Location

The Immunology and Infectious Diseases Laboratory is located in the third floor of the Medical Sciences Campus Building (Dr. Guillermo Arbona-Irizarry Bldg.) School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Suite B-312, at the Puerto Rico Medical Center Grounds.

 

Working Hours

The regular working hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

 

Services

The Immunology and Infectious Diseases Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, is a clinical immunology laboratory that specializes in the research and development of leading edge application of immunogenetics, flow cytometry and molecular biology in the evaluation of the immune system of cancer patients and patients with bacterial, parasitic or viral infections.  The laboratory started in 1980, as a core facility of the Puerto Rico Cancer Center, Medical Sciences Campus, a tumor immunology research center and laboratory of immunology that provided testing services to patients in the academic and general medical community.  At the present time, the Department of Pathology in response to the need for incisive diagnostic and prognostic testing in oncology and diseases of the immune system offers the following specialized services:

  • Immunophenotyping of lymphomas and leukemias
  • Immunodeficiency panels for HIV infected patients and patients with other viral diseases.
  • WBC Count in leukoreduced blood products
  • Enumeration of CD34+ cells
  • Granulocytes functional tests (oxidative burst)

 

The Immunology and Infectious Diseases Laboratory is led by full time MD and Ph.D level scientists, who are available for consultation.  Knowledgeable medical technologists are readily available to answer your questions and expedite your requests to service.

The Immunology and Infectious Diseases Laboratory participates in the College of American Pathologists Proficiency Programs.

 

List of Tests

  • Lymphocyte Subset Analysis: T, B and NK enumeration
  • Leukemia/Lymphoma Evaluation
  • Neutrophil oxidative burst
  • CD34(+) cell enumeration
  • Residual white blood cell count in leukoreduced blood components

 

You may modify the leukemia/lymphoma panel above by asking for specific markers.

 

Laboratory Staff and Contact Information

 

Name                                                   Phone

 

Diana Negrón, MD, FCAP, FASCP              (787) 759-6758

Laboratory Director                                      (787) 758-2525 ext. 1334 / 1338

 

Julio I. Colón-Pérez, Ph.D                            (787) 759-6758

Technical Supervisor                                    (787) 758-2525 ext. 1334 / 1347

 

Sandra Y. Vélez-López                                  (787) 759-6758

Medical Technologist                                    (787) 758-2525 ext. 1334

 

Ana L. González-Caraballo                          (787) 759-6758

Medical Technologist                                    (787) 758-2525 ext. 1334

 

Laboratory Accreditation

 

Health Care Financing Administration (CLIA Certificate #40D0658324)

 

Puerto Rico Department of Health – (Lic. 596)