Bioinformatics Professional

 

Experienced entrepreneur and project manager with a proven track record of building training capacity, establishing and coordinating international networks and stimulating biotechnology and biomedical science development in Latin America.

Business and Enterprise Management

Key achievements: team leading, team management, progress monitoring, risk management, financial administration and communication with the press.

  • General Director, Cellerix Genome SA, CR.
  • Ex-Scientific Coodinator, National Bioinformatics Institute (INB), Spain.
  • Ex-General Director, Indromics Bioinformatics (Business Group Tecapro).
  • Ex-General Director Sistemas Genómicos de CR. SA.
  • EMBNET (Global Bioinformatics Network) Node Manager.
  • Ex- General Manager Kelltron Technology SA, CR.
  • National Coordinator, National Network of Genomic Sequencing and Supercomputing. CTBC, Ministry of Health, Government of Costa Rica.
  • Director PROSIC, University of Costa Rica. 2021.
Management of Bioinformatics Projects and Networks

Key responsibilities: director, manager, founder, leadership training, communication with stakeholders.

  • Director of the Centro American Network of Bioinformatics (BIOCANET). ISCB Affiliated Group (USA).
  • Co-Founder of the Iberoamerican Society for Bioinformatics (SOIBIO).
  • Directorial Member (Clinical Bioinformatics Technical Board), Ministry of Health of Costa Rica. 2018.
  • Head, Biomedical and Health Informatics, EMBS CR, IEEE. 2015.
  • President, EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) CR, IEEE. 2016.
  • Director ILAU (Central America).
  • National Technical Subcommittee INTECO, Costa Rica, 2021.
Development and Implementation of University Degrees
  • Postgraduate of Clinical Biocomputing. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 2017.
  • PhD of Biomedical Sciences in Bioinformatics (Course). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 2017.
  • Postgraduate of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. International Latin University of Argentina. 2016.
  • Postgraduate of Industrial Nanotechnology. International Latin University of Argentina. 2015.
  • Postgraduate of Clinical Bioinformatics. University of Valencia, Spain. 2016.
  • MSc of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology. University of Costa Rica. 2012.
  • Coordinator of the course of technological management (Chair). School of Industrial Engineering, University of Costa Rica. 2018.
Academic Teaching

Professor & Research: University of Costa Rica (Faculty of Medicine and Engineering), Costa Rica Institute of Technology, National University, EARTH University, Galileo University, Francisco Marroquin University, University of the Valley, Istmo University.

Visiting Professor: University of Concepción, Chile, Javeriana University, Colombia, University of San Carlos (Guatemala), Technological University of Panama, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Collaborator Profesor: USAC (Guatemala), Artificial Intelligence Master, UPM, Spain.

Research Professor: Computer and Systems Engineering. ULatina/ASU: Arizona State University, USA.

Others:

  • Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (Bioinformatics), University of San Carlos, Guatemala. Visiting Professor.
  • BSc. Engineering in Bioinformatics, University of the Valley, Guatemala. Visiting Professor.
  • Dipl. Biomedical Biocomputing & Bioinformatics, University of San Carlos, Guatemala. Visiting Professor.
  • Molecular Oncology Master’s Coordinator (Central America), Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Spain.
  • Clinical Bioinformatics Postgraduate. Module Coordinator. Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain.
  • Personalized molecular genomic medicine, Nanotechnology, and Supercomputation. National Coordinator of courses (Training Manager). National Institute of Bioinformatics (INB)/ISC III/CIBER’s, Spain.
  • Agromatics and Agricultural Bioinformatics. EARTH. Visiting Professor.
  • M.Sc Biomedical Genetics, University, of the Istmo, Guatemala.
  • Special Workshop: NGS & Bioinformatics, Gorgas Institute. Panamá. NIH Funded (USA). Head Instructor.
  • Special Workshop: Biochips & Arrays, CIBNOR, México. CONACYT, Head Instructor.
Awards
  • Genomics System Award (University of Valencia, Spain, 2015).
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, University Council, University of Costa Rica. 2016.
  • National Award for Entrepreneurs Biotechnology (Costa Rica).
  • National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica (international talent).
Project Reviewer
  • FONCYT (Science & Technology National Fund), Argentina. 2017.
  • CONICIT (Science & Technology National Council), Costa Rica. 2016.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Review)/Harvard, USA. 2016.
  • Reviewer (Bioinformatics, University of Oxford, Uk), Publons.
Education
  • BSc Engineering (Lic).
  • Postgraduate Genomic Medicine.
  • MSc Molecular Nanotechnology.
  • MSc Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
  • MSc Agrobusiness and Environment.
  • Ph.D. Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Molecular Systems. UAM, Spain.
  • Visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), Biotechnology Center.
  • Visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge (UK), Department of Genetics.
  • Internship: National Centre for Biotechnology, Biocomputing, Spain.
Selected Publications (Oxford Academic, 
University of Oxford, UK)
Open (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA)
Book chapters (PROSIC Reports, UCR)
  • Orozco A. Bioinformatics in Costa Rica. 2012.   Programa de la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (PROSIC). Editorial Lil, pp. 229-253. ISBN 978-9968-510-13-4.
  • Orozco A. Biomedical informatics in Costa Rica. 2013.   Programa de la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (PROSIC). Editorial Lil, pp. 235-279. ISBN 978-9968-510-14-1.
  • Orozco A. Nanotechnology and TIC’s in Costa Rica. 2014.   Programa de la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (PROSIC). Editorial Lil, pp. 333-362. ISBN 978-9968-510-15-8.
  • Orozco A. TIC’s in the Health System: Perspective from the Clinical Biocomputation in Costa Rica. Programa de la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (PROSIC). 2019. Editorial Lil. pp. 253-293. ISBN 978-9968-510-19-6.
  • Orozco A. Smart Hospitals and Cities, Bioengineering, Precision Medicine and Health:  Perspective from ICT in Costa Rica. Programa de la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (PROSIC). 2020. UCR. pp. 506-557. ISBN 978-9968-510-22-6.
Whitepaper (Genomic Data Policy Framework).2020.

World Economic Forum

Interviews

Interview in Brasil (Bioinformatics & Biodiversity):

https://redclara.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1126:ken-sylvester-cklns-ceo-we-are-the-new-kid-on-the-block&catid=5&Itemid=475&lang=en

Interview in Costa Rica (National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica):

http://ticotal.cr/talento-destacado/talentos-destacados-anteriores/allan-orozco-solano-ingeniero.html

Research Interests

Clinical bioinformatics and molecular medicine
Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Liquid biopsy
Analysis of genetic variation
Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION software development
Robotics

Research (University of Costa Rica & LANOTECH)

Research, Institutional Program: Information and Knowledge Society. 2019.

National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LANOTECH), NanoBiotechnology &
Bioinformatics, Costa Rica. 2020.

Vice-Rectory of Research (University of Costa Rica). 2020.

Iberoamerican Networks CYTED (representing Costa Rica)
  • FREEBIT
  • IBERO -NBIC
  • RIABIO (Dr. Allan Orozco, National Coordinator in Costa Rica), 2021.
Contact

Email :

allanorozco@gmail.com

allan.orozcosolano@ucr.ac.cr