Leadership

Alliance Leadership

Program Coordinator at Ponce Health Sciences University

Dr. Pedro Santiago-Cardona holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Ph.D. in Developmental Neurobiology, both from the University of Puerto Rico. He completed postdoctoral training in molecular cancer biology at Harvard Medical School and Tufts Medical Center, specializing in cell cycle regulation and the tumor-suppressive functions of the retinoblastoma protein (Rb). He is currently…

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Diana Fernández-Santos, MS, EdD

Program Director UCC
PDC Training Activities Coordinator

Dr. Fernandez-Santos holds an M.S. in Epidemiology from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and an Ed.D. in Education and Curriculum Development from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She has over 28 years of experience supporting HIV and cancer research through data management, statistical methods, and research infrastructure development. She has held…

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Valerie Wojna, MD, FAAN

Principal Investigator UPR-Medical Sciences Campus

Dr. Valerie Wojna holds M.D. from the University of Puerto Rico, where she also completed residency training in Neurology and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology. She is a Professor and clinical translational researcher specializing in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), with research focused on host factors, biomarkers, and social influences affecting neurological outcomes in Hispanic/Latino populations.…

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Evangelia Morou-Bermudez, DDS, MS, PhD

Principal Investigator at UPR-Medical Sciences Campus

Dr. Evangelia Morou-Bermudez holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Rochester. She completed residency training in Pediatric Dentistry and Advanced Education in General Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center. She is a tenured…

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