List of MS and PhD Graduates from our department since 2001

 

NameYear of Graduation & DegreeWhat they did after graduation or where they are now?
José J. Reyes Tomasini2001 – MSPhD-Univ. Maryland Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Program

Assistant Professor-Biology Dept. Saint Francis University, Loreetto, PA

Rhina Jiménez2001 –  MSTeacher-CIMATEC specialized school in Math and Sciences, Caguas, PR
Jocelyn Montalvo Ortiz2002 – MSMD-Universidad Central del Caribe

Pediatric Neurologist-UPR Medical Sciences Campus

Marcelo Febo2002 – PhDPostdoc-UMass-Worcester, MA

Professor-Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. Florida College of Medicine

Anita Rivera Brown2004 – PhDProfessor-PM & R Department at UPR School of Medicine
Carmen Padró2004 – PhDPostdoc-Boston Scientific, MA
Lillian Cruz-Orengo2005 – PhDPostdoc-Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO

Assistant Professor-UC Davis, CA

Johnny D. Figueroa2006 – PhDPostdoc-Loma Linda Univ. Sch. of Medicine, CA

Assistant Professor-Loma Linda School of Medicine, CA

Kandy Velázquez2006 – MSPhD- Univ. of South Carolina

Postdoc-Univ. South Carolina School of Medicine

Assistant Professor-Univ. South Carolina, School of Medicine, SC.

Guermarie Velázquez2006 – MSPhD-Univ. Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

Postdoc-MD-Anderson Cancer Center

Senior Coordinator Clinical Research Program, UT MD Anderson, Houston, TX

Karina Acevedo2009 – PhDMS-Clinical & Translational Research UPR-MSC

Director- Board of Trustees, Lake Sumter State College at Leesburg, FL

Jose García2010 – PhDPostdoc-UPR-MSC

Assistant Professor- UPR Carolina, PR

Natasha Lugo2010 – PhDPostdoc-NIDA/NIH

Director of HiSTEP Summer Program, NIH

Raissa Menéndez2011 – PhDMS-Clinical & Translational Research

Postdoc-UPR MSC

Adjunct Professor-UPR-MSC

José Santiago2011 – PhDPostdoc-UPR MSC

Associate Professor-UPR Carolina, PR

Luz C. Arocho2011 – PhDPharD-UMass, Worcester MA

Clinical Supplies Senior Mgr Deciphera Pharmaceutical, Boston, MA

Ana Rodríguez2011 – PhDPostdoc-UPR MSC

ND-Univ Turabo, Caguas, PR

Iris Salgado2012 – PhDPostdoc-UPR MSC

Assistant Professor-UCC School of Medicine

Laurivette Mosquera2012 – PhDDMD-UPR, MSC
Odrick Rosas2012 – PhDMD-UCC, School of Medicine

Residency-Sports Medicine UPR, MSC.

María E. Vélez2012 – PhDPostdoc-SUNY

Assistant Professor-Biological and Health Sciences, Texas A & M,Univ. Kingsville, TX

Francisco Arencibia2013 – PhDChair-Dept. Natural Sciences, Univ. Sagrado Corazón, PR
María C. Velázquez Martínez2013 – PhDChair- Basic Sciences, Universidad Industrial de Santander, School of Medicine, Bucaramanga, Colombia
José Quidgley2014 – PhDAssistant Professor-UPR-Cayey and San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Caguas, PR
Nildris Cruz-Diaz2014 – PhDPostdoc-Wake Forest Baptist Health

Instructor-Hypertension & Vasculature Research Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine, NC

Yaria Arroyo2014  – PhDAssistant Professor-Ana G. Mendez University, Cupey, PR
Giselle Barreto2015 – PhDPostdoc-Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Scientist-AMGEN, Juncos, PR

Bermary Santos2016 – PhDPostdoc-Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Assistant Professor-Biology Dept., UPR-Cayey, PR

Namyr A. Martínez2016 – PhDMD-UPR MSC

Residency-Pediatrics Children National Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Ana Del Carmen Vaquer-Alicea2017 – PhDMD-UPR-MSC

Neurology Resident- Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Jennifer Colón2018 – PhDPostdoc Fellow-NIH
Cristina Román2018 – PhDPostdoc Fellow-Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, NY
Rebecca Núñez2018 – PhDPostdoc Fellow-UCC, Bayamón, PR
Adlin Rodríguez2018 – PhDInstructor-Interamerican University, Fajardo, PR
Rebecca Parodi2018 – PhDPostdoctoral Fellow-Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Nilmary Grafals

Enrique Pérez

Magdiel Martínez

2019 – PhD

2020 – PhD

2020 – PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow- Biochemistry Dept., UPR-MSC.

Chair-Education Dept., UPR-Carolina, PR

Faculty-Interamerican University, Arecibo, PR