{"id":1866,"date":"2022-06-07T07:59:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T11:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1866"},"modified":"2022-06-07T07:59:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T11:59:24","slug":"dr-keysha-m-lopez-vega","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-keysha-m-lopez-vega\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Keysha M. 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L\u00f3pez Vega<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-388069d4c7f0eaa5e .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;mobile_landscape:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:34px;mobile_landscape:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">Assistant Professor<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#545454;box-shadow: px px px px none;border-style:solid;border-width:5px;border-radius:5px;border-color:#545454;padding:10px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#545454\"  data-border_color=\"#545454\" ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-aa2cf05dc9dac720358dd31c3a6d817b.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-aa2cf05dc9dac720358dd31c3a6d817b.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-aa2cf05dc9dac720358dd31c3a6d817b .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-aa2cf05dc9dac720358dd31c3a6d817b .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-aa2cf05dc9dac720358dd31c3a6d817b alignnone  enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" style=\"margin-top:0px; 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(Biomedical Sciences), UPR, Ponce Campus, 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">RESIDENCY: Internal Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FELLOWSHIP: Nephrology, UPR, Medical Sciences Campus, 2018-2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FELLOWSHIP: Transplant Nephrology, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, 2020-21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"uavc-list-icon uavc-list-icon-wrapper ult-adjust-bottom-margin   \"><ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-1305\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"fas fa-book\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-1305 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/06\/CV-Keysha-M.-Lopez-Vega-2021-.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CV<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-253169d4c7f0eb689\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-253169d4c7f0eb689 uvc-1417  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-253169d4c7f0eb689 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">RESEARCH EXPERIENCE<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-253169d4c7f0eb689 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">University of Puerto Rico; Medical Science Campus; Department of Nephrology; Dr. Ocasio<\/p>\n<p>Project: Association between Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients at the University Hospital in Puerto Rico<em>&#8211; <\/em>2018-19<\/p>\n<p>University of Puerto Rico; Medical Science Campus; Department of Endocrinology; Dr. Gonzalez<\/p>\n<p>Project: Knowledge about Management of Diabetes Mellitus among Registered Nurses at the University Hospital of Puerto Rico<em>&#8211; <\/em>2017-2018<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GEMS-HP Biomedical Research Program: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>University of Colorado- Anschutz Medical Campus; Department of Immunology, Dr. Homann<\/p>\n<p>Project: T Cell-specific Deletion of Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1) Moderately Enhances Virus-specific CD8<sup>+<\/sup>T Cell Responses During Acute Viral Infection &#8211; 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>U54 Partnership Summer Research Program<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>MD Anderson Cancer Center; Department of Immunology, Dr. Watowich<\/p>\n<p>Project: H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 Chromatin Modifications are Altered During Neutrophil<\/p>\n<p>Development &#8211; 2010<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESENTATIONS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chronic Cellular and Antibody Mediated Rejection <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keysha L\u00f3pez Vega<\/p>\n<p>Puerto Rico Nephrology Society 2021 Annual Convention<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kidney Transplant Associated Allergy Transfer After Living <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donation<\/p>\n<p>Keysha L\u00f3pez Vega, Scott Davis<\/p>\n<p>Poster presented at the American Transplant Congress (ATC) 2021 Virtual Connect (2021)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not a Classic Chickenpox Infection: Retinal Necrosis in a Renal Transplant Patient <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mariela M\u00e1rquez Pantoja, F\u00e1tima Cintr\u00f3n Rosa, Ileana Ocasio Mel\u00e9ndez, Keysha L\u00f3pez Vega, Carlos Rivera Berm\u00fadez<\/p>\n<p>Poster presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Washington DC (2019)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>T Cell-specific deletion of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1) Moderately Enhances Virus-specific CD8<sup>+<\/sup>T Cell Responses During Acute Viral Infection <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poster presented at Annual AMA Research Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii (2012)<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; 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