Diego A. Forero, MD, PhD is Professor and Research Leader at the School of Health and Sport Sciences, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina (Bogotá, Colombia). He is a Medical Doctor (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia, 2003) and PhD in Biomedical Sciences (University of Antwerp, Belgium, 2009) and has a recognized track record in research on genetics and genomics. He has authored 107 international scientific publications, has a cumulative impact factor of 373,750 and a h-index of 27. He is Senior Editorial Member of BMC Research Notes, has been peer reviewer for 91 international scientific publications and for 28 academic and scientific institutions.