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I'm interested in understanding the mechanisms employed by plants and associated microorganisms to respond to different types of stresses and environmental stimuli. Our approaches have aimed to integrate genomic information, coupled with transcriptomic strategies to search for the genes associated with these responses, as well as physiological characterizations, also seeking to elucidate the mechanisms and gene regulatory circuits behind these complex responses.
Establishing this connection between the molecular bases of gene regulation and phenotypic responses will allow us to identify biotechnological solutions applicable to agriculture.
Our current research projects are aimed at studying plant stress biology, seed physiology, communication between plants and associated microorganisms, and metabolic diversity in tropical crops.
- Crop Science
- Genomics
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular characterization
- Gene regulation – epigenetics
- recombinant DNA
- Genomics
- RNA sequencing
- Molecular biotechnology
- Differential gene expression analysis (RT-qPCR)
- Isothermal titration calorimetry
- Protein/DNA interaction
- Plant genetic transformation
Education
PhD, Doctor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Award Date: 31 Aug 2005
Master, Diploma of Advanced Studies in biochemistry and molecular biology
Award Date: 01 Jan 2003
Esp, Specialist in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Diploma of Advanced Studies Third Cycle)
Award Date: 01 Jan 2003
Bachelor, Biochimie License
Award Date: 04 Apr 2000
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Asociado
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Bacteriology
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Doctorate in Biological Sciences
- Master's Degree in Bioengineering
- Master's Degree in Biological Sciences
- Master's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- Industrial Microbiology
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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All roads lead to Rome: integrated physiological and transcriptomic analysis of cacao drought response reveals different ways to achieve tolerance in two hybrid clones
Osorio Zambrano, M. A., Rodríguez Pérez, L., Papatheodorou, I. & Terán, W., 17 Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 17, 1764400.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A trio-binning approach for genome assembly reveals extensive structural variation between two Cannabis cultivars: Punto Rojo and Cherry Pie
Pike, B., Kozik, A. & Teran, W., Feb 2026, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 16, 2, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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LoFi drafts to map to: 4 haplotype-resolved Cannabis genomes enable characterization of large structural variants
Pike, B., da Silva, A. G. & Teran, W., 22 Jan 2026.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A trio-binning approach for Cannabis genome de novo assembly reveals extensive structural variation, and defines paralog cohorts with very good resolution
Pike Randolph, B., Kozik, A. & Teran Perez, W., 06 May 2025.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Cubio tuber (Tropaeolum tuberosum, Tropaeolaceae) morphological diversity in Colombia and Bolivia
Márquez-Cardona, M. D. P., Terán-Pérez, W. & Ruíz-Mateus, D., 20 Aug 2025, In: Universitas Scientiarum. 30, p. 176-193 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Análisis multiómico para la valoración de la diversidad y potencial metabólico del cubio (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón)
Teran Perez, W. (PI) & Marquez Cardona, M. D. P. (CoI)
16/02/26 → 15/08/27
Project: Research
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Expresión heteróloga de factores de virulencia de la cepa bacteriana Photorhabdus akhurstii SL0708 y evaluación de su potencial para el control de plagas agrícolas.
Rodriguez Obediente, K. J. (PI), Barrera, G. (CoI), Sáenz-Aponte, A. (CoI) & Teran Perez, W. (CoI)
30/01/25 → 29/07/26
Project: Research
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Cannabis y genómica: nuevas aproximaciones para contribuir en su mejoramiento genético, genotipado y filogenia.
Pike Randolph, B. (PI) & Teran Perez, W. (CoI)
01/10/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) response to water-stress: physiological characterization and antioxidant gene expression profiling in commercial hybrid clones
Teran Perez, W. (CoI) & Rodriguez Perez, L. (Other)
24/08/20 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Innovación tecnológica y socio empresarial participativa para el fortalecimiento de la seguridad alimentaria regional por parte de familias productoras de papa nativa y tubérculos andinos de Bolivia y Colombia
Marquez Cardona, M. D. P. (PI), Florez Valencia, L. (CoI), Sáenz-Aponte, A. (CoPI), Teran Perez, W. (CoPI) & Sin Asignar, S. A. (Other)
18/08/20 → 18/08/24
Project: Research
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The return of native potatoes to Cundinamarca
Teran Perez, W. & Marquez Cardona, M. D. P.
03/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Cocoa's defenses to face a drought
Rodriguez Perez, L. & Teran Perez, W.
31/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Thesis
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El ensamble y anotación del genoma de Photorhabdus sp. SL0708 revelan su identidad taxonómica y potencial genético de factores de virulencia
Jiménez Silva, S. (Author) & Teran Perez, W. (Supervisor), Nov 2023Student thesis: Undergraduate thesis
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Ensamble de novo del transcriptoma del tubérculo del cubio (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón)
Ruiz Mateus, D. (Author) & Teran Perez, W. (Supervisor), 23 Jan 2023Student thesis: Undergraduate thesis