The Minority Biomedical Research Support
Support of Continuous Research Excellence
(MBRS-SCORE) Program
Principal Investigators and Current Research Projects
FUNDED INVESTIGATORS
| NAME | SCHOOL/DEPT | TYPE | TITTLE PROJECT | GRANT NUM | FUNDING AGENCY | DURATION |
| Blagburn, Jonathan | School of Medicine Dept of Physiology Inst. Neurobiology |
SC2 | Engrailed and the Control of Synaptic Circuitry in Drosophila | 1SC2NS065384-01 | NINDS Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
9/15/08 to 7/31/2011 |
| Chavez, Ligia | Dean of Academic Affairs Behavioral Sciences Research Institute |
SC1 | Cultural Development of an Adolescent Mental Health Quality of Life Instrument | 1SC1HD060888-01 | NICHD Child Health and Human Development |
9/18/08 to 8/31/2013 |
| Irizarry-Ramirez, Margarita | Dean of Academic Affairs College of Health Related Professions |
SC3 | Identification of Prostate Cancer Stage in Hispanics Using Serum Protein Profile | 1SC3GM084769-01 | NIGMS General Medical Sciences |
8/8/08 to 7/31/2012 |
| Jimenez-Rivera, Carlos | School of Medicine Dept of Physiology |
SC1 | Alpha adrenoceptors modulate VTA and PFC in cocaine sensitization | 1SC1GM084854-01 | NIGMS General Medical Sciences |
9/1/08 to 8/31/2012 |
| Kensler, Robert | School of Medicine Dept of Anatomy |
SC1 | Cardiac Muscle: Functional Role of Myosin - Binding Protein C in Contraction | 1SC1HL096017-01 | NIHLBD Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases |
8/15/08 to 7/31/2012 |
| Perez-Torres, Marianela | School of Pharmacy Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
SC2 | Novel Mechanisms of EGFR Gene Expression Regulation | 1SC2GM084789-01 | NIGMS General Medical Sciences |
8/1/08 to 7/31/2011 |
| Rodriguez-Medina, Jose | School of Medicine Dept of Biochemistry |
SC1 | Signaling iteractions in cytokinesis, cell wall biogenesis, and growth in fungi | 1SC1AI081658-01 | NIAID Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
8/1/08 to 7/31/2012 |
| Torres-Ramos, Carlos | School of Medicine Dept of Physiology |
SC1 | Interaction Between DNA Repair and Antioxidant Genes During Aging | 1SC3GM084759-01 | NIGMS General Medical Sciences |
6/1/08 to 5/31/2011 |
| Miller, Mark | School of Medicine Dept. of Anatomy Inst. Neurobiology 201 Blvd del Valle Old San Juan PR 00901 |
SC3 | Co-transmitters and the Regulation of Motor Systems | 1SC3GM087200-01 | |
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| Suranganie F. Dharmawardhane | School of Medicine Dept of Biochemistry Piso 6, Lab. A-633 |
SC3 | Molecular targets of soy isoflavones in breast cancer progression | 1SC3GM084824-01 | NGA Pending |
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| Vera, Mildred | Graduate School of Public Health/Faculty of Biosocial Sciences Piso 3, Lab. B-366 |
SC1 | CBT for Latinos with Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the General Medical Sector | NGA Pending |
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| Torres Bauzá, Luis José | School of Medicine Dept. of Microbiology Piso 3, Lab. B-321 |
SC3 | Molecular analysis of oriT-independent transfer in the gonococcal R-plasmids | 1SC3GM084771-01A1 | |
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| Ortiz, Ana Patricia | Graduate School of Public Health/Dept of Biostatistics and Epidemiology | SC2 | Population-based study of the prevalence of Cervical Human Papilomavirus (HPV) infection in the anogenital area of Puerto Rican women. | NGA Pending |
Further information on each faculty member's research interests are in the Faculty Research Interests section of the RCMI website under the department in which he or she holds their academic appointment.
