2023 Awards 2023 Scientific Productivity Award
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology,
UPR-Medical Sciences Campus

Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology,
UPR-Medical Sciences Campus

Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Ph.D. Study of microbial communities and biodiversity, integration of the microbiome, combining metagenomics and bioinformatics analysis on topics as diverse as cervical cancer, biofilm succession, the gastrointestinal tract of animals or dysbiosis in tropical ecosystems.




The gut microbiome as a therapeutic strategy for modulating the efficacy of viroimmunotherapy against malignant glioma- NCI - U54 CA096297-17
The Microbiome as a risk factor for hr-HPV persistence and Cervical Cancer, RCMI NIMHD 2U54MD007600-36 (8538)
Effects of environmental contaminants on anxiety-like and fear behaviors, and gut-microbiota in rodents- R21ES034191 NIEHS (Sierra/Godoy MPIs)
NSF RAPID Award

2022-2023: 14 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and 3 new manuscripts submitted by graduate students, a book chapter on the human microbiome submitted to the “bible” of infectious diseases: “Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases”. Expertise: Recent Grants and Publications 2023 Scientific Productivity Award
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry Department,
Universidad Central del Caribe
Michelle M. Martínez Montemayor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor,
Biochemistry Department,
Universidad Central del Caribe
Michelle M. Martínez Montemayor, Ph.D.
Experimental therapeutics derived from natural products, biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of aggressive breast cancers such as inflammatory breast cancer, characterization of inflammatory breast cancer in Puerto Rican patients, and improvement of diagnostic guidelines



Characterization of Inflammatory Breast Cancer in Hispanic Women from Puerto Rico. Quirindongo-Rivera C, Rullán-Varela V, Underill Z, Rivera M, Ortiz-Ortiz KJ, Martínez-Montemayor MM. J Cancer. 2022 Oct 24;13(14):3495-3502. doi: 10.7150/jca.77108. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36484009.
Metadherin Regulates Inflammatory Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis. Ortiz-Soto G, Babilonia-Díaz NS, Lacourt-Ventura MY, Rivera-Rodríguez DM, Quiñones-Rodríguez JI, Colón-Vargas M, Almodóvar-Rivera I, Ferrer-Torres LE, Suárez-Arroyo IJ, Martínez-Montemayor MM. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 28;24(5):4694. doi: 10.3390/ijms24054694. PMID: 36902125.
Expertise: Recent Grants and Publications 2023 Outstanding
Certified
Mentor &
PIlot Project
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Ponce Health Sciences University
Caleb Esteban Reyes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
of Clinical Psychology
Ponce Health Sciences University
Caleb Esteban Reyes, Ph.D. Pilot Project Dr. Caleb Esteban Reyes holds the titles of Clinical Psychologist, Researcher, and Professor within the Clinical Doctorate Program of Psychology at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU). His research interests lie in investigating health inequalities in terms of biopsychosocial and social determinants of health, specifically within minority sexual communities such as lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (LGB) in Puerto Rico. He is considered an exemplary Junior Professor and Early-Stage Investigator, and has demonstrated exceptional mentoring skills to his mentees, some of whom have been under his guidance for over three years. Dr. Reyes' mentoring approach includes actively listening, establishing clear deadlines and timelines for progress, providing constructive and helpful feedback, guiding scientific productivity, facilitating professional networking, supporting work-life balance, and other valuable aspects. The Effect of the Coming Out Rejection toward Metabolic Syndrome among
Hispanics LGB Young Adults About 2023 Outstanding
Pilot Project Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Zoology Department,
UPR- Medical Sciences Campus

Stephanie M. Dorta Estremera, Ph.D. Interplay between microbial communities and immune cells
in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer 2023 Outstanding
Abstracts

Jennifer Díaz, BS (UPR-MSC) – Category: Student

Dr. Yisel Cantres, PhD (UPR-MSC) – Category: Faculty