
1/04/17 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells mitochondria transplantation as a cell-free therapy for osteoarthritis
Vega-Letter, A. M., García-Guerrero, C., Yantén-Fuentes, L., Pradenas, C., Herrera-Luna, Y., Lara-Barba, E., Bustamante-Barrientos, F. A., Rojas, M., Araya, M. J., Jeraldo, N., Aros, C., Troncoso, F., Poblete, D., Court, A., Ortloff, A., Barraza, J., Velarde, F., Farkas, C., Carril, C. & Luque-Campos, N. & 16 others, , Dec 2025, In: Journal of Translational Medicine. 23, 1, 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Mitochondrial transfer balances cell redox, energy and metabolic homeostasis in the osteoarthritic chondrocyte preserving cartilage integrity
Court, A. C., Vega-Letter, A. M., Parra-Crisóstomo, E., Velarde, F., García, C., Ortloff, A., Vernal, R., Pradenas, C., Luz-Crawford, P., Khoury, M. & Figueroa, F. E., 2024, In: Theranostics. 14, 17, p. 6471-6486 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Survival advantage of native and engineered T cells is acquired by mitochondrial transfer from mesenchymal stem cells
Court, A. C., Parra-Crisóstomo, E., Castro-Córdova, P., Abdo, L., Aragão, E. A. A., Lorca, R., Figueroa, F. E., Bonamino, M. H. & Khoury, M., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Translational Medicine. 22, 1, p. 868 868.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
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 Access206 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
1 Scopus citations
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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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
Court, A. C. (Speaker), Le-Gatt, A. (Keynote speaker), Luz Crawford, P. A. (Speaker), Aliaga-Tobar, V. (Speaker), Batiz, L. F. (Speaker), Parra, E. (Speaker), Contreras, R. (Speaker), Ortúzar, M. I. (Speaker), Kurte, M. (Speaker), Elizondo-Vega, R. (Speaker), Maracaja-Coutinho, V. (Speaker), Pino-Lagos, K. (Speaker), Velarde, R. (Speaker), Khoury, M. (Speaker) & Figueroa, F. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Courses
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DOCB1210 Avances Biotecnológicos en Medicina
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