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Invited Speakers
José E. García Arrarás, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology,
University of Puerto Rico
Tissue regeneration and plasticity in echinoderms; stem cells, tissue reassembly and organ formation.
Syed, Mubarak Hussain, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology,
University of New Mexico
Neural stem cell biology; neuronal diversity and organization of nervous system circuits.
Sebastian Martinez-Salazar
Graduate Student and PhD Candidate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
Harvard University
Evolution of floral development in plants; molecular mechanisms and the development of nectar spurs in Tropaeolum.
Patricia Schneider, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Developmental and Integrative Cell Biology,
Louisiana State University
Evo-devo of the visual system; developmental genetics and evolutionary novelty in four-eyed fish.
Soraya Pelaz, Ph.D.
ICREA Research Professor, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG),
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
Gene regulation of flowering and reproductive development; carpel and seed formation in crops.
Igor Schneider, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, CDIB,
Louisiana State University
Comparative genomics and regeneration in vertebrates; conserved mechanisms and evolutionary diversity.
Anyi Mazo-Vargas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program,
Duke University
Developmental genetics and evolution of adaptive traits in butterflies; wing patterns, mimicry, and defense.
Alejandro Reyes-Bermudez, Ph.D.
Professor, Faculty of Basic Sciences,
University of the Amazon
Developmental genetics and molecular biology in corals; genetic diversity and adaptation in non-model organisms.
Natalia Pabón-Mora, Ph.D.
Professor, Institute of Biology,
University of Antioquia
Evolution and development of reproductive structures in plants; floral diversification and meristems in neotropical species.
Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator, Integrative Biodiversity Research Laboratory,
New York Botanical Garden
Genetic mechanisms and evolution of reproductive structures in morphologically unique plants; origin and diversity of the seed.
Claudia Torres-Farfan, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Developmental Chronobiology, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine,
Austral University of Chile
Fetal programming and the origin of chronic diseases; endocrine, epigenetic, and chronobiological approaches.
Alexa Sadier, Ph.D.
Macroevolution and Development Team (CNRS PI), Institute of Evolutionary Sciences (UMR5554),
University of Montpellier
Conserved developmental programs and evolution of innovative traits; gene networks, eye specialization, and adaptation in mammals.
Elsy Buitrago-Delgado, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Regenerative Medicine, Sanford Stem Cell Institute | Discovery Center,
University of California San Diego Health,
Single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomics in human stem cell-derived systems; mRNA function and distribution in the early days of embryonic development.
Pablo Andres Perez-Mesa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IBG-4 Bioinformatics,
Floral development and genetic regulation in basal angiosperms; expression and interaction of MADS-box transcription factors and floral identity genes (classes C, D and E).
Scientific committee
Belfran Carbonell Medina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Researcher,
University of Antioquia, Department of Integrated Basic Studies, Faculty of Dentistry
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Zayra V. Garavito-Aguilar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Andes University, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences
Claudia M. Arenas Gomez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
National University of Colombia, La Paz Campus, Academic Directorate
Favio Gonzalez Garavito, Ph.D.
Professor
National University of Colombia, Faculty of Sciences, Bogotá campus.
Natalia Pabón-Mora, Ph.D.
Professor
Antioquia University, Institute of Biology, Coordinator of the Evo-Devo Research Group in Plants
Fagua Álvarez Flórez, Ph.D.
Professor,
National University of Colombia, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Bogotá campus
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Edwin Acosta Virgüez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
National University of Colombia, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Bogotá Campus
Organizing Committee
Harold Suarez-Baron, Ph.D.
President of the Colombian Society of Developmental Biology
Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
Yesenia Madrigal Bedoya, Ph.D.
Vice-President of the Colombian Society of Developmental Biology
Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology,
New York University
María Carolina Pustovrh, Ph.D.
Secretary of the Colombian Society of Developmental Biology
Full Professor, School of Basic Sciences,
University of Valle, Cali
David Ruiz Londoño, B.Sc.
Logistics Coordinator
Professor, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
Ana Marcela Gallego Muñoz, B.Sc.
Communications Coordinator
Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
Maria Juliana Gutierrez Rosales
Social Media Assistant
Biology student, Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
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Fatima Lenis Trujillo
Administrative Coordinator
Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
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Main venue of the congress
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