Foto_1_msaldarriaga_cordoba.jpg_thumb90

Monica Maria Saldarriaga Cordoba

Investigadora

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Procesos evolutivos en diferentes órdenes taxonómicos, mediante técnicas ómicas.

Educación

  •  Ecología y Biología Evolutiva, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2009
  •  Ciencias Basicas Biomedicas, Universidad de Antioquia. Colombia, 2000
  •  Medica Veterinaria, Universidad de Antioquia. Colombia, 1995
  •  Diplomado en Bioinformática y Biología Computacional, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2020

Experiencia Académica

  •   Académica Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Bachillerato

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - At present

  •   Académico e investigador Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD BERNARDO O'HIGGINS

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - At present

  •   Académica Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS Y TECNOLOGIA

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2017

  •   Académica e investigación Full Time

    Universidad de Antioquia

    Medellín, Colombia

    1997 - 2003

  •   Profesor invitado Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesional de Laboratorio-Sección Parasitología Part Time

    Instituto de Salud Pública

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - 2018


 

Article (41)

First characterization of the venom of the endemic coral snake <i>Micrurus camilae</i> (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Colombia: Proteome, toxic activities, immunorecognition, and neutralization by antivenoms

Gomez-Robles, Jeisson; Rey-Suarez, Paola; Fernandez, Julian; Saldarriaga-Cordoba, Monica; Sasa, Mahmood; Lomonte, Bruno; Nunez, Vitelbina

Article ISI
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES  (2026)

Identification, Characterisation, and Pathogenic Potential of Chilean Isolates of <i>Tenacibaculum finnmarkense</i> Recovered From Coinfection in Farmed Salmonids

Valencia-Soler, Valentina; Saldarriaga-Cordoba, Monica; Avendano-Herrera, Ruben

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES  (2026)

In-Depth Multi-Assembler Venom-Gland Transcriptomics of Three Medically Important Colombian Snakes Highlights Diversity of Accessory, Low-Abundance Protein Families

Saldarriaga-Cordoba, Monica; Clavero-Leon, Claudia; Rey-Suarez, Paola; Nunez-Rangel, Vitelbina; Estrada-Gomez, Sebastian

Article ISI
TOXINS  (2026)

Isolation and Comprehensive Characterisation of Edwardsiella anguillarum From Diseased Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Cultured in Mexico: Biochemical, Genetic and Genomic Insights and Dose-Dependent Pathogenicity

Martinez-Matus, Eduardo; Ortega-Santana, Cesar; Saldarriaga-Cordoba, Monica; Camara, Beatriz; Avendano-Herrera, Ruben

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES  (2026)

Assessment of venom variation and phylogenetic relationships of Micrurus dumerilii from three different regions of Colombia

Rey-Suarez, P; Gómez-Robles, J; Fernández J.; Lomonte, B; Sasa M.; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.; Pereanez, JA; Aguilera O.; Núñez-Rangel, V

Article ISI
Biochimie  (2025)

Draft genome sequences of Tenacibaculum finnmarkense isolates from diseased Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chilean farms

Avendano-Herrera R.; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.

Article ISI
Microbiology Resource Announcements  (2025)

Eukaryotic gut community of the bat Myotis arescens in anthropized landscapes in Chile

Ramírez-Fernández, L; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.; Silva A.X.; Napolitano C.; Pedro A.R.S.

Article ISI
PeerJ  (2025)

Micrurus nigrocinctus in Colombia: Integrating Venomics Research, Citizen Science, and Community Empowerment

Rey-Suarez, Paola; Rojo, Lina Preciado; Gomez-Robles, Jeisson; Parra-Moreno, Sanin; Pachon-Camelo, Erica; Fuentes-Florez, Yirlys; Lomonte, Bruno; Fernandez, Julian; Sasa, Mahmood; Nunez, Vitelbina; et al.

Article ISI
Toxins  (2025)

New records and range extension of two deep-sea skate genera, Amblyraja and Notoraja (Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes), in the southeastern Pacific Ocean

Zavalaga, F; Contreras I.; Campos-León, S; Moreno-Méndez, A; Saldarriaga M.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Outbreak of Aeromonas hydrophila bacterial dermatosepticemia in wild leopard frogs (Rana pipiens complex) in Mexico

Santana C.O.; Fajardo R.; Escobedo-Bonilla, CM; Irgang R.; Valladares-Carranza B.; Martiínez, S; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.; Avendano-Herrera R.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Unveiling Novel Kunitz- and Waprin-Type Toxins in the Micrurus mipartitus Coral Snake Venom Gland: An In Silico Transcriptome Analysis

Nunez-Rangel, Vitelbina

Article ISI SCOPUS
 (2024)

Coenura Bigot as a valid genus: A molecular and morphological phylogenetic analysis of Pelecorhynchus Macquart sensu lato (Diptera: Pelecorhynchidae)

GONZÁLEZ C.R.; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.; Aguilera O.; Miranda-esquivel, DR

Article ISI SCOPUS
Zootaxa  (2023)

Development of a PCR assay for the specific identification of the fish pathogen Tenacibaculum piscium



Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Fish Diseases  (2023)

Comparative pan-genomic analysis of 51 Renibacterium salmoninarum indicates heterogeneity in the principal virulence factor, the 57 kDa protein



Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES  (2022)

Draft Genome Sequence of Tenacibaculum ovolyticum To-7Br, Recovered from a Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)



Article ISI SCOPUS
MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS  (2022)

Isolation, identification, virulence potential and genomic features of Tenacibaculum piscium isolates recovered from Chilean salmonids

Reyes, Victor; Duchaud, Eric

Article ISI SCOPUS
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES  (2022)

Comparison between genome sequences of Chilean Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi isolated from red conger eel (Genypterus chilensis) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) focusing on bacterial virulence determinants



Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Fish Diseases  (2021)

First report and characterization of Tenacibaculum maritimum isolates recovered from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farmed in Chile

Valdes, Sara; Barros, Maria C.; Rivera-Bohle, Javier; Madrid, Enrique; Gajardo-Cordova, Johana

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Fish Diseases  (2021)

MS/MS analysis of four scorpion venoms from Colombia: a descriptive approach



Article WOS
JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES  (2021)

Recombinant immunogens type phospholipase A2 and three-finger toxin for the production of antivenoms of clinical interest in Colombia

Romero, LE; Nuñez V.; Rey P.; Pulido S.; Saldarriaga M.; Pereañez J.A.

Article SCOPUS
Iatreia  (2021)

Revealing the Characteristics of the Antarctic Snow Alga Chlorominima collina gen. et sp. nov. Through Taxonomy, Physiology, and Transcriptomics

Galvez, Francisca E.; Huovinen, Pirjo; Silva, Andrea X.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Plant Science  (2021)

A tale of textiles: Genetic characterization of historical paper mulberry barkcloth from Oceania

Pena-Ahumada, Barbara; SALDARRIAGA-CORDOBA, MONICA MARIA; Kardailsky, Olga; MONCADA-RODRIGUEZ, XIMENA ALEJANDRA; MORAGA-VERGARA, MAURICIO LEONARDO; Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth A.; SEELENFREUND-HIRSCH, DANIELA JOYCE; SEELENFREUND-HIRSCH, ANDREA CLAUDIA

Article ISI SCOPUS
PLOS ONE  (2020)

Quantifying ecological and economic value of pest control services provided by bats in a vineyard landscape of central Chile

Allendes, Juan Luis; Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Mónica M.; Silva, Andrea X.

Article ISI SCOPUS
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT  (2020)

Genotypic diversity of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from Chilean patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis

Muino, L; Chenet S.M.; Osuna A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Parasites Vectors  (2019)

Human mediated translocation of Pacific paper mulberry [Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Her. ex Vent. (Moraceae)]: Genetic evidence of dispersal routes in Remote Oceania

Saldarriaga-Cordoba, Monica; Seelenfreund, Daniela; Seelenfreund, Andrea

Article ISI SCOPUS
PLOS ONE  (2019)

Multilocus sequence typing detects new Piscirickettsia salmonis hybrid genogroup in Chilean fish farms: Evidence for genetic diversity and population structure

Isla A.; Saldarriaga-Córdoba M.; Albornoz R.; Haussmann D.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES  (2019)

Novel three-finger toxins from Micrurus dumerilii and Micrurus mipartitus coral snake venoms: Phylogenetic relationships and characterization of Clarkitoxin-I-Mdum

Marin-Villa M.; Núñez V.

Article ISI SCOPUS
TOXICON  (2019)

PCR protocol for Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi: updated specificity for “Tenacibaculum finnmarkense” detection

Tapia-Cammas

Article SCOPUS
Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists  (2019)

Venomic, Transcriptomic, and Bioactivity Analyses of Pamphobeteus verdolaga Venom Reveal Complex Disulfide-Rich Peptides That Modulate Calcium Channels

Vargas-Muñoz L.J.; Quintana-Castillo J.C.; Gómez C.M.A.; Pineda S.S.

Article ISI SCOPUS
TOXINS  (2019)

Macroevolutionary diversification with limited niche disparity in a species-rich lineage of cold-climate lizards

Reaney, AM

Article ISI SCOPUS
BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY  (2018)

MipLAAO, a new L-amino acid oxidase from the redtail coral snake Micrurus mipartitus

Acosta C.; Torres, U; Lomonte, B

Article ISI SCOPUS
PEERJ  (2018)

The Macroecology of Chemical Communication in Lizards: Do Climatic Factors Drive the Evolution of Signalling Glands?

Frias-De-Diego, A; Saldarriaga-Crodoba, M; Harvey, LP; Hickcox, RP

Article ISI SCOPUS
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY  (2018)

A new species of Aedes Meigen subgenus Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribalzaga (Diptera: Culicidae) from the coastal wetlands of the desert in northern Chile: morphological and molecular identification

Rada-Chaparro V.

Article ISI SCOPUS
ZOOTAXA  (2017)

Hypoxia and hypothermia as rival agents of selection driving the evolution of viviparity in lizards

Reaney A.; García-Roa R.; Hodgson D.J.

Article ISI SCOPUS
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY  (2017)

Identifying different transcribed proteins in the newly described Theraphosidae Pamphobeteus verdolaga

Vargas-Muñoz, LJ; Cifuentes Y.; Perafan C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
TOXICON  (2017)

Phylogeography of the Central American lancehead Bothrops asper (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)

Parkinson, CL; Daza, JM; Wuster, W

Article ISI SCOPUS
PLOS ONE  (2017)

Primary structures and partial toxicological characterization of two phospholipases A(2) from Micrurus mipartitus and Micrurus dumerilii coral snake venoms



Article ISI SCOPUS
BIOCHIMIE  (2017)

Description of the Terrestrial Larva of Parosca latipalpis (Macquart) (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Southern Chile



Article ISI SCOPUS
NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY  (2016)

Venom from Opisthacanthus elatus scorpion of Colombia, could be more hemolytic and less neurotoxic than thought

Estrada-Gomez S.; Munoz, LJV; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.; Castillo, JCQ

Article ISI SCOPUS
ACTA TROPICA  (2016)

Revision of the New World species of the genus Pelecorhynchus Macquart, 1850 (Diptera: Pelecorhynchidae)

Llanos L.; GONZÁLEZ C.R.; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.

Article ISI
ZOOTAXA  (2015)

Mipartoxin-I, a novel three-finger toxin, is the major neurotoxic component in the venom of the redtail coral snake Micrurus mipartitus (Elapidae)

Rey-Suarez, P; Floriano R.S.; Rostelato-Ferreira S.; Saldarriaga-Cordoba M.; Nunez, V; Rodrigues-Simioni L.; Lomonte, B

Article ISI SCOPUS
Toxicon  (2012)

Patent (1)

ALGORITMO DE DIAGNÓSTICO MOLECULAR BASADO EN PCR Y RFLP PARA ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS S.L, DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM Y TAENIA HYDATIGENA PRESENTES EN HECES CANINAS.



Patent
 (2021)

Proyecto (4)

Herramienta de vigilancia epidemiológica molecular para el monitoreo de serovares de Salmonella enterica relevantes en la industria avícola nacional



Proyecto
 (2023)

Snake venom toxins for drug discovery: Identification and evaluation of proteins and peptides with antimicrobial activity



Proyecto
 (2022)

Comprehensive study of the biological, genetic, and molecular bases and virulence factors for the causative agent of tenacibaculosis in Chilean marine fish, Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi: An epidemiological approximation for developing prevention strategies



Proyecto
 (2019)

Neurotoxinas y anticuerpos recombinantes, una nueva estrategia en la producción de antivenenos en Colombia, Fase I.



Proyecto
 (2018)

1
Jaime Figueroa

Profesor Titular

Bioquimica y Microbiologia

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Daniela Seelenfreund

Profesor Asociado

Bioquímica y Biología Molecular

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Iván Gómez

Profesor Titular

Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHIE

Valdivia, Chile

9
Ruben Avendaño

Full Professor

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO

Viña del Mar, Chile

1
Maria Jercic

Chief

Biomedical Departament

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Christian González

Académico

Universidad Metropolitana Cs. de la Educación

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Andrea Seelenfreund

Jefe Carrera de Antropología

Escuela de Antropologia, Geografia e Historia

UNIVERSIDAD ACADEMIA DE HUMANISMO CRISTIANO

Santiago, Chile

1
Beatriz Cámara

Associate Investigator

Departamento de Química/Centro de Biotecnología Daniel Alkalay

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA

Valparaíso, Chile

1
carolina reyes

In charge of the entomology laboratory

laboratorio biomédico nacional y de referencia

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Andrea Silva

Executive Director

Vicerrectoría de Investigación

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Annia Rodríguez

Investigadora de centro

Centro de Investigación e Innovación para el Cambio Climático

Universidad Santo Tomás

Santiago, Chile

1
Laura Muiño

Docente

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Derie Fuentes

Director

Center For Systems Biotechnology

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

47
Monica Saldarriaga

Investigadora

Vicerrectoría de Vinculación con el medio e investigación

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

1
Adolfo Isla

Asistente de investigacion Proyecto FONDAP-INCAR

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Jorge Fernandez

JEFE SUBDEPTO

BIOMEDICO NACIONAL Y DE REFERENCIA

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PUBLICA

santiago, Chile

1
Denise Haussmann

Profesora Titular

Departamento de Ciencias Básicas

Universidad Santo Tomás

Valdivia, Chile

1
Lia Ramírez

Profesor Instructor

Recursos Naturales Renovables

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

1
Johany Peñailillo

1
Sara Valdés

Jefe de Laboratorio I+D

Laboratorio de I+D

Farmacología en Aquacultura Veterinaria FAV

Puerto Varas, Chile

1
Jaime Lagos

Profesional de Laboratorio

Biomédico, Nacional y de referencia

Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Claudia Payacán

Encargada de edición genómica de cultivos

Neocrop Technologies

Valdivia, Chile