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Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Gabriela Pozo
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- Job title
- Institution
- University of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
- Biography
Gabriela Pozo obtained her Master's degree in Biotechnology and Genomics from Rutgers University as a Fulbright scholar. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of San Francisco de Quito, Ecudaor, where she works in the biotechnology area. Gabriela is also a researcher at the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory. Her research focuses on aspects such as genetic diversity, population structure of animal and plant species, metagenomics, and genomics. She has contributed as a co-author to various scientific publications related to her research interests. She is part of the ORG.one initiative, which aims to sequence complete genomes of critically endangered species.
- Recent publications
Pozo, G. et al. First whole-genome sequence and assembly of the Ecuadorian brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps fusciceps), a critically endangered species, using Oxford Nanopore Technologies. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 14(3) (2024).
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae014Albuja-Quintana, M. et al. First reference genome of Vaccinium floribundum Kunth, an emblematic Andean species. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, jkae136 (2024).
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae136