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Cely T. González
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2026
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About me
I am a health researcher with a doctorate in Biotechnology (joint program INDICASAT AIP–Acharya Nagarjuna University) and postdoctoral experience at Michigan State University. My work focuses on microbial ecology and microbiomes associated with human health, integrating molecular biology techniques (culture, DNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, 16S/ITS sequencing) with bioinformatics analysis and multi-omics approaches (metagenomics and metabolomics). I currently work at the Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies (ICGES), in the Department of Genomics and Proteomics, where I develop and support projects focused on surveillance and public health, as well as managing and writing scientific proposals for funding.
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Publications resulting from Research
Zombie bugs? The fungus Purpureocillium cf. lilacinum may manipulate the behavior of its host bug Edessa rufomarginata. William Eberhard, Jessica Pacheco-Esquivel, Farah Carrasco-Rueda, Yuliana Christopher, Cely T. Gonzalez, Daniel Ramos, Hector Urbina.
Mycologia, 106(6), 2014, pp. 1065–1072. DOI: 10.3852/13-264
A new ectoparasitoid species of Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1915 (Diptera: Chloropidae), attacking the fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). González, Cely T., Wcislo, William, Cambra, Roberto, Wheeler, Terry, Fernández-Marín, Hermógenes.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2016,
1–7. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saw023
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/05/04/new-species-of-fly-is-first-in-its-family-to-
parasitize-ants/
https://www.prensa.com/salud_y_ciencia/Hallan-nueva-especie-mosca-
Panama_0_4516048499.html#.V3IuL4rgRr4.facebook
https://www.adelantosdigital.com/web/nueva-especie-de-mosca-parasita-de-hormigas-que-
cultivan-hongos/
Garden microbiomes of Apterostigma dentigerum and Apterostigma pilosum fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). González, C.T., Saltonstall, K. & Fernández-Marín, H. J Microbiol. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-019-8639-0
Longitudinal microbial and molecular dynamics in the cystic fibrosis lung
after Elexacaftor–Tezacaftor–Ivacaftor therapy. Christian Martin, Douglas V. Guzior, Cely T. Gonzalez, Maxwell Okros, Jenna Mielke, Lienwil Padillo, Gabriel Querido, Marissa Gil, Ryan Thomas, Marc McClelland, Doug Conrad, Stefanie Widder and Robert A. Quinn. BMC
Microenvironmental Effects of a Non-Antibiotic Therapy for a Chronic Polymicrobial Infection Alter Microbial Physiology, Competition, and Virulence. ISME J. 2025 Jun 14:wraf125. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf125. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40515620.
Respiratory Research. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02630-z
Mycologia, 106(6), 2014, pp. 1065–1072. DOI: 10.3852/13-264
A new ectoparasitoid species of Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1915 (Diptera: Chloropidae), attacking the fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). González, Cely T., Wcislo, William, Cambra, Roberto, Wheeler, Terry, Fernández-Marín, Hermógenes.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2016,
1–7. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saw023
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/05/04/new-species-of-fly-is-first-in-its-family-to-
parasitize-ants/
https://www.prensa.com/salud_y_ciencia/Hallan-nueva-especie-mosca-
Panama_0_4516048499.html#.V3IuL4rgRr4.facebook
https://www.adelantosdigital.com/web/nueva-especie-de-mosca-parasita-de-hormigas-que-
cultivan-hongos/
Garden microbiomes of Apterostigma dentigerum and Apterostigma pilosum fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). González, C.T., Saltonstall, K. & Fernández-Marín, H. J Microbiol. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-019-8639-0
Longitudinal microbial and molecular dynamics in the cystic fibrosis lung
after Elexacaftor–Tezacaftor–Ivacaftor therapy. Christian Martin, Douglas V. Guzior, Cely T. Gonzalez, Maxwell Okros, Jenna Mielke, Lienwil Padillo, Gabriel Querido, Marissa Gil, Ryan Thomas, Marc McClelland, Doug Conrad, Stefanie Widder and Robert A. Quinn. BMC
Microenvironmental Effects of a Non-Antibiotic Therapy for a Chronic Polymicrobial Infection Alter Microbial Physiology, Competition, and Virulence. ISME J. 2025 Jun 14:wraf125. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf125. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40515620.
Respiratory Research. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02630-z