Diego A.

Forero, MD, PhD

Full Professor
Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

NAME POSITION TITLE

Forero, Diego A. Full Professor of Medicine; Director, PhD Program
eRA COMMONS USER NAME in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad
D_FORERO Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia
EDUCATION/TRAINING
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE MM/YY FIELD OF STUDY
Universidad Nacional de Colombia M.D. 12/03 Medicine

University of Antwerp Ph.D. 12/09 Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:
I am a medical doctor, graduated from the National University of Colombia and I did my PhD in
biomedical sciences at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). I have led several research projects in
molecular genetics of neurological and psychiatric disorders, in collaboration with national and
international research groups. I have authored 78 publications in international scientific journals and
books (cumulative impact factor of 202.145, h index: 21). I was a founding member of the Colombian
Association of Neurosciences, and I have been Associate Editor of BMC Research Notes, member of
the editorial board of 3 international scientific journals and peer reviewer for 63 international scientific
journals. I am Full Professor at the School of Medicine of the Universidad Antonio Nariño (Bogotá,
Colombia), being the current leader of the Biomedical Sciences Research Group, Director of the
Neuropsychiatric Genetics Laboratory and Director of the PhD Program in Health Sciences.

Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment

2004-2005 Researcher, Institute of Genetics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá,

Colombia

2006-2009 Predoctoral Researcher, Applied Molecular Genomics Group, Flanders Institute

for Biotechnology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

2010-2013 Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá,

Colombia
2010-2014 Director, Laboratory of NeuroPsychiatric Genetics, Universidad Antonio Nariño,
Bogotá, Colombia

2011-2013 Director, Medical Research Office, School of Medicine, Universidad Antonio

Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia

2014- Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá,

Colombia

2016- Director, PhD Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad

Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia

2014- Full Professor, School of Medicine, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá,

Colombia

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

2004 Founder Member, Colombian Society of Neurosciences

2008- Editor, hum-molgen.org

2010 Guest Member, Colombian Association of Human Genetics

2013-2014 Member, International Society of Psychiatric Genetics

2011- Member, Editorial Board, World Journal of Psychiatry

2014 Guest Editor for Special Issue, BioMed Research International

2015- Review Editor, Frontiers in Neurology

2017- Member, Editorial Board, Open Neurology Journal

2017- Associate Editor, BMC Research Notes

2009- Peer reviewer for 60 international scientific journals: 3 Biotech; Acta

Neuropathologica; Alcohol and Alcoholism; American Journal of Alzheimer's
Disease and Other Dementias; American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B
Neuropsychiatric Genetics; American Journal on Addictions; Behavior Genetics;
Bioinformatics and Biology Insights; Biological Psychiatry; Biomarkers;
Biotechniques; BMC Medical Genomics; Briefings in Bioinformatics; British
Journal of Nutrition; Central European Journal of Biology; Chronobiology
International; Current Pharmaceutical Design; DNA and Cell Biology; Egyptian
Journal of Medical Human Genetics; Experimental and Molecular Medicine;
Frontiers in Neurology; Frontiers in Psychology; Functional and Integrative
Genomics; Health Research Policy and Systems; Hereditas; International
Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology; International Journal of Mental
Health and Addiction; International Journal of Neuroscience; JAD Reports;
Journal of Affective Disorders; Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease; Journal of
 Behavioral and Brain Science; Journal of Medical Genetics and Genomics;
Journal of Psychiatric Research; Journal of the Neurological Sciences;
Molecular Biology Reports; Molecular Psychiatry; Neurological Research;
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment; Neuropsychopharmacology;
Neuroscience Letters; OncoTarget; Personalized Medicine;
Pharmacogenomics; Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine;
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior; PLoS ONE; Progress in Neuro-
Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry; Psychiatry and Clinical
Neurosciences; Psychiatry Investigation; Psychological Medicine; Psychological
Reports; Revista Biomédica; Scientific Reports; Seizure; The International
Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology; World Journal of Biological Chemistry;
World Journal of Biological Psychiatry; World Journal of Neurology; World
Journal of Psychiatry.

Honors

2006 PhD fellowship, VIB International PhD Program, Belgium

2010- Guest Speaker for Several National and International Scientific Congresses

2011 Inclusion in the Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2011

2013 Third Place, Award to the Best Poster, V International Congress of Health
Research

2014 Mention of Honor, Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences Category, Alejandro
Ángel Escobar National Prizes for Sciences and Solidarity, Colombia

2014 First Prize, Category of Qualification, Rehabilitation and Social Inclusion, XII
Biennial of Pediatrics, Colombia

C. Peer-reviewed Publications (Cumulative impact factor: 197.962; h-index: 21)

1. Forero DA, Casadesus G, Perry G, Arboleda H. SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION AND OXIDATIVE
STRESS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: EMERGING MECHANISMS. Journal of Cellular and Molecular
Medicine (ISSN: 1582-1838), 2006; 10 (3): 796-805. PMID: 16989739. DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-
4934.2006.tb00439.x
2. Forero DA, Benitez B, Arboleda G, Yunis JJ, Pardo R, Arboleda H. ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL
POLYMORPHISMS IN THREE SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY-RELATED GENES (BDNF, COMT AND
UCHL1) IN ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE IN COLOMBIA. Neuroscience Research (ISSN: 0168-0102),
2006; 55 (3): 334-341. PMID: 16698101. DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2006.04.006
3. Forero DA, Pinzón J, Arboleda G, Yunis JJ, Alvarez C, Catano N, Arboleda H. ASSOCIATION
ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHISMS IN APOE AND ACE GENES AND HUMAN LONGEVITY IN
COLOMBIA. Archives of Medical Research (ISSN: 0188-4409), 2006; 37 (7): 890-894. PMID:
16971231. DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.04.001
4. Forero DA, Arboleda G, Yunis JJ, Pardo R, Arboleda H. ASSOCIATION STUDY OF
POLYMORPHISMS IN LRP1, TAU AND 5-HTT GENES AND ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE IN A SAMPLE
OF COLOMBIAN PATIENTS. Journal of Neural Transmission (ISSN: 0300-9564), 2006; 113 (9):
1253-1262. PMID: 16362633. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-005-0388-z
5. Castro LJ, Yunis JJ, Ricaurte O, Forero DA, Benítez BA, Gómez M, Otero W, Oliveros R, Barbosa
G, Arboleda H. ANÁLISIS DE LONGITUD TELOMÉRICA EN CARCINOGÉNESIS GÁSTRICA.
Revista Española de Patología (ISSN: 1699-8855) 2005; 38 (4): 229-233.
6. Alaerts M, Ceulemans S, Forero D, Moens LN, De Zutter S, Heyrman L, Lenaerts AS, Norrback
KF, Goossens D, De Rijk P, Nilsson LG, Adolfsson R, Del-Favero J. DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE
SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE (SLC6A4) SHOWS NO ASSOCIATION WITH BIPOLAR
DISORDER IN THE NORTHERN SWEDISH POPULATION. American Journal of Medical Genetics B
Neuropsychiatric Genetics (ISSN: 1552-4841) 2009; 150B (4): 585-592. PMID: 18792946. DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.b.30853
7. Alaerts M, Ceulemans S, Forero D, Moens LN, De Zutter S, Heyrman L, Lenaerts AS, Norrback
KF, Goossens D, De Rijk P, Nilsson LG, Adolfsson R, Del-Favero J. SUPPORT FOR NRG1 AS A
SUSCEPTIBILITY FACTOR FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA IN A NORTHERN SWEDISH ISOLATED
POPULATION. Archives of General Psychiatry (ISSN: 0003-990X), 2009; 66 (8): 828-837. PMID:
19652122. DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.82
8. Forero DA*, Arboleda G, Vasquez R, Arboleda H*. CANDIDATE GENES INVOLVED IN NEURAL
PLASTICITY AND THE RISK FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: A META-
ANALYSIS OF 8 COMMON VARIANTS. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (ISSN: 1180-4882),
2009; 34 (5): 361-366. PMID: 19721846. PMCID: PMC2732742
9. Morales LC, Arboleda G, Rodríguez Y, Forero DA, Ramirez N, Yunis JJ, Arboleda H. ABSENCE
OF LAMIN A/C GENE MUTATIONS IN FOUR WIEDEMANN-RAUTENSTRAUCH SYNDROME
PATIENTS. American Journal of Medical Genetics A (ISSN: 1552-4825), 2009; 149A (12): 2695-2699.
PMID: 19938095. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33090
10. Benítez B*, Forero DA*, Arboleda GH, Granados LA, Yunis JJ, Fernandez W, Arboleda H.
EXPLORATION OF GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY FACTORS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN A
SOUTH AMERICAN SAMPLE. Journal of Genetics (ISSN: 0022-1333), 2010; 89 (2): 229-232. PMID:
20861575. DOI: 10.1007/s12041-010-0030-1. * Joint First Authors.
11. Forero DA, van der Ven K, Callaerts P, Del-Favero J. miRNA GENES AND THE BRAIN:
IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. Human Mutation (ISSN: 1059-7794), 2010; 31
(11): 1195-1204. PMID: 20725930. DOI: 10.1002/humu.21344
12. Ojeda D, Perea CS, Niño CL, Gutiérrez RM, López-León S, Arboleda H, Camargo A, Adan A,
Forero DA*. A NOVEL ASSOCIATION OF TWO NON-SYNONYMOUS POLYMORPHISMS IN PER2
AND PER3 GENES WITH SPECIFIC DIURNAL PREFERENCE SUBSCALES. Neuroscience Letters
(ISSN: 0304-3940), 2013; 553: 52-56. PMID: 23969301. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.08.016. *
Corresponding Author.
13. Hernández HG, Tse MY, Pang SC, Arboleda H, Forero DA*. OPTIMIZING METHODOLOGIES
FOR PCR-BASED DNA METHYLATION ANALYSIS. Biotechniques (ISSN: 0736-6205), 2013; 55 (4):
181-197. PMID: 24107250. DOI: 10.2144/000114087. * Corresponding Author.
14. Castro T, Mateus HE, Fonseca D, Forero D, Restrepo CM, Talero C, Vélez A, Laissue P.
SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF THE ADRA2A CODING REGION IN CHILDREN AFFECTED BY
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER. Neurological Sciences (ISSN: 1590-1874),
2013; 34 (12): 2219-2222. PMID: 24178896. DOI: 10.1007/s10072-013-1569-4
15. Ojeda D, Perea CS, Suárez A, Niño CL, Gutiérrez RM, López-León S, Adan A, Arboleda H,
Camargo A, Forero DA*. COMMON FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISMS IN SLC6A4 AND COMT
GENES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CIRCADIAN PHENOTYPES IN A SOUTH AMERICAN SAMPLE.
Neurological Sciences (ISSN: 1590-1874), 2014; 35 (1): 41-47. PMID: 23728717. DOI:
10.1007/s10072-013-1466-x. * Corresponding Author.
16. Ojeda D, Niño CL, López-León S, Camargo A, Adan A, Forero DA*. A FUNCTIONAL
POLYMORPHISM IN THE PROMOTER REGION OF MAOA GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH
DAYTIME SLEEPINESS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS. Journal of the Neurological Sciences (ISSN:
0022-510X), 2014; 337 (1-2): 176-179. PMID: 24360188. DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.12.005. *
Corresponding Author.
17. Hernández HG, Mahecha MF, Mejía A, Arboleda H*, Forero DA*. GLOBAL LONG
INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENT 1 DNA METHYLATION IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE OF
PATIENTS WITH LATE-ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
and other Dementias (ISSN: 1533-3175), 2014; 29 (1): 50-53. PMID: 24164934. DOI:
10.1177/1533317513505132. * Joint Corresponding Authors.
18. Gálvez M, Forero DA, Fonseca D, Mateus H, Talero C, Vélez A. EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATION
BETWEEN SNAP25 GENE AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN A LATIN
AMERICAN SAMPLE. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ISSN: 1866-6116), 2014; 6
(1): 19-23. PMID: 24362847. DOI: 10.1007/s12402-013-0123-9
19. Perea CS, Niño CL, López-León S, Gutiérrez RM, Ojeda D, Arboleda H, Camargo A, Adan A,
Forero DA*. STUDY OF A FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM IN THE PER3 GENE AND DIURNAL
PREFERENCE IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE. Open Neurology Journal (ISSN: 1874-205X), 2014; 8: 7-
10. PMID: 24860629. PMCID: PMC4031641. DOI: 10.2174/1874205X01408010007. * Corresponding
Author.
20. Ojeda DA, López-León S, Forero DA*. A NOVEL COST-EFFECTIVE ASSAY BASED ON REAL-
TIME PCR FOR COMT VAL158MET GENOTYPING. Biomarkers (ISSN: 1354-750X), 2014; 19 (7):
567-570. PMID: 25096984. DOI: 10.3109/1354750X.2014.948069. * Corresponding Author.
21. González-Giraldo Y, Rojas J, Novoa P, Mueller ST, Piper BJ, Adan A, Forero DA*. FUNCTIONAL
POLYMORPHISMS IN BDNF AND COMT GENES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OBJECTIVE
DIFFERENCES IN ARITHMETICAL FUNCTIONING IN A SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULTS.
Neuropsychobiology (ISSN: 0302-282X), 2014; 70 (3): 152-157. PMID: 25358337. DOI:
10.1159/000366483. * Corresponding Author.
22. Ojeda DA, Forero DA*. STUDY OF FIVE NOVEL NON-SYNONYMOUS POLYMORPHISMS IN
HUMAN BRAIN-EXPRESSED GENES IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE. Annals of Neurosciences (ISSN:
0972-7531), 2014; 21 (4): 138-143. PMID: 25452674. PMCID: PMC4248474. DOI:
10.5214/ans.0972.7531.210405. * Corresponding Author.
23. Forero DA*, Vélez-van-Meerbeke A, Deshpande SN, Nicolini H, Perry G. NEUROPSYCHIATRIC
GENETICS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CURRENT CHALLENGES. World Journal of Psychiatry
(ISSN: 2220-3206), 2014; 4 (4): 69-71. PMID: 25540721. PMCID: PMC4274588. DOI:
10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.69. * Corresponding Author.
24. Forero DA*, López-León S, Shin HD, Park BL, Kim DJ. META-ANALYSIS OF SIX GENES
(BDNF, DRD1, DRD3, DRD4, GRIN2B AND MAOA) INVOLVED IN NEUROPLASTICITY AND THE
RISK FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (ISSN: 0376-8716), 2015; 149:
259-263. PMID: 25660313. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.017. * Corresponding Author.
25. Strazisar M, Cammaerts S, van der Ven K, Forero DA, Lenaerts AS, Nordin A, Almeida-Souza L,
Genovese G, Timmerman V, Liekens A, De Rijk P, Adolfsson R, Callaerts P, Del-Favero J. MIR137
VARIANTS IDENTIFIED IN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS AFFECT SYNAPTOGENESIS AND
NEURONAL TRANSMISSION GENE SETS. Molecular Psychiatry (ISSN: 1359-4184), 2015; 20 (4):
472-481. PMID: 24888363. DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.53.
26. Gutiérrez FRS*, Beall J, Forero DA*. SPURIOUS ALTERNATIVE IMPACT FACTORS: THE
SCALE OF THE PROBLEM FROM AN ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE. BioEssays (ISSN: 0265-9247),
2015; 37 (5): 474-476. PMID: 25731149. DOI: 10.1002/bies.201500011. * Corresponding Authors.
27. Fonseca DJ, Mateus H, Gálvez M, Forero DA, Talero-Gutiérrez C, Veléz-van-Meerbeke A. LACK
OF ASSOCIATION OF POLYMORPHISMS IN SIX CANDIDATE GENES IN COLOMBIAN ADHD
PATIENTS. Annals of Neurosciences (ISSN: 0972-7531), 2015; 22 (4): 217-221. PMID: 26526368.
DOI: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.220405
28. González-Giraldo Y, Camargo A, López-León S, Adan A, Forero DA*. A FUNCTIONAL SNP IN
MIR-124-1, A BRAIN EXPRESSED miRNA GENE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH AGGRESSIVENESS IN A
COLOMBIAN SAMPLE. European Psychiatry (ISSN: 0924-9338, Elsevier), 2015; 30 (4): 499-503.
PMID: 25841663. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.03.002. * Corresponding Author.
29. González-Giraldo Y, González-Reyes RE, Mueller ST, Piper BJ, Adan A, Forero DA*.
DIFFERENCES IN PLANNING PERFORMANCE, A NEUROCOGNITIVE ENDOPHENOTYPE, ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL VARIANT IN PER3 GENE. Chronobiology International (ISSN:
0742-0528), 2015; 32 (5): 591-595. PMID: 25798540. DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2015.1014096. *
Corresponding Author.
30. Speck-Hernández C, Ojeda DA, Castro-Vega-LJ, Forero DA*. RELATIVE TELOMERE LENGTH
IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM IN THE MONOAMINE OXIDASE A
GENE IN A SOUTH AMERICAN SAMPLE. Journal of Genetics (ISSN: 0022-1333, Springer), 2015; 94
(2): 305-308. PMID: 26174679. DOI: 10.1007/s12041-015-0513-1. * Corresponding Author.
31. González-Giraldo Y, Camargo A, López-León S, Forero DA*. NO ASSOCIATION OF BDNF,
COMT, MAOA, SLC6A3 AND SLC6A4 GENES AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A SAMPLE OF
HEALTHY COLOMBIAN SUBJECTS. Depression Research and Treatment (ISSN: 2090-1321), 2015;
2015: 145483. PMID: 26557993. DOI: 10.1155/2015/145483. * Corresponding Author.
32. Mitropoulos K, Al Jaibeji H, Forero DA, Laissue P, Wonkam A, Lopez-Correa C, Mohamed Z,
Chantratita W, Lee MT, Llerena A, Brand A, Ali BR, Patrinos GP. SUCCESS STORIES IN GENOMIC
MEDICINE FROM RESOURCE-LIMITED COUNTRIES. Human Genomics (ISSN: 1473-9542,
Springer), 2015; 9: 11. PMID: 26081768. DOI: 10.1186/s40246-015-0033-3
33. López-León S, Tuvblad C, Forero DA. SPORTS GENETICS: THE PPARA GENE AND
ATHLETE’S INCREASED ABILITY FOR ENDURANCE SPORTS, A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND
META-ANALYSIS. Biology of Sport (ISSN: 0860-021X), 2016; 33 (1): 3-6. PMID: 26985127. PMCID:
PMC4786580. DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1180170
34. Forero DA*, González-Giraldo Y, López-Quintero C, Castro-Vega LJ, Barreto GE, Perry G.
TELOMERE LENGTH IN PARKINSON´S DISEASE: A META-ANALYSIS. Experimental Gerontology
(ISSN: 0531-5565, Elsevier), 2016; 75: 53-55. PMID: 26772888. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.01.002. *
Corresponding Author.
35. González-Giraldo Y, González-Reyes RE, Forero DA*. A FUNCTIONAL VARIANT IN MIR137, A
CANDIDATE GENE FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA, AFFECTS STROOP TEST PERFORMANCE IN
YOUNG ADULTS. Psychiatry Research (ISSN: 0165-1781, Elsevier), 2016; 236: 202-205.
PMID: 26778630. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.006. * Corresponding Author.
36. González-Giraldo Y, Rodríguez-Dueñas M, Forero DA*. DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL HIGH-
RESOLUTION MELTING-BASED ASSAYS FOR GENOTYPING TWO ALU INSERTION
POLYMORPHISMS (FXIIIB AND PV92). Molecular Biotechnology (ISSN: 1073-6085), 2016; 58 (3):
197-201. PMID: 26843017. DOI: 10.1007/s12033-016-9915-4. * Corresponding Author.
37. González-Giraldo Y, Rojas J, Mueller ST, Piper BJ, Adan A, Forero DA*. BDNF VAL66MET IS
ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMANCE IN A COMPUTERIZED VISUAL-MOTOR TRACKING TEST IN
HEALTHY ADULTS. Motor Control (ISSN: 1087-1640), 2016; 20 (1): 122-134. PMID: 25823467. DOI:
10.1123/mc.2014-0075. * Corresponding Author.
38. Forero DA, Herteleer L, De Zutter S, Norrback KF, Nilsson LG, Adolfsson R, Callaerts P, Del-
Favero J. A NETWORK OF SYNAPTIC GENES ASSOCIATED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND
BIPOLAR DISORDER. Schizophrenia Research (ISSN: 0920-9964, Elsevier), 2016; 172 (1-3): 68-74.
PMID: 26899345. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.02.012.
39. Herteleer L, Zwarts L, Hens K, Forero D, Del-Favero J, Callaerts P. MOOD STABILIZING DRUGS
REGULATE TRANSCRIPTION OF IMMUNE, NEURONAL AND METABOLIC PATHWAY GENES IN
DROSOPHILA. Psychopharmacology (ISSN: 0033-3158), 2016; 233 (9): 1751-1762. PMID:
26852229. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4223-z
40. Dries DR, Zhu Y, Brooks MM, Forero DA, Adachi M, Cenik B, West JM, Han YH, Yu C, Nordin A,
Adolfsson R, Del-Favero J, Lu QR, Callaerts P, Birnbaum SG, Yu G. LOSS OF NICASTRIN FROM
OLIGODENDROCYTES RESULTS IN HYPOMYELINATION AND SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH
COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR. Journal of Biological Chemistry (ISSN: 0021-9258), 2016; 291 (22):
11647-11656. PMID: 27008863. DOI: jbc.M116.715078
41. Adan A, Navarro JF, Forero DA. PERSONALITY PROFILE OF BINGE DRINKING IN
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IS MODULATED BY SEX. A STUDY USING THE ALTERNATIVE FIVE
FACTOR MODEL. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (ISSN: 0376-8716), 2016; 165: 120-125. PMID:
27262897. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.05.015
42. Forero DA*, González-Giraldo Y, López-Quintero C, Castro-Vega LJ, Barreto GE, Perry G.
META-ANALYSIS OF TELOMERE LENGTH IN ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE. Journal of Gerontology:
Medical Sciences (ISSN: 1079-5006), 2016; 71 (8): 1069-1073. PMID: 27091133. DOI:
10.1093/gerona/glw053. * Corresponding Author.
43. González-Giraldo Y, Barreto GE, Fava C, Forero DA*. ISCHEMIC STROKE AND SIX GENETIC
VARIANTS IN CRP, EPHX2, FGA AND NOTCH3 GENES: A META-ANALYSIS. Journal of Stroke and
Cerebrovascular Diseases (ISSN: 1052-3057), 2016; 25 (9): 2284-2289. PMID: 27266621. DOI:
10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.05.020. * Corresponding Author.
44. González-Giraldo Y, Forero DA, Echeverría V, González J, Ávila-Rodríguez M, García-Segura
LM, Barreto GE. NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF THE CATALYTIC SUBUNIT OF
TELOMERASE: A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Ageing Research Reviews (ISSN: 1568-1637), 2016; 28: 37-45. PMID: 27095058. DOI:
10.1016/j.arr.2016.04.004
45. Forero DA*, Wonkam A, Wang W, Laissue P, López-Correa C, Fernández-López JC,
Mugasimangalam R, Perry G. CURRENT NEEDS FOR HUMAN AND MEDICAL GENOMICS
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES. Journal of Medical
Genetics (ISSN: 0022-2593), 2016; 53 (7): 438-440. PMID: 26740506. DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-
103631. * Corresponding Author.
46. Forero DA*, Moore JH*. CONSIDERATIONS FOR HIGHER EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. BioData Mining (ISSN: 1756-0381), 2016; 9: 35. PMID: 27833658.
PMCID: PMC5103420. DOI: 10.1186/s13040-016-0115-3 * Corresponding Authors.
47. Forero DA*, Prada CF, Perry G. FUNCTIONAL AND GENOMIC FEATURES OF HUMAN GENES
MUTATED IN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. Open Neurology Journal (ISSN: 1874-205X),
2016; 10: 143-148. DOI: 10.2174/1874205X0161001.
48. Ortega-Rojas JC, Morales LC, Guerrero E, Arboleda-Bustos CE, Mejía A, Forero D, López LA,
Pardo R, Arboleda GH, Yunis JJ, Arboleda H. ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHISMS IN
TOMM40, CR1, PVRL2, SORL1, PICALM AND 14Q32.13 REGIONS IN COLOMBIAN ALZHEIMER’S
DISEASE PATIENTS. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders (ISSN: 0893-0341, Lippincott),
2016; 30 (4): 305-309. PMID: 27023435. DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000142
49. Guio-Vega GP, Forero DA*. FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF CANDIDATE GENES DERIVED
FROM GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR FIVE COMMON NEUROLOGICAL
DISEASES. International Journal of Neuroscience (ISSN: 0020-7454, Taylor and Francis), 2017; 127
(2): 118-123. PMID: 26829381. DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2016.1149172. * Corresponding Author.
50. Adan A, Capella MM, Prat G, Forero DA, López-Vera S, Navarro JF. EXECUTIVE
FUNCTIONING IN MEN WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
INFLUENCE OF LIFETIME SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. PLoS One (ISSN: 1932-6203, PLoS), 2017; 12 (1):
e0169943. PMID: 28099526. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169943.
51. Jiménez KM, Pereira-Morales AJ, Forero DA*. HIGHER SCORES IN THE EXTRAVERSION
PERSONALITY TRAIT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM IN THE PER3
GENE IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS. Chronobiology International (ISSN: 0742-0528, Taylor and Francis),
2017; 34 (2): 280-286. PMID: 28055273. DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2016.1268149. * Corresponding
Author.
52. Adan A, Arredondo AY, Capella MM, Prat G, Forero DA, Navarro JF. NEUROBIOLOGICAL
UNDERPINNINGS AND MODULATING FACTORS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS
WITH A COMORBID SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Neuroscience and
Biobehavioral Reviews (ISSN: 0149-7634, Elsevier), 2017; 75: 361-377. PMID: 28188887. DOI:
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.038.
53. Jiménez KM, Pereira-Morales AJ, Forero DA*. VAL158MET POLYMORPHISM IN THE COMT
GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERSOMNIA AND MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF
LIFE IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE. Neuroscience Letters (ISSN: 0304-3940, Elsevier), 2017; 644: 43-
47. PMID: 28235603. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.02.050. * Corresponding Author.
54. Forero DA*#, López-León S #, González-Giraldo Y, Dries DR, Pereira-Morales AJ, Jiménez KM,
Franco-Restrepo JE. APOE GENE AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND
ENDOPHENOTYPES: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. American Journal of Medical Genetics B
Neuropsychiatric Genetics (ISSN: 1552-4841, Wiley), in press. PMID: 27943569. DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.b.32516. # Joint First Authors; * Corresponding Author.
55. Pereira-Morales AJ, Adan A, Forero DA*. PERCEIVED STRESS AS A MEDIATOR OF THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEUROTICISM AND DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS.
Current Psychology (ISSN: 1046-1310, Springer), in press. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-017-9587-7. *
Corresponding Author.
56. Pereira-Morales AJ, Adan A, Camargo A, Forero DA*. SUBSTANCE USE AND SUICIDE RISK IN
A SAMPLE OF YOUNG COLOMBIAN SUBJECTS: AN EXPLORATION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL
FACTORS. American Journal on Addictions (ISSN: 1055-0496, Wiley), 2017; 26 (4): 388-394.
PMID: 28456010. DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12552. * Corresponding Author.
57. Barreto GE, Gómez RM, Bustos RH, Forero DA, Aliev G, Leszek J, Echeverria V, Gonzalez J.
APPROACHES OF THE TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS IN ASTROCYTES: POTENTIAL
PHARMACOLOGICAL TARGETS. Current Pharmaceutical Design (ISSN: 1381-6128, Bentham),
2017; 23 (28): 4189-4197. PMID: 28393699. DOI: 10.2174/1381612823666170406113501.
58. Forero DA*, Guio-Vega GP, González-Giraldo Y. A COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL ANALYSIS
OF GENOME-WIDE EXPRESSION PROFILES FOR MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. Journal of
Affective Disorders (ISSN: 0165-0327, Elsevier), 2017; 218: 86-92. PMID: 28460316. DOI:
10.1016/j.jad.2017.04.061. * Corresponding Author.
59. Adan A, Forero DA, Navarro JF. PERSONALITY TRAITS RELATED TO BINGE DRINKING. A
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Frontiers in Psychiatry (ISSN: 1664-0640, Frontiers), 2017; 8: 134. PMID:
28804465. PMCID: PMC5532381. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00134.
60. Forero DA*, López-León S, Patrinos G. TEN SIMPLE RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL SHORT-
TERM RESEARCH STAYS. PLoS Computational Biology (ISSN: 1553-734X, PLoS), 2017; 13 (12):
e1005832. PMID: 29216186. PMCID: PMC5720493. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005832. *
Corresponding Author.
61. González-Giraldo Y, Trujillo ML*, Forero DA*. TWO DOPAMINERGIC GENES, DRD4 AND
SLC6A3, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BODY MASS INDEX IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE. Archives of
Physiology and Biochemistry (ISSN: 1381-3455, Taylor and Francis), in press. PMID: 29145734. DOI:
10.1080/13813455.2017.1401643. * Corresponding Authors.
62. González-Giraldo Y, González-Reyes RE, Mueller ST, Piper BJ, Adan A, Forero DA*. SITUATION
AWARENESS PERFORMANCE IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE POLYMORPHISM. Psychological Reports (ISSN: 0033-2941,
SAGE), in press. PMID: 29265896. DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2017.1417568. * Corresponding Author.
63. Pereira-Morales AJ, Adan A, Forero DA*. NETWORK ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE RISK FACTORS
FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUNG COLOMBIAN ADULTS. Journal of Mental Health (ISSN: 0963-
8237, Taylor and Francis), in press. PMID: 29265896. DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2017.1417568. *
Corresponding Author.
64. Jiménez KM, Pereira-Morales AJ, Forero DA*. A FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM IN THE DRD1
GENE, THAT MODULATES ITS REGULATION BY MIR-504, IS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSIVE
SYMPTOMS. Psychiatry Investigation (ISSN: 1738-3684, KNA), in press. * Corresponding Author.
65. Forero DA*, Oermann M, Manca A, Deriu F, Mendieta-Zerón H, Dadkhah M, Bhad R, Deshpande
S, Wang W, Cifuentes MP. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF “PREDATORY” JOURNALS ON GLOBAL
HEALTH RESEARCH. Annals of Global Health (ISSN: 2214-9996, Elsevier), in press. *
Corresponding Author.
66. Jiménez KM, Pereira-Morales AJ, Forero DA*. MTHFR GENE METHYLATION IS ASSOCIATED
WITH PERCEIVED STRESS IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS. Psychiatric Genetics (ISSN: 0955-
8829, Lippincott), in press. * Corresponding Author.
67. Pereira-Morales AJ, Adan A, Lopez-Leon S*, Forero DA*. PERSONALITY TRAITS AND
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: THE MEDIATOR ROLE OF COPING STRATEGIES AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS. Annals of General Psychiatry (ISSN: 1744-859X, BioMed Central),
2018; 17: 25. PMID: 29930692. PMCID: PMC5991445. DOI: 10.1186/s12991-018-0196-0. *
Corresponding Authors.
68. Jiménez KM, Pereira-Morales AJ, Adan A, Forero DA*. TELOMERE LENGTH AND CHILDHOOD
TRAUMA IN COLOMBIAN SUBJECTS WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS. Revista Brasileira de
Psiquiatria (ISSN: 1516-4446, ABP), in press. * Corresponding Author.
69. Moshontz H, Campbell L, Ebersole CR, IJzerman H, Urry HL, Forscher PS, Grahe JE, McCarthy
RJ, Musser ED, Flake JK, Forero DA, …, Chartier CR. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ACCELERATOR: ADVANCING PSYCHOLOGY THROUGH A DISTRIBUTED COLLABORATIVE
NETWORK. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science (ISSN: 2515-2459, SAGE),
in press.
70. Moreno-Ramírez CE, Gutiérrez-Garzón E, Barreto GE, Forero DA*. GENOME-WIDE
EXPRESSION PROFILES FOR ISCHEMIC STROKE: A META-ANALYSIS. Journal of Stroke and
Cerebrovascular Diseases (ISSN: 1052-3057, Elsevier), in press. * Corresponding Author.
71. Adan A, Benaiges I, Forero DA. HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING OR BINGE DRINKING. A
BOOMING CONSUMPTION PATTERN. In: Preedy V (ed) The Neuropathology of Drug Addictions
and Substance Misuse. Elsevier; 2016; Londres, UK. p. 389-397. ISBN: 978-0-12-800213-1. DOI:
10.1016/B978-0-12-800213-1.00036-5.
72. Forero DA*, Pereira-Morales AJ, González-Giraldo Y. MOLECULAR GENETICS AND HUMAN
BEHAVIOR. Reference Module on Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Elsevier; 2016;
Londres, UK. p. 1-10. ISBN: 978-0-12-809324-5. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.06489-0. *
Corresponding Author.
73. Katsila T, Mitropoulos K, Mohamed Z, Forero DA, Laissue P, Wonkam A, López-Correa C,
Chantratita W, Llerena A, Ali BR, Patrinos GP. GENOMIC MEDICINE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
AND RESOURCE-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS. En: Patrinos GP, Danielson PB, Ansorge WJ (eds)
Molecular Diagnostics (Third Edition). Elsevier; 2016; Londres, UK. p. 459-467. ISBN: 978-0-12-
802971-8. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802971-8.00026-2.
74. Forero DA*, Urriago H, López-León S, González-Giraldo Y, de Miranda DM, Espinosa Jovel CA.
IMPLEMENTING GENOMICS IN THE CARE OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS IN LATIN
AMERICA. En: Patrinos GP, López-Correa C (eds) Genomic Medicine in Emerging Economies.
Elsevier; 2018; Waltham, USA. p. 101-130. ISBN: 978-0-12-811531-2. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-
811531-2.00005-9. * Corresponding Author.
75. Jiménez KM, Pereira-Morales AJ, Adan A, Lopez-Leon S*, Forero DA*. DEPRESSIVE
SYMPTOMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM IN A MIR-433 BINDING
SITE IN THE FGF20 GENE. Molecular Brain (ISSN: 1756-6606, BioMed Central), 2018; 11 (1): 53.
PMID: 30241547; DOI: 10.1186/s13041-018-0397-0 * Corresponding Author.

D. Research Support

Ongoing Research Support

Forero (PI) 08/01/16-08/01/18
Study of Environmental and Genetic Factors for Aggressiveness, an Endophenotype of Interpersonal
Violence and Suicidal Behavior, in a Colombian Sample.
Role: PI

Barreto (PI) 01/01/18-12/31/20

Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved in the Effect of the Tibolone in Human Astrocytes Treated With
Palmytic Acid.
Role: Co-Investigator
Completed Research Support

Forero (PI) 01/01/16-31/12/17

Analysis of Novel Genetic, Epigenetic and Psychosocial Risk Factors for Major Depressive Disorder in
a Sample of Colombian Subjects
Role: PI

Forero (PI) 08/01/11-08/01/12

Study of DNA Methylation in Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease in Colombia: Analysis of 10 Novel
Candidate Genes
Role: PI

Forero (PI) 08/01/11-08/01/12

Molecular Genomics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Bogotá, Colombia.
Role: PI

Forero (PI) 08/01/12-08/01/13

Molecular Genetics of Circadian Rhythms in a Sample of Healthy Individuals in Bogota, Colombia.
Role: PI

Forero (PI) 08/01/13-08/01/15

Development of a novel cost efficient methodology for genotyping of human polymorphisms and
mutations using real-time PCR.
Role: PI

Forero (PI) 08/01/13-08/01/15

Molecular genetics of cognitive functioning in a sample of Colombian healthy subjects
Role: PI

Forero (PI) 08/01/13-08/01/15

Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Clinical, Genomic and Epigenetic
Studies in Colombian Patients
Role: PI