Search Results - "Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa"

Analytical and clinical evaluation of a heat shock SARS-CoV-2 detection method without RNA extraction for N and E genes RT-qPCR by Bruno, Alfredo, de Mora, Domenica, Freire-Paspuel, Byron, Rodriguez, Angel S., Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Olmedo, Maritza, Sanchez, Martha, Romero, Jennifer, Paez, Michelle, Gonzalez, Manuel, Orlando, Alberto, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel

“…•Heat shock based SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR diagnosis has a sensitivity up to 89.4%.•For 100.000 copies/mL LoD, the sensitivity is as high as 98.6%.•Heat shock based…”
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Generation of human elongating multi-lineage organized cardiac gastruloids by Olmsted, Zachary T., Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Paluh, Janet L.

“…Human elongating multi-lineage organized (EMLOC) gastruloid technology captures key aspects of trunk neurodevelopment including neural integration with…”
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Crucial contribution of the universities to SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Ecuador: Lessons for developing countries by Santander-Gordon, Daniela, Iturralde, Gabriel A., Freire-Paspuel, Byron, Zambrano-Mila, Marlon S., Morales-Jadan, Diana, Vallejo-Janeta, Paolo A., Coronel, Barbara, Galvis, Heberson, Jaramillo-Vivanco, Tatiana, Bilvao, Christian D., Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Rodriguez, Angel S., Laglaguano, Juan C., Herrera, Henry, Tito-Alvarez, Ana M., Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar A., Henriquez-Trujillo, Aquiles R., Lozada, Tannya, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel

“…COVID-19 pandemic has challenged public health systems worldwide, particularly affecting developing countries in Latin America like Ecuador. In this report, we…”
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Sustained COVID-19 community transmission and potential super spreading events at neglected afro-ecuadorian communities assessed by massive RT-qPCR and serological testing of community dwelling population by Vallejo-Janeta, Alexander Paolo, Morales-Jadan, Diana, Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Coronel, Barbara, Galvis, Heberson, Bone-Guano, Hugo Renato, Amador Rodriguez, Belen, Gomez Abeledo, Guadalupe, Freire-Paspuel, Byron, Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar, Henriquez-Trujillo, Aquiles Rodrigo, Lozada, Tannya, Bereguiain, Miguel Angel Garcia

“…Background Neglected ethnic minorities from underserved rural populations in Latin America are highly vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to…”
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High SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and viral loads in community-dwelling individuals from rural indigenous and mestizo communities from the Andes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador by Morales-Jadán, Diana, Vallejo-Janeta, Alexander Paolo, Bastidas, Vanessa, Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Freire-Paspuel, Byron, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar, Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Henriquez-Trujillo, Aquiles Rodrigo, Lozada, Tannya, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel

“…Neglected indigenous groups and underserved rural populations in Latin America are highly vulnerable to COVID-19 due to poor health infrastructure and limited…”
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Human stem cell–derived neurons and neural circuitry therapeutics: Next frontier in spinal cord injury repair by Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Paluh, Janet L

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a life-altering event that devastates those injured and the families that support them. Numerous laboratories are engaged in…”
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Embryonic Spinal Cord Innervation in Human Trunk Organogenesis Gastruloids: Cardiac Versus Enteric Customization and Beyond by Olmsted, Zachary T, Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Paluh, Janet L

“…Trunk-biased human gastruloids provide the ability to couple developmentally relevant spinal neurogenesis and organ morphogenesis via spatiotemporal…”
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COVID-19 outbreaks at shelters for women who are victims of gender-based violence from Ecuador by Vallejo-Janeta, Alexander Paolo, Morales-Jadan, Diana, Freire-Paspuel, Byron, Lozada, Tannya, Cherrez-Bohorquez, Cesar, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel, Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar, Henriquez, Aquiles Rodrigo, Jaramillo, Tatiana, Gordon, Daniela Santander, Iturralde, Gabriel Alfredo, Teran, Julio Alejandro, Vasquez, Karen Marcela, Rondal, Jonathan Dario, Granda, Genoveva, Santamaria, Ana Cecilia, Pino, Cynthia Lorena, Espinosa, Oscar Lenin, Buitron, Angie, Grisales, David Sanchez, Jimenez, Karina Beatriz, Galvis, Heberson, Coronel, Barbara, Bastidas, Vanessa, Aguilar, Dayana Marcela, Paredes, Ines Maria, Bilvao, Christian David, Paredes-Espinosa, Maria Belen, Rodriguez, Angel S., Laglaguano, Juan Carlos, Herrera, Henry, Espinosa, Pablo Marcelo, Galarraga, Edison Andres, Zambrano-Mila, Marlon Steven, Tito-Alvarez, Ana Maria, Zapata, Nelson David

“…•Shelters are potentially risky places for COVID-19 outbreaks.•A high SARS-CoV-2 prevalence of 12.6% was found at women’s shelters in Ecuador.•Women victims of…”
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Massive testing in the Galapagos Islands and low positivity rate to control SARS-CoV-2 spread during the first semester of the covid-19 pandemic: A story of success for Ecuador and South America by Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta, Diana Morales-Jadan, Alberto Velez, Patricio Vega-Marino, Byron Freire-Paspuel, Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa, Angel S Rodriguez Pazmino, Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez, Paulina Castillo, Carlos Masaquiza, Ismar Rivera-Olivero, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Aquiles Rodrigo Henriquez-Trujillo, Barbara Coronel, Heberson Galvis, Tatiana Jaramillo, Tannya Lozada, Marylin Cruz, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain

“…Introduction: During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America, countries like Ecuador, Peru and Colombia experienced chaotic scenarios with…”
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High SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates Among Special Forces Police Units During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ecuador by Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Andrade, Felipe, Vasconez, Eduardo, Escobar-Espinosa, Cristina, Vallejo-Janeta, Alexander Paolo, Freire-Paspuel, Byron, Coronel, Barbara, Galvis, Heberson, Morales-Jadan, Diana, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar A, Lozada, Tannya, Henriquez-Trujillo, Aquiles R, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel

“…At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health workers and first-responders, such as police officers, were in charge of trying to contain a disease that was…”
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