MBRS - RISE, Calendar of Activities

Calendar of Activities

Summer 2007 Poster Presentation

	Increased Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Damage in Mixed Germ Cells from Base Excision Repair Deficient Mice during Aging Student (s): Karina Acevedo Campus of Origing: RCM Advisor: Carlos A. Torres, Ph.D.
	Effects of SR12813 on MHC-II Induction in Two Human Cell Lines Xiomara M. González Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Braulio D. Jiménez, Ph.D.
	Prevalence of CYP2C19 Gene Polymorphisms in the Puerto Rican Newborn Population Liza M. Castro and Pamela Silén Campus of Origin: Río Piedras and Bayamón Advisor: Carmen L. Cadilla, Ph.D.
	Correlates of Painful Symptoms in HIV Neuropathy Gliselle Nieves Campus of Origin: Humacao Advisor:Carlos Luciano, Ph.D.
	Disruption of the Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein (pbmrp) Gene in Plasmodium Berghei Maria del Mar González Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Adelfa Serrano, Ph.D.
	Dose-response profile of Anabolic Steroids in hedonic and anxiety behavioral domains according to chemical structure Orialis Figueroa Campus of Origin: Humacao Advisor: Jennifer Barreto, Ph.D.
	Cystatin B interaction with STAT-1 and HIV replication in Macrophages Stephanie M. Dorta Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Loyda Meléndez, Ph.D.
	Measurement of Endotoxin Concentrations in Bottled Water Using Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Auremar Torres Campus of Origin: Arecibo Advisor: Edna Negrón, Ph.D.
	Generation of Plasmodium berghei mutants deficient in expression of glutathione reductase Rebecca Pastrana Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Adelfa Serrano, Ph.D.
	Acute Exposure to Anabolic Steroid Interferes with Emotional Memory During Puberty Mario G. Oyola and Glenda L. Rodríguez Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Nivia L. Pérez, Ph.D.
	Subcellular Localization and DNA Binding Activity of wild type and mutated forms of the TWIST2 transcription factor found in Setleis Syndrome patients Héctor Franco Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Carmen L. Cadilla, Ph.D.
	Screening of Sporothrix schenckii G? subunit SSG-3 protein-protein interaction using yeast two hybrid analysis Waleska González Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Nuri Rodríguez, Ph.D.
	Development of a DNA Vaccine for Dengue virus serotype 4 Yisel M. Cantres Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Idalí Martínez, Ph.D.
	Development of a DNA Vaccine against Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Elba Caraballo Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Idalí Martínez, Ph.D.
	BLOC3, a Defective Protein Complex in Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Type 1 (HPS1), Is Associated With Premelanosomes Carmelo Carmona Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Carmen L. Cadilla, Ph.D.
	Expression of Proteins Associated with Oxidative Stress in Macrophages Linette Bosques Campus of Origin: Mayagüez Advisor: Loyda M. Meléndez, Ph.D.
	Effect of sequence in the mobilization of ?-Lactamase plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using Escherichia coli as experimental model Janice Rodríguez Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: L J. Torres-Bauza, Ph.D.
	Hyperpolarization activated cation current (Ih) channel subunit 2 (HCN2) is present in the Mesocorticolimbic System Yamil López and José F. Farrington Campus of Origin: Mayagüez and Río Piedras Advisor:Carlos A. Jiménez, Ph.D.
	Characterization of HIV-1 Inhibition in Placental Macrophages Katia García Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor:Loyda M. Meléndez, Ph.D.
	Anabolic Steroid Modulation of Neuropeptide Y Levels in Brain Regions Controlling Anxiety and Reproductive Behaviors in Pubertal Rats Sherry L. Santiago Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor:Jennifer Barreto, Ph.D.
	Comparison of daily indoor and outdoor fungal spores concentrations in Caguas, Puerto Rico Sacha González Campus of Origin: Mayagüez Advisor: Benjamín Bolaños, Ph.D.
	Alpha-2 receptors modulate excitatory synaptic transmission in VTA DA cells David A. Schwarz Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Carlos A. Jiménez, Ph.D.
	Generation of Molecular Probes for the Detection of Extrachromosomal rDNA Circles After Oxidative Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisae Jackeline Gratacós and Sylvette Ayala, Ph.D. Campus of Origin: Humacao Advisor: Sylvette Ayala, Ph.D.
	Determination of the Optimal Conditions for RNAi-Mediated Silencing of the APE1 Gene in the Lymphoblastic Leukemic CEM Cell Line Viviana Orozco Campus of Origin: RCM Advisor: Braulio D. Jiménez, Ph.D.
	p16 INK4a polymorphism: Association with Tumor Progression in Head and Neck Cancer Leslimar Ríos Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Adriana Báez, Ph.D.
	Construct design for the disruption of the Glutathione S-transferase (pbgst) gene in Plasmodium berghei Mariela Fuentes Campus of Origin: Río Piedras Advisor: Adelfa Serrano, Ph.D.
	Expression of the Recombinant Protein Fasciola hepatica Ferritin- like (FhFrr) Verónica Román Campus of Origin: Humacao Advisor: Ana Espino, Ph.D.
	Valeriana officinalis Extracts and [3H]Glu Receptor Binding - Preliminary Results Yoshira M. Ayala and Carmen M. Ortiz Campus of Origin: Humacao and Cayey Advisor: José G. Ortiz, Ph.D.
	Caveolin Expression After Spinal Cord Injury Giam S. Vega Campus of Origin: Humacao Advisor: Jorge D. Miranda, Ph.D.
	Effects of cocaine on immunoreactivity to tyrosine hydroxylase in the ventral tegmental area in female rats Nicole Carreras and Leslie Torres Campus of Origin: Río Piedras and Mayagüez Advisor:Annabell C. Segarra, Ph.D.
	Effects of tunicamycin in aquaporin expression in capillary endothelial cells Meriandry Miller and Ángel O. Claudio Campus of Origin: Río Piedras and Río Piedras Advisor: Dipak K. Banerjee, Ph.D.
	Role of Endothelial VEGF on Angiogenesis Mónica Rivera and Ángel O. Claudio Campus of Origin: Río Piedras and Río Piedras Advisor: Dipak K. Banerjee, Ph.D.
	Correlation Between ACE Activity and ACE mRNA Expression in the Heart of Syrian Cardiomyopathic Hamsters Ismael Ortiz and Raisa Hernández Campus of Origin: Ponce and Río Piedras Advisor: Maria J. Crespo, Ph.D.
	The role of group I mGluR in naturalistic anxiety behavior Kelvin Quiñones and Jose R. Muñoz Campus of Origin: Rio Piedras and Ponce Advisor: Nivia Pérez, Ph.D.