{"id":800,"date":"2016-03-10T13:01:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T17:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=800"},"modified":"2024-07-08T18:36:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:36:11","slug":"dr-edna-e-aquino","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/dt_team\/dr-edna-e-aquino\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Edna E. Aquino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-768169d2c58e8bcb2\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-768169d2c58e8bcb2 uvc-8448 accent-subtitle-color\" 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-768169d2c58e8bcb2 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;mobile_landscape:34px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;mobile_landscape:44px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#0a0a0a;margin-bottom:10px;\">Dr. Edna E. Aquino<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-768169d2c58e8bcb2 .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;\">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-1c48d48739100d584f537fedbc8f5d3c.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-1c48d48739100d584f537fedbc8f5d3c.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-1c48d48739100d584f537fedbc8f5d3c .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-1c48d48739100d584f537fedbc8f5d3c .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-1c48d48739100d584f537fedbc8f5d3c alignnone  enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" style=\"margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:300px;\"><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/edna_aquino.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/edna_aquino.png 300w\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/faculty\/edna_aquino\/\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300;\" alt=\"Dr. Edna E. Aquino\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Contact Info<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<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-6435\">\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=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-mail-03\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-6435 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:edna.aquino@upr.edu\">edna.aquino@upr.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-6787\">\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=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-map-05\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-6787 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dept. of Microbiology and Zoology,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Main Building, 3rd floor (Office B-321 \/ Lab A-304)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">University of Puerto Rico-School of Medicine,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">P.O. Box 365067, San Juan, P.R. 00936-5067<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-7060\">\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=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-phone-071\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-7060 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Phone<\/strong>: (787)758-2525 <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Office ext. 2096, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Lab ext 1315<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Fax<\/strong>: (787) 758-4808<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Certificate in Bioethics, UPR-MSC, 2008.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Post-Doctoral Training, Biochemistry and Physiology of Microdomains, UPR-MSC, 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Post-Doctoral Training, Biochemistry of Receptors UPR-RP, 2002.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ph.D. Microbiology and Medical Zoology, UPR-MSC, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Certificate in Medical Technology, UPR-MSC, 1992.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">B.S. and Pre-Medical, Interamerican University Metropolitan Campus, 1986.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-788669d2c58e8feaf\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-788669d2c58e8feaf uvc-202  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-788669d2c58e8feaf h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">ACADEMIC PROFILES<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-788669d2c58e8feaf .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><strong>ORCID<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4809-4099\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4809-4099<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LINKEDIN<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edna-aquino-6603b126\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edna-aquino-6603b126\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Bibliography<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Aquino+EE&amp;cauthor_id=27259867\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Aquino+EE&amp;cauthor_id=27259867<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Researchgate<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Edna-Esther-Aquino-Pinero\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Edna-Esther-Aquino-Pinero<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Scholar<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=wJ4DPq0AAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=wJ4DPq0AAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao<\/a><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-892269d2c58e8ff09\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-892269d2c58e8ff09 uvc-9327  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-892269d2c58e8ff09 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">RESEARCH INTEREST<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-892269d2c58e8ff09 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Gram negative bacteria.<\/li>\n<li>Characterization of methicillin resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) isolated from PR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-52869d2c58e8ff4d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-52869d2c58e8ff4d uvc-7119  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-52869d2c58e8ff4d h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">PUBLICATIONS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-52869d2c58e8ff4d .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mart\u00ednez T, V\u00e1zquez GJ,Aquino EE, Ramirez-Ronda, R, Robledo IE. First Report of aPseudomonas aeruginosaClinical Isolate Co-Harboring KPC-2 and IMP-18 Carbapenemases. Int J Antimicrob Agents.39:542-3,2012.<\/li>\n<li>Mart\u00ednez, T, V\u00e1zquez, GJ,Aquino, EE,Goering, RV, Robledo IE. Two novel class I integron arrays encoding IMP-18 metallo-beta-lactamase gene inP. aeruginosaclinical isolates from Puerto Rico. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 56:2119-21,2012.<\/li>\n<li>Robledo, IE, V\u00e1zquez, GJ, Moland, ES,Aquino, EE,Goering, RV Thomson, KS, Sant\u00e9, MI, Hanson, ND. Dissemination and Molecular Epidemiology of KPC-ProducingKlebsiella pneumoniaeCollected in Puerto Rico Medical Center Hospitals during a 1-Year Period. Epidemiology Research International Volume 1155-1163,2011.<\/li>\n<li>Robledo IE,Aquino EE,Vazquez GJ. Detection of the KPC gene inEscherichia coli, Klebsiellapneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, andAcinetobacter baumanniiduring a PCR-based nosocomial surveillance study in Puerto Rico. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 55(6):2968-2970,2011.<\/li>\n<li>Iraida E Robledo,Edna E Aquino, Maria I Sant\u00e9, Jorge L Santana, Diana M. Otero, Carlos F. Le\u00f3n and Guillermo J V\u00e1zquez. Detection of KPC inAcinetobacter sp. in Puerto Rico. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54: 1354-1357, March2010.<\/li>\n<li>Wolter D.J., Khalaf N., Robledo I. E., V\u00e1zquez G. J., Sant\u00e9 M. I.,Aquino E. E.,Goering R.V., and Hanson N.D. Surveillance of Carbapenem ResistantPseudomonas aeruginosafrom Puerto Rico Medical Center Hospitals: Dissemination of KPC and IMP-18-lactamases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 53: 1660-1664, April2009.<\/li>\n<li>Silva W.I., Vel\u00e1zquez G., Rubio-D\u00e1vila M., Miranda J.D., Jord\u00e1n J., Maldonado H.M.,Aquino E.,Mayol N., and Cruz A. Caveolin Isoform Expression During Differentiation of C6 Glioma Cells. Int. J. Devl Neuroscience. 23: 599 \u2013 612, July2005.<\/li>\n<li>Flores R.V., Hern\u00e1ndez-P\u00e9rez M.G.,Aquino E.,Garrad Richard C., Weisman G.A., and Gonz\u00e1lez F. Agonist-induced Phosphorylation and Desensitization of the P2Y2 Nucleotide Receptor. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 280: 35 \u2013 45, May2005.<\/li>\n<li>Aquino-Pi\u00f1ero E. and N. Rodr\u00edguez-del Valle. Characterization of a Protein Kinase C Gene in Sporothrix schenckii and Its Expression during the Yeast to Mycelium Transition. Medical Mycology 40: 185-199,2002.<\/li>\n<li>Aquino-Pi\u00f1ero, E.and N. Rodr\u00edguez-del Valle. Different Protein Kinase C Isoforms are Present in the Yeast and Mycelium Forms ofSporothrix schenckii.Mycopathologia 138: 109-115,1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/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; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","dt_team_category":[26],"class_list":["post-800","dt_team","type-dt_team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dt_team_category-faculty","dt_team_category-26","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dt_team"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dt_team_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/micro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team_category?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}