CÓDIGO

Consortium for Genomic Diversity, Ancestry, and Health in Colombia

Search for Genetic Variants with RSID, Position, Genename, or Drug

About CÓDIGO

The Consortium for Genomic Diversity, Ancestry, and Health in Colombia supports local research capacity in genomics, bioinformatics, and precision medicine. The CÓDIGO webserver aggregates data from Colombian genome projects, integrating genetic ancestry with variant population allele frequencies and clinical associations, and shares summary data with the global scientific community.

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Genetic Variants

Colombian Genomes

Colombian Populations

Genome Projects

Colombian Genetic Ancestry

Collaborate

  • CÓDIGO is actively recruiting collaborating investigators and laboratories
  • Our collaborative model:
    • Contributing investigators/laboratories share de-identified genomic data with the CÓDIGO development team
      • Genomic data are protected in a secure server
    • Contributors maintain ownership and control of their data
      • No individual genomic data or meta-data are released to the public
      • Only summary statistics derived from the data are released to the public
    • Individual investigators/laboratories share their genomic data with the CÓDIGO development team
  • All contributing investigators collaborate on a receive credit for the webserver and any publications that arise from it

Contributors

Project Coordination

Name Role Organization
Augusto Valderrama-Aguirre General Director Universidad de Los Andes
Juan Esteban Gallo Scientific Director National Institute of Health - NIMHD
Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez Executive Director National Institute of Health - NIMHD
King Jordan Computational Director Georgia Institute of Technology

Data Contributors

Name Organization
Gabriel Bedoya Universidad de Antioquia
Juan Esteban Gallo Universidad EIA
Javier Marrugo Universidad de Cartagena
Miguel Medina-Rivas Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó
Adalberto Sánchez Gómez Universidad del Valle
José María Satizábal Soto Universidad del Valle

Project Developers

Name Organization Role Program LinkedIn
James Matthew Hamilton Georgia Institute of Technology Database Design & Back-End PhD Bioinformatics
Shivam Sharma Georgia Institute of Technology Allele Frequency Pipeline PhD Bioinformatics
Sonali Gupta National Institute of Health - NIMHD Ancestry Inference MS Bioinformatics
Thanh Long Nguyen Georgia Institute of Technology Ancestry Inference BS in Biology
Aravinth Natarajan Georgia Institute of Technology Back-End BS in Computer Science
Wei-An Chen Georgia Institute of Technology User Interface MS Bioinformatics

Projects

These are ongoing projects that showcase how Colombian scientists can make significant contributions to CÓDIGO-Colombia.
Description Contributions
  • Title: “Predicción Colombia” – A Platform for Pharmacogenomics Vigilance in Colombia.
  • Objective: To create a pilot platform to facilitate data-driven, personalized pharmacogenomic decision-making for various subpopulations in Colombia, using a precision public health framework.
  • Lead by: Angélica Borbón, Doctoral student of the Technology Innovation Management program, Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá DC (Colombia).
 Application of the knowledge acquired in the realm of Precision Public Health in Colombia.
  • Title: Malaria, eQTLs, and immune response.
  • Objective: To investigate the relationship between genetic variations (eQTLs), gene expression, and the immune response to malaria in order to contribute to enhance to the understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the disease and inform the development of targeted therapies in Córdoba Colombia.
  • Lead by: Maria Fernanda Yasnot. PhD. Principal Investigator. Director of Microbiological and Biomedical Research Group (GIMBIC). Full Professor, University of Cordoba. Montería (Cordoba, Colombia).
 Exploring new original questions and adding new samples to the project.
  • Title: Ethnicity, acute kidney rejection and Tacrolimus in Colombians.
  • Objective: To explore the contribution of ethnicity to the frequency of acute rejections in kidney transplant recipients in Colombia.
  • Lead by: Augusto Valderrama, PhD. Professor at Universidad de Los Andes and Fernando Girón, MD. Specialist in Renal Transplant at Colombiana de Transplantes. Bogota DC. (Colombia).
 Facilitating the implementation of personalized immunosuppression knowledge in Colombia.
  • Title: Human genomics, ancestry, and health in the lower basin of the Magdalena River.
  • Objective: To examine the role of human genomics and ancestry in determining polygenic risk and pharmacogenomic profiles for various cardiometabolic diseases in the Colombian population.
  • Lead by: Augusto Valderrama, PhD. Professor at Universidad de Los Andes and Elkin Navarro, PhD & Eloina Zárate, MSc at the Life Sciences Research Center (CICV), Faculty of Basic and Biomedical Sciences. Simon Bolivar University. Barranquilla (Atlantico, Colombia).
 Expanding the understanding of genomic ancestry and diversity in admixed populations in Colombia and its impact on health.
  • Title: Capacity building in bioinformatics for precision public health.
  • Objective: To investigate the utility of various bioinformatics tools in enhancing our understanding of population pharmacogenomics in Colombia.
  • Lead by: Alejandro Matamoros. MSc student of the Computational Biology program at Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá DC (Colombia).
 Strengthening Bioinformatics Skills for Accurate Public Health Outcomes.