People

Group Leader

Prof. Pedro Saa

pnsaa@ing.puc.cl

Pedro Saa received the BSc in Biological Engineering and MEngSc in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering degrees with maximum distinction in 2012 from the School of Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC). He was awarded prizes for Best Master thesis and Best postgraduate student of the department. In 2017, he received his PhD degree in Systems Biology from The University of Queensland under the supervision of Prof. Lars Nielsen. In 2018, Pedro Saa took an appointment as Assistant Professor of the Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering at PUC. In 2021, he took a joint appointment as Assistant Professor at the Institute for Mathematical and Computational Engineering, PUC. He has been actively involved in the development of novel mathematical frameworks for better understanding cellular metabolism. These frameworks hold a wide range of applications from metabolic engineering to personalized medicine. 

Current Lab Members

PhD students

Francisca Villanueva (2024 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Jorge Garay (2023 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Álvaro Altamirano (2019 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Master students

Ignacio Tapia (2024 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

María Catalina Casanueva (2022 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Sebastián Zapararte (2022 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Ricardo Leiva (2021 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Benjamín Espinoza (2021 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Vicente Herrera (2020 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Past Lab Members

Carolina Deantas (2021 - 2023). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

(Bioprocess Engineer at Merkén Biotech)