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Education |
- Boston
College, Chestnut Hill, MA – BS in Biology 1993
- University
of Wisconsin, Madison, WI – PhD in Biochemistry 1998
- Ponce
School of Medicine, Ponce, PR – post doctoral studies
(Pharmacology) 1998-2001
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| Current Research, Teaching
and Professional Appointments |
- Associate Professor of
Biochemistry, Ponce School of Medicine
- Director,Molecular Biology Core Laboratory
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Committees |
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Courses Offered |
- Medical Biochemistry
(2001-present):
- Graduate Student Ethics course,
2002-present, 2 credits
- Graduate level special topics in
Biochemistry, including:
HERVs and pathology, 2 credits; HIV-1 Proteins and
Pathology, 2 credits; HIV Neuropathology, 2 credits.
(All special topics are discussion based and consist
extensively of review of current literature).
- Computers: covers specialized use
of computers and software in biomedical research, 2
credits
- Virology for Graduate Students (MICR
8510) University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus,
Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, 2009
lecture in Intracellular Trafficking of Viral Proteins,
2011 lecture in Retroviruses: Tumor Viruses
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On-Going Research |
- HIV neurotoxic proteins and
learning impairment
- HIV protein expression in
astrocytes and inflammation
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Membership of Professional
Societies |
- American Association for the
Advancement of Science
- American Society for Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology
- American Society for Microbiology
- Society on Neuroimmune
Pharmacology
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