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Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, PhD, 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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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
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Biofilm-Associated Candidiasis: Pathogenesis, Prevalence, Challenges and Therapeutic Options
Amann, V., Kissmann, A. K., Firacative, C. & Rosenau, F., Apr 2025, In: Pharmaceuticals. 18, 4, 460.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article › peer-review
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Broad Antifungal Spectrum of the Pore-Forming Peptide C14R Against Cryptococcus and Candida Species from the WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List
Firacative, C., Vélez, N., Kissmann, A. K., Alpízar-Pedraza, D., Walter, J. C., Ständker, L. & Rosenau, F., May 22 2025, In: Pathogens. 14, 6, 511.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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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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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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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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Topic review: "Microorganismos relacionados con cáncer"
Pérez Gallego, J. A. (Speaker) & Firacative, C. (Organizer)
May 9 2023Activity: Talk types › Oral presentations at specialized academic events
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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