Education |
- Washington State University,
Pullman WA Ph.D. 2001 Microbiology
- Pontifical Catholic University of
Puerto Rico, Ponce B.S. 1997 Biology
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Research
and Teaching
Appointments |
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| Membership
and Professional Societies/Awards |
- American Association for the
Advancement of Science(AAAS)
- American Society for Microbiology
- Society on Neuroimmune
Pharmacology
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| Research Title |
- Influence of Cocaine on Immune
Cells and HIV-1 Pathogenesis
- Morphine-dependency and SIV/SHIV
Disease Progression in the Macaque Model of AIDS
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| Committees |
- 2005-present Member,
Institutional Review Board, PSM&HS
- 2005-present Member, MD
Curriculum Committe
- 2011-present Chair, Bimedical
Sciences Program Curriculum Committee
- 2011-present Member, Young
Investigator Committee, Society on NeuroImmune
Pharmacology
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| Courses
Offered |
- General Microbiology I
- Infectious Diseases
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Research
Mentor |
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Antonio Pérez
Casanova (2007-2009). Drugs of abuse and AIDS disease
progression: role of morphine and alcohol on SIV/SHIV
infection and AIDS disease progression in a macaque
model.
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Fabián J. Vázquez
Santiago (2010-present). HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive
Disorders in Hispanic women: Relationship between HIV-1
envelope viral evolution and its associated
neurotoxicity in sphingolipids and cholesterol
disturbances.
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Yainyrette Rivera
Rivera (2011-present). Chronic inflammation, depression
and treatment adherence in Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) infected individuals.
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