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Name:
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Rosa Velez
Cintrón
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Hometown:
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San German, PR
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Degree(s):
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Ph.D. Biomedical
Sciences (2011)
Ponce School of Medicine and Health
Sciences
B.S. Industrial
Microbiology
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
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Honors & Awards:
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Ruth L. Kirschstein National
Research Service Award for
Individual Predoctoral Fellows
(F31), August
2009
First Place Oral
presentation at PSM’s
3rd Scientific Conference for
“A new procedure for the quantitative
assessment of P-glycoprotein (Pgp)
efflux pump associated with human T
lymphocytes”
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Entered PhD program:
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2005
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Year(s) in RISE Program:
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2008/09, 2009
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Mentors:
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Dr. James Porter
(RISE)
Dr. Y. Yamamura (research lab mentor)
Edelmarie Rivera (student mentor)
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Research interests:
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HIV, immunology,
virology
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