Development and optimization of tools for the study of human brain anatomical connectivity using high angular resolution diffusion MRI

The Diario Concepción newspaper highlighted the development of a Innovative App to improve the farmacological adherence in hypertensive seniors, in the context of FONDEF ID16AM0007 PROJECT "Transmedial psychoeducational program to improve farmacological adherence of antihypertensive treatment in seniors: Pilot project", led by Dr. Jacqueline Sepúlveda. The development of the app in its technical aspects was led by professor Pamela Guevara, and implemented by Biomedical Civil Engineer of Udec, Constanza Vásquez. It is worth noting that the Project's team is multidisciplinary, with researchers and professionals from different areas: - Jacqueline Sepúlveda (director) and Rayen Pinto, Roberto Iturra, Faculty of Biological Sciences - Hans Müller (alternate director), Faculty of Medicine - Isis Chamblás, Tabita Moreno y Fernando Venegas, Faculty of Social Sciences - Montserrat Victoriano, Faculty of Pharmacy - María Paz Casanova, Faculty of Physics Sciences and Mathematics - Pamela Guevara, Faculty of Engineering - Rosa Aguilera, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences - Patricia Cid, Faculty of Nursing - Camila Alvial, Industrial Designer, AIEP - Adolfo Hernández, Journalist, UdeC Plus a large number of collaborating students from different faculties. Among them we highlight the Biomedical Engineering student, Christopher Vergara, who helped in the digital alfabetization of the seniors via home visits. Full interview in Diario Concepción.  

Professor Pamela Guevara appeared in a reportage from El Sur newspaper titled "Women in Science: family determines the freedom to dare", along with two other young professionals of the area. In this, the academic and current Biomedical Civil Engineering Director talks about her time as a student at Universidad de Concepción, the gender gap in her major, and the importance of her parents' support and motivation for her to study whatever she wanted, no matter the prejudice associated to a woman in science. When I was a kid my interest was always towards science. And my parents always encouraged me to study whatever I wanted, and they really liked that I choose engineering, not only because my dad was one, but also because they know I liked everything about engineering. The article aims to highlight the importance of family support in women and young female students that wish to develop in science and technology, with the goal of overcoming the prejudices associated to them in STEM (Sciente, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) vocations. Regarding that, professor Pamela says: Since very little, girls are encouraged and congratulated by looking pretty, smile or having a nice gesture; and the boys when they achieve concrete objective, like solving a puzzle... ...I believe that the fear to participate or encourage STEM vocations in girls and young females is because there is ignorance that, in fact, there are no difference between the development of boys and girls, as people usually think. Source: Diario El Sur. Complete reportage in http://www.elsur.cl/impresa/2018/04/24/full/cuerpo-principal/16/.  

Professor Pamela Guevara, Biomedical Civil Engineering Director, Electronic Civil Engineer from UdeC, PhD in Physics of Paris-Sud University (France) is one of the few people that work on difussion Magnetic Resonance in Latin America. It counts with international level researchs and publications in the most prestigious journals of the area. She was highlighted in the "100 Female UdeC Engineers", Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepción. Full interview at: http://www.ing.udec.cl/…/nosotras-creemos-en-la-igualdad-o…/.