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Góngora Castillo Lab
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The Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics Laboratory, led by Dr. Elsa Góngora Castillo, is part of the Department of Marine Resources at Cinvestav Mérida in Yucatán, México.
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🧪 Very interesting project: AI designed to enhance the evaluation of scientific research. The system deconstructs manuscripts to expose underlying logic, identify weaknesses, and suggest improvements.

Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but early reviews seem promising!
#AcademicSky #MLSky
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics Laboratory, in collaboration with Ciencia Cakotanú and CICY, held a scientific outreach workshop for the community of Cuxtal in Yucatan Mexico. 🌱🧬
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A few years ago, we published a science outreach article about the fascinating world of medicinal plants, their history, and scientific potential. Take a look! 🌱
www.revistacyn.com/actual/1083
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September 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Our first WGCNA workshop at Cinvestav Merida was a great success!!!
Students and academic staff explored key concepts in bioinformatics. Big thanks to all participants, especially @jorgetzec.bsky.social, who led this workshop sharing his knowledge and expertise 🧬👨🏻‍💻
June 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Congrats Alejandra Sallas for earning her Master’s degree in Science! We’re proud of her contribution in the plant defense field! 🌱

¡Felicidades a Ale Sallas por obtener su título de Maestra en Ciencias! Su trabajo de identificación de genes NBS en papaya aporta valiosa información! 🪴
June 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
¡Tenemos nueva doctora en el laboratorio!
Con alegría compartimos que Perla Contreras se graduó del Doctorado en Ciencias el pasado 11 de abril. Su investigación se centró en el análisis de comunidades microbianas en cenotes para identificar BGCs.
¡Felicidades, Dra. Contreras!
April 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We have a new PhD in the lab!
We’re thrilled to share that Perla Contreras officially earned her PhD on April 11th!
Her research focused on microbial communities in cenotes to identify BGCs. Congratulations Dr. Contreras! We are so proud of your dedication, perseverance, and passion for science.
April 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Review paper!

This review aims to provide a user-friendly guide to navigating the computational landscape of RNA-seq and scRNA-seq, offering an overview of the fundamental computational processes involved, highlighting their differences and challenges.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Bioinformatics perspectives on transcriptomics: A comprehensive review of bulk and single‐cell RNA sequencing analyses
The transcriptome, the complete set of RNA molecules within a cell, plays a critical role in regulating physiological processes. The advent of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) facilitated by Next Generation ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New paper!!

Microbiología communities and their biosynthetic potential in Pol-Ac, a coastal sinkhole (cenote) located in the Yucatán Peninsula. These unique and largely unexplored ecosystems represent a rich source of bioactive compounds.

www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Exploring the microbial communities in coastal cenote and their hidden biotechnological potential
Bacterial secondary metabolites are crucial bioactive compounds with significant therapeutic potential, playing key roles in ecological processes and the discovery of novel antimicrobial agents and na...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM