Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres PI: Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero, Ph.D. Programa (MS/PhD/Inter Recinto): Ph.D. Título de su proyecto de investigación: Fungal Indoor Air Pollution in Water-Damaged Homes after Hurricane María and Pro-Inflammatory and Allergenic Potential of Aspergillus Species Hobbies: Travel, Kayaking, Trying New Restaurants, Makeup, True Crime, Cooking International Dishes Career goals: Professor and Principal Investigator at Undergraduate Institution Email: lorraine.velez@upr.edu
Gabriel Borges Vélez Mentor: Loyda Meléndez Programa: Ph.D. Thesis Project: Role of placenta cystatin B in mother to child transmission of Zika virus Hobbies: Movies, Watersports and ATV/Fourtrack Career goals: Non-tenure track position Email: gabriel.borges@upr.edu
Bianca N. Valdés Fernández Mentor: Ana Espino, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Intercampus Thesis Project: Fasciola hepatica Glutathione S-Transferase as a Therapeutic Alternative to Limit Pathology and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in a Murine Septic Shock Model: A Role for Alternatively Activated Macrophages. Hobbies: Travel, Karaoke, Binge-Watching Career goals: Science Policy Advisor Email: bianca.valdes@upr.edu
Jennifer Diaz Rivera Mentor: Adelfa Serrano, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Thesis Project: Evaluation and characterization of novel antiplasmodial hydrazone derivatives for further development as antimalarials. Hobbies: Hacer ejercicio, ver series, ir a la playa Career goals: To pursue a postdoc Email: Jennifer.diaz11@upr.edu
Angélica M Rosado-Quiñones Mentor: Adelfa E Serrano, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Intercampus Thesis Project: Assessment of synergistic drugs and compounds combinations for multidrug-resistant Plasmodium species Hobbies: Play video games, read books (fantasy, sci-fi, history books), sing, play games (roleplaying and board games), learn new things and explore new places (travel) Research interests: Infectious Diseases, Tropical Diseases, Malaria, Parasitology, Drug Therapy,…
José Javier Rosado-Franco Mentor: Ana Espino, Ph.D. Program: Ph.D. Thesis Project: Purification of Fatty Acid Binding Protein from Fasciola hepatica and evaluation of effectiveness in a Non-human Primate acute gram-negative sepsis model. Hobbies: beach, gym, cooking, reading books and hiking Career goals: Postdoc preferably involving clinical trials, drug/vaccine development and/or immunology. Email: jose.rosado8@upr.edu
Pharm D student
Dr. Stephanie M. DortaProfessor Contact Info stephanie.dorta@upr.edu Comprehensive Cancer Center – Cancer Biology Department of Microbiology and Zoology Rm-B-317 Arbona (Principal) Building UPR-Medical Sciences Campus San Juan, PR 00936 787-758-2525 ext. 1316 Education Certificate in Bioethics, UPR-MSC, 2008. Post-Doctoral Training, Biochemistry and Physiology of Microdomains, UPR-MSC, 2003. Post-Doctoral Training, Biochemistry of Receptors UPR-RP, 2002. Ph.D.…
UPR RIO PIEDRAS, Research project: UPR RCM Project: The microbiome of leatherback sea turtles
UPR RIO PIEDRAS, Research project: UPR RCM Project: The microbiome of Three Species Of Crabs from Puerto Rican Mangroves