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Joséfina Coloma

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0003-0222-6487Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 3 Ecology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Andrés Carrazco-MontalvoiD· 3 shared Patricio PonceiD· 3 shared Varsovia CevallosiD· 3 shared Ángel BalmasedaiD· 2 shared Eva HarrisiD· 2 shared Jose Guillermo JuareziD· 2 shared Valentina ArévaloiD· 2 shared Aubree L. GordoniD· 1 shared

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GenomicsScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedFeb 9, 2025

Tracking the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Nicaragua throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gerald Vásquez Alemán, Cristhiam Cerpas, Jose Guillermo Juarez…·Ángel Balmaseda

This study tracks SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity in Nicaragua from 2020 to 2022, showing lineage shifts and linking mutations to hospitalization rates.

4 citations

viruswhole-genome sequencing

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EcologyJournal of Medical EntomologyPeer-reviewedSep 22, 2024

A numbers game: Mosquito-based arbovirus surveillance in two distinct geographic regions of Latin America

Jacqueline Mojica-Díaz, Valentina Arévalo, Jose Guillermo Juarez…·Varsovia Cevallos

This study conducts mosquito-based arbovirus surveillance in Nicaragua and Ecuador, detecting DENV in mosquito pools during the rainy season with varying infection rates between regions.

11 citations

experimental assayecology & biodiversity

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintFeb 6, 2024

Whole Genome Sequencing of DENV-2 isolated from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Genomic epidemiology of genotype III Southern Asian-American in the country.

Andrés Carrazco-Montalvo, Diana Gutiérrez-Pallo, Valentina Arévalo…·Varsovia Cevallos

The paper sequences DENV-2 from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Ecuador, identifies genotype III Southern Asian-American, and links it to human cases, suggesting potential introduction from Colombia.

3 citations

whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintDec 17, 2019

Genetic variation of Aedes aegypti populations from Ecuador

Varsovia Cevallos, Denisse Benítez, Joséfina Coloma…·Patricio Ponce

The paper analyzes genetic variation in Aedes aegypti populations from Ecuador using mitochondrial genes, finding two haplotypes with geographic distribution and evidence of balancing selection.

4 citations

ArabidopsisDNA methylation

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintJun 27, 2019

Oropouche virus cases identified in Ecuador using an optimised rRT-PCR informed by metagenomic sequencing

Emma L. Wise, Sully Márquez, Jack Mellors…·Steven T. Pullan

The paper optimizes an rRT-PCR assay for Ecuadorian OROV lineage, identifying five additional cases in febrile patients.

3 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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