Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Genetic Identification — IdentiGen

Academic Unit: Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

Class

Call

833 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Natural sciences

Subarea

Biological sciences

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Strategic Focus

IdentiGen provides specialized services on identification and genetic filiation in humans and delivers reliable and timely results with high quality standards and impartiality through coherent process operation. In addition, we work towards permanent qualification of human talent at the service of the laboratory. We develop and promote research activities based on interdisciplinarity and interinstitutionality. Problematic issues: Human rights.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Human Population Genetics.
Forensic Genetics.
Human and Medical Genetics: Chimerism (Follow-up of Transplant Patients).

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Adriana Alexandra Ibarra Rodríguez, PhD.

PhD in Biology.

Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia).

Coordinator's Email

adriana.ibarra@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

laboratorioidentigen@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador).
Medical Genetics Laboratory — UTP.
DNA Diagnostic Laboratory — (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Population Genetics and Identification Group – Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Prof. Clara Vargas – Genetics Laboratory, Universidad Industrial de Santander — UIS.

Highlighted Projects

Study of biallelic genetic markers for forensic applications: Autosomal SNPs and specific Indels of the X chromosome.
Evaluation of new STRs and MiniSTRs genetic markers for human filiation purposes at IdentiGen laboratory.
Insertion/deletion polymorphisms (indels): a genetic tool for the identification of N.N. individuals in Colombia.

Key Research Findings

Outlining the Ancestry Landscape of Colombian Admixed Populations. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164414
IdentiPLEX: A new STR kit for human identification developed and validated at IdentiGEN laboratory in Colombia. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.083
A GHEP-ISFG collaborative study on the genetic variation of 38 autosomal indels for human identification in different continental populations. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.09.012.
Evaluating the X Chromosome-Specific Diversity of Colombian Populations Using Insertion/Deletion Polymorphisms. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087202