Agreements
 

As part of CETHA development strategy, there has been a fruitful cooperation with professional from different areas. Research has multiplied as a result of Agreements for development, in which research projects have applying to internal contests from the related institutions and then to external public or private funds.

Nowadays there are Agreements with:
 

Universidad de Antofagasta.
Research areas:

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Health Beliefs of the Mining population. Health Faculty - Nursing Department and Social Sciences Faculty ö Anthropology Department.
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Biological Variables Mathematics Model. Basic Sciences Faculty ö Mathematics Department.
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New Teaching Models in altitude physiology. Health Faculty ö Kinesiology Department.
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Arsenic in Biologic Fluids. Health Faculty and Chemistry Faculty.

 

Teaching Areas:
Human Physiology

 

Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Research: Oxidative Stress in discontinuous hypoxy models.

 

Biochemical Teaching. Universidad de Santiago.
Research: Immune changes by arsenic exposure.

Regional Sports and Recreation Coordination, II region. Support and research on sports played in altitude.
 

FONDEF - CORFO (Scientific and technologic development fund).
Governmental organization that co-finances national projects. Research is done by Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad de Santiago, Universidad de Antofagasta and Asociación Chilena de Seguridad together. It also includes the participation of the following companies: Noranda Chile;Fundición Alnorte; Compañía Minera Zaldivar, Laboratorio Chile S.A. and Empresa Sanitaria del Norte (ESSAN).

FONDEF D99I-1060:
"Use of a antioxidant therapy in order to diminish the arsenicâs genotoxicity in high risk populations"

3 years research with a cost of M$ 800.000.

 

We are open to new ideas and to promote scientific research with our own funds plus the external ones. Contact us at 56-55-256250 o 56-2-6852259 or at cetha@entelchile.net.