Graduate Students
Cruz Díaz, Nildris
Program- M.S.
Year of Study- 2nd
Research Interest- Vascular Alterations in Heart Failure
Advisor- María J. Crespo, Ph.D.
E-mail- nicruz81@hotmail.com
Cruz, Lillian
Program- Ph.D.
Year of Study- 5th
Research Interest- Mechanisms Involved in Spinal Cord Regeneration
Advisor- Jorge Miranda, Ph.D.
Publications:
1. Wilson CA, Irrizarry-Ramirez M, Gaskins HE, Cruz-Orengo L, Figueroa JD, Withemore SR, Miranda JD (2002) Upregulation of EphA Receptor Expression in the Injured Adult Rat Spinal Cord, Cell Transplantation 11; 229-239
Figueroa, Johnny
Program- Ph.D.
Year of Study- 4th
Research Interest- Axon Guidance Molecules and Its Roles After Spinal Cord Injury: Turning Repulsion into Adhesion
Advisor- Jorge Miranda, Ph.D.
E-mail davisjr@hotmail.com
Publications:
1. Wilson CA, Irrizarry-Ramirez M, Gaskins HE, Cruz-Orengo L, Figueroa JD, Withemore SR, Miranda JD (2002) Upregulation of EphA Receptor Expression in the Injured Adult Rat Spinal Cord, Cell Transplantation 11; 229-239
Abstracts:
1. Willson CA, Irizarry-Ramiréz M, Cruz-Orengo L, Foster RD, Gaskins H, Figueroa JD, Grafals M, Whittemore SR and Miranda JD. Screening for the expression of EPH and ephrin molecules after spinal cord injury in adult rats. 31st Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, November 2001.
2. J.D. Figueroa, C. Wilson, H. Gaskins, S.R. Whittemore and J. Miranda An Axon Guidance Molecule and its Roles after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Turning Repulsion into Adhesion Biomedical Research Forum, UPR School of Medicine April 18, 2002.
3. J.D. Figueroa, C. Wilson, H. Gaskins, S.R. Whittemore and J. Miranda Expression of EPHA7 suggest roles in spinal cord injury pathophysiology. First Joint Symposium of the National and International Neurotrauma Societies (The 20th Annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium & The Sixth International Neurotrauma Symposium) October 27-November 1 2002.
García Colón, José
Master's Degree in Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico (In Progress)
Program- Ph.D.
Year of Study- 2nd
Research Interest- Membrane Domains and Receptors Functions
Advisor- Walter Silva, Ph.D.
E-mail- josegio@yahoo.com
Lugo Escobar, Natasha
Program- Ph.D.
Year of Study- 1st
E-mail- sachy_nl@yahoo.com
Padró, Carmen
Program- Ph.D
Year of Study- 6th
Research Interest- K+ channel Genes in Chromosome 11 and the regulation of VO2max
Advisor- Miguel A. Rivera, Ph.D.
Ramos Acosta, José A.
Master's Degree in Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Program- Ph.D.
Year of Study- 1st
Research Interest- Vascular Alterations in Heart Failure
Advisor- Nelson Escobales, Ph. D.
E-mail- jaramos@stu.rcm.upr.edu
Rivera Brown, Anita
Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology, Rhode Island University
Program - Ph.D.
Year of Study- 5th
Research Interest- Effects of Heat Stress on Physiological Responses in Young vs. Adult Females
Advisor- Guido Santacana, Ph.D.
E-mail- aniriver@coqui.net
Selected Publications:
1. Rivera-Brown, A.M. and Frontera, W.R. Achievement of plateau and reliability of VO2max in active adolescents: Effects of testing ergometer. Ped. Exer. Sci., 10:164-175, 1998.
2. Rico-Sanz, J., Frontera, W.R., Mole, P.A., Rivera, M., Rivera-Brown, A. and Meredith, C.N. Dietary and performance assessment of elite soccer players during a period of intense training. Int. J. Sports Nutr. 8: 230-240, 1998.
3. Rivera-Brown, A.M., Gutiérrez, R., Gutiérrez, J.C., Frontera, W.R. and Bar-Or, O. Effect of drink composition on voluntary drinking, fluid balance, and thermoregulation in athletic heat acclimatized boys exercising in hot outdoors climate. J. Appl. Physiol. 86: 78-84, 1999.
4. Aragón Vargas, L.F., Maughan, R.J., Rivera-Brown, A., Meyer, F., Murray, R. De Barros T.L., García, P.R., Sarmiento, J.M., Arroyo, F., Javornik, R., Matsudo, V.K.R., Salazar, W. and Lentini., N. Physical activity in the heat: thermoregulation and hydration in Latin America. Sports Science Exchange 12 (3): 1999.
5. Rivera-Brown, A.M., Alvarez ,A., Rodríguez-Santana, J., Benetti, P. Anaerobic power and achievement of VO2 plateau in pre-pubertal boys. Int. J. Sports Med. 22:111-115, 2001.
Selected Abstracts:
1. Araya, F., Rivera-Brown, A., Micheo, W., Torres, M., Del Río, L. and George, R. Reliability of the Bosco Ergojump anaerobic power test in trained adolescents. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 30 (5): S153, 1998.
2. Ramírez-Marrero, F., Rivera-Brown, A. and Smith, B.A. Relashionship between Tritrac-R3D estimated energy expenditure and measured energy expenditure during a treadmill walking test in African-American children. Ped. Exer. Sci. 11(2): 184, 1999.
3. Rivera-Brown, A.M, W. Micheo and E. Báez. Injury prevalence and incidence in gymnasts participating in the 1996 world championships. Conference on Youth Sports, Youth Sports Science Institute, Michigan State University, 1999.
4. Rivera-Brown, M. Torres, F. Ramírez-Marrero, and Bar-Or, O. Drink composition, voluntary drinking and fluid balance in exercising, trained, heat-acclimatized girls. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 31: S92, 1999.
Rodríguez Zayas, Ana
Program- Ph.D.
Year of Study- 2nd
Santiago Santana, José M.
Program- M.S.
Year of Study- 1st
Research Interest- Expression of the eph Genes after Spinal Cord Injury
Advisor- Jorge Miranda, Ph.D.
E-mail- jimocypress@hotmail.com
Velázquez Figueroa, Kandy
Program - M.S.
Year of Study- 2nd
Research Interest- Neuroendocrinology
Advisor- Juan Carlos Jorge, Ph.D., Co-Advisor Anabell Segarra, Ph.D.
E-mail- Kandyv@hotmail.com
Velázquez Torres, Guermarie
Program - M.S.
Year of Study- 1st
Research Interest-
Advisor- Walter Silva, Ph.D.
E-mail- : guermarie@hotmail.com and guermarie@yahoo.com.