Team

Group members

Alejandro Reyes

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Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Department (started 2013)

• Ph.D. in Computational & Systems Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
• M.Sc. in Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
• B.Sc. in Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Interests: Gut virome

Alejandro Castellanos

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Visiting Researcher (started 2018)

• M.Sc. in Computational Biology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
• B.Sc. in Physics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
• B.Sc. in Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Interests: Ecological and metabolic modeling of the gut microbiome

Nathalia A. Portilla

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M.Sc. Student, Computational Biology (started 2020)

• B.Sc. in Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Interests: Phage taxonomy

Irene Blanco

M.Sc. Student, Biological Sciences (started 2022)

• B.Sc. in Biology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
• B.Sc. in Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Luisa Sacristán

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Researcher, CABANA (started 2022)

• M.Sc. in Computational Biology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
• B.Sc. in Microbiology, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia

Interests: Ancient DNA metagenomics

María Fernanda Peña

M.Sc. Student [co-advised Diego Jiménez], Biological Sciences (started 2022)

• B.Sc. in Biology, Universidad de Antioquía, Medellín, Colombia

Interests: Microbial ecology of mangrove soils

Camilo García-Botero

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Graduate Student, Biology (started 2023)

• M.Sc. in Biosciences, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia
• B.Sc. in Biology, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia

Interests: Phage genes discovery and classification

Juanita Puentes

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B.Sc. Student, Microbiology (started 2023)

• B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Joshua M. Kirsch

Visiting Graduate Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine (started 2024)

Past members

E. Mauricio Rico - -

M.Sc. (2020-2023)

→ Research Assistant @ AGROSAVIA (Centro de Investigación Nataima)

Maryam Chaib De Mares - - -

Postdoc (2019-2023)

→ Assistant Professor @ Universidad Nacional de Colombia

María Alejandra Ulloa -

B.Sc. (2020-2023)

→ M.Sc. Student @ KTH | Stockholm University | Karolinska Institute

Juan Pablo Londoño

B.Sc. [co-advised Jorge Duitama] (2022-2023)

→ Visiting Student @ KAUST

Felipe Sierra - -

M.Sc. [co-advised Diego Jiménez] (2021-2023)

→ Lead Researcher in Socio-ecological Risks @ Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Latin America and the Caribbean

Dayanne P. Chaparro

M.Sc. [co-advised Diego Jiménez] (2022-2023)

Nickole Villabona - - -

B.Sc. (2018-2022)

→ Graduate Student @ University of California, Irvine

María Antonia Madrid - - - -

B.Sc. (2020-2022)

→ M.Sc. Student @ KU Leuven

Luisa Arias

B.Sc (2020-2022)

→ M.Sc. Student @ Uniersidad de los Andes

Lorena Monserrate Maggi - -

Visiting Masters Student (2022)

→ Researcher @ Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador - ESPOL

Leda Restrepo -

Ph.D. (2017-2022)

→ Postdoctoral Fellow @ Johns Hopkins University

Gamaliel López Leal -

Postdoc (2020-2022)

→ Research Professor Associate @ Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

Daniela Betancurt

M.Sc. (2020-2022)

→ Graduate Student @ The Pennsylvania State University

Ángela Peña

Postdoc (2019-2022)

→ Lead Bioinformatics Programmer @ Baylor College of Medicine

Andrés Sacré -

M.Sc. (2019-2022)

Zaide K. Montes Ortiz - -

B.Sc. & M.Sc. (2015-2021)

→ Graduate Student @ Lund University | nGICE Max Planck Center

Luisa Fernanda Matiz Cerón

M.Sc. (2018-2021)

→ Graduate Student @ Hokkaido University

Luis A. Chica Cárdenas

B.Sc. & M.Sc. (2016-2021)

→ Graduate Student @ Washington University in St. Louis

Laura Camelo Varela

B.Sc. & M.Sc. (2017-2021)

→ Graduate Student @ McGill University

Diego Martínez -

B.Sc. (2019-2021)

Juan Sebastián Andrade -

B.Sc. & M.Sc. (2016-2020)

→ Gradaute Student @ Weill Cornell Medicine

Guillermo Rangel-Pineros - - -

Secondee (2018-2020)

→ Postdoctoral Researcher @ University of Copenhagen

Carlos Moreno Ibargüen -

M.Sc. (2017-2020)

→ HPC Research Services Engineer @ Universidad de los Andes

Laura M. Forero-Junco -

B.Sc. & M.Sc. (2014-2019)

→ Graduate Student @ University of Copenhagen

Laura Avellaneda-Franco -

B.Sc & M.Sc. (2016-2019)

→ Graduate Student @ Monash University

Juan Manuel Anzola

Postdoc (2017-2019)

→ Associate Professor @ Universidad Central

Miguel Parra

Postdoc (2016-2018)

→ Research Associate @ Universidad del Bosque

Jorge Díaz -

M.Sc. (2016-2018)

→ Computational Biology Unit Coordinator | Graduate Student @ Biotecgen S.A.S. | Universidad de los Andes

David O. Botero - -

Ph.D. [co-advised Silvia Restrepo] (2013-2018)

→ Research Associate I @ Cenipalma

Camila Martinez - - -

B.Sc. & M.Sc. (2014-2018)

→ Lead Research Assistant in Bioinformatics & Data Expert @ Cenicaña

Laura N. González García - -

M.Sc. (2014-2017)

→ Coordinator of TI Core Facility | Graduate Student @ Universidad de los Andes | Université de Montpellier

J. Leonardo Moreno-Gallego - - -

M.Sc. (2014-2016)

→ Graduate Student @ Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen

Guillermo Luque - -

M.Sc. (2014-2016)

→ Graduate Student @ Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen

Catalina Ramirez Portilla - - -

M.Sc. [co-advised J. Armando Sánchez] (2012-2015)

→ Graduate Student @ Université libre de Bruxelles | Justus Leibig University Giessen

Santiago Melo

(2000-2010)

Ruth Hernández

Ph.D. (2000-2010)

Pablo Cárdenas - - - - - -

B.Sc. (2000-2010)

→ Graduate Student @ MIT

Mauricio Pacheco

M.Sc. (2000-2010)

→ Bioinformatician @ Public Health Laboratory of the Secretariat of Health of Bogota

Liliane Santana

Visiting Graduate Student (2000-2010)

Carlos Eduardo Posada Perlaza -

M.Sc. (2000-2010)

→ Policy Analyst @ International Institute for Sustainable Development

Aurelia Ayala Usma - - - - -

M.Sc. [co-advised Silvia Restrepo] (2000-2010)

→ Analytics & Planning Associate @ Twilio Inc.

Ángela S. García-Vega -

M.Sc. (2000-2010)

→ Research Associate @ AGROSAVIA

Andrea Borbón - - -

M.Sc. (2000-2010)

→ Graduate Student @ Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen