Xiany Lay Rivera

Xiany Lay Rivera Program: Ph.D. Admitted: August 2023 Mentor: Dr.C.Velázquez Project title: “Effect Of Binge-Like Alcohol Exposure on Extinction Learning and Subsequent Voluntary Drinking In Adolescent VS Adult CB57BL/6JFemale Mice”

Fabiola I Ricardo-Lopez PhD

Program: Ph.D. Admitted: August 2022 Mentor: Dr. J.L. Barreto   Project title: N/A

Alanis P Delgado-Suarez PhD

Program: Ph.D. Admitted: August 2022 Mentor: Dr. C. Bravo   Project title: N/A

Program: Ph.D. Admitted: August 2021 Mentors: Drs.J.C. Jorge/ N.Valentin   Project title: N/A

Program: MS Admitted: August 2023 Mentor: N/A Project title: N/A

Roberto E. Rodríguez Morales, PhD

Roberto E. Rodríguez Morales, PhDAssistant Professor Contact Info roberto.rodriguez19@upr.edu Medical Sciences Campus Dr. Guillermo Arbona Irizarry Bldg. Lab/Office A518/517 787-758-2525 x1513 Research InterestsCave animals adapted to an extreme hostile environment that is perpetually dark, nutrient poor, and isolated. How do they do it? In our lab, we are studying the biology of cave-adaptation in the…

Yancy Ferrer, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dra. Yancy Ferrer, PhDAssistant Professor Contact Info yancy.ferrer@upr.edu Medical Sciences Campus Dr. Guillermo Arbona Irizarry Bldg. 5th Floor, Lab A573 Office A573 787-758-2525 x-2169 RESEARCH INTERESTNeuroprotection and cancer therapeutics using natural products and nanotechnology Our laboratory has several research projects in Neuroprotection and Lung cancer. Within the field of neuroprotection, we have three main research…

Xiany Lay Rivera

Xiany Lay Rivera

Natalia Valentín, PhD

Valentín Carro, Natalia, PhDAssistant Professor Contact Info natalia.valentin3@upr.edu (787) 721-4149 ext. 237 Research InterestsAnatomical variations in humans. I developed my doctoral research in the anatomical variations of the branching pattern of the aortic arch, integrating the evaluation of 3D Computed Tomography Scan reconstruction, cadaveric specimens and human embryos. A clinical application I envision is the…

Dr. Andrew Seeds

Joint Appointment

Seeds, Andrew, PhDJoint Appointment Assistant Professor of the Institute of Neurobiology Contact Info andrew.seeds@upr.edu Institute of Neurobiology Lab 316-318 787-721-4149 Research InterestsNeural circuits and Behavior Our research addresses how the nervous system is organized to drive sequences of different movements. We study the grooming behavior of fruit flies because it consists of a stereotyped sequence…