{"id":2084,"date":"2026-10-22T10:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:09:49","slug":"del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/","title":{"rendered":"En el marco del proyecto FOVI 240187, estudiantes de pregrado y postgrado de la Universidad Austral de Chile participaron en una experiencia te\u00f3rico-pr\u00e1ctica orientada a conocer c\u00f3mo la biodiversidad vegetal del sur de Chile puede convertirse en una fuente de conocimiento cient\u00edfico y nuevas oportunidades para la investigaci\u00f3n veterinaria. La iniciativa forma parte de una colaboraci\u00f3n entre instituciones de Chile y Argentina que estudia el potencial de extractos vegetales para la prevenci\u00f3n y tratamiento de la mastitis bovina.  El Bosque Valdiviano alberga una extraordinaria diversidad de especies vegetales, muchas de ellas productoras de compuestos naturales cuyo potencial biol\u00f3gico contin\u00faa siendo investigado. Comprender c\u00f3mo recolectar, procesar y estudiar estos recursos constituye un paso fundamental para avanzar hacia nuevas aplicaciones en salud animal, promoviendo al mismo tiempo el aprovechamiento responsable de la biodiversidad nativa.  Con este prop\u00f3sito, el martes 13 de octubre, la Dra. Jessica Bravo, directora del Centro de Investigaciones Biom\u00e9dicas (CIB) de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Diego Portales (UDP), lider\u00f3 el taller te\u00f3rico-pr\u00e1ctico \u201cBuenas pr\u00e1cticas de recolecci\u00f3n de especies vegetales y extracci\u00f3n de aceites esenciales\u201d, dirigido a estudiantes de pregrado y postgrado vinculados al Laboratorio de Morfolog\u00eda Aplicada de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh).  La actividad se desarroll\u00f3 en el marco del proyecto FOVI 240187, \u201cExploraci\u00f3n de la Bioactividad de Extractos Vegetales del Bosque Valdiviano para la Prevenci\u00f3n y Tratamiento de la Mastitis Bovina: Un Enfoque Interdisciplinario y Colaborativo entre Instituciones de Argentina y Chile\u201d, iniciativa que promueve la colaboraci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica internacional y el intercambio de capacidades para investigar alternativas de origen natural frente a enfermedades de importancia veterinaria.  De la biodiversidad al conocimiento cient\u00edfico  Durante la jornada, las y los participantes abordaron los principales criterios cient\u00edficos asociados a la recolecci\u00f3n de material vegetal, su correcta identificaci\u00f3n y manejo, as\u00ed como los fundamentos y procedimientos utilizados para la extracci\u00f3n de aceites esenciales.  A trav\u00e9s de actividades te\u00f3ricas y pr\u00e1cticas, el taller permiti\u00f3 comprender c\u00f3mo decisiones tomadas desde las primeras etapas de recolecci\u00f3n y procesamiento pueden influir en la composici\u00f3n qu\u00edmica, la calidad y la reproducibilidad de los extractos obtenidos, aspectos esenciales para su posterior evaluaci\u00f3n biol\u00f3gica.  M\u00e1s all\u00e1 del aprendizaje de una t\u00e9cnica, la experiencia permiti\u00f3 acercar a las y los estudiantes a una l\u00ednea de investigaci\u00f3n que conecta la bot\u00e1nica, la qu\u00edmica de productos naturales, la microbiolog\u00eda y la medicina veterinaria.  Asimismo, la actividad puso de relieve la importancia de desarrollar investigaciones basadas en criterios de rigor cient\u00edfico, trazabilidad y uso responsable de los recursos vegetales, especialmente cuando se busca explorar su potencial para aplicaciones biom\u00e9dicas o veterinarias.  Ciencia colaborativa para enfrentar desaf\u00edos de la salud animal  La mastitis bovina constituye un importante desaf\u00edo sanitario para la producci\u00f3n lechera, debido a sus consecuencias sobre la salud y el bienestar de los animales, la calidad de la leche y la productividad de los sistemas ganaderos.  En este escenario, el estudio de compuestos bioactivos obtenidos de especies vegetales nativas representa una l\u00ednea de investigaci\u00f3n prometedora para explorar nuevas estrategias complementarias de prevenci\u00f3n y tratamiento. Sin embargo, su eventual aplicaci\u00f3n requiere avanzar desde la caracterizaci\u00f3n qu\u00edmica y los estudios experimentales hacia evaluaciones rigurosas de seguridad y eficacia.  El proyecto FOVI 240187 re\u00fane capacidades cient\u00edficas de distintas instituciones de Chile y Argentina, con la participaci\u00f3n de la Dra. Javiera Bahamonde, de la Universidad Austral de Chile; la Dra. Flavia Bruna, del Instituto de Medicina y Biolog\u00eda Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU-CONICET) y de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina; y, desde la Universidad Diego Portales, la Dra. Jessica Bravo y Paola Ramos.  Esta articulaci\u00f3n interdisciplinaria busca fortalecer las capacidades de investigaci\u00f3n, promover el intercambio de conocimientos y generar nuevas oportunidades de colaboraci\u00f3n en torno al estudio de productos naturales y su potencial aplicaci\u00f3n en medicina veterinaria.  Formaci\u00f3n de nuevas generaciones y cooperaci\u00f3n internacional  Uno de los aportes centrales de esta iniciativa es la formaci\u00f3n de capital humano avanzado, mediante experiencias que permiten a estudiantes e investigadores compartir metodolog\u00edas, desarrollar competencias experimentales y establecer v\u00ednculos entre instituciones.  En este contexto, el taller liderado por la Dra. Bravo constituy\u00f3 una instancia concreta de transferencia de conocimientos, acercando herramientas de investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica al \u00e1mbito veterinario y fortaleciendo las redes acad\u00e9micas que sustentan el proyecto.  La actividad, realizada como parte de las acciones de cierre del FOVI 240187, refleja el valor de la colaboraci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica para abordar desaf\u00edos que trascienden las fronteras disciplinarias y geogr\u00e1ficas.  De esta manera, la participaci\u00f3n de la Universidad Diego Portales reafirma el compromiso del Centro de Investigaciones Biom\u00e9dicas con la investigaci\u00f3n interdisciplinaria, la formaci\u00f3n de nuevas generaciones de cient\u00edficos y la generaci\u00f3n de conocimiento que contribuya a la salud animal, bajo una perspectiva integrada de Una Salud (One Health), que reconoce la estrecha relaci\u00f3n entre la salud humana, animal y ambiental.  Desde el Bosque Valdiviano hasta los laboratorios de investigaci\u00f3n, esta colaboraci\u00f3n demuestra c\u00f3mo el estudio responsable de la biodiversidad nativa puede abrir nuevas preguntas cient\u00edficas, fortalecer la cooperaci\u00f3n internacional y aportar al desarrollo de soluciones para desaf\u00edos sanitarios relevantes para Chile y la regi\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">As part of the FOVI 240187 project, undergraduate and postgraduate students from the Universidad Austral de Chile participated in a theoretical and practical workshop exploring how the plant biodiversity of southern Chile can serve as a source of scientific knowledge and open up new opportunities for veterinary research. The initiative is part of a collaboration between institutions in Chile and Argentina investigating the potential of plant extracts for the prevention and treatment of bovine mastitis.<\/p>\n<p>The Valdivian Temperate Rainforest is home to an extraordinary diversity of plant species, many of which produce natural compounds whose biological potential is still being investigated. Understanding how to collect, process, and study these resources is a fundamental step toward developing new applications in animal health while promoting the responsible use of native biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, on Tuesday, October 13, <strong>Dr. Jessica Bravo, Director of the Center for Biomedical Research (CIB) at the Faculty of Medicine of Universidad Diego Portales (UDP),<\/strong> led the theoretical and practical workshop <strong>\u201cGood Practices in Plant Species Collection and Essential Oil Extraction,\u201d<\/strong> aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students affiliated with the Laboratory of Applied Morphology at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh).<\/p>\n<p>The activity took place within the framework of <strong>project FOVI 240187, \u201cExploring the Bioactivity of Plant Extracts from the Valdivian Temperate Rainforest for the Prevention and Treatment of Bovine Mastitis: An Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach between Institutions in Argentina and Chile.\u201d<\/strong> The initiative promotes international scientific collaboration and the exchange of expertise to investigate naturally derived alternatives for addressing diseases of veterinary importance.<\/p>\n<h2>From Biodiversity to Scientific Knowledge<\/h2>\n<p>During the workshop, participants explored the main scientific principles involved in collecting plant material, its proper identification and handling, and the fundamentals and procedures used to extract essential oils.<\/p>\n<p>Through theoretical instruction and hands-on activities, the workshop demonstrated how decisions made during the initial stages of collection and processing can influence the chemical composition, quality, and reproducibility of the resulting extracts. These factors are essential for their subsequent biological evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond learning a specific technique, the experience introduced students to a field of research that brings together botany, natural product chemistry, microbiology, and veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n<p>The activity also highlighted the importance of conducting research based on scientific rigor, traceability, and the responsible use of plant resources, particularly when exploring their potential applications in biomedical and veterinary fields.<\/p>\n<h2>Collaborative Science to<\/h2>\n<h2>Address Animal Health Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>Bovine mastitis represents a major health challenge for dairy production because of its impact on animal health and welfare, milk quality, and the productivity of livestock farming systems.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, studying bioactive compounds obtained from native plant species represents a promising research avenue for exploring new complementary prevention and treatment strategies. However, any potential application requires further research, progressing from chemical characterization and experimental studies to rigorous assessments of safety and efficacy.<\/p>\n<p>Project FOVI 240187 brings together scientific expertise from several institutions in Chile and Argentina. The participating researchers include <strong>Dr. Javiera Bahamonde<\/strong>, from Universidad Austral de Chile; <strong>Dr. Flavia Bruna<\/strong>, from the Institute of Exper<\/p>\n<p>imental Medicine and Biology of Cuyo (IMBECU-CONICET) and the National University of Cuyo, Argentina; and, from Universidad Diego Portales, <strong>Dr. Jessica Bravo<\/strong> and <strong>Paola Ramos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This interdisciplinary collaboration aims to strengthen research capacity, promote knowledge exchange, and create new opportunities for cooperation in the study of natural products and their potential applications in veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n<h2>Training Future Generations and Fostering International Cooperation<\/h2>\n<p>One of the initiative\u2019s key contributions is the development of advanced research skills through experiences that enable students and researchers to share methodologies, build experimental competencies, and establish connections between institutions.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, the workshop led by Dr. Bravo provided a practical opportunity for knowledge transfer, bringing biomedical research tools into the veterinary field and strengthening the academic networks underpinning the project.<\/p>\n<p>Held as part of the closing activities of FOVI 240187, the workshop illustrates the value of scientific collaboration in addressing challenges that transcend disciplinary and geographical boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Through its participation, Universidad Diego Portales reaffirms the Center for Biomedical Research\u2019s commitment to interdisciplinary research, the training of future generations of scientists, and the generation of knowledge that contributes to animal health. This work is guided by an integrated <strong>One Health<\/strong> approach, which recognizes the close relationship between human, animal, and environmental health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Valdivian Temperate Rainforest to research laboratories, this collaboration demonstrates how the responsible study of native biodiversity can open up new scientific questions, strengthen international cooperation, and contribute to the development of solutions to significant health challenges in Chile and across the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2084 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/fovi1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FOVI1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/fovi2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fovi2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/fovi3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fovi3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/fovi4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fovi4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/fovi5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fovi5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/en\/del-bosque-valdiviano-al-laboratorio-investigadora-udp-lidera-taller-sobre-aceites-esenciales-y-su-potencial-para-la-salud-animal\/fovi6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cib.udp.cl\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fovi6-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the FOVI 240187 project, undergraduate and postgraduate students from the Universidad Austral de Chile participated in a theoretical and practical workshop exploring how the plant biodiversity of southern Chile can serve as a source of scientific knowledge and open up new opportunities for veterinary research. 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