Dr. Luis Fernando Cadavid Gutiérrez

Education
- 1997 – 2001: Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Yale University, U.S.A.
- 1997 – 2000: M.Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Yale University, U.S.A.
- 1987 – 1992: B.Sc. in Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.
University Unit
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Faculty of Science, Biology Department.
- Phone: +57(1) 3165000 ext: 11618
Research Group
Institute of Genetics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá Headquarters
Technical/Quantitative skills:
Contact information
- Email: lfcadavidg@unal.edu.co
Professional experience
- 2007-Date: Professor, Dpt. of Biology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
- 2008-2012: Director, Institute of Genetics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
- 2006-2007: Associate Professor, Dpt. of Biology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
- 2001-2006: Assistant Professor, Dpt. of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM USA.
- 1995-1997: Postdoctoral, Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI USA.
- 1992-1994: Associate Researcher, Immunogenetic Group, National Institute of Health, Bogotá.
Research Interests
Topics: Ecology and Evolution, Sequencing, Genetics, Evolution, Immunology, Phylogenetic Analysis, Primates, Coral.
Selected Publications
Cadavid, L. F., Palacios, P., and Lugo, J. S. (2013) Bimodal evolution of the killer cell Ig-like family in New World primates. Immunogenetics DOI: 10.1007/s00251-013-0719-4
Galindo, J. A. and Cadavid, L. F. (2013) High Diversification of CD94 by Alternative Splicing in New World primates. Immunogenetics 65:281-90
Cárdenas, A., Rodríguez-R, L. M., Pizarro, V., Cadavid, L. F., and Arévalo-Ferro, C. (2012) Shifts in bacterial communities of two caribbean reef-building coral species affected by white plague disease. ISME J 6:502-512.
Number of publications:
Cvlac: 58
TAGS: Evolutionary Immunology, Immunogenetics, Molecular Evolution .