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Universidad de Concepción: Concepción, CL

2023-03-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Biología Celular)
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Esteban G. Contreras

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Neuro- und Verhaltensbiologie: Munster, DE

2020-09-01 to 2023-01-31 | Postdoc (Institut für Neuro- und Verhaltensbiologie)
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Esteban G. Contreras

Universidad de Chile: Santiago de Chile, CL

2016-03-01 to 2020-08-31 | Postdoc (Neuroscience)
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Esteban G. Contreras

Universidad de Chile: Santiago de Chile, CL

2015-03-01 to 2016-02-28 | Postdoc (Biology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2010-10-01 to 2014-09-30 | PhD (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
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Esteban G. Contreras

University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30 | MPhil (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
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Esteban G. Contreras

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Santiago, CL

2002-03-01 to 2006-06-30 | BA in Biochemistry (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas)
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Works (17)

The <i>Drosophila</i> blood-brain barrier invades the nervous system in a GPCR-dependent manner.

Frontiers in cellular neuroscience
2024-05-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Contreras EG; Kautzmann S; Klämbt C
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The Drosophila blood-brain barrier emerges as a model for understanding human brain diseases

Neurobiology of Disease
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Contreras, Esteban G.; Kla, Christian
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NanoDam identifies Homeobrain (ARX) and Scarecrow (NKX2.1) as conserved temporal factors in the Drosophila central brain and visual system.

Developmental cell
2022-04-21 | Journal article
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Esteban G. Contreras

The Fly Blood-Brain Barrier Fights Against Nutritional Stress

Neuroscience Insights
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2633-1055
Part of ISSN: 2633-1055
Contributors: Esteban G. Contreras
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The serine protease homologue, Scarface, is sensitive to nutrient availability and modulates the development of the Drosophila blood brain barrier

The Journal of Neuroscience
2021-07-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0270-6474
Part of ISSN: 1529-2401
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Esteban G. Contreras

NanoDam identifies novel temporal transcription factors conserved between the Drosophila central brain and visual system

2021-06-07 | Other
Contributors: Jocelyn L.Y. Tang; Anna E. Hakes; Robert Krautz; Takumi Suzuki; Esteban G. Contreras; Paul M. Fox; Andrea H. Brand
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Slit/Robo Signaling Regulates Multiple Stages of the Development of the Drosophila Motion Detection System

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
2021-04-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-634X
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Esteban G. Contreras

Balance Between Tooth Size and Tooth Number Is Controlled by Hyaluronan

Frontiers in Physiology
2020-08-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-042X
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Esteban G. Contreras

Slit neuronal secretion coordinates optic lobe morphogenesis in Drosophila.

Developmental biology
2019-10-10 | Journal article
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Novel Strategies for the Generation of Neuronal Diversity: Lessons From the Fly Visual System

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
2019-05-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1662-5099
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The proneural wave in the Drosophila optic lobe is driven by an excitable reaction-diffusion mechanism

eLife
2019-02-22 | Journal article
Contributors: David J Jörg; Elizabeth E Caygill; Anna E Hakes; Esteban G Contreras; Andrea H Brand; Benjamin D Simons
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p53 is required for brain growth but is dispensable for resistance to nutrient restriction during Drosophila larval development.

PLoS ONE
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Contreras EG; Sierralta J; Glavic A
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Dynamic Notch signalling regulates neural stem cell state progression in the Drosophila optic lobe.

Neural development
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Contreras EG; Egger B; Gold KS; Brand AH
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The transcription factor SoxD controls neuronal guidance in the Drosophila visual system.

Scientific reports
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Contreras EG; Palominos T; Glavic Á; Brand AH; Sierralta J; Oliva C
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A role for Lin-28 in growth and metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster.

Mechanisms of development
2018-06 | Journal article
Contributors: González-Itier S; Contreras EG; Larraín J; Glavic Á; Faunes F
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Spinal cord regeneration in Xenopus tadpoles proceeds through activation of Sox2-positive cells

Neural Development
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84862232077

Contributors: Gaete, M.; Muñoz, R.; Sánchez, N.; Tampe, R.; Moreno, M.; Contreras, E.G.; Lee-Liu, D.; Larraín, J.
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Esteban G. Contreras via Scopus - Elsevier

Early requirement of Hyaluronan for tail regeneration in Xenopus tadpoles

Development
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-69049106521

Contributors: Contreras, E.G.; Gaete, M.; Sánchez, N.; Carrasco, H.; Larraín, J.
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Peer review (14 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

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