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Southern Science
Symposium: Cell Biology and Careers
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
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Preliminary Program
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7:30 am
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Registration,
Exhibitors and Breakfast
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8:30 am
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Welcome &
Opening Remarks
Olga Rodriguez de Arzola, M.D.
Interim President & Dean
Ponce School of Medicine & Health
Sciences
Jose A. Torres- Ruiz, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Program
Ponce School of Medicine & Health
Sciences
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8:45 am |
Scientific
Sessions
- CD16+
Monocyte Subset as a Reservoir
of HIV in Patients Receiving
Suppressive Antiretroviral
Therapy
Freddie Irizarry, B.S. candidate
Pontifical Catholic University
of Puerto Rico
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Effects of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi)
in inflammatory breast cancer
Ivette Suarez-Arroyo, Ph.D.
candidate
Universidad Central del Caribe
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Effects of HIV-1 env BaL and
cocaine on human astrocytes
Fabian Vazquez-Santiago, Ph.D.
candidate
Ponce School of Medicine &
Health Sciences
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Metabotropic glutamate receptor
5 activation is necessary for
synaptic plasticity in the
infralimbic cortex during fear
extinction
Marian Sepulveda-Orengo, Ph.D.
candidate
Ponce School of Medicine &
Health Sciences
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9:45 am |
Coffee Break
& Exhibitors |
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9:55 - am - 11:00 |
Scientific
Keynote
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The long road to personalized
cancer therapies: it's back to
basics
Joaquin Espinosa, Ph.D.,
University of Colorado
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11:00 am -
12:00 noon |
Career
Keynote
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From “Jibara” to “Profesora”: A
reflection of my Life Journey
Johana
Vallejo-Elias, Ph.D., Midwestern
University
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12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
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Networking Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Panel :
To be or not to be a Ph.D.
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Vanessa Rivera, Ph.D., Associate
Professor
Ponce School of Medicine &
Health Sciences
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Lynnette Ruiz, Ph.D.,
Post-doctoral/Adjunct Professor
Caribbean Primate Research
Center
University of Puerto Rico
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Mariano Colon-Caraballo, B.S.
Ponce School of Medicine &
Health Sciences
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Elinette Albino-Rodriguez, Ph.D.
candidate
Ponce School of Medicine &
Health Sciences
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Poster Session
& Networking Reception
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Awards, closing
remarks and raffle
Richard J.
Noel, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Ponce School of Medicine & Health
Sciences
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