Jorge I. Vélez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla


I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia. My research interests span applied analytics, bioinformatics, population genetics and Machine Learning.

Since October 2022, I lead the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) SGR study. This research initiative is dedicated to uncovering the genetic factors influencing AD susceptibility, age of onset, and disease progression among individuals from the Atlántico Department.

Please feel free to contact me by email. You can find my CV here.






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