Participating Students 2015-2016
Student | Mentor | Research Title | Lab phone | |
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Adlín R. Rodríguez Muñoz | Carlos A. Torres Ramos | Role of APE1 en the Repair of Azoxymethane-induced DNA Damage in Liver | adlin.rodriguez1@upr.edu | 1645 |
Agnes Acevedo Canabal | Guillermo Yudowski | Generation and analydis of cannabinoid cnr1 and cnr2 mutant zebrafish lines | agnes.acevedo@upr.edu | 721-4149 X229 |
Ailed Cruz Collazo | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Molecular mechanisms of soy isoflavones in breast cancer progression | ailed.cruzcollazo@upr.edu | 1610 |
Aileen García Vargas | Magaly Martínez Ferrer | The Biological Role of BAT1 and BCAT2 for the Treatment of Recurrent Prostate Cancer | aileen.garcia@upr.edu | 1403 |
Ana Ortiz Colón | María A. Sosa | Effects of Urban River Pollutants in Modulating Prawn Behavior and Neural Function | ana.ortiz1@upr.edu | 1503 |
Ana Del Carmen Vaquer Alicea | Carlos A. Jiménez Rivera | PKMz involvement in cocaine sensitization | ana.c.vaquer@upr.edu | 1677 |
Bermary Santos Vera | Carlos A. Jiménez Rivera | Differential Expression of Hyperpolarization-Activated Cation Current Channel (HCN) subunits in the Mesocorticolimbic (MCL) System of SD male rats after cocaine sensitization | bermary.santos@upr.edu | 1677 |
Caleb Ruiz Jiménez | Ana Espino | Spectrum of action of Fasciola hepatica Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) as anti-inflammatory drug | caleb.ruiz@gmail.com | 1312 |
Carihann Dominicci Cotto | Bruno Marie | Regulation of the activity-dependent synaptic plasticity: The role of the planar cell polarity pathway | carihann.dominicci@upr.edu | 724-1024, 721-4149 |
Carlos Rullán Lind | Abel Baerga Ortiz | Enhancing the production of microbially derived biodiesel by protein engineering | carlos.rullan@upr.edu | 523-5338 Edif. Molecular |
Carolina Maldonado Diaz | Bruno Marie | Regulation of Calcium Channel Cacophony by the transcription factor Gooseberry during synaptic homeostasis plasticity | carolina.maldonado@upr.edu | 724-1024, 721-4149 |
Cristina Román Vendrell | Guillermo Yudowski | Regulation and function of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 | cristina.roman4@upr.edu | 721-4149 x251, 231 |
Eunice Lozada Delgado | Pablo E. Vivas Mejía | Targeting miR143 in Glioblastoma multiforme | eunice.lozada@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Giam S. Vega Meléndez | Rosa E. Blanco Janeiro | Effects of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) on axonal regeneration after optic nerve injury | giam.vega@upr.edu | 2269 |
Hector Bravo Rivera | Gregory J. Quirk | Variability in rhesus macaques’ fear reactions to a snake in a natural setting | hector.bravo@upr.edu | 2420 |
Jennifer M. Colón Mercado | Jorge D. Miranda González | Tamoxifen Neuroprotective Effects After Spinal Cord Injury | jennifer.colon10@upr.edu | 1615, 1631 |
Jeyshka M. Reyes González | Pablo E. Vivas Mejía | Targeting c-MYC in Cisplatin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer | jeyshka.reyes@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
José J. Rosado Franco | Adelfa E. Serrano | Targeting the glutathione pathway for development of novel antimalarial using new targets | jose.rosado8@upr.edu | 751-9486 1313 |
Karla Claudio Campos | Jorge Duconge | Identification and characterization of missed variants on the CYP2C9 and VKORC1 loci in warfarin-treated high-risk Puerto Rican patients | karla.claudio2@upr.edu | 1638 |
Kelvin Quiñones Laracuente | Gregory J. Quirk | Time-dependent recruitment of the paraventricular thalamus in fear memory neural circuits | kelvinquinones@gmail.com | 2420 |
Krizia Rohena Rivera | Magaly Martínez Ferrer | Differential expression of CCL4 and IL15 Modulates Prostate Cancer Progression | krizia.rohena@gmail.com | 772-8300 x1106 |
Luis D. Borrero García | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Non-coding RNAs in EGFR therapy resistance in Breast Cancer | luis.borrero1@upr.edu | 1610 |
Marcos Ramos Benitez | Ana Espino | Role of Fasciola hepatica fatty acid binding protein in the induction of Th2 immune responses during the active infection and co-infection with gram negative bacteria | marcos.ramos3@upr.edu | 1312 |
Marina Martínez Vargas | Carlos I. González | Regulation of Interleukin-3 mRNA Expression by Adenosine/Uridine-Rich Elements and miRNAs in T-Cell Lymphomas | marina.martinez1@upr.edu | 764-0000 x81329 |
Melissa C. Ortiz Rosario | Abel Baerga | Molecular Strategies for Increasing Fatty Acid Production in E. coli | melissa.ortiz6@upr.edu | 523-5338 Edif. Molecular |
Mónica Rivera Díaz | Pablo E. Vivas Mejía | Role of MicroRNAs in Astrocytoma Progression | monica.rivera3@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Nelson Martínez Matías | José Rodríguez Medina | Deciphering stress signaling mechanisms in fungi | nelson.martinez2@upr.edu | 1633 |
Nilmary Grafals Ruiz | Pablo E. Vivas Mejía | Targeting microRNAs in brain tumors with oligonucleotide-nanoparticle conjugates | nilmary.grafals1@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Noé Crespo Hernández | Brauilo Jiménez | Effects of Particulate Matter on Molecular Toxicological Responses in Human Lung Cells | noe.crespo@upr.edu | 1250, 1235 |
Omar Vélez López | Loyda M. Meléndez Aponte | The role of sigma-1 receptor/cocaine in mediating cathepsin B secretion in HIV infected macrophages | omar.velez3@upr.edu | 758-6395 x1313 |
Osmarie Martínez Guzmán | Miguel Otero | Adjuvant Effect of a Toll-like Receptor Agonist in Genetic Immunization against Smallpox | osmarie.martinez@upr.edu | 2098 |
Ramón Gómez Moreno | Abel Baerga | Pro-inflammatory bacterial genes in the intestinal microbiota as risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) | ramon.gomez@upr.edu | 523-5338 Edif. Molecular |
Rebecca M. Parodi Rullan | Sabzali Javadov | Mitochondrial protein acetylation control as a means to cardioprotection during heart ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice | rebecca.parodi@upr.edu | 2688 |
Tania J. González Robles | Magaly Martínez Ferrer | Modeling of prostate cancer transdifferentiation from adenocarcinoma to castration resistant small cell carcinoma | vasti.aguayo@upr.edu | 772-8300 X1403 |
Teresa Martínez Torres | Iraida E. Robledo Burgos | Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) and its identification and genetic background in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates | teresa.martineztorres@upr.edu | 1373 |
Tessa Humphries Bickley | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Biochemical characterization of Rac inhibitor Ehop-016 and its Novel Derivatives | tessahu888@gmail.com | 1610 |
Vasti M. Aguayo Otero | Ana Espino | Assessing the Role of Fasciola hepatica Glutathione S-transferase in Inflammatory Responses | vasti.aguayo@upr.edu | 1312 |
Yacidzohara Rodríguez | Carmen L. Cadilla Vázquez | Functional Characterization of the N-terminal Region of bHLH Twist proteins in Protein-Protein Interactions | yacidzohara.rodriguez@upr.edu | 1372, 1638 |
Yisel M. Cantres Rosario | Loyda M. Meléndez Aponte | Role of macrophage-secreted cathepsin B and interacting proteins in HIV-1 associated neuronal apoptosis | yisel.m.cantres@upr.edu | 758-6395 x1313 |