Translational Microbiology and Emerging Diseases Study Group - MICROS – Projects

Palacios Espinosa, X., Ruiz Sternberg, A. M., Hernandez Rodriguez, A. D. P., Ortigoza Espitia , S. A., Sanchez Fajardo , D., Navarro Laguna , J. A., Olarte Parra, D. F., Cárdenas Cárdenas , J. A., Sotolongo Arias , J. E., Leal, D. A., Adams González , N., Gallego Ortiz , A., Prieto Trujillo , S., Lara Castillo , J. P., Ramírez Prieto , J., Tovar Romero , H. V., Ramos Anaya , J. W., Chicué Cuervo , P. C., Hoyos Sin , L. M., Henao Lozano, J. A., Rojas Reyes, C., Fragala Bernal, V. & Franco Gartner, P.

5/1/22 → 2/10/24

Project: Research Project

Characterization of atypical yeasts at the Mayor Méderi University Hospital: molecular identification, antifungal susceptibility and epidemiological characteristics of infected patients.

Firacative, C., Izquierdo, M. A., Tabares Rodriguez, B. A., Lugo Sánchez, C. F., Gil Montoya, O. I. & Hernández Pabón, J. C.

12/17/21 → 12/16/23

Project: Research Project

LatAsp: Latin American survey on the resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus to sunburn in 12 countries, 20 laboratories.

Grimaldi e Cruz, M., Meyer, W., Melhem, M. S. C., Moretti, M., Trilles, L., Bustamante, B., Parra Giraldo, C. M., Castañón-Olivares, L. R., Alvarez Duarte, E. A., Alvarez-Moreno, C. A., Bonfietti, L. X., Castañeda, E., Díaz, M. C., Dolande, M., Estigarriba-Sanabria, G. M., Fernández, N. B., Firacative, C., Ferreira-Paim, K., González González, G. M., Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Gross, N. T., Jaikel-Víquez, D., Pape, P. L., Soares Martins, L. M., Moller Sundfeldt, A., Neyra, E., Noguera Angarita, M. C., Samayoa, B., Sánchez-Paredes, E., Segundo-Zaragoza, C., Vergara, M. L. S., Puime, A., Fernandes Takahashi, J. P., Trabasso, P., Venturini, J. & Zurita-Salinas, L. J.

9/1/21 → 8/31/23

Project: Research Project

Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: study of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, and immunological, genetic and microbiological factors, and their relationship with the vaginal microbiota in a cohort of Colombian patients.

GONZALEZ MARIN, A. A., GOMEZ HOYOS , R., VALENCIA ARREDONDO , M. D. J., CUESTA ASTROZ , Y., Gomez Giraldo, B. L. & Munoz Henao, J. E.

4/8/21 → 4/8/23

Project: Research Project

Evaluation of the antifungal capacity of synthetic antibacterial peptides against clinical isolates of the emerging, multiresistant yeast Candida auris recovered in Colombia and other Candida species of public health importance.

Munoz Henao, J. E., Firacative, C., Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Patarroyo Gutierrez, M. A., Escandón Hernández, P. L. & Barreto-Santamaría, A.

11/6/20 → 11/6/23

Project: Research Project

Determination of the main mechanisms associated with fluconazole resistance in Colombian clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii

Firacative, C. & Escandón Hernández, P. L.

3/13/20 → 12/2/22

Project: Research Project

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Development of antimicrobial peptides from host defense peptides (HDPs) of beetles of the Scarabaeidae family and their evaluation against microorganisms that cause infections associated with health care.

Munoz Henao, J. E., Tellez, G. A., Osorio, J. C. C., Toro, L. J., Gomez Giraldo, B. L. & Firacative, C.

1/30/20 → 1/30/23

Project: Research Project

Epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis in a fourth level hospital in Bogotá, Colombia: a retrospective study

Sánchez, G., Firacative, C., Goyeneche García, A. M. & Rodriguez Oyuela, J. E.

1/10/20 → 7/31/21

Project: Research Project

Determination of the antifungal sensitivity profile of isolates of the emerging multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris recovered at the Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi.

Rodriguez Leguizamon, G. A. & Gomez Giraldo, B. L.

12/13/19 → 12/13/20

Project: Research Project

Determinants of the antifungal sensitivity profile of isolates of the emerging multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris recovered at the Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi.

Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Rodriguez Leguizamon, G. A., Escandón, P. & Chica, C.

12/13/19 → 12/13/20

Project: Research Project

Comparison of antifungal sensitivity profile of multiresistant emerging yeast isolates Candida auris recovered from fungemias, candidiasis and colonization processes in Colombia.

Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Escandón, P. & Cáceres, D. H.

5/20/19 → 5/20/20

Project: Research Project

Understanding the etiology of human gallstone disease via microbiome analysis of patients from Colombia and in silico mining of global data

Quintero Hernandez, G. A., Clay, O. K., Dingsdag, S. A., Chaparro Solano, H. M., Ramirez Gonzalez, J. D., Vargas-Barato, F. & González Cipagauta, F. O.

4/22/19 → 8/22/23

Project: Research Project

Bone marrow-derived hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells as targets for Histoplasma capulatum infection: implications for hematopoiesis, differentiation, and proliferation.

Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Gonzalez Marin, A. A., Arango , J. C. & Hernandez Ruiz, O.

1/14/19 → 1/14/22

Project: Research Project

Immunoproteomic analysis of antigens recognized by human patients with cryptococcosis

Alber, G., Firacative, C., Gressler, E., Schulze, B. & Escandón, P.

5/1/18 → 12/31/19

Project: Research Project

Determination of antibodies against Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii proteins in sera of healthy and cryptococcosis Colombian children and adults.

Firacative, C., Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Escandón, P. & Lizarazo, J.

3/1/18 → 6/30/21

Project: Research Project

Inhibitory activity of limonene against a virulent strain of Candida albicans in vitro and in vivo

Munoz Henao, J. E., Costa Arruda, D., Días, L., Rossi, D. & Taborda, C.

3/1/18 → 2/28/19

Project: Research Project

Genomic correlates of virulence and morphological phase transitions in pathogenic Onygenales fungi

Clay, O. K., Gomez Giraldo, B. L., McEwen Ochoa, J. G., Misas, E., Muñoz, J. F., Cuomo, C. A. & Gómez, Ó.

2/14/18 → 12/31/22

Project: Research Project

Understanding regional genomic variation associated with risk and etiology of chronic aging diseases

Clay, O. K., McEwen Ochoa, J. G., Aristizábal, D., Parati, G., Ochoa, J. E., Bedoya, G. & Misas, E.

2/14/18 → 12/31/22

Project: Research Project

Study of factors associated with the virulence of clinical isolates of the emerging multiresistant yeast Candida auris recovered in Colombia: in search of predictors of clinical evolution and markers of resistance.

Escandón, P., Weisner, M., Duarte, C., Gomez Giraldo, B. L., Morales, S. E., Rodríguez, J. Y., Barón, C., Chiller, T., Lockhart, S., Litvintseva, A., Contreras, D. & Alvarado, M.

1/15/18 → 12/31/20

Project: Research Project