Institution: IPBLN
Research Groups: Malaria epigenomics
Position: PI
Home page: https://gomezdiazlab.wordpress.com/
Contact email: elena.gomez@csic.es
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Research topics: Functional genomics, Omics, Epigenomics, Genomics, Genome Assembly, Genome Sequencing, Single-cell omics, Transcriptomics, RNA Sequencing (RNA-seq), Single-cell (scRNA-seq), Spatial transcriptomics, Bioinformatics Software and Tools
Biography: Elena Gómez-Díaz is tenured researcher at the Spanish National Scientific Council (IPBLN-CSIC), where she leads the Malaria Epigenomics Lab. She did the PhD at the University of Barcelona (Spain), and two international postdocs: 3 years at the CNRS (France) funded by two MSCA actions, and 3 years at Emory University (USA). In 2015 she returned to Spain as a Ramon y Cajal. As a PI she has spent more than a year working in Africa. She is co-founder and co-coordinator of “Women In Malaria” (https://womeninmalaria.es).
Publications
Ruiz, J. L., Reimering, S., Escobar-Prieto, J. D., Brancucci, N. M. B., Echeverry, D. F., Abdi, A. I., Marti, M., Gómez-Díaz, E., & Otto, T. D. (2023). From contigs towards chromosomes: automatic improvement of long read assemblies (ILRA). Briefings in Bioinformatics, 24(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbad248
Gómez-Díaz, E., & Ranford-Cartwright, L. (2022). Evolutionary race: Malaria evolves to evade sickle cell protection. Cell Host & Microbe, 30(2), 139–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2022.01.010
Serrano-Durán, R., López-Farfán, D., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2022). Epigenetic and Epitranscriptomic Gene Regulation in Plasmodium falciparum and How We Can Use It against Malaria. Genes, 13(10), 1734. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13101734
Gómez-Liñán, C., Gómez-Díaz, E., Ceballos-Pérez, G., Fernández-Moya, S. M., & Estévez, A. M. (2022). The RNA-binding protein RBP33 dampens non-productive transcription in trypanosomes. Nucleic Acids Research, 50(21), 12251–12265. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac1123
López-Farfán, D., Yerbanga, R. S., Parres-Mercader, M., Torres-Puente, M., Gómez-Navarro, I., Sanou, D. M. S., Yao, A. F., Bosco Ouédraogo, J., Comas, I., Irigoyen, N., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2022). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and co-infection with malaria during the first wave of the pandemic (the Burkina Faso case). Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1048404
Ruiz, J. L., Ranford-Cartwright, L. C., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2021). The regulatory genome of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: integrating chromatin accessibility and gene expression. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/nargab/lqaa113
Women in Malaria 2021: A Conference Premier. (2021). Trends in Parasitology, 37(7), 573–580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2021.04.001
VilÀ, M., Dunn, A. M., Essl, F., GÓmez-DÍaz, E., Hulme, P. E., Jeschke, J. M., NÚÑez, M. A., Ostfeld, R. S., Pauchard, A., Ricciardi, A., & Gallardo, B. (2021). Viewing Emerging Human Infectious Epidemics through the Lens of Invasion Biology. BioScience, 71(7), 722–740. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab047
English, E. D., Power, B. J., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2020). Building Parasitology Communities to Promote Gender Equality. Trends in Parasitology, 36(6), 495–498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2020.03.007
Davó, L., Herrero, L., Sánchez-Seco, M. P., Labiod, N., Roiz, D., Gómez-Díaz, E., Hernandez, L., Figuerola, J., & Vázquez, A. (2020). Real-time RT-PCR assay to detect Granada virus and the related Massilia and Arrabida phleboviruses. Parasites & Vectors, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04110-5
Lezcano, Ó. M., Sánchez-Polo, M., Ruiz, J. L., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2020). Chromatin Structure and Function in Mosquitoes. Frontiers in Genetics, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.602949
Ruiz, J. L., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2019). The second life of Plasmodium in the mosquito host: gene regulation on the move. Briefings in Functional Genomics, 18(5), 313–357. https://doi.org/10.1093/bfgp/elz007
Ranford-Cartwright, L., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2019). Plasmodium comparative genomics. Briefings in Functional Genomics, 18(5), 267–269. https://doi.org/10.1093/bfgp/elz020
Jimeno, B., Hau, M., Gómez-Díaz, E., & Verhulst, S. (2019). Developmental conditions modulate DNA methylation at the glucocorticoid receptor gene with cascading effects on expression and corticosterone levels in zebra finches. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52203-8
Ruiz, J. L., Yerbanga, R. S., Lefèvre, T., Ouedraogo, J. B., Corces, V. G., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2019). Chromatin changes in Anopheles gambiae induced by Plasmodium falciparum infection. Epigenetics & Chromatin, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13072-018-0250-9
Stefan, L. M., Gómez-Díaz, E., Mironov, S. V., González-Solís, J., & McCoy, K. D. (2018). “More Than Meets the Eye”: Cryptic Diversity and Contrasting Patterns of Host-Specificity in Feather Mites Inhabiting Seabirds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00097
Ruiz, J. L., Tena, J. J., Bancells, C., Cortés, A., Gómez-Skarmeta, J. L., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2018). Characterization of the accessible genome in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Nucleic Acids Research, 46(18), 9414–9431. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gky643
Gómez-Díaz, E., Yerbanga, R. S., Lefèvre, T., Cohuet, A., Rowley, M. J., Ouedraogo, J. B., & Corces, V. G. (2017). Epigenetic regulation of Plasmodium falciparum clonally variant gene expression during development in Anopheles gambiae. Scientific Reports, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40655
Garcia-Porta, J., Morales, H. E., Gómez-Díaz, E., Sindaco, R., & Carranza, S. (2016). Patterns of diversification in islands: A comparative study across three gecko genera in the Socotra Archipelago. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 98, 288–299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.02.007
MAIA, J. P., HARRIS, D. J., CARRANZA, S., & GOMÉZ-DÍAZ, E. (2016). Assessing the diversity, host-specificity and infection patterns of apicomplexan parasites in reptiles from Oman, Arabia. Parasitology, 143(13), 1730–1747. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182016001372
Duron, O., Noël, V., McCoy, K. D., Bonazzi, M., Sidi-Boumedine, K., Morel, O., Vavre, F., Zenner, L., Jourdain, E., Durand, P., Arnathau, C., Renaud, F., Trape, J.-F., Biguezoton, A. S., Cremaschi, J., Dietrich, M., Léger, E., Appelgren, A., Dupraz, M., … Chevillon, C. (2015). The Recent Evolution of a Maternally-Inherited Endosymbiont of Ticks Led to the Emergence of the Q Fever Pathogen, Coxiella burnetii. PLOS Pathogens, 11(5), e1004892. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004892
Stefan, L. M., Gómez-Díaz, E., Elguero, E., Proctor, H. C., McCoy, K. D., & González-Solís, J. (2015). Niche Partitioning of Feather Mites within a Seabird Host, Calonectris borealis. PLOS ONE, 10(12), e0144728. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144728
Gómez-DÃaz, E., Rivero, A., Chandre, F., & Corces, V. G. (2014). Insights into the epigenomic landscape of the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Frontiers in Genetics, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2014.00277
Militão, T., Gómez-Díaz, E., Kaliontzopoulou, A., & González-Solís, J. (2014). Comparing Multiple Criteria for Species Identification in Two Recently Diverged Seabirds. PLoS ONE, 9(12), e115650. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115650
Arnal, A., Gómez-Díaz, E., Cerdà-Cuéllar, M., Lecollinet, S., Pearce-Duvet, J., Busquets, N., García-Bocanegra, I., Pagès, N., Vittecoq, M., Hammouda, A., Samraoui, B., Garnier, R., Ramos, R., Selmi, S., González-Solís, J., Jourdain, E., & Boulinier, T. (2014). Circulation of a Meaban-Like Virus in Yellow-Legged Gulls and Seabird Ticks in the Western Mediterranean Basin. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e89601. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089601
Gómez-Díaz, E., & Corces, V. G. (2014). Architectural proteins: regulators of 3D genome organization in cell fate. Trends in Cell Biology, 24(11), 703–711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2014.08.003
Maia, J. P., Harris, D. J., Carranza, S., & Gómez-Díaz, E. (2014). A Comparison of Multiple Methods for Estimating Parasitemia of Hemogregarine Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) and Its Application for Studying Infection in Natural Populations. PLoS ONE, 9(4), e95010. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095010
Gómez-Díaz, E., Morris-Pocock, J. A., González-Solís, J., & McCoy, K. D. (2012). Trans-oceanic host dispersal explains high seabird tick diversity on Cape Verde islands. Biology Letters, 8(4), 616–619. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0179
Maia, J., Gómez-Díaz, E., & Harris, D. (2012). Apicomplexa primers amplify Proteromonas (Stramenopiles, Slopalinida, Proteromonadidae) in tissue and blood samples from lizards. Acta Parasitologica, 57(4). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-012-0048-z
Dietrich, M., Gómez-Díaz, E., & McCoy, K. D. (2011). Worldwide Distribution and Diversity of Seabird Ticks: Implications for the Ecology and Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Pathogens. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 11(5), 453–470. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2010.0009
Lobato, E., Pearce-Duvet, J., Staszewski, V., Gómez-Díaz, E., González-Solís, J., Kitaysky, A., McCoy, K. D., & Boulinier, T. (2011). Seabirds and the Circulation of Lyme Borreliosis Bacteria in the North Pacific. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 11(12), 1521–1527. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2010.0267
Gómez-Díaz, E., & Figuerola, J. (2010). New perspectives in tracing vector-borne interaction networks. Trends in Parasitology, 26(10), 470–476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2010.06.007
Gómez‐Díaz, E., Doherty Jr, P. F., Duneau, D., & McCoy, K. D. (2010). Cryptic vector divergence masks vector‐specific patterns of infection: an example from the marine cycle of Lyme borreliosis. Evolutionary Applications, 3(4), 391–401. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00127.x
Gómez-Díaz, E., González-Solís, J., & Peinado, M. (2009). Population structure in a highly pelagic seabird, the Cory’s shearwater Calonectris diomedea: an examination of genetics, morphology and ecology. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 382, 197–209. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07974
Gómez-Díaz, E. (2009). Linking questions to practices in the study of microbial pathogens: Sampling bias and typing methods. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 9(6), 1418–1423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2009.08.008
Duneau, D., Boulinier, T., Gómez-Díaz, E., Petersen, A., Tveraa, T., Barrett, R. T., & McCoy, K. D. (2008). Prevalence and diversity of Lyme borreliosis bacteria in marine birds. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 8(3), 352–359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2008.02.006
Ramos, R., González-Solís, J., Forero, M. G., Moreno, R., Gómez-Díaz, E., Ruiz, X., & Hobson, K. A. (2008). The influence of breeding colony and sex on mercury, selenium and lead levels and carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures in summer and winter feathers of Calonectris shearwaters. Oecologia, 159(2), 345–354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-008-1215-7
Friesen, V. L., Smith, A. L., Gómez-Díaz, E., Bolton, M., Furness, R. W., González-Solís, J., & Monteiro, L. R. (2007). Sympatric speciation by allochrony in a seabird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(47), 18589–18594. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0700446104
Bourgeois, K., Curé, C., Legrand, J., Gómez-Díaz, E., Vidal, E., Aubin, T., & Mathevon, N. (2007). Morphological versus acoustic analysis: what is the most efficient method for sexing yelkouan shearwaters Puffinus yelkouan? Journal of Ornithology, 148(3), 261–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0127-3
Gómez-Díaz, E., & González-Solís, J. (2007). GEOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT OF SEABIRDS TO THEIR ORIGIN: COMBINING MORPHOLOGIC, GENETIC, AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES. Ecological Applications, 17(5), 1484–1498. https://doi.org/10.1890/06-1232.1
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Funding:
- Adapt Or Die: La Caixa Foundation. Health Research program 2020.. Other. 31/12/2020-30/12/2025.
- EPIADAPT: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities - Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2023. National. 1/09/2024-31/08/2027.