Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga

This study uses DNA metabarcoding to analyze Trypanosoma infections in armadillos and bats, finding that strict bioinformatic filtering reduces apparent coinfections, supporting competitive exclusion.

This study investigates the genomic basis of domestic colonization in Chagas disease vectors, finding that landscape elevation drives population structure and identifying genetic loci associated with adaptation to domestic environments.

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.

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.