M. Leonor Bustamante C., M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Human Genetics Program, ICBM and Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile mbustamante@med.uchile.clPostdoctoral Visiting Fellow Human Development Section Medical Genetics Branch National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH

Education

• Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, 2008, University of Chile
• Residency in Psychiatry, 2008, University of Chile
• Medic and Surgeon, University de Chile

Lines of Research

• Mental disorders: genetics, genetic epidemiology.
• Borderline personality disorder.
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Selected Publications

• Gaspar P.*, Bustamante M.L., Rojo L., Martinez A. From glutamatergic dysfunction to cognitive impairment: Boundaries in the treatment of schizophrenia. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology [PubMed]
• Acosta MT., Velez JI., Bustamante ML., Balog J., Arcos-Burgos M.*, Muenke M.* A two-locus genetic interaction between LPHN3 and 11q predicts ADHD severity and long-term outcome. Translational Psychiatry 1, e17 doi:10.1038/tp.2011.14
• Silva H*, Iturra P, Solari A, Villarroel J, Jerez S, Jimenez M, Galleguillos F, Bustamante M.L. Fluoxetine response in impulsive-aggressive behavior and serotonin transporter polymorphism in personality disorder. Psychiatric Genetics 2010 Feb;20(1):25-30 [PubMed]
• Miranda M.*, Bustamante M.L. Los diagnósticos de Gerard de Nerval: La influencia de la locura en la genialidad literaria. (The diagnosis of Gerard de Nerval: the influence of madness on literary genius). Rev. Méd. Chile  2010; 138:117-23
• Gaspar P.A.*, Bustamante M.L., Silva H, Aboitiz F. Molecular mechanisms underlying glutamatergic dysfunction in schizophrenia: therapeutic implications. J Neurochem. 2009 Nov;111(4):891-900. [PubMed]
• Bustamante M.L.*, Villarroel J, Francesetti V, Ríos M, Arcos-Burgos M, Jerez S, Iturra P, Solari A, Silva H. Planning in borderline personality disorder: evidence for distinct subpopulations. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2009;10(4 Pt 2):512-7. [PubMed]