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Microbiome Bioinformatics Specialist | QIIME2 | 16S/ITS Amplicon Analysis | R & Phyloseq

Profile Summary

I am an agricultural and veterinary microbiologist with over 17 years of experience in soil microbiology, microbial ecology, and microbiome bioinformatics. My expertise focuses on the analysis of microbial communities using 16S rRNA and ITS amplicon sequencing data. I work with QIIME2 and R (phyloseq, vegan, tidyverse) to perform alpha and beta diversity analysis, microbial community profiling, differential abundance testing, and ecological statistics. I have extensive experience analyzing microbiomes associated with soil and plant systems and generating publication-quality figures and statistical reports for research projects. Currently, I work as a researcher at AGROSAVIA (Colombia), where I conduct microbiome data analysis and contribute to research projects involving microbial ecology, soil microbiology, and plant-associated microbial communities. I can assist with microbiome data analysis, bioinformatics workflows, ecological statistics, and interpretation of sequencing results for research projects and scientific publications.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Agricultural Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Microbial Ecology

Services

• Research
• Consulting

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Researcher (Microbial Ecology & Bioinformatics)

AGROSAVIA Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation

November 2015 - Present

Investigador M�ster

Corporaci�n colombiana de investigaci�n agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA

November 2015 - Present

Research Master

Corporacion Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria.

March 2008 - Present

Research Associate Soil Microbiology Laboratory

AGROSAVIA Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation

January 2009 - January 2019

Education

MSc Microbiology

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

June 2014 - November 2019

Microbiologist MSc

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

February 2012 - November 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sergio Pardo-Díaz, Julian Másmela-Mendoza, Paola Delgadillo-Duran, Eddy J. Bautista, Daniel F. Rojas-Tapias, Leighton Pritchard (2025). Draft genome sequences of Azospirillum argentinense Ap18 and Gluconacetobacter sacchari Ap92 isolated from sugarcane roots in Colombia . Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Andrés E. Moreno-Galván, Felipe Romero-Perdomo, Sergio Pardo-Díaz, Lizeth L. Dávila-Mora, Edwin Castro-Rincón, Daniel F. Rojas-Tapias, German A. Estrada-Bonilla(2023). Long-term implementation of a silvopastoral system enhances soil P availability and bacterial diversity . Geoderma. 433. p. 116458. Elsevier {BV}

Sergio Pardo-D{\'{\i}}az and Felipe Romero-Perdomo and Jonathan Mendoza-Labrador and Diego Delgadillo-Duran and Edwin Castro-Rincon and Antonio M. M. Silva and Daniel F. Rojas-Tapias and Elke J. B. N. Cardoso and German A. Estrada-Bonilla(2021). Endophytic PGPB Improves Plant Growth and Quality, and Modulates the Bacterial Community of an Intercropping System . Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. Frontiers Media {SA}

Bravo, D., Pardo-Díaz, S., Benavides-Erazo, J., Rengifo-Estrada, G., Braissant, O., Leon-Moreno, C.(2018). Cadmium and cadmium-tolerant soil bacteria in cacao crops from northeastern Colombia . Journal of Applied Microbiology. 124. (5). p. 1175-1194.

Pardo-Díaz, S., Rojas-Tapias, D., Roldan, F., Brandão, P., Almansa-Manrique, E.(2017). Biodegradation of phenol in treated water from the oil industry to re-use in agricultural crops,Biodegradación de fenol en aguas tratadas de la industria petrolera para re-uso en cultivos agrícolas . Revista de Biologia Tropical. 65. (2). p. 685-700.

Rojas-Tapias, D., Moreno-Galván, A., Pardo-Díaz, S., Obando, M., Rivera, D., Bonilla, R.(2012). Effect of inoculation with plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) on amelioration of saline stress in maize (Zea mays) . Applied Soil Ecology. 61. p. 264-272.

BOOK

Sergio Pardo Díaz, Marco Steve Suárez Estrada, Mauricio Camelo Rusinque, Daniel Fernando Rojas Tapias, Germán Andrés Estrada Bonilla (2024). Guía de compostaje para agricultores .

Ruth Rebeca Bonilla Buitrago, Luz Estela González de Bashan, Raúl Osvaldo Pedraza, Germán Andrés Estrada Bonilla, Sergio Pardo Díaz (2021). Bacterias promotoras de crecimiento vegetal en sistemas de agricultura sostenible .

Matiz, A., Martínez, M.M., Gutiérrez, V., Pardo, S., Ordúz, S., Moreno, R., Idárraga, G.(2015). Wastewater biosolids composting and their effect on Lactuca sativa L. germination . Acta Horticulturae. 1076. p. 37-44.

BOOK CHAPTER

Edwin Andrés Villagrán Munar, Linda Gómez Arias, Douglas Andrés Gómez Latorre, Yeni Rodríguez Giraldo, Iván Edilberto Chacón Garzón, Stephanie Johana Numa Vergel, Fabián Andrés Velásquez Ayala, John Javier Espitia González, Diego Alejandro Salinas Velandia, Julio Ricardo Galindo Pacheco, et al.(2023). Capítulo XI. Bacterias endófitas de plantas: establecimiento de la interacción . Estrategias de adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático en sistemas de producción agrícola: Un enfoque desde la agricultura protegida y técnicas de biotecnología para el manejo del cultivo. Corporaci{\'{o}}n Colombiana de Investigaci{\'{o}}n Agropecuaria (Agrosavia)