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Professional profile
Physician-Surgeon at the National University of San Agustín, Arequipa Peru. Doctorates in Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences of UNAM -Mexico with the NASA Astrobiology Program - Ames Research Center USA, and at the Biomedical Research Institute -UNAM. Postdoctoral stay at the Cancer Stem Cell Research Lab - U. Stanford CA-USA, in the Planetary Sciences and Astrobiology Division of NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA-USA, in the GSP10 program of Singularity University CA, USA, and in the Biomedical Research Institute, UNAM in direct collaboration with the National Cancer Institute-Mexico. Winning researcher of the Repatriation Program for Peruvian researchers abroad of INNOVATE Peru, Ministry of Production that brought him to Peru in 2015. He was a Researcher associated with the SETI Institute of NASA ARC, Founder of the Scientific Society of Astrobiology of Peru, winner of the Pfizer Innovation Award for his research in breast cancer and awarded with the Honoris Causa Doctorate from the National University of San Agustín de Arequipa. He is currently Adjunct Staff at the Lerner Research Institute of Cleveland Clinic and Director of Bioengineering and the Bioengineering Research Center -BIO at the University of Engineering and Technology-UTEC.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares de la UNAM
PhD in Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Bachelor of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín
Medical Doctor, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín
Researching Topics
- Astrobiology
- cancer immunology (oncology)
- tissue regeneration and stem cell biology
- synthetic biology
- microdevices and lab-on-a-chip technology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 15 Finished
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Bioimpresión 3D de tejido corneal para reemplazar el uso de córneas cadavéricas en Lima, Perú- Empresa: BG HEALTHCARE S.A.C
1/11/22 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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142-2020-Fondecyt-Sistema Robótico Cooperativo para Cirugía Asistida con Funcionalidades de Control de Corte y Endoscopio Blando
Canahuire Cabello, R. (PI), Ramos Ponce, O. (CoI) & Valdivia Silva, J. E. (CoI)
1/12/20 → 11/07/23
Project: Research
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090-2020-Fondecyt- Big Data and Machine Learning to Fight the Covid-19 Pandemic
Cardenas Lizana, P. (PI) & Valdivia Silva, J. E. (CoI)
20/08/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Ventilador mecánico de emergencia para UCI
Valdivia Silva, J. E. (PI), Canahuire Cabello, R. (CoI), Tarrillo Olano, J. (CoI) & Vela Saavedra, E. A. (CoI)
1/04/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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042-2019-FONDECYT-Implementación de un dispositivo microfluídico “point of care” (in situ) para la pre-concentración y separación mediante fuerzas inerciales de Plasmodium spp. en sangre infectada.
Valdivia Silva, J. E. (PI), Noel, J. (CoI) & Vela Saavedra, E. A. (CoI)
27/09/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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MABIS: A Wearable Microwave Imaging Device for Early Breast Cancer Detection—Hardware Implementation and Preclinical Evaluation
San-Román-Castillo, E., Huayna, M. C., Fernández-Aranzamendi, E., Valdivia-Silva, J., García-Lampérez, A. & Segovia-Vargas, D., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 75, 4006420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Astrobiology in Peru: Early Achievements
Valdivia-Silva, J., 2025, Coresource 4. Springer Nature, p. 147-166 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Latin American Astrobiology Network
Leal, M. A., Tovar, D., Abrevaya, X., Sánchez, J. & Valdivia-Silva, J., 2025, Coresource 4. Springer Nature, p. 167-173 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Multimaterial chaotic printing of reinforced and prevascularized hydrogel filaments: Fabrication of mechanical robust constructs for long-term muscle tissue culture
Cavero-Arrivasplata, A., Hernández-Medina, D. H., Rendón-Moreno, I. I., Quevedo-Moreno, D. A., Ebrahimibagha, D., Kozhiparambil Chandran, S., Valdivia Silva, J. E., Luna-Aguirre, C. M., Alvarez, M. M. & Trujillo-de Santiago, G., 7 Dec 2025, In: Biomaterials Science. 13, 23, p. 6598-6612 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Biomedical Embedded System for Monitoring Temperature in Spacesuits during Extravehicular Activities in Analog Missions for Mars and the Moon
Palacios, P., Chavez, J. C., Camizan, L., Huaman-Yrigoin, D., Valdivia-Silva, J., Lisboa, M., Garcia, N., Oblitas, C. & De La Torre, D., 2024, 27th IAA Symposium on Human Exploration of the Solar System - Held at the 75th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2024. International Astronautical Federation, IAF, p. 468-478 11 p. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review