Publications 2004-2005

Journal Articles

  1. Acosta EP, Bardeguez A, Zorrilla C, Dyke V, Hughes R, Huang S, Pompeo L, Stek AM, Pitt J, Watts H, Smith E, Jiménez E, Mofenson L, and the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group 386 Protocol Team.Pharmacokinetics of Saquinavir Plus Low-Dose Ritonavir in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women.Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy; 2004.
  2. *Barreto-Estrada, JL, Barreto J, Fortis-Santiago Y, Rivera-Ramos I, Fortis-Santiago A, Jorge JC.Modulation of Affect Alter Chronic Exposure to the Anabolic Steroid 17alphamethyltestosterone in Adult Mice. Behav Neurosci. 118:1071-9; 2004. (Medline #15506889)
  3. Belfor TR and Singh GD. Developing Dental Arch Symmetry Using the Homeoblock Device. Int J Orthod. 15(3):27-30; 2004.
  4. Belfor TR and Singh GD. Developing Facial Symmetry Using an Intra-Oral Device. J Cosmetic Dent. 20(2):76-80; 2004.
  5. Bhalla T, Rosenthal JJC, Holmgren M, and Reenan R. (2004). Control of human Potassium Channel Inactivation by Editing of a Small mRNA Hairpin. Nature Struct and Mol Biol. 11:950-6; 2004.
  6. Blagburn JM, Bacon JP. Control of Central Synaptic Specificity in Insect Sensory Neurons. Annu Rev Neurosci. 27:29-51; 2004. Review. PMID: 15217325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  7. *Carrer M, Vázquez GJ, Lebrón RI, Mercado X, Martínez I, Vázquez CO, Santé M, and Robledo IE.The Microbial Etiologies of Diarrea in Hospitalizad Patients from the PR Medical Center Hospitals.PRHSJ
  8. Charurat M, Blattner W, Hershow R, Buck A, Zorrilla C, Watts DH, Paul M, Landesman S, Adeniyi-Jones S, Tuomala R, Women and Infants Transmission Study.Changing Trends in Clinical AIDS Presentations and Survival Among HIV-1-Infected Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 13(6):719-30; 2004.
  9. *Clark MC, Dever TE, Dever JJ, Su P, Rehder V, Sosa MA, Baro DJ. Arthropod 5'HT2 Receptor in Decapod Crustaceans that Dispalys Agonist Independent Activity Resulting from an Evolutionary Alteration to the DRY Motif. J Neurosci. 24(13):3421-35; 2004
  10. Collazo E, Pietri R, De Jesús W, Ramos C, Del Toro A, León RG, Cadilla CL, López-Garriga J.Functional Characterization of the Purified Holo form of Hemoglobin I from Lucina Pectinata Overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Protein J. 23(4):239-45; 2004.
  11. *Córdova A, Barrios NJ, Ortiz I, Rivera E, Cadilla C, Santiago-Borrero PJ. Poor Response to Desmopressin Acetate (DDAVP) in Children with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 44(1):51-4; 2005.
  12. De Mello WC, Monterrubio J. Intracellular and Extracellular Angiotenwsin II Enhance the L-type Calcium Current in the Failing Heart. Hypertension. 44(3):360-4; 2004. PMID:15289467 [Pub-Med - indexed for MEDLINE]
  13. De Mello WC. Angiotensin (1-7) Re-establishes Impulse Conduction in Cardiac Muscleduring Ischaemia-Reperfusion. The Role of the Sodium Pump. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 5:203-8; 2005.
  14. De Mello WC. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and the Arrhythmogenic Action of Angiotensin I: Cardiac Cell Membrane as a Site of Angiotensin I Conversion. Regul Pept. 121(1-3):83-8; 2004. PMID:15256277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  15. De Mello WC. Heart Failure: How Important is Cellular Sequestation? The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 37(2):431-8; 2004. Review. PMID:15276013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  16. *Díaz-Ríos M, Miller MW. Rapid Dopaminergic Signaling by Interneurons that Contain Markers Forcatecholamines and GABA in the Feeding Circuitry of Aplysia. J Neurophysiol. 93:2142-56; 2005.
  17. *Dunbar DC. Stabilization and Mobility of the Head and Trunk in Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus Aethiops) During Treadmil Walks and Gallops. J Exp Biol. 207:4427-38; 2004.
  18. Eron JJ, Bartlett JA, Santana J, Bellos N, Johnson J, Keller A, Kuritkes D, ST. Clair M, Jonhson V.Persistant Antiretroviral Activity of Nucleoside Analogues After Prolonged Zidovudine and Lamivudine Therapy as Demostrated by Rapid Loss of Activity After Discontinuation. Journal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 37(5):1581-3; 2004.
  19. Febo M, Ferris CF, Segarra AC. Estrogen Influences Cocaine-Induced Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent Signal Changes in Female Rats. J Neurosci. 25(5):1132-6; 2005.
  20. *Febo M, Segarra A. Cocaine alters GABA (B)-Mediated G-Protein Activation in the Ventral Tegmental Area of Female Rats: Modulation by Estrogen. Synapse. 54:30-6; 2004.
  21. Febo M, Segarra AC, Nair G, Schmidt K, Duong TQ, Ferris CF. The Neural Consequences of Repeated Cocaine Exposure Revealed by Functional MRI in Awake Rats.Neuropsychopharmacology; 2004. PMID:15637636 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
  22. *Febo M, Segarra AC, Tenney JR, Brevard ME, Duong TQ, Ferris CF. Imaging Cocaine-Induced Changes in the Mesocorticolimbic Dopaminergic System of Conscious Rats. J Neurosci Methods. 139(2):167-76; 2004.
  23. *Ferrer-Rodríguez I, Pérez-Rosado J, Gervais GW, Peters Robinson B, Serrano AE. Plasmdoium yoelii: Identification and Partial Characterization of an mdr1 gene in an Artemisinin Resistant Line. Journal of Parasitol. 90(1):152-60; 2004.
  24. *Fort TJ, Brezina V, Miller MW. Modulation of an Integrated Central Pattern Generator-Effector System: Dopaminergic Regulation of Cardiac Activity in the Blue Crab Callinectessapidus. J Neurophysiol. 92:3455-70; 2004.
  25. *Gerena Y, Nolan J, Wang L, Schwartz A, Fernández Repollet E. Quantification of EGFP Expresión on Molt-4 T Cells Using Calibration Standards. Cytometry. 21-8; 2004.
  26. González MJ, Miranda-Massari JR, Mora EM, Guzman A, Riordan NH, Riordan HD, Casciari JJ, Jackson JA, Roman-Franco A. Orthomolecular Oncology Review: Ascorbic Acid and Cancer 25 Years Later. Integr Cancer Ther. 4(1):32-44; 2005.
  27. *González-Pérez J, Crespo MJ. Acute Effects of Toremifene on the Vasculature of Intact and Menopause-Induced Rats. Vascular Pharmacology. 40:205-11; 2004.
  28. *González-Pérez J, Crespo MJ. Chronic Effects of Toremifene on the Vasculature of Menopause-Induced Rats. Vascular Pharmacology. 40:261-8; 2004.
  29. *Guerra J, De Jesús A, Santiago Borrero PJ, Román-Franco A, Rodríguez E, and Crespo MJ.Plasma Nitric Oxide Levels Used as an Indicator of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats. The Hematology Journal. 5:584-8; 2005.
  30. *Irizarry-Ramírez M, Willson CA, Gaskins H, Velázquez I, Whittemore SR, and Miranda JD. Upregulation of EphA3 Receptors After Spinal Cord Injry. J of Neurotrauma; 2004.
  31. *Jorge JC, Ramos M, González L, Fortis A, and Cruz N. Sex-Specific Modulation of Anxiety and Locomotion after Neonatal Exposure to Pregnenolone Sulfate.Physiology and Behavior. 83(5)779-86; 2005.
  32. *Kamara P, Meléndez-Guerrero LM, Arroyo M, Weiss H, and Jolly P. Maternal Plasma Viral Load and Neutralizing/Enhancing Antibodies in Vertical Transmission of HIV: A Non-Randomized Prospective Study. Virology. 2:25-25; 2005.
  33. *León RG, Munier-Hehmann H, Barzu O, Baudin-Creuza V, Pietri R, López-Garriga J, Cadilla CL.High-Level Production of Recombinant Sulfide-Reactive Hemoglobin I from Lucina Pectinata in Escherichia coli. High Yields of Fully Functional Holoprotein Synthesis in the BLi5 E. coli strain.Protein Expr Purif. 38(2):184-95; 2004.
  34. Magder LS, Mofenson L, Paul ME, Zorrilla CD, Blattner WA, Tuomala RE, LaRussa P, Landesman S, and Rich KC. Risk Factors for In Utero and Intrapartum Transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 38:87–95; 2005.
  35. Painter SD, Cummins SF, Nichols AE, Akalal D-B G, Schein CH, Braun W, Smith JS, Susswein AJ, Levy M, de Boer PACM, ter Maat A, Miller MW, Scanlan C, Milberg RM, Sweedler JV, Nagle GT.Structural and Functional Analysis of Aplysia Attractins, a Family of Water-Borne Protein Pheromones with Interspecific Attractiveness.Proc Natl Acad Sci. 101:6929-33; 2004.
  36. *Paz-Silva A, Hillyer GV, Sánchez-Andrade R, Rodríguez-Medina JR, Arias M, Morrondo P, Diez-Banos P. Isolation, Identification and Expression of a Fasciola Hepatica cDNA Encoding a 2.9-kDa Recombinant Protein for the Diagnosis of Ovine FasciolosisParasitol Res. 95(2):129-35; 2005.*
  37. *Pietri R, Granell L, Cruz A, De Jesús W, Lewis A, León R, Cadilla CL, and López Garriga J.Tyrosine B10 and Heme-ligand Interactions of Lucina pectinata Hemoglobin II: Control of Heme Reactivity. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1747(2):195-203; 2005.
  38. Ramírez- Marrero F, Smith B, Meléndez-Brau N, Santana- Bagur JL. Physical and Leisure Activity, Body Composition, and Life Satisfaction in HIV-Positive Hispanics in Puerto Rico. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 15(4) 67-77 DOI:10.1177; 2004.
  39. *Ríos-Muñoz W, Soto I, Duprey-Díaz MV, Blagburn JM, and Blanco RE. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Applied to the Optic Nerve after Axotomy Increases Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL and Decreases Bax in Ganglion Cells by Activating the ERK Signaling Pathway. J Neurochem; 2005.
  40. Riordan HD, Riordan NH, Jackson JA, Casciari JJ, Hunninghake R, González MJ, Mora EM, Miranda Massari JR, Rosario N, Rivera A. Intravenous Vitamin C as a Chemotherapy Agent: A Report on Clinical Cases. P R Health Sci J. 23(2):115-8; 2004.
  41. Santana J, Rodríguez-Medina JR, Rodríguez-Orengo JF. Clinical Challenges and Controversies in the Management of HIV/HCV-Co Infected Individuals. PRHSJ. 23(2):35-9; 2004.
  42. *Santiago PE, Garyson BH, Degen M, Brecht LE, Singh GD, McCarthy JG. The Effect of an Early Le Fort III Surgery on Permanent Molar Eruption. Plas Reconstr Surg. 115(2):423-27; 2005.
  43. *Schwartz A, Gaigalas AK, Wang L, Marti GE, Vogt RF, Fernández-Repollet E. Formalization fo the MESF Unit of Fluorescence Intensity. Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 57(1):1-6; 2004.
  44. Singh GD, Belfor TR. Treating Malocclusions and Improving Orofacial Form and Function in Adults. J Am Acad Gnathol Orthop. 22(1):14-17; 2005
  45. Singh GD, Díaz J, Busquets-Vaello C, Belfor TR. Sorf Tissue Facial Changes Following Treatment with a Removable Orthodontic Appliance in Adults. Functional Orthod. 21(3):18-23; 2004
  46. *Sosa MA, Spitzer N, Edwards DH, Baro DJ. A Crustacean Serotonin Receptor: Cloning and Distribution in the Thoracic Ganglia of Crayfish and Freshwater Prawn. J Comp Neurol. 473(4):526-37; 2004.
  47. *Szeto AC, Pérez-Rosado J, Ferrer-Rodríguez I, Vega J, Torruella-Thillet C, Serrano AE.Identification and Expression Analysis of ABC genes in Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium berghei.Parasitol Research. 92:1-11; 2004.
  48. Thorpe LE, Frederick M, Pitt J, Cheng I Watts DH, Buschur S, Green K, Zorrilla CD, Landesman SH, Hershow RC. Effect of Hard-Drug Use on CD4 Cell Percentage, HIV RNA Level, and Progression to AIDS-Defining Class C Events Among HIV-Infected Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 37(3):1423-30; 2004. PMID: 15483472 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
  49. Tuomala RE, Watts DH, Li D, Vajaranant M, Pitt J, Hammill H, Landesman S, Zorrilla C, Thompson B, Women and Infants Transmission Study. Improved Obstetric Outcomes and Few Maternal Toxicities are Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy, Including Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1;38(4):449-73; 2005.
  50. *Walters ET, Bodnarova M, Billy Aj, Dulin MF, Díaz Ríos M, Miller MW, Moroz LL. Somatotopic Organizationand Fujnctional Properties of Mechanosensory Neurons Expressing Sensorin-A mRNA in Aplysia Califorinca. J Comp Neurol. 471(2):219-40; 2004.
  51. *Wojna V, Carlson KA, Luo X, Mayo R, Meléndez LM, Kraiselburd E, Gendelman HE. Proteomic Fingerprinting of HIV-1 Associated Dementia from Patient Monocyte-Derived Macrophages: A Case Study. J Neurovirol 10(Suppl1):74-81; 2004.
  52. *Zorrilla CD, Santiago LE, Knubson D, Liberatore K, Estronza G, Colón O, and Acevedo M. Greater Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Between Pregnant versus Non-Pregnant Women Living with HIV. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 49(8):1187-1192; 2004

Books (Chapter)

  1. Mélendez L, Zheng J, Gendelman H. Chemokines and their Receptors in HIV-1 Neuropathogenesis: Protection Versus Injury. HIV and the Nervous System, eds. W. Bradley, and P. Shapshak; 2004.
  2. Singh GD. On Growth and Treatment: The Spatial Matrix Hypotheis. In: Growth and Treatment. McNamara JA Jr (ed). Monograph 41, Cranofacial Growth Series, Ann Arbor, USA; 2004.

Abstracts

  1. Avellanet YR, Ortiz AP, Pando JR, Osorio Y, Romaguera J. Lifestyle and Health Factors Affecting Loss of Libido in a Simple of Pr- and Post- Menopausal Puerto Rican Females. District IV American Collage of Obstetrics and jGynecology (ACOG) Annual Meeting; 2004.
  2. Avellanet YR, Ortiz AP, Pando JR, Osorio Y, Romaguera J. Loss of Libido in a Simple of Pre- and Post Menopausal Puerto Rican Women. 15th Annual Meeting, North American Menopause Society (NAMS); 2004.
  3. *Bermúdez F, Psoter W, Morse DE. Oral Cancer Health Disparity in Puerto Rico. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-168); 2004.
  4. *Cabrera-Velázquez LB, Santiago-Schwarz F, Serrano-Brizuela AE. Detection of Heat Shock Proteins on Red Blood Cells Infected with Plasmodium Falciparum. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-051); 2004.
  5. *Camacho D. Contributions to Eliminating Disparities in Women's Health. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-065); 2004.
  6. Camacho D. To the Heart of Women: A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prevention Curricula for Black and Latina Women. The 1st Forum of Chronic Diseases in the Americas and the Caribbean. Abstract; 2004.
  7. Carmona-Rivera C and Cadilla CL. Regulation of Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Genes in Human Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines. Poster presented in EHG Meeting; 2004.
  8. Carmona-Rivera C, Rivera-Lugo I, Cadilla CL. Identification of a Novel Splice Variant Produced by the Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Type 1 Gene (HPS1). Abstract submitted for ESHG Meeting; 2005.
  9. *Chandray S, Pérez Chacón J, Noel R, Zorrilla C, Collado Chastel S, Muñoz J, García H, Rodríguez N, Kumar A and Yamamura Y. Differences in the Characteristics of Vaginal HIV-1 Compartments Pre and Post HAART. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-199); 2004.
  10. *Cintrón R, Nicholas HB Jr, Ferrer I, González R, Vernot B, Durand D, Serrano AE. The ABC Superfamily: Evolutionary Implications for Drug Resistance in Plasmodia. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-184); 2004.
  11. Cintrón R, Nicholas HB Jr, Ferrer I, González R, Vernot B, Durand D, Serrano AE. The Plasmodia ABC Superfamily: Experimental and Evolutionary Characterization of Drug Resistance. American Society for Microbiology. Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Approaches to Infectious Disease Research; 2004.
  12. *Conde JG, Montalvo Y, Agostini M, González N, Vega A, Cirilo M. The RCMI Network at the Medical Sciences Campus: Lessons Learned. 9th International RCMI Research Symposium on Health Disparities; (PP-225); 2004.
  13. *Conde JG, Montalvo Y, Agostini M, González N, Vega A, Cirilo M. The RCMI Network at the Medical Sciences Campus: Lessons Learned. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program's 20th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium; 2005.
  14. *Conde JG, Vega A, Agostini M, González N, Nieves BG, Montalvo Y, Cirilo M, Schwartz A, and Fernández-Repollet E. Use of Collaborative Technologies in a Minority Institution: A Case Study. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-224); 2004.
  15. Cruz-Orengo L, Velázquez I, Díaz JJ, Willson CA, Jones H, Whittemore SR, and Miranda JD. Spinal Cord Injury Causes Changes in EphA4 RTK Expression. Neurosci. Abstract (619.18); 2004.
  16. Desnick RJ, Tukel T, Dí Naz, Al-Gazali LI, Marion RW, Clark RD, Cadilla C. Homozygous Nonsense Mutations in TWIST2 Gene Cause Setleis Syndrome. Platform presentation in ASHG Meeting; 2004.
  17. *Estapé ES, Rodríguez-Orengo, J. Experience of the Multidiscipinary Post-Doctoral Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP161); 2004.
  18. *Ferrer-Rodríguez I, Miranda-Colón J, Szeto AC, Torruella-Thillet C, González G, and Serrano AE. Characterization of the mdr1 Gene Orthologues of Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium berghei. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-052); 2004
  19. Figueroa JD, Benton RL, Willson CA, Velázquez I, Díaz JJ, Jones HE, Silva W, Whittemore SR, andMiranda JD. Inhibiting EphA7 Expression Accelerates Locomotor Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury. Neurosci. Abstract (948.6); 2004.
  20. *Gómez-Garzón D, Valle B, Hernández J, Nazario CM, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Bepler G. Polymorphism of GSTM-1 IN Puerto Rican Population: A Pilot Study. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-014); 2004.
  21. *González-Rodríguez LA, González Segarra NY, Soltero R, and Segarra AC. Buprenorphine Increases Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity in Ovariectomized Rats with Estrogen. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-166); 2004.
  22. Gruebling KL, Magnus J, Bigby JA, Bassett J, Camacho D, Díaz B, Duffy K, Vega-Cardona M, Fulp RS. To The Heart of Women: Evaluation of a Cardiovascular Disease Awareness within Academia, Communities and the Women Who Live in them. 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting. Abstract; 2004.
  23. Jiménez-Rivera CA, Bloom D, Castro R, Morales M, Marrero Y, Feliú M, Vázquez R, Febo M, andSegarra AC. Decreased Functionality of Lapha2 Receptors in VTA DA Cells After Cocaine Sensitization. 34th Annual Meeting. Abstract; 2004.
  24. *Kamara P, Meléndez-Guerrero, Loyda, Arroyo M, Weiss H and Jolly PE. Maternal Plasma Viral Load and Neutralizing/Enhancing Antibodies in Vertical Transmission of HIV. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-107); 2004.
  25. León RG, Kieger L, Marden M, Bacelo DE, Binning RC Jr., Cadilla CL, López Garriga J. Ligand Binding Properties of Recombinant a d Mutant Forms of HBI from Lucina Pectinata. Structural Implications of B10, E7, and E11 Site Directed Mutants. Poster Presented in the Second Colloquium in Protein Structure Function & Cynamics; 2005.
  26. *López L, Berkowitz R, Spiekerman C, Weinstein P. Topical Antimicrobial Therapy in the Prevention of Early Childhood Caries: A Follow-up Report. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-171); 2004.
  27. *López L, Weinstein P. Dental and Periodontal Health and Treatment Needs in a Mother/Child Rural Puerto Rican Population. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-173); 2004.
  28. *López L, Weinstein P. The Prevalence and Pattern of Caries in the Deciduous Teeth of Children from a Rural Community in Puerto Rico. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-172); 2004.
  29. *López L. Early Childhood Caries and Health Disparities: A Mainland and Latino American Reported Prevalence for Hispanics. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-170); 2004.
  30. López LM, Singh GD, Feliciano N, Machuca MDC. Malocclusion. History of Breastfeeding and Parafunctional Habits in PR Children. IADR/AADR/CADR 82nd General Session; 2004.
  31. Menéndez-Delmestre R, Seijo R, and Segarra AC. Effects of Testosterone on Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity in Male Rats. Soc for Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting. Abs 573.5; 2004.
  32. *Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Vega A, Cirilo M, and Conde JG. Establishing Web Services to Foster Virtual Resarch Communities. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-237); 2004.
  33. *Ortiz AP, Suárez E, Romaguera J, Meléndez L, Quintana R. Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Risk Among Puerto Rican Women. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-072); 2004.
  34. Pérez I, Singh GD, López L, Santiago P. Feeding Methods in Puerto Rican Neonates with Cleft Lip/Palate. J Dent Res; 2004.
  35. Pietro R, Granell LB, León R, Cadilla CL, López Garriga J. Flexibility of the Distal Heme Pocket of Lucina Pectinata Hemoglobin I Probed by Infrared Spectroscopy. Poster Presented in the Second Colloquium in Protein Structure Function & Dynamics; 2005.
  36. Puig Ramos A, Santiago GS, Segarra AC. Kappa Opioid Receptors Modulation of Cocaine Sensitization in the Female Rat. Soc for Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting. Abs 119.9; 2004.
  37. Ramos Santana Bj, La Mar GN, Cadilla CL, López Garriga J. H1NMR Structural Characterization of Hemoglobin I F29Y Mutant of Lucina Pectinata in CN Complex. Poster Presented in the Second Colloquium in Protein Structure Function & Dynamics; 2005.
  38. *Renta JY, López-Molina NI, Ayala MA, Rivera A, Rivera I, McFaline JR, Pagán K, Calderón E,Santiago-Borrero PJ, Cadilla CL. Genetic and Clinical Factors in PR Pediatric Patients with Thromboembolic Disease (TED) at the UPR Pediatric Hospital. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-184); 2004.
  39. Rivera A, Carmona-Rivera C, Cadilla CL. Regulation of Hermansky Pudlak Syndromes Genes in Human Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines. Poster presented in ASHG Meeting; 2004.
  40. Rivera LE, Santiago Borrero PJ, and Cadilla CL. Common Mutations in The Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Gene are not Frequently Found in Patients With Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Complicated with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Abstract Submitted for ESHG Meeting; 2005.
  41. *Rodríguez-Medina J, Rivera-Molina FE. Changes in Normal Protein Trafficking Between the Late Endosome/Prevacuolar Compartment (LE/PVC) and the Vacuole in Yeast Cells Lacking Myosin Type II. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-241); 2004.
  42. Salgado J, López Enríquez A, and Irizarry-Ramírez M. RT-PCR Determination of the Expression of the Fusion gene t15, 17 in Promyelocytic Leukemia Patients. Interamerican Society of Hematology; 2004.
  43. *Suárez E, Ortiz AP, Romaguera J, Arias M, Ríos H. Chronic Diseases Among a Saple of Puerto Rican Women Aged 35-80 Years: The Role of Menopausal Status. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-073); 2004.
  44. Torres R, Santiago LE, Acevedo M, Hilerio C, and Zorrilla C. Adaptation and Piloting of an HIV Prevention Intervention Utilizing the Rapid HIV Test in Women at Risk for HIV. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-195); 2004.
  45. *Torres-Santiago L, Ferrer-Rodríguez I, Serrano AE. Characterization of the Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein Gene and the Gama-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase in Plzsmodium Yoelii. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-062); 2004.
  46. *Vega A, Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Montalvo Y, Cirilo M, and Conde JG. Minority Biomedical Institutions in Internet2: A Case Study. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-244); 2004.
  47. *Vega-Rodríguez J, Szeto AC, Pérez-Rosasdo J, Cuevas D, García MI, Serrano AE. Plasmodium berghei: Characterization of the Gamma-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase (GGCS) and the Multidrug Associated Resistant Protein (MRP) Orthologues in Drug Sensitive and Resistant Lines. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-063); 2004.
  48. Zorrilla C, Acevedo M, Santiago L, Estronza G, Anderson J, Currier J, Hopkins M. A Review of Nelfinavir Related Toxicities in Women HIV. DART. (Poster #75); 2004.
  49. Zorrilla C, Acevedo M, Santiago L, Estronza G, Anderson J, Currier J, Hopkins M. Safety and Efficacy of Nelfinavir- Based HAART During Pregnancy: a Retrospective Review HIV. DART. (Poster #56); 2004.
  50. Zorrilla C, Santiago L, Acevedo M, Hilerio C, Falk T, Martínez J, Estronza G, De Jesús L. Women Confronting a Life Threatening Illness Transcending into a Chronic Disease: A Comparison Between HIV and Breast Cancer. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. (PP-201); 2004.

In Press

Articles

  1. *Enriquez M, Irizarry-Ramírez M, Rodríguez Medina J, and Rodríguez-Orengo J. Frequency of Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 in Donated Blood in Puerto Rico. Pan American Health Organization Journal; 2005. In Press
  2. *Espino AM, Osuna A, Gil R, Hillyer GV. Fasciola Hepatica: Humoral and Cytokine Responses to a Member of the Saposin-like Protein Family Following Delivery as a DNA Vaccine in Mice. Experimental Parasitology; 2005. In Press
  3. *Jorge JC, Velázquez KT, Ramos DL, Lorenzini I, Marrero J, Maldonado-Vlaar C. A Testosterone Metabolite is Rewarding to Female Rats. Behavioral Neuroscience; 2005. In Press (Under Revision)
  4. *Rojas Y, Rivera-Ramos I, Rundle V, and Jorge JC. Chronic Exposure to the Anabolic Steroid 17a-methyltestosterone Counteracts the Anxiolytic Properties of Ethanol. Hormones and Behavior; 2005. In Press (Under Revision)
  5. Santiago Borrero PJ, Rodríguez-Pérez Y, Renta JY, Izquierdo NJ, del Fierro L, Muñoz D, Ramírez S, Mercado G, Maldonado AE, Pagán K, Ortiz I, Rivera-Caragol E, Spritz RA and, Cadilla CL. Molecular Screening for Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Gene Mutations Among Puerto Ricans with Albinism. Am J Medical Genetics; 2005. In Press
  6. Singh GD, Levy-Bercowski D, Santiago PE. 3-D Effects of Nasoalveolar Molding in Patients with Orofacial Clefts: Geometric Morphometrics. Cleft Palate Craniofac J; 2005. In Press
  7. Specht SC. Recent Developments in the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids. PRHSJ; 2005. In Press

Presentations

  1. February 2004; Reduction of ZDV-TP after 12 Weeks of Treatment with Ribavirin in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Patients. Rodríguez JF, Meléndez M, Blanco R, Rosario O, Dávila S, Casiano D, García H, Méndez O, Marrero S, Costas P, González C, Pérez C, Rodríguez JR, Santana J. 11th CROI, San Francisco, California.
  2. May 2004; Buprenophine Increases Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity in OVX Rats. González N, Soltero R, and Segarra AC. 4th Annual Conference of Specialized Centers in Neuroscience, Nashville, Tennessee.
  3. May 2004; Buprenophine Increases Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity in OVX Rats. González N, Soltero R, and Segarra AC. Frontiers in Addiction Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
  4. May 2004; HIV-1 Infected Hispanic Women with Cognitive Impairment: Macrophage Proteomic Fingerprints. Meléndez LM, Wojna V, Anderson E, Mack A, Plaud M, Kraiselburd E, Ciborowski P, Gendelman H. 2nd Pan American Symposium on Neurovirology and AIDS, Monterrey, Mexico.
  5. May 2004; Prevalence of HIV Dementia in a Group of Hispanic Women at Risk. Wojna V, Gerena V, Ginebra T, Skolasky R, García H, Gendelman H, Kraiselburd E, McArthur JC, Nath A, Zorrilla C,Meléndez LM. 2nd Pan American Symposium of Neurovirology, Monterrey, Mexico.
  6. May 2004; Standardization of Monocyte Protein Profiles from a Cohort of Hispanic Women with HIV Cognitive Impairment. Meléndez LM, Wojna V, Anderson E, Mack A, Plaud M, Kraiselburd E, Ciborowski P, Gendelman H. 4th Annual Conference of Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs, Nashville, Tennessee.
  7. June 2004; H. Proteomic Profiles in Predicting Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV Disease. Molecular Markers and Mechanisms of HIV-Induced Nervous System Disease.Meléndez LM, Wojna V, Anderson E, Mack A, Plaud M, Kraiselburd E, Ciborowski P, Gendelman. Washington, DC, Maryland.
  8. September 2004; Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamases (ESBLs) Positive Klebsiella Pneumoniae (KP) and Escherichia coli (EC) Clinical Isolates from the Puerto Rico Medical Center. Balleste CR, Vázquez GJ, Matos I, Gutiérrez S, Lebrón RI, Santé MI, Robledo IE. 42nd Infectious Diseases Soc. Of America, Boston, Massachusetts.
  9. September 2004; Prevalence of HIV Dementia in a Group of Hispanic Women at Risk. Wojna V, Gerena V, Ginebra T, Skolasky R, García H, Gendelman H, Kraiselburd E, McArthur JC, Nath A, Zorrilla C, Meléndez LM. ISNV Sardinia, Italy.
  10. October 2004; Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Puerto Rican Women Living in Puerto Rico. Ashby SM, Ortiz AP, Avellanet YR, Romaguera J. Presented at the 15th NAMS Meeting, Washington, DC, Maryland.
  11. October 2004; Relation Between Loss of Libido and Symptoms of Depresión in a Simple of Puerto Rican Middle-Aged Women. Avellanet YR, Ortiz AP, Pando JR, De la Torres MD, Romaguera J. Presented at the 15th NAMS Meeting, Washington, DC, Maryland.
  12. *October 2004; Superfamily: Evolutionary Implications for Drug Resistance in Plasmodia. Cintrón R, Nicholas HB Jr., Ferrer I, González R, Vernot B, Durand D,Serrano AE. The ABC ASM Conference Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Approaches to Infectious Diseases Research, Portland, Oregon.
  13. October 2004; Symptom Experience of a Sample of Puerto Rican Women Aged 40-59: The Role of Age and Menopausal Status. Ortiz AP, Harlow S, Sowers M,Romaguera J. Presented at the 15th NAMS Meeting, Washington, DC, Maryland.
  14. November 2004; Immunogenecity and Protection Elicited by Dengue-4 DNA Vaccines in Balb/C Mice. Rodríguez M, Martínez I. 53nd American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida.
  15. November 2004; In vitro and In vivo Studies of Dengue-2 DNA Vaccines Expressing the Envelope and Non-Structural 1 Protein. García T, Martínez I. 53nd American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida.
  16. *December 2004; The ABC Superfamily: Evolutionary Implications for Drug Resistance in Plasmodia. Cintrón R, Nicholas HB Jr., Ferrer I, González R, Vernot B, Durand D, Serrano AE. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, Baltimore, Maryland.
  17. *December 2004; Buprenorphine Increases Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity in Ovariectomized Rats with Estrogen. González-Rodríguez LA, González Segarra NY, Soltero R, and Segarra AC. Ninth RCMI Internacional Symposium on Health Disparities, Baltimore, Maryland.
  18. December 2004; Cell-Associated and Cell-Free HIV-1 Represent Mutually Distinct Lineages. Yamamura Y, Chandray S, Kumar A, Noel R, Zorrilla C, Collado Chastel S, Muñoz J, Rodríguez N. 9th RCMI International Symposia on Health Disparities, Baltimore, Maryland. (Oral presentation; OP-052)
  19. *December 2004; Characterization of the mdr1 Gene Orthologues of Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium berghei. Ferrer-Rodríguez I, Miranda-Colón J, Szeto AC, Torruella-Thillet C, González G, Serrano AE. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities in Baltimore, Maryland.
  20. December 2004; Detection of Heat Shock Proteins on Red Blood Cells Infected with Plasmodium falciparum. Cabrera-Velázquez LB, Santiago-Schwarz F PhD, Serrano-Bruizela AE. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities in Baltimore, Maryland.
  21. December 2004; Establishing Web Services to Foster Virtual Research Communities (Poster). Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Vega A, Cirilo MD, and Conde JG. 9th RCMI International Research Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland.
  22. *December 2004; Expression and Visualization of Human Insulin Receptor in T-Cells Using Green Fluorescent Protein. Gerena Y, Cadilla C, Schwartz A, andFernández-Repollet E. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, Baltimore, Maryland.
  23. *December 2004; The Expression of a 110-kD Isoform of EGFR is Regulated by EGF and PMA in Breast Adenbocarcinoma Cell Lines. Negrón -Vega L, Cora EM. 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, Baltimore, Maryland.
  24. December 2004; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms and Adherence to HIV/AIDS Medication Among Non-Pregnant HIV Seropositive Women. Hilerio CM; Martínez J, Zorrilla CD. 9th RCMI International Symposia on Health Disparities Baltimore, Maryland. (oral presentation OP-076)
  25. December 2004; Reduction in the Levels of Chs3p-GFP in myo1 Strains is Related to Trafficking Between the Late Endosome/prevacuolar Compartment (PVC) and the Vacuole. Rivera Molina FE and Rodríguez-Medina JR. 44th Annual ASCB Meeting, Washington DC, Maryland. Suppl. Mol Biol Cell 15:406a.
  26. December 2004; Use of Collaborative Technologies in a Minority Institution: A Case Study (Poster).Conde JG, Vega A, Agostini M, González N, Nieves BG, Montalvo Y, Cirilo M, Schwartz A, and Fernández-Repollet E. 9th RCMI International Research Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland.
  27. December 2004; Women Confronting a Life Threatening Illness Transcending into a Chronic Disease: a Comparison Between HIV and Breast Cancer. Zorrilla C, Santiago L, Acevedo M, Hilerio C, Falk T, Martínez J, Estronza G, De Jesús L. 9th RCMI International Symposia on Health Disparities, Baltimore, Maryland. (PP 201)
  28. February 2005; Effect of HIV-1 Primary Isolates on Macrophage Proteome and Neurovirulence form Hispanic Women with Cognitive Impairment. Toro Nieves DM, Anderson E, Plaud M, Wojna V, Ciborowski P, Gendelman H, Meléndez-Guerrero LM. 12th Conference Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), Boston, Massachusetts.
  29. *March 2005. Puerto Rico Biomedical Research Education Program: An Overview. Fernández-Repollet E and Schwartz A. Annual Meeting of SEPA Programs, Tucson, AZ.
  30. *May 2005; A Mobile Unit for Multicast Productions Using VideoLan. Vega A, Montalvo Y, Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Cirilo M, and Conde JG. RedIris Working Group; Málaga, Spain. (Remote Presentation Via Videoconference, by Invitation.
  31. *May 2005; A Mobile Unit for Multicast Productions Using VideoLan. Vega A, Montalvo Y, Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Cirilo M, and Conde JG,. Research Channel/Internet2 Working Group, Intenet2 Spring Meeting, Arlington, Virginia.
  32. *May 2005; Establishing Web Services to Foster Virtual Research Communities. Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Vega A, Cirilo M, and Conde JG. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program's 20th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium, Houston, Texas.
  33. *May 2005; Minority Biomedical Institutions in Internet2: A Case Study. Vega A, Nieves BG, Agostini M, González N, Montalvo Y, Cirilo M, and Conde JG. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Programs's 20th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium, Houston, Texas.
  34. *May 2005; Technology Support for Research Collaborations. Conde JG, Vega A, Agostini M, González N, Nieves BG, Montalvo Y, Cirilo M, Schwartz A and Fernández-Repollet E. Second Investigator's Development Retreat: Mentoring for Advancing the Study of HIV Disparities. Puerto Rico Comprehensive Center for the Study of HIV Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  35. *May 2005; Use of Collaborative Technologies in a Minority Institution: A Case Study. Conde JG, Vega A, Agostini M, González N, Nieves BG, Montalvo Y, Cirilo M, Schwartz A, and Fernández-Repollet E. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program's 20th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium, Houston, Texas.
  36. July 2005; Identification of Genes that Suppress Nikkonmicin Z-induced Lethality When Overexpressed in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Lacking Myosin Type II. Díaz-Blanco NL, Rodríguez-Medina JR. Joint Meeting of the 3 Divisions of the International Union of Microbiological Societies, San Francisco, California.