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 |
Amilcar Rivera Rivera | Suranganie Dharmawardhane | Regulation of the Akt/mTOR signaling by Grape Polyphenols in Breast Cancer | amilcar.rivera2@upr.edu | 1610 |
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 |
Bianca A. Torres Hernández | José Ortiz Betancourt | Valerenic acid (VA) and Valeriana officinalis (Val) extracts: Modulators of Pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) induced behaviors in Danio rerio (zebrafish) | acnaibth@yahoo.com | 1378 |
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 |
Carlos Rullán Lind | Abel Baerga Ortiz | Enhancing the production of microbially derived biodiesel by protein engineering | carlos.rullan@upr.edu | 523-5338 Edif. Molecular |
Carmelo Orengo Mercado | Carmen L. Cadilla Vázquez | Structural and Functional Analysis of Recombinant TWIST2 and Selected Mutant Proteins Found in Setleis Syndrome Patients and the Impact of Q119X among the Puerto Rican Population | carmelo.orengo@upr.edu | 1372, 1638 |
Cristina Román Vendrell | Guillermo Yudowski | Regulation and function of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 | cristina.roman4@upr.edu | 721-4149 x251, 231 |
Ednalise Santiago Cartagena | José Rodríguez Medina | Identification of the essential stress sensors in myo1Δ 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 Brizuela | Role of Plasmodium berghei glutathione S-transferase in parasite development and its potential as a drug target | emilee.colon@gmail.com | 2217 |
Eunice Lozada Delgado | Pablo E. Vivas Mejía | Targeting miR143 in Glioblastoma multiforme | eunice.lozada@upr.edu | 772-8300 x1404 |
Francelly Martínez Sosa | Carmen L. Cadilla Vázquez | Understanding the role of TWIST2 in Meibomian Gland Biogenesis | francelly.martinez@upr.edu | 1372, 1638 |
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 |
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 |
Hector Bravo Rivera | Gregory J. Quirk | Variability in rhesus macaques’ fear reactions to a snake in a natural setting | hector.bravo@upr.edu | 2420 |
Ivelisse Martin Ortiz | Ana Espino | Fasciola hepatica fatty acid binding protein inhibits TLR4 activation and suppresses the inflammatory cytokines induced by LPS in vitro and in vivo | ivelisse.martin3@gmail.com | 1312 |
Jean Marie Acevedo Rosario | Manuel Díaz Rios | The role of adenosine receptors in the modulatory effects of caffeine and ethanol on the mouse spinal network controlling locomotor output | jeanmarie.acevedo@upr.edu | 721-4149 x229 |
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 |
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 |
Krystal Colón Rivera | Loyda M. Meléndez Aponte | 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 |
Luis E. Rosas Vidal | Gregory J. Quirk | BDNF-ergic circuits in the extinction of avoidance | luis.rosas2@upr.edu | 2420 |
Marimar Hernández Pérez | Carlos I. González | Post-transcriptional Regulation of hIL-3: Role of AREs, HuR and p38 | 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 Muscle Thick Filament structure | maryvi.gonzalez@upr.edu | 1507 |
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 |
Noé Crespo Hernández | Brauilo Jiménez | Effects of Particulate Matter on Molecular Toxicological Responses in Human Lung Cells | noe.crespo@upr.edu | 1250, 1235 |
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 |
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 |
Yaria Arroyo Torres | Carlos A. Torres Ramos | "Genetic Interaction Between the Saccharomyces cerevisiae OGG1 and APN1 Genes During Acute Oxidative Stress and Aging" | yaria.arroyo@upr.edu | 1645 |
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 |