Fabiola Cruz López

Ph.D. Student

Fabiola Cruz López Mentor: Jorge Muñoz, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Email: fabiola.cruz1@upr.edu

Lorna Cruz

Ph.D. Student

Lorna Cruz Mentor: Carlos Sariol, MD Program: Ph.D. Email: lorna.cruz@upr.edu

Mitchell Sánchez

Ph.D. Student

Mitchell Sánchez Mentor: Carlos Sariol, MD Program: Ph.D. Email: mitchell.sanchez@upr.edu

Albersy Armina-Rodríguez

Albersy Armina-Rodríguez Mentor: Ana Espino, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Hobbies: Science communication, painting, road trips, make-up Career goals: Academia, specifically at undergraduate level, and science communication Email: albersy.armina@upr.edu

Maria del Mar Figueroa Gispert

Maria del Mar Figueroa Gispert Mentor: Ana M. Espino, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Thesis Project: Novel antiplasmodial compounds as leads for synergistic combinations by machine learning, in vitro and in vivo assays. Hobbies: Tennis, Arts & Crafts, Cooking and Watch Series Career goals: Tenure Professor Email: maria.figueroa14@upr.edu

Nicole Marzán Rivera

Nicole Marzán Rivera PI: Carlos A. Sariol, MD Program: PhD Thesis Project: Contribution of specific immune cell subsets to the complex flavivirus interactions. Hobbies: Baking, movies & series. Career goals: R&D in both government and private sector. Email: nicole.marzan@upr.edu

Lester J. Rosario Rodríguez

Lester J. Rosario Rodríguez Mentor: Dr. Loyda M. Meléndez Program: PhD Thesis Project: Role of CB2R modulation in HIV-induced cathepsin B neurotoxicity Hobbies: playing volleyball, watching series and sports, and going out. Career goals: I want to be a professor in a graduate academic/research institution. Email: lester.rosario@upr.edu

Alexandra Ortiz Rosa

Alexandra Ortiz Rosa Mentor: Dr. Carlos A Sariol Program: Inter Campus Thesis Project: Efficacy of a chimpanzee adenoviral Zika virus vaccine in a macaque challenge model and its potential to prevent viral dissemination into immune-privileged tissue. Hobbies: Enjoys outdoor activities, spending time at the beach, & practicing yoga. Email: alexandra.ortiz9@upr.edu

Ángel E. Miranda Santiago

Mentor: Carlos Sariol, MD Programa (MS/PhD/Inter Recinto): Ph.D. Hobbies: Movies, roadtrips, video games Career goals: Research in both the private and government sector, areas of interest include Immunology, Virology. Email: angel.miranda3@upr.edu

Xaymara Hernández González

Xaymara Hernández González Mentor: Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero, Ph.D. Program: MS Thesis Project: Association of Seasonality of Outdoor Allergens with Susceptibility and Morbidity to COVID-19 among Residents of San Juan and Caguas, PR Hobbies: Reading, exercising, road trips. Career goals: Industry Email: xaymara.hernandez1@upr.edu