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Research Scientist | Project Leader | Health and Biotech R&D

Profile Summary

Scientific research leader with 12 years of experience in R&D projects applicable to healthcare, biotechnology, and agri-food industries. Ability to coordinate researchers, management of simultaneous projects, and communicate orally and in writing to non-technical groups. Proven adaptability in multicultural contexts creating disruptive research projects. Committed and enthusiastic to share my knowledge and experience with organizations that provide innovative solutions to the society.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology

Services

• Writing
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Príncipe Felipe Research Center Foundation (CIPF)

July 2024 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Namur

January 2020 - May 2024

Universite de Namur

January 2020 - June 2023

Profesor dedicación exclusiva

Universidad Santiago de Cali

August 2017 - December 2019

Associated Scientific and Teaching Assistant

University Santiago de Cali

February 2017 - December 2019

Education

PhD Microbiología ambiental y biotecnología (GENETIC, MICROBIOLOGY AND STADISTIC)

Universitat de Barcelona

December 2011 - April 2016

Máster en Biotecnología molecular

Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Farmacia

September 2010 - July 2011

Bióloga

Universidad del Valle

February 2005 - April 2010

Certifications

• Seal of excellence

  European Commission

  September 2020 - Present

• Training in SARS-CoV-2 virus detection by qPCR technique

  University of Namur

  April 2020 - Present

• Cum Laude PhD Thesis: Gre factors of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, their role in controlling physiology and pathogenicity

  University of Barcelona

  April 2016 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tania Gaviria-Cantin, Llorenç Fernández-Coll, Andrés Felipe Vargas, Carlos Jonay Jiménez, Cristina Madrid, Carlos Balsalobre (2024). Expression of accessory genes in Salmonella requires the presence of the Gre factors . Genomics.

First Report of Acanthocheilonema reconditum Outbreak in Canines with Clinical Signs of Anemia from Southwestern Colombia Espinosa, N.; Rosero, A.; Villegas, C.L.; Garcia, I.C.; Gaviria-Cantin, T.; Nieto, A.P.; Ferro, B.E.; Nieto Ramirez, L.M. First Report of Acanthocheilonema reconditum Outbreak in Canines with Clinical Signs of Anemia from Southwestern Colombia. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1434 . Pathogens.

Jorge Fern&#225;ndez-V&#225;zquez, Juan David Cabrer-Panes, Anna &#197;berg, Antonio Ju&#225;rez, Cristina Madrid Xufr&#233;, TANIA GAVIRIA, Lloren&#231; Fern&#225;ndez-Coll, Andres Felipe Vargas Sinisterra, Carlos Jonay Jimenez Moreno, Carlos Balsalobre (2022). ppGpp, the General Stress Response Alarmone, Is Required for the Expression of the α-Hemolysin Toxin in the Uropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolate, J96 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

TANIA GAVIRIA, Andr&#233;s Felipe Vargas, Youssef El Mouali, Carlos Jonay Jimenez Moreno, Annika Cimdins-Ahne, Cristina Madrid Xufr&#233;, Ute R&#246;mling, Carlos Balsalobre (2022). Gre Factors Are Required for Biofilm Formation in <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Typhimurium by Targeting Transcription of the <i>csgD</i> Gene . Microorganisms.

Juan David Cabrer-Panes and Lloren{\c{c}} Fern{\'{a}}ndez-Coll and Jorge Fern{\'{a}}ndez-V{\'{a}}zquez and Tania Cristina Gaviria-Cantin and Youssef El Mouali and Anna {\AA}berg and Carlos Balsalobre(2020). ppGpp mediates the growth phase‐dependent regulation of <i>agn43</i> , a phase variable gene, by stimulating its promoter activity . Environmental Microbiology Reports. 12. (4). p. 444--453. Wiley

(2018). CRP-cAMP mediates silencing of Salmonella virulence at the post-transcriptional level . Plos genetics.

(2017). Gre factors-mediated control of hilD transcription is essential for the invasion of epithelial cells by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium . Plos pathogen.

BOOK CHAPTER

(2020). Markers of Pathogenicity in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Spanish version).

(2018). Mutaciones en ppGpp y DksA afectan la secreción de proteínas efectoras de la isla de patogenicidad 1 de Samonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Patógenos de importancia clínica: investigaciones recientes en el Valle del Cauca.