Publications 2010-2011

Journal Articles

  1. *Barker RH Jr, Urgaonkar S, Mazitschek R, Celatka C, Skerlj R, Cortese JF, Tyndall E, Liu H, Cromwell M, Sidhu AB, Guerrero-Bravo JE, Crespo-Llado KN, Serrano AE, Lin JW, Janse CJ, Khan SM, Duraisingh M, Coleman BI, Angulo-Barturen I, Jiménez-Díaz MB, Magán N, Gomez V, Ferrer S, Santos Martínez M, Wittlin S, Papastogiannidis P, O'Shea T, Klinger JD, Bree M, Lee E, Levine M, Wiegand RC, Munoz B, Wirth DF, Clardy J, Bathurst I, Sybertz E.  Aminoindoles: a Novel Scaffold with Potent Activity against Plasmodium falciparum.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 21422215  NIHMS298590
  2. *Booker ML, Bastos CM, Kramer ML, Barker RH Jr, Skerlj R, Sidhu AB, Deng X, Celatka C, Cortese JF, Guerrero Bravo JE, Crespo Llado KN, Serrano AE, Angulo-Barturen I, Jiménez-Díaz MB, Viera S, Garuti H, Wittlin S, Papastogiannidis P, Lin JW, Janse CJ, Khan SM, Duraisingh M, Coleman B, Goldsmith EJ, Phillips MA, Munoz B, Wirth DF, Klinger JD, Wiegand R, Sybertz E.  Novel inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase with anti-malarial activity in the mouse model. J Biol Chem. 2010  Oct 22;285(43):33054-64. Epub 2010 Aug 11.  PMID: 20702404  PMCID:  PMC2963363
  3. Colina C, Palavicini JP, Srikumar D, Holmgren M, Rosenthal JJ.  Regulation of Na+/K+ ATPase transport velocity by RNA editing.  PLoS Biol. 2010 Nov 23;8(11):e1000540.  PMID:  21124885  PMCID: PMC2990702
  4. Calo WA, Suarez-Balseiro C, Suarez E, Soto-Salgado M, Santiago-Rodriguez EJ, Ortiz AP. Assessing the Scientific research Productivity of Puerto Rican Cancer Researchers:  Bibliometric Analysis from the Science Citation Index.  PRHSJ.  29(3):250-5; September 2010.  PMID:  20799512  NIHMS266493
  5. Canino G, McQuaid EL, and Rand CS.  Addressing Asthma Health Disparities: A Multilevel Challenge.  J Allergy Clin Immunol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 June 1.  PMID:  19447484   PMCID: PMC2693441
  6. *Charneco E, Ortiz AP, Venegas-Rios HL, Romaguera J, Umpierre S.  Clinic-based Case-control Study of the Association between Body Mass Index and Endometrial Cancer in Puerto Rican Women.  PRHSJ.  29(3):272-8; September 2010.  PMID:  20799515   PMCID: PMC3040409
  7. *Colon-Lopez V, Ortiz AP, Palefsky J.  Burden of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Related Comorbidities in Men:  Implications for Research, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion among Hispanic Men.  PRHSJ.  29(3):232-40; September 2010.  PMID:  20799510    PMCID: PMC3038604
  8. Colon-Lopez V, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Ortiz AP, Soto-Salgado M, Suarez E, Perez CM.  HIV-related Risk Behaviors among a Sample of Men who have Sex with Men in Puerto Rico:  an Overview of Substance Use and Sexual Practices.  PRHSJ.  30(2):65-8; June 2011 NIHMA298763
  9. *Conde JG, De S, Hall RW, Johansen E, Meglan D, Peng GC.  Telehealth innovations in health education and training.  Telemed J E Health. 2010 Jan-Feb;16(1):103-6.      PMID:  20155874   PMCID: PMC2937346
  10. Creixell M, Herrera  AP, Ayala V,  Latorre-Esteves M, Perez-Torres M, Torres-Lugo M,  and Rinaldi C.  Preparation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) conjugated iron oxide  nanoparticles and their internalization into colon cancer cells.  Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, (2010) 322: 2244-50
  11. Del Valle-Mojica LM, Cordero-Hernandez JM, Gonzalez-Medina G, Ramos-Velez I, Berrios-Cartagena N, Torres-Hernandez BA, Ortiz JG.  Aqueous and Ethanolic Valeriana officinalis Extracts Change the Binding of Ligands to Glutamate Receptors.  Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:891819. Epub 2010 Dec 2.  PMID:  21151614  PMCID: PMC2997533
  12. Díaz A, David A, Perez R, Gonzalez ML, Baez A, Wark SE, Zhang P, Clearfield A, Colon JL.  Nanoencapsulation of insulin into zirconium phosphate for oral delivery applications.  Biomacromolecules. 2010 Sep 13;11(9):2465-70.  PMID:  20707305  PMCID:  PMC2942018
  13. *Duconge J and Ruaño Gualberto.  The Emerging role of admixture in the Pharmacogenetics of Puerto Rican Hispanics.  J Pharmacogenom Pharmacoproteomics 1:101. doi:10.4172/2153-0645.1000101. 1(1):1-5;     October 04, 2010.  NIHMS266692
  14. *Duconge J, Cadilla CL,Windemuth A, Kocherla M, Gorowski K, Seip RL, Bogaard K,    Renta JY, Piovanetti P, D’Agostino D, Santiago-Borrero PJ, and Ruaño G.Prevalence of Combinatorial CYP2C9 AND VKORC1 Genotypes in Puerto Ricans: Implications for Warfarin Management in Hispanics.  Published in final edited form as: Ethn Dis. 2009 Autumn; 19(4): 390–5.   PMID:  20073138   PMCID: PMC2903231
  15. Espino AM, Morales A, Delgado B, Rivera FM, Figueroa O, Suárez E.  Partial immunity to Fasciola hepatica in mice after vaccination with FhSAP2 delivered as recombinant protein or DNA construct.  Ethn Dis. 2010 Winter;20(1 Suppl 1):S1-17-23. PMID:  20521379  NIHMS298380
  16. Espino AM, Rivera F.  Quantitation of cytokine mRNA by real-time RT-PCR during a vaccination trial in a rabbit model of fascioliasis. Vet Parasitol. 2010 Apr 19;169(1-2):82-92. Epub 2009 Dec 22.  PMID: 20056331  NIHMS208718
  17. Feldman JM, Ortega AN, Koinis-Mitchell D, Kuo AA, and Canino G. Child and Family Psychiatric and Psychological Factors Associated With Child Physical Health Problems: Results From the Boricua Youth Study. J Nerv Ment Dis. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 October 21.  PMID:  20386256   PMCID: PMC2958697
  18. Feldman JM, Ortega AN, McQuaid EL, and Canino G.  Comorbidity Between Asthma Attacks and Internalizing Disorders Among Puerto Rican Children at One-Year Follow-Up.  Psychosomatics. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 October 29.         PMID:  16844893    PMCID: PMC2966278
  19. Fontanez-Nuin DE, Santini E, Quirk GJ, Porter JT.  Memory for fear extinction requires mGluR5-mediated activation of infralimbic neurons.  Cereb Cortex. 2011 Mar;21(3):727-35. Epub 2010 Aug 12.  PMID:  20705895  PMCID:  3041015
  20. *Franco HL, Casasnovas J, Rodríguez-Medina JR, Cadilla CL.  Redundant or separate entities?--roles of Twist1 and Twist2 as molecular switches during gene transcription.  Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 20935057  PMCID: PMC3045590
  21. *García-Fragoso L, García-García I, Leavitt G, Renta J, Ayala MA, Cadilla CL. MTHFR polymorphisms in Puerto Rican children with isolated congenital heart disease and their mothers.  Int J Genet Mol Biol. 2010 Mar 1;2(3):43-47.  PMCID: 2008276   PMCID: PMC2908276
  22. Goldsamt LA, Clatts MC, Parker MM, Colon V, Hallack R, Messina MG. Prevalence of Sexually Acquired Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in a Community Sample of HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in New York City.  AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 May;25(5):287-93. Epub 2011 Apr 2. PMID:  21457055  PMCID:  3085952
  23. Guarnaccia PJ, Lewis-Fernandez R, Martinez Pincay I, Shrout P, Guo J, Torres M, Canino G, and Alegria M.  Ataque De Nervios As A Marker Of Social And Psychiatric Vulnerability: Results From The Nlaas.  Int J Soc Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 May 1.    PMID:  19592438 PMCID: PMC2865565
  24. *Hernandez E, De La Mota-Peynado A, Dharmawardhane S, Vlaar CP.  Novel Inhibitors of Rac1 in Metastatic Breast Cancer.  PRHSJ.  29(4):348-56; December 2010. PMID:  21261173    NIHMS266387
  25. Holmes A, Quirk GJ.  Pharmacological facilitation of fear extinction and the search for adjunct treatments for anxiety disorders--the case of yohimbine.  Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2010 Jan;31(1):2-7. Epub 2009 Dec 28. Review.  PMID:  20036429  PMCID: PMC2883885
  26. Jimenez M, Dietrich T, Mei-Chiung S, Li Y, and Joshipura KJ.  Racial/Ethnic Variations in Associations between Socio-economic factors and tooth Loss Community.  Dent Oral Epidemiol.  Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 June 1.              PMID:  19302573 PMCID:  PMC2758161
  27. Joshipura KJ.  Zevallos JC, Ritchie CS. Strength of Evidence Relating Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Disease.  Compend cotin educ Dent.  2009 spe; 30(7):430-9.  PMID:  19757736    PMCID:PMC2894475
  28. *Kraft-Terry S, Gerena Y, Wojna V, Plaud-Valentin M, Rodriguez Y, Ciborowski P, Mayo R, Skolasky R, Gendelman HE, Meléndez LM.  Proteomic analyses of monocytes obtained from Hispanic women with HIV-associated dementia show depressed antioxidants.  Proteomics Clin Appl. 2010 Sep;4(8-9):706-14. doi: 10.1002/prca.201000010.  PMID: 21137088    NIHMS297868
  29. *Lojo L, Santiago-Borrero P, Rivera E, Renta J, Cadilla CL.  Asymptomatic child heterozygous for hemoglobin S and hemoglobin Porto Alegre.  Pediatr Blood Cancer.  2011 Mar; 56(3):458-9. Doi:10.1002/pbc.22501.  Epub 2010 Nov 5.  PMID:21225927  NIHMS299848
  30. Maldonado-Molina MM, Collins LM, Lanza ST, Prado G, Ramírez R, and Canino G.  Patterns of Substance Use Onset among Hispanics in Puerto Rico and the United States. Addict Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 December 13.                PMID:  17493764    PMCID: PMC3001340
  31. Marie B, Pym E, Bergquist S, Davis GW.  Synaptic homeostasis is consolidated by the cell fate gene gooseberry, a Drosophila pax3/7 homolog.  J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 16;30(24):8071-82.  PMID: 20554858
  32. Martínez KG and Quirk GJ.  Extending Fear Extinction Beyond Anxiety Disorders Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 September 13.                     PMID:  19236997   PMCID: PMC2937216
  33. Martinez Montemayor MM, Otero-Franqui E, Martinez J, De La Mota-Peynado A, Cubano LA, Dharmawardhane S. Individual and Combined Soy Isoflavones Exert Differential Effects on Metastatic Cancer Progression.  Clin Exp Metastasis.  27:465-80; 2010  PMID: 20517637   PMCID:PMC2944964
  34. *Meléndez LM, Colon K, Rivera L, Rodriguez-Franco E, Toro-Nieves D.  Proteomic analysis of HIV-infected macrophages. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2011 Mar;6(1):89-106. Epub 2010 Dec 14. Review.  PMID: 21153888  PMCID: PMC3028070
  35. Mueller D, Bravo-Rivera C, Quirk GJ.  Infralimbic D2 receptors are necessary for fear extinction and extinction-related tone responses.  Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Dec 1;68(11):1055-60.  PMID:  20926066   PMCID:  PMC2981677
  36. Mueller D, Olivera-Figueroa LA, Pine DS, and Quirk GJ.  The effects of yohimbine and amphetamine on fear expression and extinction in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 January 1.  PMID:  19242678           PMCID: PMC2692542
  37. *Ortiz A, Frias O, Gonzalez-Keelan C, Suarez E, Capo D, Perez J, Cabanillas F, Mora E.  Clinicopathological Factors Associated to HER-2 Status in a Hospital-based Sample of Breast Cancer Patients in Puerto Rico.  PRHSJ.  29(3):265-71; September 2010.    PMID:  20799514     NIHMS266506
  38. *Ortiz A, Olson SL, Etnyre B, Trudelle-Jackson EE, Bartlett W, and Venegas-Rios HL.  Fatigue Effects on Knee Joint Stability During two Jump tasks in Women.  The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  24(4):1019-27; April 2010.  PMID:  20300024 PMCID: PMC2869370
  39. Ortiz-Miranda SI, Dayanithi G, Velázquez-Marrero C, Custer EE, Treistman SN, Lemos JR.  Differential modulation of N-type calcium channels by micro-opioid receptors in oxytocinergic versus vasopressinergic neurohypophysial terminals.  J Cell Physiol. 2010 Oct;225(1):276-88.  PMID: 20509142   NIHMS298646
  40. Ortiz AP, Soto-Salgado M, Calo W, Nogueras G, tortolero-Luna G, Hebl S, Figueroa-Vallés N, Suárez E.  Disparities in breast cáncer in Puerto Rico and among Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites, and non-Hispanics blacks in the United States, 1992-204.  Breast J.  2010 Nov-Dec; 16(6):666-8.  Doi:10.111/j.1524-4741.2010.00990.x.                   PMID:  21070450
  41. Palacios C, Bertran JJ, Rios RE, Soltero S.  No effects of low and high consumption of dairy products and calxium supplements on body composition and serum lipids in Puerto Rican obese adults.  Nutrition.  2011 May; 27(5):520-5.  Epub 2010 Jul 1.  PMID:20579848  NIHMS299468
  42. *Pastrana-Mena R, Dinglasan RR, Franke-Fayard B, Vega-Rodríguez J, Fuentes-Caraballo M, Baerga-Ortiz A, Coppens I, Jacobs-Lorena M, Janse CJ, Serrano AE. Glutathione reductase-null malaria parasites have normal blood stage growth but arrest during development in the mosquito.J Biol Chem. 2010 Aug 27;285(35):27045-56. Epub 2010 Jun 23.  PMID: 20573956  PMCID: PMC2930704
  43. *Perez CM, Marrero E, Melendez M, Adrovet S, Colon H, Albizu C, Torres EA, Ortiz AP, Suarez E.  Feasibility of collecting Biologic specimens in Population-based Surveys:  Experiences from the Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in the Hosehold, Adult Population of Puerto Rico Study.  PRHS.  29(1):18-25; March 2010.  PMID:  20222329 NIHMS266390
  44. Perez-Sanchez L, Gonzalez E, Colon-Lorenzo EE, Gonzalez-Velazquez W, Gonzalez-Mendez R, and Rodriguez-del Valle N.  Interaction of the heterotrimeric G protein alpha subunit SSG-1 of Sporothrix schenckii with proteins related to stress response and fungal pathogenicity using a yeast two-hybrid assay. BMC Microbiol. 2010; 10: 317. Published online 2010 December 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-317    PMID:  21143936   PMCID: 21143936 PMC3018405
  45. Peters J, Dieppa-Perea LM, Melendez LM, Quirk GJ.  Induction of fear extinction with hippocampal-infralimbic BDNF.  Science. 2010 Jun 4;328(5983):1288-90.               PMID: 20522777   NIHMSI297948
  46. Preston AM, Palacios C, Rodriguez CA, Velez-Rodriguez RM.  Validation and reproducibility of a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Use in Puerto Rican Children.  PRHSJ.  30(2):58-64; June 2011    NIHS298768
  47. Quirk GJ, Milad MR.  Neuroscience: Editing out fear.  Nature. 2010 Jan 7;463(7277):36-7. No abstract available. PMID:  20054384  NIHMS208000
  48. Ramos C, Pietri R, Lorenzo W, Roman E, Granell LB, Cadilla CL, Lopez-Garriga J.  Recombinant hemoglobin Ii from Lucina pectinata:  a large-scale method for hemeprotrein expression in E. coli.  Protein J.  2010 Feb;29(2):143-51.  PMID:20221789   PMCID:PMC2873899
  49. *Reyes-Colón D, Vázquez-Acevedo N, Rivera NM, Jezzini SH, Rosenthal J, Ruiz-Rodríguez EA, Baro DJ, Kohn AB, Moroz LL, Sosa MA.  Cloning and distribution of a putative octopamine/tyramine receptor in the central nervous system of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii.  Brain Res. 2010 Aug 12;1348:42-54. Epub 2010 Jun 15.  PMID: 20558147   PMCID:  PMC2920218
  50. *Rivera-Ruiz ME, Rodríguez-Quiñones JF, Akamine P, and Rodríguez-Medina JR.  Post-transcriptional regulation in the myo1Δ mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  BMC Genomics. 2010; 11: 690. Published online 2010 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-690.    PMID:  21126371  PMCID: PMC3017085
  51. *Robledo IE, Aquino EE, Vazquez GJ.  Detection of the KPC Gene in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii during a PCR-Based Nosocomial Surveillance Study in Puerto Rico.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jun;55(6):2968-70. Epub 2011 Mar 28.  PMID:  21444702
  52. Rodriguez-Romaguera J, Sotres-Bayon F, Mueller D, and Quirk GJ.  Systemic propranolol acts centrally to reduce conditioned fear in rats without impairing extinction.  Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 May 15.  PMID:  19246030   PMCID: PMC2695810
  53. Rodriguez-Velez R, Ortiz-Rivera OJ, Bower B, Gorowski K, Windemuth A, Villagra D, Kocherla M, seip RL, D’Agosstino D, Vergara C, Ruaño G, Duconge J. Exposure to non-therapeutic INR in a high risk cardiovascular patient:  potential hazard reduction with genotype-guided warfarin (Coumadin) dosing.  PR Health Sci J. 2010 Dec; 29(4):402-8.  PMID:21261182   NIHMS298618
  54. Rodriguez-Zayas AE, Torrado AI, Miranda JD.  P2Y2 receptor expression is altered in rats after spinal cord injury.  Int J Dev Neurosci. 2010 Oct;28(6):413-21. Epub 2010 Jul 7.  PMID:  20619335
  55. *Seip RL, Duconge J, and Ruaño G.  Implementing genotype-guided antithrombotic therapy.  Future Cardiol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 May 1.  Published in final edited form as: Future Cardiol. 2010 May; 6(3): 409–424. doi: 10.2217/fca.10.6.  PMID:  20462345  PMCID: PMC2903229
  56. Sierra-Mercado D, Padilla-Coreano N, Quirk GJ.  Dissociable roles of prelimbic and infralimbic cortices, ventral hippocampus, and basolateral amygdala in the expression and extinction of conditioned fear.  Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Jan;36(2):529-38. Epub 2010 Oct 20.  PMID: 20962768   PMCID:  PMC3005957
  57. Sledjeski EM, Dierker LC, Bird HR, and Canino G.  Predicting child maltreatment among Puerto Rican children from migrant and non-migrant families.  Child Abuse Negl. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 June 1.   PMID:  19457554               PMCID: PMC2737411
  58. *Soltero SM, Palacios C.  Association between Dietary Patterns and Body Composition in a Group or Puerto Rican Obese Adults:  a Pilot Study.  PRHSJ. 30(1)        PMID:  21449494   NIHMS298450
  59. Sotres-Bayon F, Quirk GJ.  Prefrontal control of fear: more than just extinction. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2010 Apr;20(2):231-5. Epub 2010 Mar 18. Review. PMID: 20303254  PMCID: PMC2878722
  60. Torres-Serrant M, Ramirez SI, Cadilla CL, Ramos-Valencia G, Santiago-Borrero PJ.  Newborn screening for hermansky-pudlak syndrome type 3 in Puerto Rico.  J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Aug;32(6):448-53.  PMID: 20562649     NIHMSID221681
  61. *Tukel T, Šošić D, Al-Gazali LI, Erazo M, Casasnovas J, Franco HL, Richardson JA, Olson EN, Cadilla CL, Desnick RJ.  Homozygous nonsense mutations in TWIST2 cause Setleis syndrome.  Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Aug 13;87(2):289-96.  PMID: 20691403    PMCID: PMC2917720
  62. *Urgaonkar S, Cortese JF, Barker RH, Cromwell M, Serrano AE, Wirth DF, Clardy J, Mazitschek R.  A concise silylamine approach to 2-amino-3-hydroxy-indoles with potent in vivo antimalaria activity. Org Lett. 2010 Sep 17;12(18):3998-4001.  PMID: 20718474   NIHMS298615
  63. Vazquez-Acevedo N, Reyes-Colón D, Ruíz-Rodríguez EA, Rivera NM, Rosenthal J, Kohn AB, Moroz LL, and Sosa MA.  Cloning and immunoreactivity of the 5-HT1Mac and 5-HT2Mac receptors in the central nervous system of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii.  J Comp Neurol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 April 1.  PMID:  19184976   PMCID: PMC2719784
  64. Velazquez-Marrero C, Wynne P, Bernardo A, Palacio S, Martin G, Treistman SN.  The relationship between duration of initial alcohol exposure and persistence of molecular tolerance is markedly nonlinear.  J Neurosci.  2011 Feb 16;31(7):2436-46.  PMID:21325511   NIHMS284524
  65. *Villagra D, Duconge J, Windemuth A, Cadilla CL, Kocherla M, Gorowski K, Bogaard K, Renta JY, Cruz IA, Mirabal S, Seip RL, Ruaño G.  CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotypes in Puerto Ricans: A case for admixture-matching in clinical pharmacogenetic studies.  Clin Chim Acta. 2010 Sep 6;411(17-18):1306-11. Epub 2010 May 19.  PMID: 20488169 PMCID:  PMC2903218
  66. Wu P, Bird HR, Liu X, Duarte CS, Fuller C, Fan B, Shen S, and Canino GJ.  Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, and Alcohol-Use Initiation in Children J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2010 May; 71(3): 326–334. PMID:  20409425   PMCID: PMC2859783
  67. Wu P, Bird HR, Liu X, Fan B, Fuller C, Shen S, Duarte CS, and Canino GJ. Childhood Depressive Symptoms and Early Onset of Alcohol Use Pediatrics. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 April 8.  PMID:  17079561   PMCID: PMC3072781
  68. Wynne PM, Puig SI, Martin GE, Treistman SN. Compartmentalized beta subunit distribution determines characteristics and ethanol sensitivity of somatic, dendritic, and terminal large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in the rat central nervous system.  J Pharmacol Exp Ther.  2009 Jun;329(3):978-86.  Epub 2009 Mar  PMID:19321803   PMCID:PMC2683776

 

Books (Chapter)
 

  1. Seip RL, Duconge J, Ruaño G.  Genotype-Guided Statin Therapy. In: Pharmacogenomic Testing in Current Clinical Practice, Molecular and Translational Medicine: Implementation in the Clinical Laboratory. A.H.B. Wu and K.T.J. Yeo (eds.), Springer Science & Business Media, LLC, 2011; Chapter 10; DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-283-4-10

 

Journal Articles In Press
 

  1. Gerena Y, Gonzalez-Pons M, and Serrano AE.  Cytofluorometric detectionof rodent Malaria Parasites using Red-Excited Fluorescent Dyes.  Cytometry Part A.
  2. Mahadeo KM, Diop-Bove N, Ramirez SI, Cadilla CL, Rivera E, Martin M, Lerner NB, Diantonio L, Duva S, Santiago-Borrero PJ, Goldman ID.  Prevalence of a Loss-of-Function Mutation in the Proton-Coupled Folate Transporter Gene (PCFT-SLC46A1) Causing Hereditary Folate Malabsorption in Puerto Rico.  J Pediatr. 2011 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:  21489556
  3. Rosas OR, Figueroa JD, Torrado AI, Rivera M, Santiago JM, Konig-Toro F, Miranda JD. Expression and activation of ephexin is altered after spinal cord injury.  Dev Neurobiol. 2010 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20949525

 

Abstracts and  Presentations
 

  1. *AGSALDA MA, Wojna V, Melendez L, Shiramizu B.  CSF Monocyte Resevoirs in Hand Development and the Possible Role of Insertional Mutagenesis.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  2. *Akamine P, Snider J, Wong V , Stagljar I.  Novel Protein-Protein Interactions Identified for Myo1p by Integrated Split-Ubiquitin Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  3. *Alejandro N, Tortolero-Luna G, Romaguera J, Perez C, Mendez K, Ortiz AP.  The Acceptability of Cervical and Anal Self-Collected Samples for HPV Testing vs. Clinician-Collected Samples in Hispanic Women. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  4. *Alejandro Cowan Y, Velez M, Rivera G, Cruz I, Kocherla M, Ramos AS.  Role of VKORC1 Polymorphism on the Association Between Vitamin K Ingestion and Stable Anticoagulation in Puerto Rican Patients with Variability in Response to Warfarin.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  5. *Alvarado PDP, Guerra Andrade A, Elias Boneta A, Toro Vizcarrondo C.  Intra and Inter-examiner Reliability in the Evaluation of mandibular Third Molar Impacted Teeth.   31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  6. Aquino EE, Vázquez GJ, Robledo IE. Plasmid Analysis of KPC Positive Escherichia coli (Ec) Transconjugants Derived from Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) Collected in Puerto Rico. 50th Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. Boston, Massachusetts.  Sept 12-15, 2010
  7. *Arroyo-Torres Y, Aquino J, Fonseca-Williams, S, Ayala-Torres S, Torres-Ramos CA.  Mitochondial DNA Damage During the Stationary Phase Growth Model of Aging in Saccharomyces cereviseae.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  8. *Ballista Hernandez J, Castro Achi R, Ayala-Torres S.  Mitochondrial DNA Lesions Increase in Skeletal Muscle from te R6/2 Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  9. *Barker Jr RH, Urgaonkar S, Mazitschek R, Celatka C, Skerlj R, Cortese JF, Liu H, Cromwell M, Guerrero-Bravo JE, Crespo-Llado KN, Serrano AE, Lin JW, Janse CJ, Khan SM, Duraisingh M, Coleman B, Angulo-Barturen I, Wittlin S, Papastogiannidis P, Wirth DF, Clardy J, Klinger JD, Bree M, Lee E, Levine M, Wiegand R and Sybertz E. Novel Aminoindole Inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum: in vivo Efficacy and Preliminary Safety Assessment. ASTMH 59th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 3-7, 2010
  10. *Booker ML, Bastos CM, Kramer M, Barker Jr RH, Cortese J, Celatka C, Munoz B, Guerrero-Bravo JE, Crespo Llado KN, Serrano AE, Skerlj R, Angulo-Barturen I, Jiménez-Díaz MB, Viera S, Garuti H, Wittlin S, Papastogiannidis P, Wirth DF, Wiegand R and Sybertz E. Novel Inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Exhibit Anti-Malarial Activity in Murine Models. ASTMH 59th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 3-7, 2010.
  11. *Caban-Hernandez K, Gaudier JF, Espino AM. Saposin- and ferritin-like proteins have regulated expression and localization in developmental stages of Fasciola hepatica. ASTMH 59th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 3-7, 2010
  12. *Caban-Hernandez K, Gaudier JF, Espino AM.  Saposin- and Ferritin-like Proteins have regulated Expression and Localization in Developmental Stages of Fasciola Hepatica. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  13. Caban-Hernandez K, Mousley A, Maule AG, Espino AM. Developmental Expression and Silencing of Saposin and Ferritin like Antigens in Fasciola hepatica. 85th Annual Meeting of American Society of Parasitologists. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. June 22 – 25, 2010
  14. Caban-Hernandez K, Mousley A, Maule AG, Espino AM. Silencing of Fasciola hepatica Saposin-like gene using RNA interference. XXX Foro Anual  de Investigación y Educación”, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR. March 24-26, 2010 (Oral presentation)
  15. Cadilla CL, Tukel T, Sosic D, Ge Y, Franco HL, Casasnovas J, Renta J, Disnick RJ.  Differential Gene Expression Profiles of Human Skin fibroblasts Derived From setleis Syndrome Patients.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  16. *Castrodad Molina RM, Jezzini SH, Reyes D, Rivera NM, Rosenthal JJC, Sosa MA.  Functional Characterization of a Putative Tyramine/Octopamine Receptor Expressen in the CNS of the Freshwatr Prawn, a Crustacean Model System for the Study of Aggressive Behavior.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  17. *Colón-Lorenzo EE, González-Méndez R, Serrano AE. Molecular Analysis and Structural Modeling of Glutathione S-transferase of Plasmodium berghei. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. May 21-24, 2011.
  18. *Colon-Lorenzo EE, Serrano AE, Gonzalez-Mendez R.  Insights into the Glutathione S-Transferae Gene in Plasmodium berghei.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  19. *Creagh O, Quidgley J, Cruz N, Torres H, Rivera K.  Diabetes Alters Cardiovasculasr Responses to Anesthetic Induction Agents in STZ-diabetic Rats.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  20. De La Parra Simethal C, Otero-Franqui E, Martinez-Montemayor M, Dharmawardhane Flanagan SF (2011)  Equio, a metabolite of the soy isoflavone daidzein, may promote cancer metastasis via regulation of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factors.  Poster presentation at the Annual American Association for cancer Research Conference.  Orlando, Florida.  April 2-6, 2011
  21. *Diaz Toro EC, Marin HA.  Reduction in Consumption of Cigarettes in Puerto Rico after the Implementation of a Smoke Free Workplaces Ban in 2007:  A Pre-post Design.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  22. Duconge J, Cadilla CL, Renta J, Ruano G. “Bridging the Gap between Disparity and Equity”. Poster: Pharmacogenetics of Warfarin in Puerto Ricans: Preliminary Data. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities Nashville, TN, December, 2010
  23. Duconge J. Conference “Admixture in the Puerto Rican Population: Physiogenomic Analysis and Implications for Personalized Medicine”. 1st Latin-American Congress of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine.   San Juan, Puerto Rico. May, 2010.
  24. Duconge J. Conference: “Fundamentals and Current Applications of Pharmacogenetics in Research”. 69th Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican College of Chemistry. , San Juan, PR, August, 2010
  25. Duconge J. Conference: “Pharmacogenetics Implications in the Current and Future Therapy of the Psychiatric Patients” Convention of the Puerto Rican Association of Community Pharmacies. Carolina, Puerto Rico.   July, 2010
  26. Duconge J, Valentin II, Vazquez J, Rivera-Miranda G, Cruz I, Renta JY, Cadilla CL, Seip R, Korchela M, Ruaño G.  Pharmacogenetics of warfarin in Puerto Ricans:  Preliminary Datra.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 609, 2010
  27. *Espino AM, Rivera F.  Adjuvant-Enhanced Antibody and Cellular Responses to Recombinant FHSAP2 Correlates with Protection of Mice to Fasciola Hepatica. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  28. *Febo I, Tamayo V, Piovanetty P, Florian M, Herrera M, Picon M, Rodriguez D, Garced S, Perez J, Zorrilla CD.  Obesity Among Minority Women Living with HIV and its Associated Factors
  29. *Fernandez Repollet E.  A private Partnership Model to Engage Stakeholders.  Technology Transfer Workshop.  12th RCMI International on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  30. *Fernandez Repollet E, Garcia O, Torres C, Schwartz A.  PR Biomedical Research Education Program:  A SEPA-RCMI Collaboration.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  31. *Fernandez Repollet E, Montaner L.  Applying SWOT Analysis to Research Career Development. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  32. *Fernandez Repollet, E.  Panel Moderator:  “Diversity in academia-Industry Partnerships” .  AUTM Annual Meeting.  New Orleans, Louisiana; February 2011
  33. *Fernandez Repollet E, Ramirez J, Montaner L.  Applying Swot Analysis to Research Career Development.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  34. *Fernandez Repollet E.  RCMI Core Facilities at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus.  Conference Moving Forward in the Efficient Management of Core Facilities, NIH.  Bethesda, Maryland.  November 2010
  35. *Fernandez Repollet E.  Research Capabilities at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus.  AUTM Annual Meeting.  New Orleans, Louisiana; February 2011
  36. *Fernandez Repollet E.  The Role of the University as a Collaborator in the Economic Development and Global Competitiveness.  20th Congress of the Academic Senate of the Interamerican University in Arecibo, Puerto Rico; April 2011
  37. *Figueroa-Santiago O, Delgado B.  Immunodiagnosis of Human facioliasis by Using a Recombinant Fasciola hepatica saposin-like-2 protein. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  38. *Figueroa WI, Lopez NM, Capriles JA, Miranda C, Velez CN, Santiago LE, Zorrilla CD.  Discussion About Sexuality of HIV Positive and Negative Mothers.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  39. *Fonseca SC, Casstro MR, Aquino J, El-Zein R, Cruz-Correa M, Ayala-Torres S.  Mitochondrial DNA Damage as a Biomarker of Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  40. Franco HL, Casasnovas HL, Leon RG, Friesel RE, and Cadilla CL.  (2011) A nonsense muttion of the bHLH transcription factor TWIST2 found in Setleis Syndrome patients causes dysregulation of the human periostin gene.  ASBMB Annual Meeting Experimental Biology.  Washingotn, DC.  April 2011 (Poster Presentation)
  41. Fuentes-Caraballo M, Pastrana-Mena R, Franke-Fayard B, Janse CJ, Baerga-Ortíz A and Serrano AE.. Analysis of glutathione reductase in Plasmodium berghei. JRT PRISM, Inter American University Bayamon Campus, Puerto Rico. March 12, 2011
  42. Fuentes-Caraballo M, Pastrana-Mena R, Vega-Rodríguez Joel, Jacobs-Lorena M, Franke-Fayard B,. Janse CJ, Baerga-Ortíz A and Serrano AE. Insights into the role of glutathione reductase in Plasmodium berghei development . Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. November 10-13, 2010
  43. *Gaudier JF, Caban-Hernandez K.  Differential Expression and Immunolocalization of FhFAMeT-like form Newly Excysted Juveniles and Adults States of Fasciola hepatica. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011.
  44. Gerena Y and Wojna V.  Insulin Receptor as a Biomarker for HAND in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Women. American Academy of Neurology 62nd Annual Meeting. Ontario, Canada. April 2010  (Oral Presentation)
  45. *Gerena Y, Rabell A, De Mello WC.  Aldosterone, Losartan and  ACE2 Activity in Heart Cells. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  46. *Gerena Y, Rabell A, De Mello WC. Angiotensin II Secretion Reduces ACE2 Activity in Cultured Neonatal Cardiomyocytes-an Effect Inhibited by Losartan.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011.
  47. Gerena Y, Skolasky R, Mayo R, Nath A, Wojna V. Soluble and Cell-associated Insulin Receptor Dysfunction Correlates with Severity of HAND in HIV-infected Women.  10th International Symposium of Neurovirology. Milán, Italy.  October 2010  (Oral and Poster)
  48. Gonzalez MJ, Miranda-Massari J, Duconge J.   Conference “Vitamin C and Cancer: RECNAC 2 project”.  XXX Annual Forum of Education and Investigation. Medical Sciences Campus-UPR,  San Juan, Puerto Rico. March, 2010
  49. *Gonzalez-Sola M, Bykhovskaia M.  RNA Editing is necessary to Synaptic Structure and Function.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011.
  50. *Guerrero JE, Vega-Rodriguez J, Ferrer-Rodriguez I, Pastrana-Mena R, Serrano AE.  Role of GSH Levels in Plasmodium Berghei Drug Resistance.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  51. *Hernandez J, Montalvo B, De La Mota A, Vlaar CP, Dharmawardhane S.  Novel Inhibitors of Rac1 in Metastatic Breast Cancer.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011.
  52. *Lorenzo JM, De Mello W.  Intracellular Angiotensin II is Secreted During Differentiation of H9c2 Myoblasts.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011.
  53. *Martinez Rivera FJ, Brito Varas P, Huertas A.  The Anabolic Androgenic Steroid 17$#945; Methyltestosterone Induced Conditioned Place Preference but not Psychomotor Sensitization in Adolescent Mice.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.     May 3-6, 2011.
  54. *Martinez T, Vazquez GJ, Aquino EE.  Characterization of IMP-18 Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) Collected in Puerto Rico (PR).  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011.
  55. *Miller MW, Delgado N, Vallejo DI.  Biogenic Amines in the Intermediate Host for Schistosomiasis. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  56. *Miller MW, Delgado N, Vallejo DI.  Biogenic Amines in the Intermediate Host for Schistosomiasis. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  57. *Miscalishi Casiano NI, Rivera Ruiz ME, Fernandez-Repollet E.  Prolonged Exposure of Human T Lymphocytes to High Glucose Concentrations Increases their Membrane-Bound Insulin Receptor Levels and Glucose Uptake.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  58. *Miscalichi N, Fernandez-Repollet E, Gerena Y. High glucose and dexamethasone regulates the secretion of the soluble insulin receptor-α from cultured T lymphocytes. 2010 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference. San Francisco, California USA.  May 16-19, 2010
  59. *Morales A, Espino AM.  Immunodiagnosis of Human Fascioliasis Using a Tegumental Soluble Extract as Antigen.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  60. Morales-Colon A, Caban-Hernandez K, Espino AM. Saposin- like protein of Fasciola hepatica: isolation of its native and recombinant forms. MBRS-RISE Program Student Retreat, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. April 30-May 2, 2010
  61. *Nieves BG, Conde JG, Santos-Corrada CM.  Historical Repository for Health Science Information in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  62. *Ortiz Colon AI, Vazquez-Acevedo N, Reyes D, Rivera NM, Ruiz EA, Sosa MA.  Relative Abundance of Biogenic Amine Receptor Protein in Thoracic ganglia nerve tissue differs in relation with observed aggression and dominance Behavior Patterns in the Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium Rosenbergii. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  63. *Ortiz-Zuazaga HG.  The UPR HPCF:  Collaborations Supporting Biomedical Research. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  64. Oyola-Robles DJ, Bermudez ML, Marquez S, Carballeira NM, Baerga-Ortiz A.  (2010) Expression and Purification and Preliminary Activity of a Novel Dehydratase Domain from a Polyketide synthase.  2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular biology (ASBMB) annual Meeting.  Anaheim, California.  April 2011
  65. Pagan-Mercado G, Santiago-Cartagena E, Rodriguez-Medina JR. Functional Interactions of WSC1p, TOR and PKC1 in myo1∆ strains of Saccharomyces cerivisiae.  ASBMB.  Washington, DC.  April 12, 2011
  66. *Perez-Laspiur J, Colon K, Rodriguez MS, Andrews P, Melendez LM.  Quantitative profiling of Macrophage’s Secretome in HIV using iTRAQ.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  67. *Perez-Laspiur J, Colon K, Rodriguez MS, Andrews P, Melendez LM.  Quantitative profiling of Macrophage’s Secretome in HIV using iTRAQ.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  68. *Perez-Torres M, Malave MM, Negron-Vega L, Cora EM.  The Role of Neuregulins in the Regulation of EGFR.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  69. *Kuilan-Tores L, Perez-Torres M.  Effects of Neuregulins in the Regulation of EGFR Isoforms in the ZR-75-1 Breast Cancer Cell Line.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  70. *Ramos KM, Pratts AM, Huertas Rivera J, Parrilla J, Roig-Lopez JL.  Selective Role of Neuropeptide Y Receptor Subtype Y2 in the anabolic Steroid Induced Sexual Behavior.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  71. *Ramos Morales AS, Alejandro-Cowan Y, Vazquez J, Valentin I, Rivera G.  Pharmacogenetic-dirven Warfarin Dosing Algorithm in Puerto Rican Patients.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  72. *Reede JY, Fernandez-Repollet E, Camacho DM, Forge NG.  Women of Color in Academic Medical Institutions. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  73. *Rivera A, Serrano AE, Ferrer I.  Molecular characterization of the thioredoxin reductase gene of Plasmodium yoelii. 30th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM). UPR-Mayagüez Campus. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. March 13, 2010
  74. *Rivera L, Laspiur JP, Medina F, Muñoz-Jordan J, and Melendez LM.  Cystatin B Inhibits the IFN Response:  A Mechanism for HIV Persistence.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  75. Rivera R, Aquino EE, Vazquez GJ, Goering RV, Robledo IE. Characterization of Community Acquired-Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Isolated from 4 Hospitals in Puerto Rico (PR). 50th Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. Boston, Massachusetts. Sept 12-15, 2010
  76. Rivera S, Castro MR, Siddiqui A, Nicholls DG, Torres CA, Andersen JK, and Ayala S. Mitochondrial DNA lesions increase in striatal mouse neuronal cells expressing mutant huntingtin and correlate with loss of mitochondrial function. XXX Foro Anual  de Investigación y Educación, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 24-26, 2010 (Oral presentation)
  77. Rivera-Sanchez S, Siddiqui A, Castro MR, Nicholls DG, Torres-Ramos CA, Andersen JK, and Ayala-Torres S. Mitochondrial DNA and APE1 in Huntington’s disease. 2010 AAAS Caribbean Division meeting, San Juan, P.R. September 24-25, 2010
  78. Rivera-Sanchez S, Siddiqui A, Castro MR, Nicholls DG, Torres-Ramos CA, Andersen JK, and Ayala-Torres S.  Mitochondrial DNA is a major target of mutant huntingtin and Correlates with Mitochondrial collapse in a Model of Huntington’s Disease. 8th Conference of the Specialized Neuroscience Research Program (SNRP), San Juan, Puerto Rico.  July 21-23, 2010
  79. Rivera-Sanchez S, Siddiqui A, Castro MR, Nicholls DG, Torres-Ramos CA, Andersen JK, and Ayala-Torres S. Mitochondrial DNA lesions increase in striatal mouse neuronal cells expressing mutant huntingtin and correlate with the loss of mitochondrial function.  UPR-Medical Sciences Campus RISE retreat. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. April 30-May 2, 2010 (Oral presentation)
  80. Rivera-Sanchez S, Siddiqui A, Nicholls DG, Torres-Ramos CA, Andersen JK, and Ayala-Torres S.  Increases in mitochondrial DNA damage and silencing of APE1 are associated with mitochondrial collapse in Huntington’s disease.  To be presented at AAAS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA. February 17-21, 2011
  81. Rivera-Sanchez S, Siddiqui A, Nicholls DG, Torres-Ramos CA, Andersen JK, and Ayala-Torres S. Increases in mitochondrial DNA damage and silencing of APE1 are associated with mitochondrial collapse in Huntington’s disease. To be presented at the Gordon Research Seminar, Common "Threads" in Oxidative Stress-Mediated Diseases. Ventura, CA, USA.   March 12-13, 2011
  82. Robledo IE, Aquino EE, Goering RV, Vazquez GJ. Detection of IMP-18 metallo-beta-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) Collected in Puerto Rico. 50th Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. Boston, Massachusetts. Sept 12-15, 2010
  83. Robledo IE, Aquino EE, Vazquez GJ.  Identification of CTX-M Genes in KPC Positive Escherichia coli (Ec), Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), and Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) During a PCR-Based Surveillance Study in Puerto Rico (PR). 50th Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. Boston, Massachustts. Sept 12-15, 2010
  84. *Rodriguez E, Quidgley J, Cruz N, Escobales N, Altieri P.  Statins Improve Cardiovascular Status in STZ-Diabetic Rats. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  85. Rodriguez-Guilbe MM, Gonzalez-Mendez R, Wymore T, Schreiter ER, Baerga A.  Bioinformatic and Computational Characterization of Orf6:  A Putative Thioesterase.  Eighth Rocky Mountain Bioinformatic Conference, Snowmass.  Aspen, Colorado.  December 2010
  86. Rodriguez-Guilbe MM, Schreiter ER, Baerga A.  Structural and enzymatic analysis of orf6, a novel thioesterase from a deep-sea polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase.  Experimental Biology.  Anaheim, California.  April 2010
  87. Rodriguez JA, Aquino EE, Vazquez GJ, and Robledo IE. Plasmid Typing of KPC Positive Acinetobacter baumannii. Annual Biomedical research Conference for Minority Students. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. November 10-13, 2010
  88. *Rodriguez-Medina JR, Akamine P, Snider J, Wong V, and Stagljar I.  Novel Interactions of MYO1, A Membrane-Associated Protein in Yeast. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  89. *Rodriguez-Medina JR, Akamine P, Snider J, Wong V, and Stagljar I.  Novel Protein Interactions Identified for MYO1 by Integrated Split-Ubiquitin Membrane Yeas Two-Hybrid.  Lilly academy forum.  April 15, 2011
  90. *Rosa D, Villafañe-Martinez B, Ramos-Pratts KM, Perez-Acevedo NL.  Acute Exposure of Anabolic Steroids Affects Emotional Memory Decreasing Both Inhibitory avoidance Learning and Anxiety in Female Adolescents Rats. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  91. Rosa-Falero C, Torres-Rodriguez S, Sosa J, Del Valle-Mojica LM,  Torres-Hernandez BA, Ortiz JG. Anticonvulsant Properties of Citrus aurantium in Zebrafish. 19th Annual Puerto Rico Neuroscience Conference. Interamerican University, Bayamon Puerto Rico. December 2010
  92. *Rosas OR, Torrado AI, Rodriguez AE, Santiago JM.  Blockade of Ephexin Phosphorylation with PP2 Promotes Locomotor Activity After Spinal cord Injury in Rats. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  93. *Saez MK, Renta JY, Cadilla CL.  Prevalence study of CYP2D6*3 in a Puerto Rican Population:  preliminary results. 31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  94. *Santiago-Cartagena E, Akamine P, Stagljar I, Rodriguez-Medina JR.  Identification of Protein-Protein Interaction for Wsc1p, a Sensor Protein of the PKC1 Signaling Pathway.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  95. Santiago JM, Espinosa S, Vlaar CP, and Perez Torres M.  Cytotoxic Screening of Thioredoxin reductase Inhibitors as potential new anti-cancer drugs.  101st American Association for Cancer research Annual Meeting.  Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research, Vol 51.  Washington DC; 2010
  96. *Segarra Arroyo A, Colon I, Trak MA.  Reproducibility and Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Estimate Calcium Intake.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
  97. *Tamayo V, Febo I, Piovanetti P, Rodriguez D, Ortiz AZP, Florian M, Picon P, Yamamura Y, Zorrilla CD.  Increased Risk for HPV Co-Infection Among Minority Women Living with HIV Despite Low Prevalence of the Well-Known Risk Behaviors for Cervical Cancer.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  98. *Tamayo V, Rodriguez D, Alifonso Y, Piovanetti P, Febo I, Picon M, Zorrilla CD.  The Efficacy of Cryotherapy for the Treatment of with Cervical Dysplasia Among Women Living with HIV. 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  99. *Tamayo V, Rodriguez D, Florian M, Perez J, Piovanetti P, Febo I, and Zorrilla CD.  Perinatally HIV Infected Girls:  A Look at Gynecology Aspect.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010
  100. *Torres-Ortiz C, Acevedo-Torres K, Walter CA, Ayala-Torres S.  Accumulation of Nuclear DNA Damage in Liver Tissue from APEX1 Haploinsufficient Mice During Aging.  31er Foro Anual de Investigacion y Educacion, Salud Integral:  Enlazando Ciencia y Sociedad.  University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  May 3-6, 2011
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  104. *Wojna V, Gerena Y, Skolasky R, Mayo R, Nath A.  Association of Insulin Receptor Dysfunction and Hand Progression.  12th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities.  Nashville, Tennessee.  December 6-9, 2010