University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus
Minority Biomedical Research Support
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement
MBRS RISE

Calendar of Activities

Summer 2004 Poster Presentation

	Effect of organic compounds in fine particles (PM2.5) from Puerto Rico on cytokine repertoire of human Lymphocytes: Developing methodologies Imilce Rodríguez Fernández (UG) and *Enrique Fuentes (G) Mattei Campus of Origin: Ponce and *RCM Advisor: Dr. Braulio Jiménez
	Neonatal exposure to 3a-DIOL and the effects on adult non-reproductive behaviors Glorimar Gandía (UG) and *Rebecca García (UG) Campus of Origin: Arecibo and *Río Piedras Advisor: Dr. Juan C. Jorge
	Expression of Wild Type and the S141A Mutant S. cerevisiae Mannosyphospho Dolichol Synthase (DPMS) in E.coli *Gabriel Mattei (UG) and José Pagán (UG) Campus of Origin:*Río Piedras and Ponce Advisor: Dr. Dipak Banerjee
	Changes in NMDA and AMPA Receptors to Cortex, Hippocampus and Pre- Frontal Cortex Membrane Fractions of Cocaine and Cocaine-Prazosin Treated Rats Alexis Tirado Costacamps (UG) Campus of Origin: Mayagüez Advisor:Dr. José G. Ortiz
	Effects of Valeriana officinalis on GABAA Receptors Ileana E. Ocasio (UG) Campus of Origin: Cayey Advisor: Dr. José G. Ortiz
	Relationship Between the Environmental Conditions and Airborne Lorraine Sierra (UG) Campus of Origin: Ponce Advisor: Dr. Benjamín Bolaños
	Cocaine decreases met-enkephalin immunoreactivity in the Nucleus Accumbens of female rats Christian Ortiz (UG) Campus of Origin: Mayagüez Advisor: Dr. Annabel Segarra
	Kinetics of Vpr and Tat Expression in HIV-infected Jurkat (J1.1) Cells Treated with TNF-alpha Adrián J. Calderón (G) and Amílcar Morales (G) Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Dr. Julio A. Lavergne
	The Expression of Caveolae-Associated Proteins in C6 Glial and 1321N1 Cell Lines Jaimarí Cumba (UG), Cristina Pagán (UG), Jomarie Rivera (UG) and Hermes Pagán (UG) Campus of Origin: Cayey, Mayagüez, Arecibo and Río Piedras Advisor: Walter Silva y Edna Aquino
	Identification of Temperature-Sensitive MYOI Mutants in Yeast Linette Mejías (UG) and Karla Viera (UG) Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Dr. José R. Rodríguez Medina
	*Detection of Mutations in the Alpha-I-Antitrypsin Gene in Patients with Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Complicated with Pulmonary Fibrosis **Expressions of Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Genes in Human Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines *Linda Rivera (G), Félix Rivera, **Iván Rivera (UG) and **Wilmarie Lorenzo (UG) Campus of Origin: RCM and Aguadilla Advisor: Dra. Carmen L. Cadilla, Dr. José R. Rodríguez Medina
	*Does P53 Polymorphism Affect the Susceptibility to HPV16-related HNSCC? *Sorángel Bermúdez (UG), *Hilsamar Félix (UG) and Jaime Miranda Campus of Origin: Río Piedras and Cayey Advisor: Dra. Adelfa Serrano, Dra. Adriana Báez
	*Regulation of 110 kD-EGFR Expression by PMA and EGF in Mammary Carcinoma Cell Lines **Binding of a soluble isoform of Epidermal Growth Factor (110 kD-EGFR) To ErbB-2 receptor *Danna M. Pérez (UG) and **José F. Rodríguez (UG) Campus of Origin: Ponce and RCM Advisor: Dr. Elsa M. Cora
	Determination Of Arsenic and Lead Levels In Bottled Water From Puerto Rico *Alexis Díaz (UG) and Yesseinia Angleró (UG) Campus of Origin: *Ponce and Humacao Advisor: Dr. Carlos Rodríguez, Dra. Imar Mansilla
	Markers of Oxidative and Nitrosative Damage in HIV Toxic Neuropathy Lilliana Ramírez (UG) Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Dr. Carlos A. Luciano
	Effects of Nitric Oxide on the Pharmacological Response to Losartan on the KCI and Acetylcholine Stimulated Rat Trachea Laura Aponte (UG) Campus of Origin: Mayagüez Advisor: Dr. Guido Santacana
	Group I mGluR agonist modulates an exploratory-based anxiety in an estrogen dependent manner in the basolateral amygdala *María I. De Jesús (UG) and Yasmín Maisonave (UG) Campus of Origin: *Bayamón and Mayaguez Advisor: Dra. Nivia L. Pérez
	Intracellular determination of Zidovudine-triphosphate metabolite in HIV-infected children Denisse Cruz (UG) Campus of Origin: Bayamón Advisor:Dr. José F. Rodríguez Orengo
	Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of b-Lactamases Identified in K. pneumoniae and E.coli Clinical Isolates from the Puerto Rico Medical Center. Olgary Figueroa (UG) and *Emilee Colón (UG) Campus of Origin: *Aguadilla and Cayey Advisor:Dra. Iraida E. Robledo
	Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein Mutants in Microinjected Eggs of Pink Convict Cichlids: A Feasibility Study Rafael Tirado (UG) and *Agnes V. Arenas (UG) Campus of Origin: Mayagüez and *Humacao Advisor: Dra. Emma Fernández-Repollet
	Conceptual Model to Assess Alzheimer Caregivers' Well-Being And Factors Influencing Well-Being Among Those Who Participated in The Alzheimer's Caregiver Day Celebrated in May 2, 2004 Amarilis Quiñones (G) Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Dra. Ríos
	Transformation of the Sporothrix schenckii ssgb-1 gene with a knockout construct containing the zeocin resistance cassette Johanna L. Díaz (G) Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Dra. Nuri Rodríguez
	Mutation analysis of the Plasmodium berghei mdr1 gene present on malaria drug sensitive and resistant lines Jaime Miranda (UG) Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Dra. Adelfa Serrano