Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe

PROJECT TITLE: MYELOID CELL CIRCUIT IN PRIMARY AND RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA TUMORS I conduct Brain Tumor Research Program at the Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC). In the framework of the program, I am involved in research mentoring of early career investigators, graduate and undergraduate students. Within the program, I conduct few active research projects based on…

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Zoology Department, UPR- Medical Sciences Campus

Interplay between microbial and immune cells in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer The main goals of my laboratory are to characterize the immune mechanisms involved in tumor development, metastasis,and treatment to uncover new therapeutic targets and improve survivalof patients with HNSCC. As a basic and translational immunology researcher, I have focused on characterizing immune mechanisms modulating the…