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Participating Students 2016-2017

Student

Mentor

Research Title

e-mail

Lab phone

Adlín Rodríguez Muñoz Carlos Ramos, PhD Role of APE1 en the Repair of Azoxymethane induced DNA Damage in Liver adlin.rodriguez1@upr.edu 1645
Agnes Acevedo Canabal Guillermo Yudowski, Ph.D. Generation and analysis of cannabinoid cnr1 and cnr2 mutant zebrafish lines agnes.acevedo@upr.edu 787-721-4149 x229
Ailed M. Cruz Collazo Suranganie Darma, Ph.D. Molecular mechanisms of soy isoflavones in breast cancer progression ailed.cruzcollazo@upr.edu 1610

Aileen M. García Vargas

Magaly Martínez, Ph.D.

Predicting Recurrence: HLA-B Associated Transcript 1 (BAT1) as a Novel Biomarker for Prostate Cancer

aileen.garcia@upr.edu

787-772-8300 X1106

Ana Vaquer Alicea

Carlos Rivera, Ph.D.

PKMz involvement in cocaine sensitization

ana.c.vaquer@upr.edu

1677

Bianca Lee Rivera Peña

Adriana Baez, Ph.D.

DNA Methylation Biomarkers for Head and Neck Cancer

bianca.rivera@upr.edu

1306

Caleb Ruiz Jiménez

Ana M. Espino, Ph.D.

Spectrum of action of Fasciola hepatica Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) as anti-inflammatory drug

caleb.ruiz@upr.edu

1312

Carihann Dominicci Cotto

Bruno Marie, Ph.D

Regulation of the activity dependent synaptic plasticity: The role of the planar cell polarity pathway

carihann.dominicci@upr.edu

787-724-1024

Carlos Rullán Lind

Abel Baerga, Ph.D

Enhancing the production of microbially derived biodiesel by protein engineering

carlos.rullan@upr.edu

1640

Carolina Maldonado Diaz

Bruno Marie, Ph.D

Interaction between presynaptic homeostasis plasticity and activity dependent synaptic plasticity

carolina.maldonado@upr.edu

787-721-4149 x229

Clara M. Vecchini Rodríguez

Jacqueline Flores, Ph.D.

The role of the Cannabinoid 1 Receptor (CB1R) and the Cannabinoid 2 Receptor (CB2R) in regulating retinoblastoma progression

clara.vecchini@upr.edu

787-721-4149 x253

Coriness Piñeyro Ruiz

Juan C. Jorge, Ph.D.

Biomolecular analyses of hypospadias according to severity

coriness.pineyro@upr.edu

1536

Cristina Román Vendrell

Guillermo Yudowski, Ph.D.

Regulation and function of Cannabinoid Receptor 1

cristina.roman@upr.edu

787-721-4149

Erick X. Pérez Guzmán

Carlos Sariol, MD, MS

DENV 5: A new Dengue virus serotype, innate and adaptive immune response characterization in non- human primates

erick.perez3@upr.edu

1189/5112

Eunice Lozada Delgado

Pablo Vivas, Ph.D.

Targeting miR143 in Glioblastoma multiforme

eunice.lozada@upr.edu

787-772-8300 x1404

Héctor Jirau Colón

Braulio Jimenez

A Novel Pathway Linking Particulate Matter 2.5 to the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II: A Possible Biomarker for Oxidative Stress

hector.jirau@upr.edu

1250

Jennifer M. Colón Mercado

Jorge D. Miranda, Ph.D.

Tamoxifen Neuroprotective  Effects After Spinal Cord Injury

jennifer.colon10@upr.edu

1615, 2915

Jeyshka M. Reyes González

Pablo Vivas, Ph.D.

Targeting c MYC in Cisplatin Resistant Ovarian Cancer

jeyshka.reyes@upr.edu

787-772-8300 X1404

José J. Rosado Franco

Ana M. Espino, Ph.D.

Study of Fasciola hepatica proteins with immunomodulatory properties in a chemically induced ulcerative colitis mice model

jose.rosado8@upr.edu

1312

Karla I. Claudio Campos

Jorge Duconge, Ph.D.

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

Laura C. Vicente Rodríguez

Mark Miller, Ph.D.

Determine the changes in distribution and expression of FMRFa and its receptor caused by parasitosis in central ganglia of Biomphalaria glabrata

laura.vicente@upr.edu

787-721-4149 X227

Lester Rosario Rodríguez

Loyda Meléndez, Ph.D.

Role of CB2R Modulation in HIV-Induced Cathepsin B Neurotoxicity

lester.rosario@upr.edu

2817, 2818

Luis D. Borrero García

Suranganie Dharma, Ph.D.

Noncoding RNAs in EGFR therapy resistance in Breast Cancer

luis.borrero1@upr.edu

1610

Maité Ramírez Pérez

Miguel Otero, Ph.D.

Role of L3 Protein in DNA Immunization Against Poxviruses

mayte.ramirez@upr.edu

2098

Marcos Ramos Benítez

Ana M. Espino, Ph.D.

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

María Del Mar Maldonado Montalbán

Suranganie Dharma, Ph.D.

Pharmacokinetics of Rac/Cdc 42 inhibitor MBQ 167

mariadelmar.maldonado@upr.edu

1610

Melissa Ortiz Rosario

 Abel Baerga, Ph.D

Molecular Strategies for Increasing Fatty Acid Production in E. coli

melissa.ortiz6@upr.edu

1640

Nelson Martínez Matías

 José Medina, Ph.D.

Deciphering stress signaling mechanisms in fungi

nelson.martinez2@upr.edu

1633

Nilmary Grafals Ruiz

 Pablo Vivas, Ph.D.

Targeting microRNAs in brain tumors with oligonucleotide  nanoparticle conjugates

nilmary.grafals1@upr.edu

787-772-8300 X1404

Omar Vélez López

Loyda Meléndez, Ph.D.

The role of sigma 1 receptor/cocaine  in mediating cathepsin B secretion in HIV infected macrophages

omar.velez3@upr.edu

2817, 2818

Ramón Gómez Moreno

Abel Baerga, Ph.D

Pro inflammatory bacterial genes in the intestinal microbiota as risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC)

ramon.gomez@upr.edu

1640

Rebecca M. Parodi Rullan

Sabzali Javadov, Ph.D.

Mitochondrial protein acetylation control as a means to cardioprotection  during heart ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice

rebecca.parodi@upr.edu

2688

Saritza Santos Colón

Miguel Otero, Ph.D.

Design of DNA vaccines against Orthopoxviruses

saritza.santo@upr.edu

2098

Vasti M. Aguayo Otero

 Ana M. Espino, Ph.D.

Assessing the Role of Fasciola hepatica Glutathione S-  transferase in Inflammatory Responses

vasti.aguayo@upr.edu

1312

Yacidzohara Rodríguez

Carmen Cadilla, Ph.D.

Functional Characterization  of the N terminal Region of bHLH Twist proteins in Protein Protein Interactions

yacidzohara.rodriguez@upr.edu

1372, 1638