Verónica Calonga Solís
Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Dr. Augusto’s Lab, researching the molecular bases of complex diseases and phenotypes, and the genetic diversity of human populations. She has experience in Immunogenetics, Population Genetics, Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics.
9201 University City Blvd,
Charlotte, NC 28223,
USA
Charlotte, NC 28223,
USA
Position and Responsibilities
Scientific Profile
Selected Publications
Position and Responsibilities
Scientific Profile
- Verónica Calonga Solís graduated in Genetics (2013) at the National University of Misiones (Argentina), and performed her Bachelor thesis at the Population and Landscape Genetics Group, studying the genetic diversity of a native tree species from South America. Afterwards she did her Master and Doctoral studies in Geneticsat the Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics (LGMH) from the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil). During her Master’s degree she characterized the genetic diversity of immunoglobulin constant genes in Brazilian populations. Part of her doctoral research focused on polymorphisms implicated in immunoglobulin development and their association with differential susceptibility to pemphigus foliaceus, a multifactorial autoimmune disease of the skin. Additionally, during an international exchange at the Medical Systems Biology Group (UzL) she studied the immunoglobulin repertoire in the context of pemphigus foliaceus.
- Currently, she is a postdoctoral researcher working jointly with the Medical Systems Biology (UzL) group, led by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hauke Busch, and the Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Section (UzL) and the Department of Paediatrics (UKSH) led by Prof. Dr. med. Olaf Hiort and Dr. rer. nat. Ralf Werner. Her main research investigates genes and genetic variants implicated in sex development, by whole exome/genome and RNA sequencing analyses in individuals with differences in sexual development (DSD).
Selected Publications
- Schellin-Becker CM, Calonga-Solís V, Malaghini M, Sabbag LR, Petzl-Erler ML, Augusto DG, Malheiros D. Population structure and forensic genetic analyses in Guarani and Kaingang Amerindian populations from Brazil. Forensic Science International: Genetics. 2022.
- Joerin-Luque IA, Augusto DG, Calonga-Solís V, de Almeida RC, Lopes CV, Petzl-Erler ML, Beltrame MH. Uniparental markers reveal new insights on subcontinental ancestry and sex-biased admixture in Brazil. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 2022.
- Salviano-Silva A, Becker M, Augusto DG, Busch H, Cipolla GA, Farias TD, Bumiller-Bini V, Calonga-Solís V, et. al. Genetic association and differential expression of HLA Complex Group lncRNAs in pemphigus. Journal of Autoimmunity. 2021.
- Calonga Solís, V.; Amorim, L.M.; Farias, T.D.J.; Petzl-Erler, M.L.; Malheiros, D.; Augusto, D.G. Variation in genes implicated in B cell maturation and antibody production affects susceptibility to pemphigus. Immunology, 2020.
- Wohlers, I.; Künstner, A.; Munz, M.; Olbrich, M.; Fähnrich, A.; Calonga Solís, V.; Ma, C.; Hirose, M.; El-Mosallamy, S.; Salama, M.; Busch, H.; Ibrahim, S. An integrated personal and population-based Egyptian genome reference. Nature Communications. 2020.
- Vargas, L.D.B.; Dourado, R.M.; Amorim, L.M.; Ho, B.; Calonga Solís, V; Issler, H.C.; Marin, W.M.; Beltrame, M.H.; Petzl-Erler, M.L.; Hollenbach, J.A.; Augusto, D.G. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in KIR2DL1 Is Associated With HLA-C Expression in Global Populations. Frontiers in Immunology. 2020.
- Calonga Solís, V., Malheiros, D., Beltrame, M. H., Vargas, L. de B., Dourado, R. M., Issler, H. C., Wassem, R., Petzl-Erler, M.L., Augusto, D.G. Unveiling the Diversity of Immunoglobulin Heavy Constant Gamma (IGHG) Gene Segments in Brazilian Populations Reveals 28 Novel Alleles and Evidence of Gene Conversion and Natural Selection. Frontiers in Immunology. 2019.
- De Sousa Castro, M; Issler, H.C.; Gelmini, G.F.; De Miranda, B.L.M.; Calonga Solís, V.; Schmidt, A.H., Stein, A., Da Graça Bicalho, M.; Petzl-Erler, M.L.; Augusto, D.G. High-resolution characterization of 12 classical and non-classical HLA loci in Southern Brazilians. HLA. 2019.
- Sorol, C. B.; Carvajal, S.; Calonga-Solís, V.; González, N.; Eckers, F. Basis for conservation seeds Calophyllum brasiliense (Calophyllaceae). Bulletin of the Argentine Botanical Society. 2015.
- Calonga Solís, V.; Barrandeguy, M.E.; García, M.V. Historical divergence in Anadenanthera colubrina var. cabil (Leguminosae) analyzing an intronic region of chloroplast DNA (2014). Bulletin of the Argentine Botanical Society. 2014.
Preprints
- Wohlers, V. Calonga-Solís, J.-N. Jobst and H. Busch. COVID-19 genetic risk and Neanderthals: A case study highlighting the importance of scrutinizing diversity. bioRxiv 2020.11.02.365551. 2020