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Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, PhD, The University of Sydney
Award Date: Apr 17 2015
Biology, BSc, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Award Date: Feb 2 2006
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Epidemiology of cryptococcosis in a tertiary care hospital in Bogotá, Colombia: a retrospective study
Firacative, C. (PI), Morales-Pertuz, C. A. (CoI), Gil Montoya, O. I. (Student) & Cendales Regalado, A. F. (Student)
9/22/25 → 3/22/27
Project: Research Project
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Molecular epidemiology, genomics, population genetics analysis and pathogenesis of the members of the Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii species complexes and other fungal species of clinical importance
Meyer, W. (PI), Firacative, C. (CoI), Trilles, L. (CoI) & Escandón, P. (CoI)
6/1/18 → 12/31/26
Project: Research Project
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Characterization of atypical yeasts at the Mayor Méderi University Hospital: molecular identification, antifungal susceptibility and epidemiological characteristics of infected patients.
Firacative, C. (PI), Izquierdo, M. A. (PI), Tabares Rodriguez, B. A. (Student), Lugo Sánchez, C. F. (Student), Gil Montoya, O. I. (Student) & Hernández Pabón, J. C. (Student)
12/17/21 → 12/16/23
Project: Research Project
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Novel cyp51A mutation profile in Aspergillus fumigatus from a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and limited systemic sclerosis: first clinical case of acquired azole-resistance in Colombia
Morales-Pertuz, C., Vanegas, M. Á., Castañeda-Luquerna, X., Maldonado, E., Carrillo, J. A., López-Valencia, A. K. & Firacative, C., Dec 2026, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 26, 1, 731.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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The Antimicrobial Peptide C14R Is Active Against All Pathogenic Species of the ESKAPE Group
Gruber, D., Vogel, V., Walter, J. C., Bolotnikov, G., Rodríguez, A., Preising, N., Ständker, L., Firacative, C., Spellerberg, B., Kissmann, A. K. & Rosenau, F., Feb 2026, In: Antibiotics. 15, 2, 211.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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Anti-biofilm peptides can rescue fluconazole and amphotericin B efficacies against Candida albicans
Kissmann, A. K., Mildenberger, V., Krämer, M., Alpízar-Pedraza, D., Martell-Huguet, E. M., Perez-Erviti, J. A., Cetinkaya, A., Pietrasik, J., Otero-Gonzalez, A. J., Firacative, C., Rodríguez, A., Ständker, L., Weil, T., Stenger, S. & Rosenau, F., Jul 9 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 24593 24593.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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Antimicrobial Activity of the Peptide C14R Against Ab Initio Growing and Preformed Biofilms of Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis and Candidozyma auris
Walter, J. C., Kissmann, A. K., Gruber, D., Alpízar-Pedraza, D., Martell-Huguet, E. M., Preising, N., Rodriguez-Alfonso, A., Ständker, L., Kleber, C., Knoll, W., Stenger, S., Firacative, C. & Rosenau, F., Feb 21 2025, In: Biomolecules. 15, 3, 322.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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Antimicrobial Peptides Act-6 and Act 8-20 Derived from Scarabaeidae Cecropins Exhibit Differential Antifungal Activity
Rodríguez, M., Toro, L. J., Firacative, C., Gómez, B. L., Rivas-Santiago, B., Andreu, D., Castaño, J. C., Téllez, G. A. & Muñoz, J. E., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Fungi. 11, 7, 519.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Tercer puesto en el concurso de póster de investigación de Méderi
Firacative, C. (Recipient), Nov 1 2019
Prize
Activities
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VI Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores de la Fundación Universitaria Sanitas
Firacative, C. (Participant) & Nossa Gaitán, L. A. (Participant)
Nov 14 2024Activity: Participation or organization of an event › Participation in conference
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XXII Forum of Fungal Infections in Clinical Practice INFOCUS
Firacative, C. (Chair)
Nov 20 2024 → Nov 23 2024Activity: Participation or organization of an event › Participation in conference
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VIII Encuentro de Investigaciones CIMED
Hernández Pabón, J. C. (Participant), Tabares Rodriguez, B. A. (Participant), Gil Montoya, O. I. (Participant), Lugo Sánchez, C. F. (Participant) & Firacative, C. (Participant)
Apr 12 2024Activity: Participation or organization of an event › Participation in conference
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XVIII Encuentro Científico INS
Firacative, C. (Participant)
Nov 20 2023 → Nov 24 2023Activity: Participation or organization of an event › Participation in conference
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Una revisión sobre las especies de levaduras atípicas causando infección invasiva en Latinoamérica
Lugo Sánchez, C. F. (Speaker) & Firacative, C. (Organizer)
Sep 23 2023Activity: Talk types › Oral presentations at specialized academic events