Dr. Adriana Báez

Professor
Dra. Adriana Báez

Contact Info

  • Room A-342
    Guillermo Arbona Irizarry Building
    University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
    San Juan, PR 00936
  • 787-758-2525 Ext. 1300

Education

  • B.S en Ciencias en Química, UPR – Rio Piedras
  • MS en Química, UPR – Rio Piedras
  • Post Doctorado en Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

PUBLICATIONS

Del Toro-Diez E, Ríos De Choudens CS, Lajud SA, Pascual-Marrero J, Baez-Bermejo A. Tracheostomy Outcomes on Trauma Patients. OTO Open. 2023 Apr-Jun;7(2):e48. doi: 10.1002/oto2.48. eCollection 2023 Apr-Jun. PubMed PMID: 37113162; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10098676.

Báez A, Idris MY, Lawson K, Mubasher M, Strekalova Y, Green K, Pemu P, Stiles JK, Salazar M, Quarshie A, Caplan LS, Alema-Mensah E, Pearson T, Faupel-Badger J, Engler JA, Ofili EO. Impact of COVID-19 on the Research Career Advancement of Health Equity Scholars from Diverse Backgrounds. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 8;20(6). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20064750. PubMed PMID: 36981658; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10048921.

Mubasher M, Lawson K, Pemu P, Pearson T, Engler J, Baez A, Stiles JK, Salazar MS, Caplan LS, Green K, Hall M, Idris MY, Alema-Mensah E, Strekalova YAL, Thompson WE, Quarshie A, Ofili E. Randomized Controlled Study to Test the Effectiveness of Developmental Network Coaching in the Career Advancement of Diverse Early-Stage Investigators (ESIs): Implementation Challenges and Lessons Learned. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 16;18(22). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212003. PubMed PMID: 34831759; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8625338.

Strekalova, Y.A.L.; Kornetti, D.L.;Wang, R.; Báez, A.; Caplan, L.S.; Idris, M.Y.; Lawson, K.; Holmes, J.; Mubasher, M.; Pemu, P.; et al. Individual and Institutional Factor Contribute to Research Capacity Building for Early-Stage Investigators from Groups Underrepresented in Biomedical Research: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5662. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20095662

Guerrero-Preston R, Rivera-Amill V, Caraballo K, Rodríguez-Torres S, Purcell-Wiltz A, García AA, Torres RS, Zamuner FT, Zanettini C, MacKay MJ, Baits R, Salgado D, Khullar G, Metti J, Baker T, Dudley J, Vale K, Pérez G, De Jesús L, Miranda Y, Ortiz D, García-Negrón A, Viera L, Ortiz A, Canabal JA, Romaguera J, Jiménez-Velázquez I, Marchionni L, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Baez A, Mason CE, Sidransky D. Precision health diagnostic and surveillance network uses S gene target failure (SGTF) combined with sequencing technologies to track emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2022 Jun;10(6):e634. doi: 10.1002/iid3.634. PubMed PMID: 35634961; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9092005.

Johnson Hemming J*, Baez A*, Hall M, Thompson W, Stiles J, Ofili E. Advancing Health Equity through Organizational Mentoring Policies at Minority-Serving Institutions. Ethn Dis.  2019;29(Suppl 2):371-376. doi: 10.18865/ed.29.S2.371. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31308608; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6604773.

Guerrero-Preston R, Lawson F, Rodriguez-Torres S, Noordhuis MG, Pirini F, Manuel L, Valle BL, Hadar T, Rivera B, Folawiyo O, Baez A, Marchionni L, Koch WM, Westra WH, Kim YJ, Eshleman JR, Sidransky D. JAK3 Variant, Immune Signatures, DNA Methylation, and Social Determinants Linked to Survival Racial Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2019 Apr;12(4):255-270. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-17-0356. Epub 2019 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 30777857; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6800037.

Hall M, Engler J, Hemming J, Alema-Mensah E, Baez A, Lawson K, Quarshie A, Stiles J, Pemu P, Thompson W, Paulsen D, Smith A, Ofili E. Using a Virtual Community (the Health Equity Learning Collaboratory) to Support Early-Stage Investigators Pursuing Grant Funding. Int J Environ Res Public Health.2018 Oct 30;15(11). doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112408. PubMed PMID: 30380777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6265982.

Sorkness CA, Pfund C, Ofili EO, Okuyemi KS, Vishwanatha JK, Zavala ME, Pesavento T, Fernandez M, Tissera A, Deveci A, Javier D, Short A, Cooper P, Jones H, Manson S, Buchwald D, Eide K, Gouldy A, Kelly E, Langford N, McGee R, Steer C, Unold T, Weber-Main AM, Báez A, Stiles J, Pemu P, Thompson W, Gwathmey J, Lawson K, Johnson J, Hall M, Paulsen D, Fouad M, Smith A, Luna R, Wilson D, Adelsberger G, Simenson D, Cook A, Feliu-Mojer M, Harwood E, Jones A, Branchaw J, Thomas S, Butz A, Byars-Winston A, House S, McDaniels M, Quinn S, Rogers J, Spencer K, Utzerath E, Womack V. A new approach to mentoring for research careers: the National Research Mentoring Network. BMC Proc. 2017;11(Suppl 12):22. doi: 10.1186/s12919-017-0083-8. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 29375663; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5773914.

Rivera-Peña B, Ruíz-Fullana FJ, Vélez-Reyes GL, Rodriguez-Benitez RJ, Marcos-Martínez MJ, Trinidad-Pinedo J, Báez A. HPV-16 infection modifies overall survival of Puerto Rican HNSCC patients. Infect Agent Cancer. 2016;11(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13027-016-0095-4. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27559359; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4995614.