Posters Presentations 12th Scientific Day at the Embassy Suites, Isla Verde May 3, 2023
This year’s abstracts were published in a special supplement of the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal (PRHSJ).
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Yisel Cantres-Rosario, PhD- Outstanding Abstract- Category Investigator/Faculty.
Beside her Dr. Vanessa Sepulveda, Dr. Valerie Wojna and Dr. Yamil Gerena
Jennifer Díaz Rivera, BS
Outstanding Abstract- Student Category
ANTIBIOTICS DISTURB IMMUNE AND MICROBIAL CELL INFILTRATION IN HPV+ OROPHARYNGEAL TUMORS
Posters Presentations 12th Scientific Day at the Embassy Suites, Isla Verde May 3, 2023
Jean C. Meléndez-González, PhD
Paola Rivera-Dilán
Dr. Edda Santiago, Dr. Marizaida Sanchez, Dr. Edna Acosta and Laura Mora
Ámbar M. Marrero Sierra
Sthephanie Estrada
Brenda Marín-Rodríguez
Gerardo E. Sánchez-Navarro, BS
José Javier López-Fontanet, MS
Jennifer Díaz Rivera, BS
Nayra del C. Rodríguez-Soto, PhD, MSc
Valeria M. Hernández-Cosme, PhD Student
Natalia Álvarez-Roger, BS
Yisel Cantres-Rosario, PhD
Wilfredo E. De Jesús-Monge, MD, MSc
Loida A. González-Rodríguez, MD FACE
Alexander J. Jaramillo-Canas, BS
Adriana N. García-Irizarry, BS
Jennifer Díaz Rivera, BS
Xayisnalie Martinez, MD San Juan City Hospital
Sandra I. Ralat, PhD
Daraishka Pérez-Caraballo, BSN-RN
Alibeth E. Luna-Alvear and Alexandra C. Rentas-Echeverria
Emely Morales Colón, MS
Solian Guzmán-Oquendo
Mónica G. Rodríguez, MD San Juan City Hospital
Alexandra C. Rivera-González, MPH, Edna Acosta, PhD and Alexander N. Ortega, PhD from Drexel University
Luz V. Arroyo-Cruz, PhD
Cecilia Soler-Llompart, MS
Marian Sepúlveda-Orengo, PhD
Karolina Cruz-Colomba, MS
Alexandra C. Rivera-González, MPH, Edna Acosta, PhD and Alexander N. Ortega, PhD from Drexel University
| Poster Num. | Title | Presenters and co-authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSCULOSKELETAL & RHEUMATIC SYMPTOMATOLOGY AFTER COVID-19 VACCINATION REPORTED IN A PUERTO RICAN POPULATION | Gerardo E. Sánchez-Navarro, BS; Humberto R. Nieves-Jiménez, BS; Christian C. Colón-Vega, BS; Kristina M. Medina-Agramonte, BS; Juan D. Mercado-Potes, BS; Giancarlo Piovanetti-Crespo, BS; Frances Ramírez de Arellano-Canetti, BS; Ricardo Rodríguez-Infanzón, BS; Ariana N. Vélez-Santiago, BS; Bárbara Riestra-Candelaria, PhD |
| 2 | BURNOUT DURING SURGICAL RESIDENCY IN A HISPANIC POPULATION | Joseph Salem-Hernández, BS; Marcantonio V. Pinci, MD; Norberto J. Torres-Lugo, MD; David Deliz-Jimenez, MD; Pamela Merheb-Finianos, BS; Norman Ramirez, MD; Antonio Otero-López, MD, FAAOS |
| 3 | AFLIBERCEPT FOR THE TREATMENT OF MACULAR EDEMA SECONDARY TO IDIOPATHIC RETINAL VASCULITIS, ANEURYSMS, AND NEURORETINITIS SYNDROME | José Javier López-Fontanet, MS; Sofía C. Ayala Rodríguez, BS; Armando L. Oliver, MD |
| 4 | EFFECT OF COMORBIDITIES IN RECURRENT AND LONG COVID-19 IN THE PUERTO RICAN POPULATION | Frances Heredia-Negrón, PhD; Julian Velev, PhD; José Rodríguez-Orengo, PhD; Abel Baerga-Ortiz, PhD; Abiel Roche-Lima,PhD |
| 5 | METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS AMONG POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME-PHENOTYPES IN A SAMPLE OF HISPANIC PATIENTS | Loida A. González-Rodríguez, MD FACE; Isabel Arroyo-Gómez, MD; Lorena González-Sepúlveda, MS; Cristina M. Casas-Loyola, MD; Jadailine Bermúdez-Santos, MD; Josefina Romaguera, MD MPH |
| 6 | PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN A SAMPLE OF HISPANIC PATIENTS WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME | Adriana N. García-Irizarry, BS; Hilary A. Cabrera-Martínez, BS; Lorena González-Sepúlveda, MS; Isabel Arroyo-Gómez, MD; Josefina Romaguera, MD MPH; Loida A. González-Rodríguez, MD FACE |
| 7* | ANTIBIOTICS DISTURB IMMUNE AND MICROBIAL CELL INFILTRATION IN HPV+ OROPHARYNGEAL TUMORS | Jennifer Díaz Rivera, BS; Jorge R. Galán Ortíz, BS; Kamila Andino Del Valle, BS; Michael Rivera Rodriguez, BS; Natalie Vázquez Meléndez, BS; Filipa Godoy Vitorino, PhD; Stephanie M. Dorta, PhD |
| 8 | LEVELS OF VITAMIN D IN CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY VETERANS RESIDING IN PUERTO RICO | Luzimar Conaway, MD; Ámbar M. Marrero Sierra |
| 9 | ASSOCIATION OF GUT MICROBIOME WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PUERTO RICO: A PRELIMINARY REPORT | Cecilia Soler-Llompart, MS; Gerianne Olivieri-Henry; Carlos Herrero-Rivera; Fabián Pérez-Luzunaris; Javier Ruiz, MD; Michel Santiago, MD, Ana C. Sala, PsyD; Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, PhD; Vanessa Sepúlveda-Rivera, MD |
| 10 | ASSOCIATION OF GUT MICROBIOME WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PUERTO RICANS | Vanessa Sepúlveda-Rivera, MD; Gerianne Olivieri-Henry; Cecilia Soler-Llompart, MS; Carlos Herrero-Rivera; Fabián Perez-Luzunaris; Javier Ruiz, MD; Michel Santiago, MD; Ana C. Sala, PsyD; Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, PhD |
| 11 | TEST OF A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ON CLINICAL RESEARCH COMPLIANCE, TRAINING, AND ETHICS | Wilfredo E. De Jesús-Monge, MD, MSc |
| 12 | EXPOSURE TO LIFE THREAT AMONG WOMEN: THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 AND HURRICANE MARÍA ON POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMS | Karolina Cruz-Colomba, MS; Nayra C. Rodríguez-Soto, PhD, MSc; Idanara Ocasio-Quiñones, MS; Carmen J. Buxó, DrPH, MPH, MSc; Evangelia Morou-Bermudez, DDS, PhD; Karen G. Martínez, MD, MSc |
| 13 | ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN A SAMPLE OF HISPANIC PATIENTS WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME | Brenda Marín-Rodríguez, PhD; Isabel Arroyo-Gómez, MD; Lorena González-Sepúlveda, MS; Juan C. Jorge, PhD; Josefina Romaguera, MD MPH; Loida A. González-Rodríguez, MD FACE |
| 14 | TOLAC AND VBAC SUCCESS IN WOMEN ADMITTED TO A LABOR ROOM AT A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO | Xayisnalie Martínez, MD; Yurizam Ramírez, MD |
| 15 | PREVALENCE OF DYSMENORRHEA AMONG HISPANIC ADOLESCENTS AGES 13 TO 18-YEARS-OLD LIVING IN PUERTO RICO AND ITS EFFECT ON SCHOOL PERFORMANCE | Mónica G. Rodríguez Velázquez, MD; Xayisnalie Martínez, MD; Amaury J. Llorens Martínez MD, FACOG, FACS |
| 16 | HORMONAL VS NON-HORMONAL THERAPY PREFERENCE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WHO ATTEND A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Xayisnalie Martínez, MD; Jeyka Marín, MD; Erika Benabe, MD; Yurizam Ramírez, MD |
| Poster Num. | Title | Presenters and co-authors |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GANODERMA SPP. EXTRACTS FROM PUERTO RICO SHOW SELECTIVE ANTI- TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER POTENTIAL | Gabrielle M. Silverio-Alvarado, BS; Arroyo-Cruz L.V., PhD; Sagardía-González S., BS; Miller K., PhD; Ling T., PhD; Rivas F, PhD; Martínez-Montemayor M. M., PhD |
| 18 | DRUG INTERACTIONS, METABOLIC ACTIVITY AND GENE EXPRESSION OF THE IRON CHELATOR DEFERASIROX WITH CHEMOTHERAPY | Sthephanie Estrada; Grace Torres, BSN; Daraishka Pérez, BSN; Yaritza Inostroza, PhD; Yamixa Delgado, PhD |
| 19 | EFFECTS OF STRESS PRIOR TO COCAINE SELF-ADMINISTRATION ON SEEKING BEHAVIOR | Marian Sepúlveda-Orengo, PhD; Yobet A. Pérez-Pérez; Roberto J. Morales-Silva; Joshua Pérez-Torres; John K. Alvarado-Torres; Genesis Rodríguez-Torres |
| 20 | INCREASE IN THE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO COVID-19 DURING THE FUNGAL SPORE SEASON AMONG RESIDENTS OF SAN JUAN AND CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO | Xaymara Hernández-González, BS; Félix E. Rivera-Mariani, PhD; Loyda Méndez, PhD; Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero, PhD |
| 21 | EVALUATION of the ERGOSTEROL PEROXIDE and PACLITAXEL DRUG COMBINATION on TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER MODELS | Luz V. Arroyo-Cruz, PhD; Gabrielle Silverio-Alvarado, BS; Diego Román, BS; Aliyah Bocachica-Adorno, BS; Taotao Ling, PhD; Fátima Rivas, PhD; Michelle M. Martínez-Montemayor, PhD |
| 22** | BIOLOGICAL SEX DIFFERENCES AND DYSREGULATED INTERFERON TYPE 1 RESPONSES IN HIV-1 NEUROPATHOGENESIS | Yisel Cantres-Rosario, PhD; Estefanía Medina Colón, BS; Bryan Collazo, BS; Jerry Lopez; Kamilis Hernández; Elaine Rodríguez, MT; Bexaida Díaz, PhD; Rosa J. Rodríguez-Benítez, MPH, MS, PhD; Miriam Matos, MD; Vanessa Sepúlveda, MD, FACP; Yamil Gerena, PhD; Valerie Wojna, MD, FAAN |
| 23 | LEUKEMIA INHIBITOR FACTOR SIGNALING MECHANISM FOR NEUROGENESIS IN ASTROCYTIC CELLS EXPOSED TO HIV-GP120 PROTEIN | Natalia Álvarez-Roger, BS; Valeria Hernandez-Cosme, PhD Student; Guillermo Jiménez-Jordán BS; Mikhail Inyushin, PhD; Janaina M. Alves, PhD |
| 24 | THE CELL-SIGNALING OF LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR IN HIPPOCAMPAL NEURON REGENERATION | Valeria M. Hernández-Cosme, PhD Student; Guillermo Jiménez-Jordan, BS; Natalia A. Álvarez-Roger, BS; Janaina M. Alves, PhD; Mikhail Inyushin, PhD |
| 25 | THE UNDERLYING MECHANISM OF PKR AND UPR BLOCKS HIV-1 ENTRY IN MONOCYTIC CELLS THROUGH PSP | Eduardo Álvarez, PhD[c]; Diana Figueroa, MSN NP-C; Elyette Lugo, MD[c]; Emanuel Ortiz, MD[c]; Nawal M. Boukli, PhD |
| 26 | ONCOGENIC EFFECTS OF HIV GP120, SURVIVAL UPR MECHANISM BEHIND | Diana Figueroa, MSN NP-C; Eduardo Alvarez, PhD[c]; Emanuel Ortiz, MD[c]; Elyette Lugo, MD[c]; Nawal M. Boukli, PhD |
| 27 | DELIVERY OF EDELFOSINE THROUGH THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER USING A TRANSFERRIN-BASED SYSTEM | Daraishka Pérez-Caraballo, BSN-RN; Amanda Cáceres-Vázquez, BS; Pedro Ferchmin, PhD; Yancy Ferrer-Acosta, PhD; Yamixa Delgado-Reyes, PhD |
| 28 | THE CELL SIGNALING MECHANISM FOUND IN LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR TREATMENT ON HIV-GP120 PROTEINS IN AN ANIMAL MODEL | Guillermo Jiménez Jordán, BS; Joshua Roldán-Kalil; Sara Vendrell-González; Valeria Hernández Cosme, PhD Student; Natalia Alvarez Roger, BS; Mikhail Inyushin, PhD; Janaina Alves, PhD |
| 29 | A DOSE RESPONSE STUDY OF RAF/MEK INHIBITOR AVUTOMETINIB AND FAK/PYK2 INHIBITOR DEFACTINIB IN GLIOBLASTOMA | Emely Morales Colón, MS; Lilia Kucheryavykh, PhD |
| 30 | DO THE DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENES IN PANCREATIC CANCER BEFORE TREATMENT MATCH THOSE AFTER CAR T CELL TREATMENT | Alibeth E. Luna-Alvear; Andrea A. Sánchez-Castro; Alexandra C. Rentas-Echeverria; Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, PhD; Clara E. Isaza, PhD |
| 31 | EVALUATION OF MONOCYTE SUBPOPULATIONS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NEUROCOGNITIVE DETERIORATION | Sandra I. Ralat, PhD; Karen Martínez, MD; Rosa J. Rodríguez, PhD; Yamil Gerena, PhD |
| Poster Num. | Title | Presenters and co-authors |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | DEVELOPMENT AND USER'S EXPERIENCE OF AN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WEB APP IN PROMOTING OLDER ADULTS' FUNCTIONAL | Elsa M. Orellano, PhD; Adriana I. Ramos Marichal, OTS; Valeria R. González-Crespo, OTS; Bianca N. Zeballos Hernández, OTS; Kenneth N. Ruiz Márquez, OTS; Abiel Roche Lima, PhD; Joan M. Adorno Mercado, BS; Joshua G. Berríos Llopart, BA; Angely M. Cruz Ramos, MA; Dana V. Montenegro, BA; Norman A. Laborde Torres, MA; Carmen E. Lamoutte, MS |
| 33 | CHANGES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY AMONG HISPANIC LGB INDIVIDUALS: PRE AND POST HURRICANE FIONA | Caleb Esteban, PhD; Eddiel Hernández-López, BS |
| 34 | CHANGES IN SLEEP PATTERNS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS | Jennifer Morales-Cruz, PhD; Alejandro Montalván-López, BA; Christian E. De León-Casillas, BA; Sergio O. Molina-San Miguel, BI; Verónica López-Rodríguez, MA; Brian D. González, PhD |
| 35 | COVID-19 PANDEMIC STRESSORS AND PARENTAL DIFFICULTIES IN EMOTION REGULATION IN PUERTO RICO | Nayra del C. Rodríguez-Soto, PhD, MSc; Nellivette Roque-Cruz, MS; Leonardo D. Rodríguez-Carvajal, BA; Victoria M. Sánchez-Cardona; Francisco M. Díaz-Ramos, BA; Andel V. Nicasio, PhD, MSEd; Manuel González-González, PhD, MPH |
| 36 | RESEARCH READINESS ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDING PBRN INFRASTRUCTURE IN PUERTO RICO | Loren Meléndez, MS; Carlamarie Noboa, MS, PhD; ENID GARCÍA, MD, MS |
| 37 | NEEDS ASSESSMENT: INSTITUTO PSICOPEDAGÓGICO DE PUERTO RICO | Jean C. Meléndez-González, PhD; William Cartagena-Nieves, MS; Elba I. Castellanos La Costa; Marizaida Sánchez-Cesáreo, PhD |
| Poster Num. | Title | Presenters and co-authors |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | ROUTINE CHECKUP WITHIN THE PAST YEAR FOLLOWING A HURRICANE AMONG LATINO ADULTS | Jim P. Stimpson, PhD; Damaris Lopez Mercado, MPH; Alexandra C. Rivera-González, MPH; Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, MPH |
| 39 | PUERTO RICO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM RESILIENCE FOLLOWING FOUR MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES | Alexandra C. Rivera-González, MPH; Damaris López Mercado, MPH; Jim P. Stimpson, PhD; Jonathan Purtle, DrPH; Katyana M. Santiago Batista, MS; Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD; Doryliz Vila, MS; Sylvette García Llovet, MPH, Angellyn Santos González, PhD; Glorisa Canino, PhD; Alexander N. Ortega, PhD |
| 40 | IDENTIFYING LANGUAGE DELAY IN INFANTS EXPOSED TO COVID-19 IN UTERO | Paola Rivera-Dilán; Lourdes García-Tormos, EdD, CCC-SLP; Juanita Negrón-Pagán, MD; Leticia Gely-Rojas, MD; Cynthia García-Coll, PhD; Polaris González-Barrios PhD; Inés García-García, MD; Lourdes García-Fragoso, MD |
| 41 | POLICY IMPLICATIONS ON COVID-19 TESTING IN LOW-RESOURCED AND SOCIALLY VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS IN PUERTO RICO | Marizaida Sánchez Cesáreo, PhD; Jean C. Meléndez-González, PhD; William Cartagena, MS; Cristina Adames, PhD; Carlamarie Noboa, PhD; Zuleska Soto, MS; Coai, Inc; Coalición de Coaliciones, Inc; OSaN, Inc; Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD |
| 42 | COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS AND MULTILEVEL STRATEGIES POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO CATALYZE RESEARCH TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH | Marizaida Sánchez, PhD; Yashira Marie Sánchez Colón, PhD, MS; Christine Miranda-Díaz PhD, MPH; Mayra Roubert Rivera, DrPH, MS, MSc; Keishla Hernández, PhD; Jean Meléndez, PhD; Valeria Schleier, BS; Glenda L. Ortiz, BS; Carlamarie Noboa, PhD, MS; Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD, MSc |
| 43 | ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, BARRIERS, AND FACILITATORS REGARDING THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN 4 RURAL COMMUNITIES OF PUERTO RICO | Solian Guzmán-Oquendo; Marcilyn Colón-Colón, EdD; Edna Acosta-Pérez, PhD; Zuleska Soto-Román, MPHE; Valeria Schleier-Albino, BA; Heriberto Martínez-Piña, PhD; José O. Rodríguez-Ramos, MD; Robin Russell-Orama, MHSA |
| 44 | CHILDHOOD BLOOD LEAD SURVEILLANCE IN PUERTO RICO, 2021-2023 | Nicole M. Pérez-Rodríguez, DrPHc; Yvette M. López-Vázquez, MPH; Gredia Huerta-Montañez, MD; Mayra Toro-Tirado, MS; Wilmarie Muñiz-Forestier, DrPH |
| 45 | CLINICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF WOMEN WITH UTERINE FIBROIDS LIVING IN PUERTO RICO | Alexander J. Jaramillo-Canas, BS; Edwin Y. Soto-Velázquez, BS; Shania N. Aponte-Paris, MS; Idhaliz Flores-Caldera, PhD; Maricarmen Colon-Diaz, PhD |