Team

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

B.Sc. Student, Microbiology (started 2023)

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

Silvia Rodríguez

B.Sc. Student, Biology (started 2023)

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)

→ Bioinformatician @ Center for Sustainable Development for Latin America

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

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

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