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Sergio Castañeda, Grace O. Adeniyi-Ipadeola, Yifan Wu, Charlie Suarez-Reyes, Antrix Jain, Juan David Ramírez, Jill E. Weatherhead
This study characterizes the excretory-secretory proteome of Ascaris suum larvae across developmental stages to identify potential therapeutic targets for ascariasis prevention.
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology · Aug 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology
Juan David Ramírez, Luz Helena Patiño, Binita Nepal, Sarah M. Gunter, Eva H. Clark, Dawn M. Wetzel
This study reports the first whole-genome sequence of Leishmania mexicana from a locally transmitted case in Texas, identifying genetic variations and SNPs with potential functional impacts.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · Apr 16, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology
Daniel Echeverri-De la Hoz, Caty Martínez, Bertha Gastelbondo, Ricardo Rivero, Yésica López, Richard Onalbi Hoyos Lopez, Maira Alemán-Santos, Evelin Garay, Valeria Bertel, Germán J. Arrieta, Juan David Ramírez, Salim Mattar V
The paper identifies a new influenza A subtype H18N12 in bats from Colombia, based on genetic analysis of viral sequences and phylogenetic studies.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2024 · PreprintBioinformatics
Cinthy L. Jiménez-Silva, Ricardo Rivero, Jordan Douglas, Remco Bouckaert, Christian Julián Villabona‐Arenas, Katherine E. Atkins, Bertha Gastelbondo, Alfonso Calderón, Camilo Guzmán, Daniel Echeverri-De la Hoz, Marina Muñoz, Nathalia Ballesteros, Sergio Castañeda, Luz Helena Patiño, Angie Ramírez, , Alexei J. Drummond
The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic data from Colombia to study variant transmission dynamics and the impact of control measures during the first two years of the pandemic.
medRxiv · Jun 20, 2022 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine
Carlos N. Talavera-López, Louisa Alexandra Messenger, Michael D. Lewis, Matthew Yeo, João Luís Reis-Cunha, Gabriel Machado Matos, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, José E. Calzada, Azäel Saldaña, Juan David Ramírez, Felipe Guhl, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Jaime Alfredo Costales, Rodion V. Gorchakov, Kathryn Marie Jones, , Björn Andersson
The paper presents an improved genome assembly of Trypanosoma cruzi and reveals a unique genomic structure involving subtelomeric regions and retrotransposons contributing to antigenic variation.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · Mar 3, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics
Alberto Paniz‐Mondolfi, Marina Muñoz, Carolina Flórez, Sergio Gomez, Angélica Rico, Lisseth Pardo, Esther C. Barros, Carolina Hernández, Lourdes Delgado, Jesús E. Jaimes, Luis Pérez, Aníbal A. Teherán, Hala Alshammary, Ajay Obla, Zenab Khan, , Juan David Ramírez
The paper reports SARS-CoV-2 genomic data from Venezuela and finds similarities with Colombian and Brazilian lineages, suggesting cross-border transmission despite containment measures.
Infection Genetics and Evolution · Nov 3, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine
Philipp Schwabl, Jalil Maiguashca Sánchez, Jaime Alfredo Costales, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Maikell Segovia, Hernán José Carrasco, Carolina Hernández, Juan David Ramírez, Michael D. Lewis, Mario J. Grijalva, Martin Stephen Llewellyn
This paper introduces a cost-effective method for analyzing pathogen genetic variation directly from host/vector material, demonstrating its ability to distinguish parasite strains and correlate genetic with geographic distances.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2020 · PreprintGenetics
Allison Black, Louise H. Moncla, Katherine Laiton‐Donato, Barney I. Potter, Lissethe C. Pardo, Angélica Rico, Catalina Tovar, Diana Patricia Rojas, Ira M. Longini, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Dioselina Peláez‐Carvajal, Juan David Ramírez, Marcela Mercado, Trevor Bedford
The paper uses genomic data to show multiple ZIKV introductions and cryptic transmission in Colombia, with most transmission occurring locally.
BMC Infectious Diseases · Nov 12, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics