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Colombia

Biography

PhD in Biomedicine and a Master's in Biological Sciences
10 years’ experience in microbiological research. Throughout my career, I have led high-complexity scientific projects and managed multidisciplinary teams to address challenges in microbiology (mainly mycological taxonomy) and biomedicine.

For the past 4 years, I have served as the Leader of the Sequencing Core Unit at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia), where I coordinated and optimized cutting-edge genetic analysis and sequencing processes, supporting both internal and external researchers in the development of innovative projects. My focus has been on the application of advanced technologies to solve scientific problems while ensuring reproducible and high-quality results.

I possess strong skills in project management, team coordination, and the implementation of advanced molecular biology techniques. My experience also includes grant writing, mentoring graduate students, and publishing research findings in high-impact scientific journals.

Activities

Employment (3)

Universitat Rovira i Virgili: Tarragona, Catalunya, ES

2014-09-01 to present | PhD Biomedicina (Ciencias Médicas Básicas)
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Universidad de los Andes: Bogota, CO

2012-01-19 to 2014-03-28 | Msc. Ciencias Biológicas: Área Microbiología (Ciencias Biológicas)
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Universidad-Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca: Bogota, CO

2005-01-19 to 2010-12-17 | Bacterióloga y Laboratorista Clínico (Ciencias de la Salud)
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Works (13)

Unveiling potential virulence determinants in <i>Vibrio</i> isolates from <i>Anadara tuberculosa</i> through whole genome analyses

Microbiology Spectrum
2024-01-08 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2165-0497
Contributors: Mariana Restrepo-Benavides; Daniela Lozano-Arce; Laura Natalia Gonzalez-Garcia; Felipe Báez-Aguirre; Gabriela Ariza-Aranguren; Daniel Faccini; Maria Mercedes Zambrano; Pedro Jiménez; Ana Fernández-Bravo; Silvia Restrepo et al.
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Genome-Scale Metabolic Reconstruction, Non-Targeted LC-QTOF-MS Based Metabolomics Data, and Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of Cannabis sativa Leaf Extracts

Metabolites
2023-06-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2218-1989
Contributors: Fidias D. Gonzalez Camargo; MARY SANTAMARIA; Mónica Cala; Marcela Guevara-Suarez; Silvia Restrepo; Andrea Sánchez-Camargo; Miguel Fernández-Niño; María Corujo; Ada Carolina Gallo Molina; Javier Cifuentes et al.
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Overview of the SARS-CoV-2 genotypes circulating in Latin America during 2021

Frontiers in Public Health
2023-03-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
Contributors: Jose Arturo Molina-Mora; Jhonnatan Reales-González; Erwin Camacho; Francisco Duarte-Martínez; Pablo Tsukayama; Claudio Soto-Garita; Hebleen Brenes; Estela Cordero-Laurent; Andrea Ribeiro dos Santos; Cláudio Guedes Salgado et al.
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Multicenter international assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP test for point of care clinical application

PLOS ONE
2022-05-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Suying Lu; David Duplat; Paula Benitez Bolivar; Cielo León; Stephany D Villota; Eliana Veloz Villavicencio; Valentina Arévalo-Granda; Katariina Jaenes; Yuxiu Guo; Seray Cicek et al.
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Streptomyces species associated with potato crops in the central part of Colombia

Plant Pathology
2022-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Laura Henao; Marcela Guevara; Silvia Restrepo; Johana Husserl
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Smart pooling: AI-powered COVID-19 informative group testing

Scientific Reports
2022-04-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: María Escobar; Guillaume Jeanneret; Laura Bravo-Sánchez; Angela Castillo; Catalina Gómez; Diego Valderrama; Mafe Roa; Julián Martínez; Jorge Madrid-Wolff; Martha Cepeda et al.
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Bogotá, Colombia: Results From a Large Epidemiological Surveillance Study

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
2021-10 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2667-193X
Contributors: Andrea Ramírez Varela; Luis Jorge Hernandez Florez; Guillermo Tamayo-Cabeza; Sandra Contreras-Arrieta; Silvia Restrepo Restrepo; Rachid Laajaj; Giancarlo Buitrago; Yenny Paola Rueda Guevara; Yuldor Caballero-Díaz; Martha Vives Florez et al.
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Seroreactivity to SARS-CoV-2 in individuals attending a university campus in Bogotá Colombia

2021-03-17 | Preprint
Contributors: John M. Gonzalez; Juan Carlos Santos-Barbosa; Catherine Jaller; German Otalora; Luis J. Hernandez; Marcela Guevara-Suarez; Silvia Restrepo
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Transcriptional response of Fusarium oxysporum and Neocosmospora solani challenged with amphotericin B or posaconazole

Microbiology
2020-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Castillo-Castañeda; S. J. Cañas-Duarte; M. Guevara-Suarez; J. Guarro; S. Restrepo; A. M. Celis Ramírez
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Species diversity in <i>Penicillium</i> and <i> Talaromyces</i> from herbivore dung, and the proposal of two new genera of penicillium-like fungi in <i> Aspergillaceae</i>

Fungal Systematics and Evolution
2020-06-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2589-3823
Contributors: M. Guevara-Suarez; D. García; J.F. Cano-Lira; J. Guarro; J. Gené
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Yeast Smell Like What They Eat: Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds of <i>Malassezia furfur</i> in Growth Media Supplemented with Different Lipids

Molecules
2019-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Mabel Gonzalez; Adriana M. Celis; Marcela Guevara-Suarez; Jorge Molina; Chiara Carazzone
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Fungal Olecranon Bursitis in an Immunocompetent Patient by Knoxdaviesia dimorphospora sp. nov.: Case Report and Review

Mycopathologia
2018-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0301-486X
Part of ISSN: 1573-0832
Contributors: Marcela Guevara-Suarez; Marta Llaurado; Isabel Pujol; Emilio Mayayo; Adela Martin-Vicente; Josepa Gené
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Marcela Guevara-Suarez

Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility of Penicillium-Like Fungi from Clinical Samples in the United States

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2016-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0095-1137
Part of ISSN: 1098-660X
Contributors: Marcela Guevara-Suarez; Deanna A. Sutton; José F. Cano-Lira; Dania García; Adela Martin-Vicente; Nathan Wiederhold; Josep Guarro; Josepa Gené
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