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Frelance Bioinformatics | Biologist | Scientific Editor & Educator

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I am a biologist with a strong background in genomic data analysis applied to both clinical and ecological research. Currently, I work on exome analysis for germline variant prioritization, gene-disease associations, and clinical reporting, using tools such as VEP, ClinVar, gnomAD, and SpliceAI. This is a growing area of demand where I collaborate closely with medical and research teams to support diagnostics and personalized medicine. In parallel, I have over 10 years of experience in academic research, including conservation genomics, eDNA-based biodiversity monitoring, RNA-seq and single-cell transcriptomics, and population genetics. I’ve worked with a range of model and non-model organisms, and enjoy developing workflows that integrate field data with high-throughput sequencing. I am proficient in R, bash, and Linux-based pipelines, and can deliver high-quality reports, figures, and reproducible scripts. I also offer scientific editing services for manuscripts and grant proposals, particularly for non-native English speakers.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ ATAC-Seq
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Biological Taxonomy/Classification
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Fact Checking, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analytics

Work Experience

Lead Scientist Bioinformatics

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

November 2020 - Present

postdoctoral fellow

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Instituto de Biologia

March 2019 - November 2021

postdoctoral fellow

University of California Irvine

September 2018 - December 2018

Postdoctoral research

Universitat de Barcelona

November 2016 - November 2018

Chemestry teacher

IMA Merida

August 2008 - August 2009

Education

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXCIO

- Present

PhD

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

January 2010 - January 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Verónica Mendoza-Portillo, Rocío Alejandra Chavez-Santoscoy, Jesús Hernández-Pérez, Andrea Felix-Ceniceros, Erika Magallón-Gayón, Adan Fernando Mar-Silva, Maried Ochoa-Zavala, Píndaro Díaz-Jaimes, C Palaiokostas (2025). The draft genome assembly of the cosmopolitan pelagic fish dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus . G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.

Daniel Marrero-Rodriguez, Victor A Cortes-Morales, Amayrani Cano-Zaragoza, Florencia Martinez-Mendoza, Jacobo Kerbel-Suton, Sandra Vela-Patiño, Alejandra Chavez-Santoscoy, Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Jesus Hernandez-Perez, Erick Gomez-Apo, et al. (2024). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induce an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Pituitary Tumors . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Taniguchi-Ponciano, K., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Hernandez-Perez, J., Chavez-Santoscoy, R.A., Remba-Shapiro, I., Guinto, G., Magallon-Gayon, E., Telles-Ramirez, B., de Leon-Conconi, R.P., Vela-Patiño, S., et al.(2024). Longitudinal multiomics analysis of aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: comparing primary and recurrent tumors from the same patient, reveals genomic stability and heterogeneous transcriptomic profiles with alterations in metabolic pathways . Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 12. (1).

Maria Fernanda Barragán-Longoria, Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Jesus Hernandez-Perez, Lina Natalia Gonzalez-Cobian, Emilio Fabian-Ortiz, Alma Garcia-Roche, Rocio Alejandra Chavez-Santoscoy(2023). Supplementation of flavonoids and inulin in Totoaba macdonaldi: Microbiota, liver gene expression and growth performance responses . Aquaculture Reports. 31. p. 101654. Elsevier {BV}

Barragán-Longoria, M.F., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Hernandez-Perez, J., Gonzalez-Cobian, L.N., Fabian-Ortiz, E., Garcia-Roche, A., Chavez-Santoscoy, R.A.(2023). Supplementation of flavonoids and inulin in Totoaba macdonaldi: Microbiota, liver gene expression and growth performance responses . Aquaculture Reports. 31.

Sandoval-Laurrabaquio Alvarado N, Hinojosa-Álvarez S, Blanco-Parra P, Adams DH, Pérez-Jiménez JC, Castillo-Géniz JL, Díaz-Jaimes P(2021). Mitochondrial DNA genome evidence for the existence of a third divergent lineage in the western Atlantic Ocean for the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) . Journal of fish biology.

Cervantes, C.R., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Wegier, A., Rosas, U., Arias, S.(2021). Evaluating the monophyly of Mammillaria series Supertextae (Cactaceae) . PhytoKeys. 177. p. 25-42.

Laurrabaquio-Alvarado, N.S., Díaz-Jaimes, P., Hinojosa-Álvarez, S., Blanco-Parra, M.D.P., Adams, D.H., Pérez-Jiménez, J.C., Castillo-Géniz, J.L.(2021). Mitochondrial DNA genome evidence for the existence of a third divergent lineage in the western Atlantic Ocean for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) . Journal of Fish Biology. 99. (1). p. 275-282.

Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Salvador Arias, Sylvie Ferrand, Michael D. Purugganan, Julio Rozas, Ulises Rosas, Ana Wegier(2020). The chloroplast genome of the pincushion cactus Mammilllaria haageana subsp. san-angelensis, a Mexican endangered species . Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 5. (3). p. 2038--2039. Informa {UK} Limited

Rispe, C., Legeai, F., Nabity, P.D., Fernández, R., Arora, A.K., Baa-Puyoulet, P., Banfill, C.R., Bao, L., Barberà, M., Bouallègue, M., et al.(2020). The genome sequence of the grape phylloxera provides insights into the evolution, adaptation, and invasion routes of an iconic pest . BMC Biology. 18. (1).

Rispe, C., Legeai, F., Nabity, P.D., Fernández, R., Arora, A.K., Baa-Puyoulet, P., Banfill, C.R., Bao, L., Barberà, M., Bouallègue, M., et al.(2020). Erratum: The genome sequence of the grape phylloxera provides insights into the evolution, adaptation, and invasion routes of an iconic pest (BMC Biology (2020) 18 (90) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00820-5) . BMC Biology. 18. (1).

Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Arias, S., Ferrand, S., Purugganan, M.D., Rozas, J., Rosas, U., Wegier, A.(2020). The chloroplast genome of the pincushion cactus Mammilllaria haageana subsp. san-angelensis, a Mexican endangered species . Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 5. (3). p. 2038-2039.

Jose Francisco Sánchez-Herrero, Cristina Frías-López, Paula Escuer, Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Miquel A Arnedo, Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia, Julio Rozas (2019). The draft genome sequence of the spider Dysdera silvatica (Araneae, Dysderidae): A valuable resource for functional and evolutionary genomic studies in chelicerates . GigaScience.

Sánchez-Herrero, J.F., Frías-López, C., Escuer, P., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Arnedo, M.A., Sánchez-Gracia, A., Rozas, J.(2019). The draft genome sequence of the spider Dysdera silvatica (Araneae, Dysderidae): A valuable resource for functional and evolutionary genomic studies in chelicerates . GigaScience. 8. (8).

Stewart, J.D., Jaine, F.R.A., Armstrong, A.J., Armstrong, A.O., Bennett, M.B., Burgess, K.B., Couturier, L.I.E., Croll, D.A., Cronin, M.R., Deakos, M.H., et al.(2018). Research priorities to support effective Manta and Devil Ray conservation . Frontiers in Marine Science. 5. (SEP).

Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia, Sara Guirao-Rico, Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Julio Rozas(2017). Computational prediction of the phenotypic effects of genetic variants: basic concepts and some application examples in Drosophila nervous system genes . Journal of Neurogenetics. 31. (4). p. 307--319. Informa {UK} Limited

Sánchez-Gracia, A., Guirao-Rico, S., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Rozas, J.(2017). Computational prediction of the phenotypic effects of genetic variants: basic concepts and some application examples in Drosophila nervous system genes . Journal of Neurogenetics. 31. (4). p. 307-319.

(2016). a potential third manta ray species near the yucatán peninsula? evidence for a recently diverged and novel genetic manta group from the gulf of mexico. PeerJ.

Diaz-Jaimes, P., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Sánchez-Hernández, X., Hoyos-Padilla, M., García-De-León, F.J.(2016). The complete mitochondrial DNA of white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico . Mitochondrial DNA. 27. (2). p. 1281-1282.

Galvan-Tirado, C., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Diaz-Jaimes, P., Marcet-Houben, M., Garcia-De-Leon, F.J.(2016). The complete mitochondrial DNA of the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) . Mitochondrial DNA. 27. (1). p. 157-158.

Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Walter, R.P., Diaz-Jaimes, P., Galván-Magaña, F., Misty Paig-Tran, E.(2016). A potential third Manta Ray species near the Yucatán Peninsula? Evidence for a recently diverged and novel genetic Manta group from the Gulf of Mexico . PeerJ. 2016. (11).

Diaz-Jaimes, P., Uribe-Alcocer, M., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Sandoval-Laurrabaquio, N., Adams, D.H., Garciá De León, F.J.(2016). The complete mitochondrial DNA of the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) . Mitochondrial DNA. 27. (1). p. 717-718.

Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Diáz-Jaimes, P., Marcet-Houben, M., Gabaldón, T.(2015). The complete mitochondrial genome of the Giant Manta ray, Manta birostris . Mitochondrial DNA. 26. (5). p. 787-788.

Diaz-Jaimes, P., Bayona-Vasquez, N., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Uribe-Alcocer, M., Marcet-Houben, M.(2015). The complete mitogenome of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) . Mitochondrial DNA. 26. (6). p. 959-960.

Diaz-Jaimes, P., Bayona-Vasquez, N., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Uribe-Alcocer, M., Marcet-Houben, M.(2014). The complete mitogenome of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) . Mitochondrial DNA.

Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Díaz-Jaimes, P., Marcet-Houben, M., Gabaldón, T.(2014). The complete mitochondrial genome of the Giant Manta ray, Manta birostris . Mitochondrial DNA.

Galván-Tirado, C., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Diaz-Jaimes, P., Marcet-Houben, M., García-De-León, F. J.(2014). The complete mitochondrial DNA of the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) . Mitochondrial DNA.

Diaz-Jaimes, P., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Sánchez-Hernández, X., Hoyos-Padilla, M., García-De-León, F. J.(2014). The complete mitochondrial DNA of white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico . Mitochondrial DNA. p. 1-2.

Diaz-Jaimes, P., Uribe-Alcocer, M., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Sandoval-Laurrabaquio, N., Adams, D. H., García De León, F. J.(2014). The complete mitochondrial DNA of the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) . Mitochondrial DNA.