María José C. Navarrete Talloni, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Dr. Navarrete is a veterinary anatomic pathologist with a DVM from University of Chile, in Santiago. In 2006, she graduated from the Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine (M.P.V.M.) at UCDavis, and after being awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in the same year, she started a Ph.D. in Hannover, Germany at the University of Veterinary Medicine in the Systems of Neuroscience Program (ZSN). In 2010, she returned to Chile and moved to Valdivia as an Assistant Professor at Universidad Austral de Chile. Since 2019, she is an Assistant Professor for Anatomic Pathology at RUSVM, teaching Microanatomy & Embryology (coordinator), Pathology I and II.
Dr. Navarrete is part of Alerce NGO (www.ongalerce.cl) from Chile, and STEMos Unidas (Instagram: @STEMos_Unidas), a Sciethon2020 winner initiative to empower for girls and women in STEM in Latin America. She is also a proud mentor of the New York Academy of Sciences 1000girls 1000futures Program and a board member of the Pawsibilities Vet Med initiative (www.pawsibilitiesvetmednetwork.com).
Finally, Dr. Navarrete is also part of the Racial and Social Justice Task Force at RUSVM and participates as a Faculty Advisor at the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) and Latinx Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA) student’s clubs.
EDUCATION
DVM (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
MPVM (University of California Davis, USA)
PhD in the field of pathology (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Germany)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Her research lines relate to Anatomic Pathology in marine and terrestrial species, antibiotic resistance and emerging diseases in domestic animals and wildlife (neosporosis, Q-fever, Johne’s disease), and lately to different invasive species (mink, mongooses and lionfish) and corals. Her favorite projects involve the study of diseases and death causes of sea lions in Chile (Isla Guafo and Valdivia) and corals in St. Kitts.
PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS
2020. David Ebmer, María José Navarrete, Pamela Muñoz, Luis Miguel Flores, Ulrich Gärtner, Jan Brabec, Sven Poppert, Anja Taubert and Carlos Hermosilla. Anthropozoonotic Parasites Circulating in Synanthropic and Pacific Colonies of South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens): Non-invasive Techniques Data and a Review of the Literature. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:543829.
2020. Paulina Sepúlveda‐García, Eduardo Raffo, Gonzalo Medina‐Vogel, Francisco Muñoz, Pamela Muñoz, Amir Alabí, María José Navarrete‐Talloni, Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves, Victória Valente Califre de Mello, Rosangela Zacarias, Machado Marcos Rogério André, Pedro Bittencourt, Ananda Müller. Molecular survey of Bartonella spp. and hemoplasmas in American minks (Neovison vison). Transbound Emerg Dis 2020; 00: 1– 17.
2019. Astorga F., Navarrete-Talloni M.J., Miró M.P., Bravo V., Toro M., Blondel C., Hervé Claude L.P. Antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from dairy calves and bedding material. Helyion, 5(11): e02773.
2019. Ebmer, D., Navarrete-Talloni M.J., Muñoz P., Flores L., Gärtner U., Taubert A., Hermosilla C. Antarctophthirus microchir infestation in synanthropic South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) males diagnosed by a novel non-invasive method. Parasitology Research. 118: 1353–1361.
2018. Ojeda J., Soto F., Arnes V., Mieres M., Navarrete M., Paredes E. Computer tomographic imaging in four dogs with primary nasal canine transmissible venereal tumor and differing cellular phenotype. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 32(3): 1172-1177.
2017. Hervé-Claude L.P., Valenzuela B, Paredes E., Moroni M., Navarrete-Talloni M.J. Antimicrobial resistance in E. coli and Salmonella spp. isolates from calves in southern Chile. Revista MVZ Córdoba. 22(3):6191-6203.
2017. Reyes E., Paredes E., Navarrete-Talloni M.J. Sarcocystisspp. in red deer (Cervus elaphus), fallow deer (Dama dama), and pudu (Pudu pudu) in southern Chile. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira. 37(7): 749-753.
2017. Reyes E., Paredes E., Navarrete-Talloni M.J. Paratuberculosis: new histopathological findings in red deer (Cervus elaphus) and fallow deer (Dama dama) in Chile. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira. 37(8): 874-876.
2017. Seguel M., Muñoz F., Paredes E., Navarrete M.J., Gottdenker N. Pathologic findings in wild rats (Rattus rattus) captured at Guafo Island, Northern Chilean Patagonia. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 157: 163‑173.
2017. Hervé-Claude L.P., Lavado A., Rivera D., Navarrete-Talloni M.J., Hamilton-West C. Neospora caninum seroprevalence and risk factors in a sample of small dairy farms in central Chile. Rev. MVZ Córdoba 22(1): 5666‑5673.
2016. Seguel M, Muñoz F, Navarrete M.J., ParedesE., Howerth E., Gottdenker N. Hookworm Infection in South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) Pups: Pathology and Factors Associated With Host Tissue Damage and Mortality. Veterinary Pathology. 54: 288‑297.
2016. Ortega C., Mancera G., Enríquez R., Vargas A., Martínez S., Fajardo R., Avendaño R., Navarrete M.J., Romero A. First identification of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis causing mortality in Mexican tilapia Oreochromis spp. Disease of Aquatic Organisms. 120: 205-215.
2014. Pradenas M., Navarrete M.J., Salgado M., Zamorano P., Paredes E. Paratuberculosis o tuberculosis aviar en ciervo rojo con diarrea crónica?. Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria. 46:45-52.
2010. Navarrete M. J., Kalkuhl A, Deschl U., Ulrich R., Kummerfeld M., Rohn K., Baumgärtner W., Beineke A. Transient peripheral immune response and central nervous system leaky compartmentalization in a viral model for multiple sclerosis. Brain Pathology. 20:890-905.