Julio Andres Alcayaga Urbina is a Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Chile. He completed his education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. His clinical interests are Physiology, Arterial Chemoreceptors, Peripheral Control of Ventilation, Visceral Sensory Neurons, Pathophysiological Responses, Hypoxic Challenges, and Neuron-Glia Interaction.