Publications

Peer-reviewed papers, books, and selected conference work. A live list is also on Google Scholar.

Scientific papers · First author

Characteristics and growth of the genetic HIV transmission network of Mexico City during 2020 Dávila-Conn V, García-Morales C, Matías-Florentino M, López-Ortiz E, Paz-Juárez HE, Beristain-Barreda Á, Cárdenas-Sandoval M, Tapia-Trejo D, López-Sánchez DM, Becerril-Rodríguez M, García-Esparza P, Macías-González I, Iracheta-Hernández P, Weaver S, Wertheim JO, Reyes-Terán G, González-Rodríguez A, Ávila-Ríos S J Int AIDS Soc (2021)

Seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare personnel working at the largest tertiary COVID-19 referral hospitals in Mexico City Dávila-Conn V, Soto-Nava M, Caro-Vega YN, Paz-Juárez HE, García-Esparza P, Tapia-Trejo D, Pérez-García M, Belaunzarán-Zamudio PF, Reyes-Terán G, Sierra-Madero JG, Galindo-Fraga A, Ávila-Ríos S PLoS One (2022)

SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence and titers in persons living with HIV cared for at a large tertiary reference center in Mexico City Soto-Nava M, Dávila-Conn V, Venancio-Rocha JP, García-Esparza P, Tapia-Trejo D, Hernández-Juan R, Zarza-Sánchez E, Murakami-Ogasawara A, Ávila-Ríos S Virol J (2023) Equal first-author contribution

Scientific papers · Contributing author

Characterization of Post COVID-19 pneumo-hematocele in the largest COVID-19 center in Mexico City Castrillo-Hernández GE, Pimienta-Ibarra AS, Barrientos-Morales EG, Solares-Espinoza AG, Dávila-Conn V, Hérnandez-Cárdenas CM, Castorena-Maldonado AR, Bolaños FV, Juárez-Armenta AL J Cardiothorac Surg (2026)

Challenges in HIV care at a tertiary hospital repurposed for COVID-19: an observational study (2019-2022) Romero-Mora KA, Gómez-Palacio-Schjetnan M, Dávila-Conn V, García-Delgado CA, Cervantes-Valenzuela M, Alvarado-de la Barrera C, Schulz-Medina SE, Ávila-Ríos S BMC Infect Dis (2025)

HIV molecular network in Mexico City (2021-2022): Understanding transmission dynamics through the role of newly diagnosed cases Schulz-Medina SE, Tapia-Trejo D, Matías-Florentino M, López-Sánchez DM, García-Morales C, Monreal-Flores J, Beristain-Barreda Á, Cárdenas-Sandoval M, Becerril-Rodríguez M, Del Arenal-Sánchez S, Quiroz-Morales V, Weaver S, Wertheim JO, Cruz-Flores RA, Reyes-Terán G, González-Rodríguez A, Ávila-Ríos S, Dávila-Conn V HIV Med (2025)

Characterization of People Living with HIV Who Inject Drugs in Mexico City: Importance for Transmission and Detection Gutiérrez-Velilla E, Schulz-Medina SE, Dávila-Conn VM, Caballero-Suárez NP, Ávila-Ríos S AIDS Patient Care STDS (2025)

Characterization of HIV epitopes restricted by the Amerindian B*39:02 subtype using synthetic peptides that encompass described HLA-associated polymorphisms Soto-Nava M, Valenzuela-Ponce H, Cervantes-Valenzuela M, Felix-Soto L, Sosa-Flores C, Flores-Andrade X, Dávila-Conn V, Ávila-Ríos S Human Immunology (2024)

Auto-tune: Selecting the distance threshold for inferring HIV transmission clusters Weaver S, Dávila-Conn V, Ji D, Verdonk H, Ávila-Ríos S, Leigh Brown AJ, Wertheim JO, Kosakovsky Pond SL Front Bioinform (2024)

HIV Pretreatment Drug Resistance Trends in Mexico City, 2017-2020 García-Morales C, Tapia-Trejo D, Matías-Florentino M, Quiroz-Morales VS, Dávila-Conn V, Beristain-Barreda Á, Cárdenas-Sandoval M, Becerril-Rodríguez M, Iracheta-Hernández P, Macías-González I, García-Mendiola R, Guzmán-Carmona A, Zarza-Sánchez E, Cruz RA, González-Rodríguez A, Reyes-Terán G, Ávila-Ríos S Pathogens (2021)

Books & chapters

Fundamentos para la interpretación de resultados de un metaanálisis clásico Dávila-Conn V In: La metría de la información-conocimiento y los datos en la búsqueda de evidencias científicas. UNAM, Ciudad de México (2025) · ISBN 978-607-642-193-2 Author

Information metrics, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis Gorbea-Portal S, Piña-Pozas M, Dávila Conn V Commemorative Editions, UNAM, Ciudad de México (2023) Author

COVID-19 Research and Information Metrics: Different Approaches to the Pandemic UNAM book repository Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información, UNAM Reviewer

Conference presentations

The Role of Interpersonal Factors in Breast Cancer Screening in U.S. Hispanic/Latina Women: Findings from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study 41st Epidemiology Research Exchange, San Diego, US Poster (2026)

Ego-Network Characteristics of Individuals Diagnosed with Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Southern Nevada International Network for Social Network Analysis (Sunbelt), Paris, FR Poster (2024)

Drug Resistance Mutation Prevalence in HCV circulating in Mexico City 10th CIENI/INER-Capasits Oaxaca HIV Meeting, Oaxaca, MX Oral (2023)

Role of injection drug users in the HIV transmission network in Mexico City 30th International Dynamics & Evolution of Human Viruses, Heidelberg, DE Poster (2023)

SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence and titers in people living with HIV cared for at a large tertiary reference center in Mexico City 29th International Dynamics & Evolution of Human Viruses, San Diego, CA Poster (2022)

Evaluation of blood transfusion products in the General Hospital No. 1 IMSS Zacatecas, according to the Official Mexican Norm and related guidelines XXIX Medical Conference, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, 2nd place, Zacatecas, MX Poster (2017)

Computer visual syndrome and its consequences in the administrative staff of the Campus Siglo XXI Research Methodology Forum, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, 1st place, Zacatecas, MX Poster (2011)