Jorge Humberto Ramírez-Prado, Ph.D.

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1 Jrge Humbert Ramírez-Prad, Ph.D. CV Assciate Prfessr [Prfesr-Investigadr Titular A] Scientific Research Center f Yucatan [Centr de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C.] Address: Calle 43 # 130, Cl. Chuburná de Hidalg, C.P , Mérida, Yucatán, Méxic Tel. +52 (999) ext jhramirez@cicy.mx Educatin. Ph.D. Plant Bitechnlgy, CINVESTAV U. Irapuat, Méxic, 2004 Genetic Engineering Department Thesis: [Analysis f cis acting elements that mdulate Bacillus thuringiensis cry1aa mrna stability in B. subtilis]. C-prject: [Biinfrmatic Analysis: Bacillus subtilis translatin start trends and alternative signals]. B.Sc. Chemistry Science (Hnrs), Guanajuat University, Méxic, 1998 Chemistry Faculty Research Institute n Experimental Bilgy (IIBE) Thesis: [Neurspra crassa differentiatin: Differential expressin f cell wall bisynthesis genes]. Prfessinal and research experience: Assciate Prfessr [Prfesr-Investigadr Titular A] 2011-present Centr de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Bitechnlgy Unit Prject: Fungal cmparative genmics. Biinfrmatics sftware develpment. Phylgenetic analysis f agriculturally imprtant phytpathgenic fungi. Assistant Prfessr [Prfesr-Investigadr Asciad C] Centr de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Bitechnlgy Unit Prject: Phylgenetic analysis f agriculturally imprtant phytpathgenic fungi. Academic Research Fellwship Jun-Aug,2010 Biinfrmatics center, Institute fr chemical research, Kyt University Prcect: Orthlgy and paralgy in bisynthetic gene clusters f pathgenic fungi Funding: Matsumae Internatinal Fundatin MIF Pstdctral Research Assciate Nrth Carlina State University, Plant Pathlgy Department, CIFR Prjects: The evlutin f the mating type genes in Aspergillus spp., Recmbinatin and evlutin f the aflatxin gene cluster in Aspergillus spp. Visiting Schlar Nrth Carlina State University, Bichemistry Department Prject: Geminivirus resistance mediated by peptide aptamares. Teaching experience. Centr de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Bitechnlgy Unit. Graduate Prgram Lecturer (2008 t present) Biinfrmatics; Mlecular evlutin; Genmics Nrth Carlina State University, Plant Pathlgy Department Graduate Prgram Guest Lecturer (Fall 2007) An Applied Curse in the Evlutinary Analysis f Ppulatin Genetic Data

2 Currently funded prjects. [Cmputatinal genmics f the distributin and rganizatin f fungal chitin sintases]; funded by the Mexican Science and Technlgy Natinal Cuncil (CONACYT). Prjects as cllabratr. Develpment f a set f Cnserved Orthlgus Sequence (COS) Markers fr Starch bisynthesis and drught tlerance fr Musa Germplasm; funded by the Internatinal Atmic Energy Agency. Prject leader: Dr. Andrew James Kay, CICY, Mexic. Vigilancia epidemilógica del virus de influenza H1N1 y detección de variantes genéticas cn ptencial epidémic en humans, funded by CONACYT Fnds Mixts Prject leader: Dra. Guadalupe Ayra Talavera, Universidad Autónma de Yucatán. Desarrll de una muerte celular artificial en plátan que pueda cnducir al cntrl de la enfermedad fúngica más devastadra de este cultiv, la Sigatka Negra, funded by ciencia básica SEP-CONACYT Prject leader: Dr. Santy Peraza Echeverría, CICY. Estudi sbre ls mecanisms de defensa de ccter a fitplasmas del amarillamient letal, funded by ciencia básica SEP-CONACYT Prject leader: Dr. Carls M. Orpeza Salim, CICY. Refereed Jurnal articles. 13. Pachec-Arjna, JR, Ramirez-Prad, JH Large-scale phylgenetic classificatin f fungal Chitin synthases and identificatin f a putative cell-wall metablism gene cluster n Aspergillus genmes. PLOS ONE. 9(8):e Mahendhiran, M, Ramirez-Prad, JH, Escbed-Gracia Medran, RM, Cant- Canché, B, Tzec-Simá, MA, Grijalva-Arang, R, James-Kay, A Single nucletide plymrphisms in partial sequences f the gene encding the large sub-units f ADPglucse pyrphsphrylase within a representative cllectin f 10 Musa gentypes. Electrnic Jurnal f Bitechnlgy. 17(3): Mren-Enriquez A, Miner-Garcia Y, Ramirez-Prad JH, Leza-Kuk E, Uc-Varguez A., Mren-Valenzuela OA Cmparative analysis f 16S ribsmal RNA f Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus assciated with Huanglngbing disease f Persian lime and Mexican lime reveals a majr hapltype with wrldwide distributin. African Jurnal f Micrbilgy Research. 8(30): E Zamudi-Mren, JH Ramirez-Prad, OA Mren-Valenzuela and LA Lpez- Ocha Early diagnsis by RT-PCR f a Mexican variant f Papaya meleira virus (PMeV-Mx). Genetics and Mlecular Research. In press. 9. Santiag-Stel P., Ramirez-Prad J.H., 2012, prfectblast: a platfrm-independent prtable frnt end fr the cmmand terminal BLAST+ stand-alne suite, Bitechniques, 53(5): Kantún-Mren N, Vázquez-Euán R, Tzec-Simá M, Peraza-Echeverr A L, Grijalva- Arang R, Rdríguez-García C, James-Kay AC, Ramirez-Prad JH, 2012, Islas-Flres I, Cant-Canché B., Genme-wide in silic identificatin f GPI prteins in Mycsphaerella fijiensis and transcriptinal analysis f tw GPI-anchred β-1,3-glucansyltransferases, Myclgia, 105(2): Hrn BW, Ramirez-Prad JH, Carbne I, 2009, The Sexual State f Aspergillus parasiticus, Myclgia 101(2): Hrn BW, Ramirez-Prad JH, Carbne I, 2009, Sexual reprductin and recmbinatin in the aflatxin-prducing fungus Aspergillus parasiticus, Fungal Genet Bil 46(2), Ramirez-Prad JH, Mre GG, Hrn BW, Carbne I, 2008, Characterizatin and ppulatin analysis f the mating-type genes in Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, Fungal Genet Bil 45(9), Carbne I*, Ramirez-Prad JH*, Jakbek JL, Hrn BW, 2007, Gene duplicatin, mdularity and adaptatin in the evlutin f the aflatxin gene cluster, BMC Evl Bil 7, 111. *equal cntributrs

3 3. Carbne I, Jakbek JL, Ramirez-Prad JH, Hrn BW, 2007, Recmbinatin, balancing selectin and adaptive evlutin in the aflatxin gene cluster f Aspergillus parasiticus, Ml Ecl 16(20), Ramirez-Prad JH, Martinez-Marquez EI, Olmed-Alvarez G, 2006, cry1aa lacks stability elements at its 5 -UTR but integrity f its transcriptin terminatr is critical t prevent decay f its transcript, Curr Micrbil 53(7), Lpez-Ocha L, Ramirez-Prad J, Hanley-Bwdin L, 2006, Peptide aptamers that bind t a geminivirus replicatin prtein interfere with viral replicatin in plant cells, J Virl 80(12), Meeting presentatins. 2013, 13th Annual Internatinal Wrkshp n Biinfrmatics and Systems Bilgy, Jrge H. Ramirez-Prad, Minru Kanehisa, Susumu Gt Pster: Orthlgy and paralgy in plyketide bisynthetic gene clusters f pathgenic fungi, Kyt University, Uji, Kyt, Japan. 2012, VI Cngres de Bitecnlgía y Biingeniería del Sureste, Perfect Santiag- Stel, Jrge Humbert Ramirez-Prad Pster: prfectblast: Interfáz gráfica (GUI) multiplatafrma para la suite de aplicacines lcales NCBI-BLAST+, Mérida, Yucatán, Méxic. 2011, IX Cngres Nacinal de Bilgía Mlecular y Celular de Hngs, Pachec Arjna, J.R. y Ramírez-Prad, J.H., Presentación ral: Genómica cmputacinal de la distribución y rganización de las quitina-sintasa en hngs, San Luis Ptsí, Méxic. 2010, Tenth Annual Internatinal Wrkshp n Biinfrmatics and Systems Bilgy IBSB 2010, Kyt University, Uji, Kyt, Japan. 2009, Xth Internatinal Fungal Bilgy Cnference & VIIIth Mexican Cngress f Mlecular and Cellular Bilgy f Fungi, Kantun-Mren, N., Tzec-Sima, M., Peraza- Echeverria, L., Grijalva-Arang, R., James-Kay, A., Rdriguez-Garcia, C., Islas-Flres, I., Ramirez-Prad, J., Ruiz-Herrera, J., ans Cant-Canche, B., Pster: In silic identificatin f GPI and PIR genes in the Mycsphaerella fijiensis genme: Predicting the functin in pathgenesis, Ensenada, Baja Califrnia, Méxic. 2009, Plant & Animal Genmes XVII Cnference, James, A.C., Cant-Canché, B.B., Tzec-Simá, M.A., Ramirez-Prad, J., Raigsa-Flres, N.E., Pster: Develpment f a set f Cnserved Orthlgus Sequence (COS) Markers fr Starch metablism traits in Musa germplasm, San Dieg, Califrnia, USA 2008, XXVII Cngres Nacinal de la Sciedad Mexicana de Biquímica, López, V., Alcaraz L.D., Ramírez Prad, J.H., Mren Hagelsieb, G., Olmed G., Pster: Análisis de la diversidad de RNA helicasas en ls genmas bacterians, Mérida, Yucatán, Méxic 2007, VII Cngres Nacinal de Bilgía Mlecular y Celular de Hngs, Ramírez- Prad, J.H., Mre, G.G., Hrn, B.W., Carbne, I., Presentación ral: Genética Pblacinal de Aflatxinas y la Evlución del Tip Sexual en Aspergillus, Guanajuat, Guanajuat, Méxic 2007, APS-SON Jint Meeting/APS Annual Meeting, Ramirez-Prad, JH, Mre, GG, Hrn, BW, Carbne, I., Pster: Cryptic sexuality influences aflatxigenicity in Aspergillus parasiticus and A. flavus, San Dieg, Califrnia, USA [Phytpathlgy, 2007, 97(7), S96- S96] 2007, APS-SON Jint Meeting/APS Annual Meeting, Mre, GG, Ramirez-Prad, JH, Hrn, BW, Carbne, I., Pster: Evidence f extensive recmbinatin in the aflatxin gene cluster f Aspergillus flavus, San Dieg, Califrnia, USA [Phytpathlgy, 2007, 97(7), S79-S79] 2007, Ppulatin and Evlutinary Bilgy f Fungal Symbints, Carbne, I., Jakbek, J., Ramirez-Prad, J.H., Hrn, B.W., Presentación ral: The evlutin f aflatxin bisynthesis, Ascna, Suiza 2007, The 24 th Fungal Genetics Cnference at Asilmar, Ramírez-Prad, J.H., Mre, G.G., Hrn, B. W., Carbne, I., Pster: Cryptic Sexuality in Aspergillus parasiticus and A. flavus, Mnterey, CA, USA 2006, APS-CPS-MSA Jint Meeting/APS Annual Meeting, Carbne, I, Jakbek, JL, Ramirez-Prad, JH, Hrn, BW, Pster: The rles f recmbinatin and selectin in the

4 evlutin f the aflatxin gene cluster, Quebec, Canada [Phytpathlgy, 2006, 96(6), S138-S138] 2006, 8 th Internatinal Cngress f Plant Mlecular Bilgy, Lpez-Ocha, L., Ramirez- Prad, J., Hanley-Bwdin, L., Pster: Peptide aptamers as tls fr geminivirus disease resistance and virus hst factr interactins, Adelaide, SA, Australia 2005, The 19 th Annual Plant Mlecular Bilgy Retreat, Lpez-Ocha, L., Nash, T., Ramirez-Prad, J., Hanley-Bwdin, L., Presentación ral: Peptide aptamers that interfere with geminivirus replicatin as a strategy fr brad-based disease resistance, Wilmingtn, NC, USA 2000, Mlecular Genetics f Bacteria & Phages Meeting at CSHL, Ramírez-Prad Jrge H., Martínez-Márquez, Eva I., Olmed-Alvarez, Gabriela, Pster: Study f the Endribnuclelytic Prcessing f the cry1aa mrna in Bacillus subtilis, Cld Spring Harbr, NY, USA 2000, Psttranscriptinal Regulatin, FASEB, Ramírez-Prad Jrge H., Martínez- Márquez, Eva I., Olmed-Alvarez, Gabriela, Pster: Study f the Endribnuclelytic Prcessing f the cry1aa mrna in Bacillus subtilis, Cpper Muntain, Clrad, USA 1998, XXII Cngres Nacinal de la Sciedad Mexicana de Biquímica A.C., Jrge Ramírez-Prad y Patricia Pnce Nyla, Pster: Diferenciación de Neurspra crassa: Expresión Diferencial de genes invlucrads en la bisíntesis de la pared celular, Mérida, Yucatán, Méxic 1997, II Reunión Nacinal de Bilgía Mlecular y Celular de Hngs, Jrge Ramírez- Prad y Patricia Pnce Nyla, Pster: Diferenciación de Neurspra crassa: Expresión Diferencial de genes invlucrads en la bisíntesis de la pared celular, Sn. Miguel de Allende, Guanajuat, Méxic Bk chapters. Lpez-Ocha, L., Nash, T.E., Ramirez-Prad, J. and Hanley-Bwdin, L., 2009, Islatin f Peptide Aptamers t Target Prtein Functin, In: Nucleic Acid and Peptide Aptamers, Edited by Günter Mayer, Humana Press, 415p Andrew C. James, Mahdi Arzanlu, Blndy Cant Canche, Jrge Humbert Ramirez, Laura Cnde Ferraez and Santy Peraza Echeverria, 2010, Fungal diseases, En: Bananas: Nutritin, Diseases and Trade Issues, Editad pr Frank Clumnbus, Nva publishers, NY, USA. Thesis advisr. Ph.D. M.C. Jsé Ramón Pachec Arjna. Since 2008, nging. Ph.D. M.C. Muhilan Mahendhiran. Since 2009, nging. Masters. I.B. Lilia Pérez Oysa. Since 2011, inging. C.S. undergrad. C. Candelaria Hernández Bautista. Graduated C.S. undergrad. C. Perfect Santiag Stel. Since 2011, nging. Awards and hnrs. Member f the Natinal Research System, peer-reviewed and awarded by the Mexican Science and Technlgy Natinal Cuncil (CONACYT); , Matsumae Internatinal Fundatin Fellwship, 2010.

5 Member f the Mexican Bichemistry Sciety; since Mexican Science and Technlgy Natinal Cuncil (CONACYT) Ph.D. Schlarship; Laudem hnr fr B.Sc. Thesis; 1998.