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Media
Science in Chile: Our Lab Leads the First Interdisciplinary Study on Vaping in Chile
We examine current patterns, motivations, and risks associated with vaping among adults in Chile.
Tele13 Radio – Vaping Devices: Low-Risk Perceptions and Nicotine Use Among Adolescents
We highlight that vaping is not harmless and exposes young people to health risks that are often underestimated.
Science Magazine: Indigenous Communities in Chile Call for Equitable Partnerships in Scientific Research
Indigenous communities advocate for ethical collaboration, data sovereignty, and respect in genomic research.
Diario USACH: Investigación revela que vaporizar cannabis se asocia a mayor probabilidad de trastorno por consumo
Encontramos que el uso de vaporizadores se asocia a una mayor probabilidad de trastorno por consumo de cannabis.
Latest Publications
Formatos de consumo de cannabis y gravedad del trastorno por consumo
Vapeo y comestibles de cannabis asociados a mayor gravedad del trastorno en Chile.
Adolescent Vaping: Parental Perceptions and Gaps in School-Based Prevention
Limited awareness of vaping, family oversight, and preventive strategies in private schools.
Vaping in Chile: Between Play, Normalization, and Invisible Risks
Users navigate uncertainty, with informal access and poorly understood risks in the current market.
Body, Territory, and Solidarity in Chile’s Sacrifice Zones
An interdisciplinary analysis of extractivism, care, and resistance in socio-environmental contexts.
Puberty and Vaping Among Adolescents: Risks, Patterns, and Sex Differences
Early pubertal development is associated with tobacco use, but not with vaping among adolescents.
Racial Invisibility and Hypervisibility in Latin American Genomics Under Mestizaje
Genomics can reproduce racial categories, limiting justice and Indigenous autonomy.
Ancient DNA, Inequality, and Ethics: Rethinking Science from the Periphery
We critique extractive research practices and promote equitable, context-sensitive scientific collaboration.