Student | Mentor | Research Title | Lab phone | |
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Amarilys Morales Rivera | Carmen S. Maldonado | The role of Oxytocin on the anxiety environment-elicited cocaine seeking behavior | amarilys.morales@upr.edu | 764-0000 x2712 |
Amilcar Rivera Rivera | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Regulation of Akt/AMPK/mTOR Signaling and cancer progression by Grape Polyphenols in Breast Cancer | amilcar.rivera2@upr.edu | 1610 |
Bermary Santos Vera | Carlos A. Jiménez Rivera | Role of the Hyperpolarization Activated Cation Current Channel Subunit 2 (HCN2) in the development and expression of cocaine sensitization in areas of the Mesocorticolimbic System of male rats | bermary.santos@upr.edu | 1677 |
Bianca A. Torres Hernández | José Ortiz | Valerenic acid and Valeriana officinalis extracts: pharmacological tools for the treatment of Clonic- like convulsions and behavioral changes in Danio rerio (zebrafish) | acnaibth@yahoo.com | 1378 |
Carmelo Orengo Mercado | Carmen L. Cadilla | Structural and Functional Analysis of Recombinant TWIST2 and Selected Mutant Proteins Found in Setleis Syndrome Patients. Frequency of Q119X among the Puerto Rican Population | carmelo.orengo@upr.edu | 1372, 1638 |
Coral Rosa Falero | José Ortiz | Modulation of PTZ induced seizures in zebrafish with Citrus aurantium | coral.rosa@upr.edu | 1371 |
Ednalise Santiago Cartagena | José Rodríguez Medina | Identification of the essential stress sensors in myo1∆ cytokinesis mutant and the identification of protein-protein interactions for the principal sensor proteins of the PKC1 signaling pathway | ednalise.santiago@upr.edu | 1633 |
Emilee E. Colón Lorenzo | Adelfa E. Serrano | Role of Plasmodium berghei glutathione S-transferase in parasite development and its potential as a drug target | emilee.colon@gmail.com | 2217 |
Frances Zenón Meléndez | Loyda M. Meléndez | frances.zenon@upr.edu | 758-6395 x1313 | |
Freddyson J. Martínez Rivera | Jennifer L. Barreto | Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Extinction of Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference | freddyson.martinez@upr.edu | 1071 |
Giam S. Vega Meléndez | Rosa E. Blanco | Effects of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in axonal regeneration after optic nerve injury | giam.vega@upr.edu | 2269 |
Giselle A. Barreto Torres | Sabzali Javadov | The role of the AMPK/PPARα pathway in mitochondria-mediated cardioprotection against experimental ischemia/reperfusion | giselle.barreto@upr.edu | 2688 |
Ileabett M. Echevarría Vargas | Pablo E. Vivas | MICRORNAS AND THEIR TARGET GENES PROMOTE CISPLATIN RESISTANCE IN EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER CELLS | ileabett.echevarriavargas@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Jean Marie Acevedo Rosario | Manuel Díaz Rios | Cellular effects of caffeine on the mouse spinal locomotor network | jeanmarie.acevedo@upr.edu | 721-4149 x229 |
Jeyshka M. Reyes González | Pablo E. Vivas | Targeting c-MYC in Cisplatin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer | jeyshka.reyes@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Joan Ballista Hernández | Sylvette Ayala Torres | Mitochondrial DNA repair in colon cancer | jballista.h@gmail.com | 1375 |
José A. Quidgley Nevares | María J. Crespo | jose.quidgley@upr.edu | 5079 | |
José F. Gaudier Pagán | Ana M. Espino | Molecular cloning, biochemical and immunological characterization of a novelFasciola hepatica tegument associated antigen | jose.gaudier2@upr.edu | 1312 |
Kelvin Quiñones Laracuente | Gregory J. Quirk | A time dependent recruitment of the paraventricular thalamus in fear memory circuits | kelvinquinones@gmail.com | 2420 |
Krizia Rohena Rivera | Magaly Martínez | Inflammatory chemokines as mediators of prostate cancer progression | krizia.rohena@gmail.com | 772-8300 x1106 |
Krystal Colón Rivera | Loyda M. Meléndez | Role of antioxidants in preventing Cathepsin B induced neurotoxicity in HIV-infected macrophages | krystal.colon@upr.edu | 758-6395 x1313 |
Luis D. Borrero García | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Non-coding RNAs in EGFR therapy resistance in Breast Cancer | luis.borrero1@upr.edu | 1610 |
Marimar Hernández Pérez | Carlos I. González | Functional Roles of the Adenosine/Uridine-Rich Element and Trans-Acting Factors in the Post-Transcriptional Control of Human Interleukin-3 | marimar.hernandez@upr.edu | 764-0000 x81329 |
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 |
Maryví González Solá | Robert Kensler | Zebrafish Cardiac Muscle Thick Filaments; A Non-mammalian Model for Analyzing Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Structure | maryvi.gonzalez@upr.edu | 1507 |
Mildred V. Duprey Díaz | Rosa E. Blanco | Retinoic acid signaling inoptic nerve regeneration | mildred.duprey@upr.edu | 2269 |
Mónica Rivera Díaz | Pablo E. Vivas | Role of MicroRNAs in Astrocytoma Progression | monica.rivera3@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Namyr A. Martínez Alicea | Walter I. Silva | Role of Caveolin-1 in the Regulation of the P2Y(2) Nucleotide Receptor in Glial Cells | namyr.martinez@upr.edu | 1608 |
Nildris Cruz Díaz | María J. Crespo | Vascular expression of angiotensin convertin enzyme (ACE) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms on young syrian cardiomyopathic hamsters | nildris.cruz@upr.edu | 5079 |
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 microflora as risk factors for the development of gastrointestinal disorders | ramon.gomez@upr.edu | 1640 |
Rebecca M. Parodi Rullan | Sabzali Javadov | The role of Sirt3 in mitochondria-mediated cell death in cardiomyocytes | rebecca.parodi@upr.edu | 2688 |
Teresa Martínez Torres | Iraida E. Robledo | Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniar carbapenemase (KPC) and its identification and genetic background inAcinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates | teresa.martineztorres@upr.edu | 1373 |
Tessa Humphries Bickley | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Biochemical characterization of Rac inhibitor Ehop-016 | tessahu888@gmail.com | 1610 |
Yaria Arroyo Torres | Carlos A. Torres | Genetic Interaction between the Saccharomyces cerevisiae OGG1 and APN1 during acute oxidative stress and aging | yaria.arroyo@upr.edu | 1645 |
Yisel M. Cantres Rosario | Loyda M. Meléndez | Role of macrophage derived lysosomal protease cathepsin B in HIV-associated neurotoxicity | yisel.m.cantres@upr.edu | 758-6395 x1313 |