PhD Program
Program: PhD Admitted: Agosto 2014 Advisor: Dr. Demetrio Sierra Research topic: The effects of environmental stressors on fear-related behaviors in rodents. Contact information: melissa.rivera9@upr.edu
PhD Program
Program: PhD Admitted: Agosto 2014 Advisor: Dr. Mark Miller Research topic: Parasitic infection-induced changes in the FMRFamide neuropeptide system of Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate host of S. mansoni. Contact information: laura.vicente@upr.edu
MD/PhD Program
Program: MD/PhD Admitted: August 2013 Advisor: Dr. Bruno Marie Research topic: Interaction of presynaptic homeostasis plasticity and activity-dependent synaptic plasticity at the Drosophila neuromuscular. Contact information: carolina.maldonado@upr.edu
PhD Program
Program: PhD Admitted: August 2012 Advisor: Dra. María Sosa Llorens Research topic: Freshwater prawn as a model system to assess neurotoxicity of environmental contaminants. Contact information: jonathan.crooke@upr.edu
PhD Program
Program: PhD Admitted: August 2014 Advisor: Dr. Bruno Marie Research topic: Regulation of the activity-dependent synaptic plasticity: the role of the Wnt/wg signaling pathways. Contact information: carihann.dominicci@upr.edu
PhD Program
Program: PhD Admitted: August 2018 Advisor: Dr. Demetrio Sierra Mercado Research topic: Effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on the neurobiology of behavior in rats. Contact information: mauricio.caceres@upr.edu
Laboratory Technician
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Research Associate
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Research Associate
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Administrative Assistant
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