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| 1 | EXPERIENCING EXTREME HEAT INFLUENCE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. | Tanialy Rivera, MS; Nancy Cardona, DrPH; Jeslie Ramos, MS; Pablo Méndez, PhD; Ana P. Ortiz, PhD | Click to watch |
| 2 🏅 | APPLYING THE CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICES SCREENING TOOL TO DETERMINE PRIORITY FOR CANCER PREVENTION EFFORTS IN PUERTO RICO | Nancy Cardona, DrPH; Ilandra Guadalupe, BS; Nayelis Lorenzo; Ana P. Ortiz, PhD | |
| 3 | RISK OF CARCINOGEN DISPERSION IN RELATION TO CLIMATE DISASTERS IN ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO. | Ilandra Guadalupe, BS; Ana P. Ortiz, PhD; Nayelis Lorenzo; Nancy Cardona, DrPH |
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| 4 | UNVEILING DISPARITIES IN PRIMARY LIVER CANCER: INSIGHTS FROM COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSES OF HISPANIC PATIENT OUTCOMES. | Marcel Grau Rodríquez; BS, Patrick L. Quinn, MD; Kunika Chahal, MPH; Shah Saiyed, BS; Goutam Gutta, BS; Connor Hannon, MHI; Angela Sarna, BS; Alex Kim, MD, PhD; Mary Dillhoff, MD; Jordan M. Cloyd, MD; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD; Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH | Click to watch |
| 5 | UNVEILING BARRIERS TO CANCER CARE ACCESS: EXPLORING CLINICAL AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES. | Lorena González-Sepúlveda, MS; Mariela Bournigal-Feliciano, MPH; Sofía Contreras-Fernández, BS; Karina Torres-Mojica, BS; Rocío Avilés-Mercado, BS; Juan González-Mayoral, BS; Valeria Acevedo-Matos; Nancy R. Cardona Cordero, DrPH, MS; Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, MS, DrPH | |
| 6 | ADDRESSING FINANCIAL TOXICITY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HISPANIC CANCER PATIENTS IN PUERTO RICO | Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, MS, DrPH; Sofía Contreras-Fernández, BS; Lorena González-Sepúlveda, MS; Mariela Bournigal-Feliciano, MPH; Karina Torres Mojica, BS; Rocío Avilés-Mercado, BS; Juan González-Mayoral, BS; Valeria Acevedo Matos; Nancy R. Cardona-Cordero, DrPH, MS | |
| 7 | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DISPARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OROPHARYNGEAL CANCERS IN HIV INFECTION. | Juliana Serrano-Rodríguez, BSc; Carlos A. Solá-Morlá, BSc; Yakshi N. Ortiz-Maldonado, MS; Gabriel Borges-Velez, PhD; Jurelis Torres-Reyes, MS; Jeannette L. Salgado-Montilla, MS, MT; Maria M. Sanchez-Vazquez, MS; Magaly Martinez-Ferrer, PhD; Ana P. Ortiz-Martinez, MPH, PhD; Ramon F. Gonzalez-Garcia, DDS, MPH; Josué Pérez-Santiago, PhD | Click to watch |
| 8 | EXPLORING ETHNICITY AND SEX-BASED VARIATIONS IN GLIOBLASTOMA GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS. | Tyrel Porter, BS; Ciro M. Carrillo Marcano, BS; Miguel Mayol del Valle, MD; Lilia Kucheryavykh, PhD | Click for Audio |
| 9 | UNCOVERING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS IN PUERTO RICO: PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH. | Acosta Perez, Edna, PhD; Sánchez Cesáreo, Marizaida PhD; Noboa, Carlamarie, PhD; Adames, Cristina, PhD; Meléndez-González, Jean C., PhD; Cartagena, William, MS; Coalición de Coaliciones, Inc; Coai, Inc; OSaN, Inc | |
| 10 | EXPLORING CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK DISPARITIES BY SEX AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AMONG HISPANIC SEXUAL MINORITIES. | Caleb Esteban, PhD; Eddiel Hernández-López, BS |
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| 11 | CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AMONG YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN PUERTO RICO AS ASSESSED BY THE LIFE ESSENTIAL 8 METRICS. | Cynthia M. Pérez, PhD; Andrea López-Cepero, PhD; Israel Almodóvar-Rivera, PhD; Catarina Kiefe, PhD, MD; Katherine L. Tucker, PhD; Sharina Person, PhD; Josiemer Mattei, PhD; José Rodríguez-Orengo, PhD; Milagros C. Rosal, PhD | |
| 12 | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADHERENCE TO DIETARY GUIDELINES AND CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS IN YOUNG ADULTS IN PUERTO RICO. | Cynthia M. Pérez, PhD; Andrea López-Cepero, PhD; Katherine L. Tucker, PhD; Catarina Kiefe, PhD, MD4; Sharina Person, PhD; Polaris Torres, MS; Claudia Boneu, MPH; Milagros C. Rosal, PhD | |
| 13 | THE PREVALENCE OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS IN HISPANIC WOMEN OF PUERTO RICO: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. | Keyla Bordonada, MD; Liana Cortes, MD; Xayisnalie Martínez, MD1; Rodrigo Diaz, MD | Click for Audio |
| 14 | TYPE 1 DIABETES CASES IN CHILDREN AGED 0-14: INCIDENCE AND REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION IN PUERTO RICO. | Natalia Vázquez, MS(c); Orville M. Disdier, Ed.D; Mariana Benítez, MHSA; Bernardo Maldonado, MSN | Click to watch |
| 15 | EARLY DETECTION OF ASTHMA: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE IN PRESCHOOLERS. | Lynoshka I. Caraballo Mercado, MS; Kiara J. Rodríguez Pérez, MS; Marcos J. Ramos Benítez, Ph.D; Wilfredo De Jesús Rojas, MD | Click to watch |
| 16 | WOMEN AT A HIGHER RISK OF CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY BASED ON CARRIER FREQUENCIES IN PUERTO RICO. | Paulette Urrutia, MD; Liana Cortes, MD; Xayisnalie Martínez, MD; Olga Pereira, MD, FACOG | Click to watch |
| 17 | ENHANCING PATIENT CARE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE LUMBAR SPINE MRI EVALUATION: A STUDY ON INCIDENTAL FINDINGS. | Maria Biaggi; Andres Gorbea; Dr. Jorge Vidal | |
| 18 | LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF NEUTROPHIL-TO-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO AND DISEASE PROGRESSION IN ALS: A CASE STUDY. | Kevin De Jesús-Morales, MD; Wilfredo De Jesús-Rojas, MD; Marcos J. Ramos-Benítez, PhD | Click to watch |
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| 19 | EVALUATING DENGUE NS1 IMMUNE COMPLEX FORMATION AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH SERUM NEUTRALIZATION CAPACITY. | Dorca E. Marcano Jiménez, MS; Paola N. Flores Pérez, BS; Rachel M. Rodríguez, MPH; William Messer, MD, PhD; Vanessa Rivera-Amill, PhD; and Marcos J. Ramos Benítez, PhD | Click to watch |
| 20 | HLA DIVERSITY IN DENGUE IMMUNITY: INSIGHTS FROM A PUERTO RICAN COHORT. | Paola N. Flores-Pérez, BS; Rafael Sanchez, BS; Andrea Arias García, MS; Vanessa Rivera-Amill, PhD | Click to watch |
| 21 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PERIPHERAL MICROBIAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV INFECTION AND CANCER RISK IN PR. | Jurelis Torres-Reyes, MS; Tanner L. Shull, MS; Gabriel Borges-Vélez, PhD; Verónica S. Sánchez-González; Jeannette L. Salgado-Montilla, MT MS; Josué Pérez-Santiago, PhD | Click to watch |
| 22 | PROTEOMICS PROFILE IN SALIVA ASSOCIATED TO ORAL HPV18+ AS POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS FOR OSCC RISK IN PUERTO RICANS WITH HIV. | Gabriel San Miguel-Matos; Gabriel Borges-Vélez, PhD; Jeannette L. Salgado-Montilla; and Josué Pérez-Santiago, PhD. | Click to watch |
| 23 | POLYMORPHISMS OF TLR 4 AND 9 AS BIOMARKERS FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA AND HPV INFECTION IN A GROUP OF PUERTO RICAN WOMEN. | Keimari Méndez, MD; Ana Rosario, MD; Magaly Martínez, PhD; Alejandro Rivera, BS; Josefina Romaguera, MD; Filipa Godoy, PhD. | Click to watch |
| 24 | ACCESS TO HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES IN PUERTO RICO DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY. | Edda I. Santiago Rodríguez, DRPH, MPH, MA; Mario Rodríguez Cancel, PHD; Glorian Carrasquillo Sanchez, MPH; Yarieliz Rodríguez Feliciano, MHSN; Ilia Otero Cruz, MPH; Luis A. Arroyo-Andujar, MPH, MA; Milton Rodríguez Padilla, MPHE; Souhail Malave Rivera, PHD, MSC; Carlos Rodríguez Díaz, PHD, MPHE | Click to watch |
| 25 | COVID-19 MATERNAL INFECTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION TO CHILDBIRTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES. | Polaris González-Barrios, PhD, MSc; Keimarisse Diaz-Colon, PhD; Cynthia García-Coll, PhD; Eliannette Martínez-Vera; Brittany M. Nieves-Ayala, MS; Juanita Negrón-Pagán MD; Leticia Gely-Rojas MD; Inés Garcia García, MD; Lourdes Garcia-Fragoso, MD | Click to watch |
| 26 | MAMMARY AND AXILLARY LYMPHADENOPATHY POST COVID-19 VACCINATION IN THE PUERTO RICAN POPULATION. | Maillim I. Ortiz López, MS-III; Andrés I. Gorbea Dolagaray, MS-III; Sergio M. Aymat Sánchez-Vahamonde, MS-III; Gabriel O. Camareno Soto, MS-III; Elyette M. Lugo Quiñones, MS-III; Daniel E. Del Toro Pedrosa, MS-III; Nora E. Núñez Peña, MS-III; Luis J. Méndez Rosa, MS-III; María D. Díaz Rosario, MS-III; Adrián G. Girald Rodríguez, MS-III; Bárbara L. Riestra Candelaria, PhD | |
| 27 | PUERTO RICAN BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANTS AND THEIR USE OF ULTRAVIOLET RAY TANNING BEDS: A TRANSVERSAL STUDY. | Laura I. Ortiz López, MS-III; Maillim I. Ortiz López, MS-III; Camila N. Fontane, MS-IV; Eneida De La Torre, M.D. |
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| 28 | NEUROINFLAMMATION CORRELATES WITH COMBINED OBESOGENIC ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS HORMONES. | Ricardo Vazquez; Yalimar P. Rivera; Fabiola Rodríguez; Gabriela Ortiz; Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves | Click to watch |
| 29 | PENICILLIN ALLERGY DE-LABELING IN PUERTO RICO: PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES AMONG PHYSICIANS. | Gabriel González-Diaz, MS; Joshua Vivas, MS; Gerardo E. Rodríguez-Matías, BS; Emil Varas-Rodríguez, MPH; Francis Cedeño, BS; Oscar Duyos, MD, FAAOS | Click to watch |
| 30 | SEX DIFFERENCES IN BDNF EXPRESSION IN THE EXTINCTION OF MORPHINE PLACE PREFERENCE. | Richiez-Mateo Wilma V.; Lloret-Torres Mario; Bonilla-Rullán Pedro; Arraiza-Truust Helena; Rosado-Rodríguez Fabiana; Schrils Soto, Ricardo A.; Torres-Rodríguez, Cristal M.; Barreto-Estrada, Jennifer L | Click to watch |
| 31 | THE EFFECTS OF ADOLESCENT OR ADULT ACUTE STRESS ON COCAINE SEEKING IN MALE RATS. | Marian Sepúlveda-Orengo, Joshua A. Pérez-Torres, Yobet Pérez-Pérez, Roberto Morales-Silva, Genesis Rodríguez-Torres | Click to watch |
| 32 | POLYSACCHARIDE PEPTIDE INDUCES AN-INTERFERON RESPONSE WITH NO CYTOTOXICITY IN JURKAT T-CELLS. | Alondra Bermejo Sanfeliz, [B.S. Student]; Glamaris Rosario Sanfiorenzo, [B.S. Student]; Angelisa Franceschini, [M.D.]; Nawal M. Boukli, [Ph.D.]; Eduardo Alvarez Rivera, [Ph.D] | Click to watch |
| 33 | REDUCTION OF EZRIN LEVELS IMPAIRS MACROPHAGE SURVIVAL IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS LUNGS. | Jocelyn Sánchez Santiago, BS; Ravindra Gudneppanavar, PhD; Emanuela Bruscia, PhD; Thomas S. Murray, MD, PhD | Click to watch |
| 34 | NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAP FORMATION IN PRIMARY CILIARY DYSKINESIA: INSIGHTS FROM PMA-INDUCED NETOSIS. | Karla J. Rosario-Pacheco BS; Sonya J. Malavez-Cajigas MS; Mercedes Lacourt-Ventura MS; José Muñiz BS; Wilfredo de Jesús-Rojas MD; Marcos J. Ramos-Benítez PhD | Click to watch |
| 35 | HL-60 CELLS AS AN IN VITRO MODEL FOR STUDYING NETOSIS IN RESPONSE TO PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE. | Sonya J. Malavez-Cajigas, MPH; Fabiana I. Marini-Martínez, MS; Karla J. Rosario-Pacheco; Lourdes M. Caro-Rivera; Mercedes Lacourt-Ventura, MS; Bethzaly Velázquez Pérez; Marcos J. Ramos-Benítez, PhD | Click to watch |
| 36 | ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DAMAGE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DYNAMICS IN A HUMAN HEPATOMA CELL LINE. | Moraima Sosa-Porrata, MS; Sabrina L. Correa-Rivera, BS; Sylvette Ayala-Peña, PhD; Carlos A. Torres-Ramos, PhD | |
| 37 | AN IN VITRO MODEL TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF LEAD IN A DOPAMINERGIC CELL LINE. | Lizbeth Vázquez Casul, BS, MSc; Ricardo A. Schrils Soto, BSc; Jennifer L. Barreto-Estrada, PhD; María I. De Jesús-Burgos, PhD; Juan C. Jorge Rivera, PhD | Click to watch |
| 38 | REGULATION OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE POPULATIONS RELEASE IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS BY PYK2 AND MEK/ERK SIGNALING. | Neisha Ramírez Serrano; Felix Y. Narváez Irizarry; Emir Rinaldi Pérez; Lilia Kucheryavykh, PhD | Click to watch |
| 39 | IMPACT OF S.MARCESCENS LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE IN REDUCING ONCOGENIC PHENOTYPES IN ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA. | Jeannette L. Salgado-Montilla, MS; Gabriel Borges-Vélez, PhD; Angel J. Amaral-Maisonet; Jurelis Torres-Reyes, MS; Esther A. Peterson-Peguero, PhD; Josué Pérez-Santiago, PhD. | Click to watch |
| 40 | CHARACTERIZATION OF MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS IN RESPONSE TO RESTRAINT STRESS IN PRECLINICAL MODELS OF OVARIAN CANCER. | Yadiel A. Rivera-López, BS; Alexandra N. Aquino-Acevedo, PhD; Yesenia Castillo-Ocampo, PhD; Melanie Ortiz-León, BS; Luinet L. Meléndez-Rodríguez, BS; Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena, PhD | Click to watch |
| 41 | TARGETING AURKA AND AURKB AS A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY AGAINST TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. | Joel A. Orengo Orengo M.S; Melanie E. Cruz B.S; Alexandra N. Aquino-Acevedo Ph.D.; Harold I. Saavedra, Ph.D. | Click to watch |
| 42🏅 | IMPACT OF ERGOSTEROL PEROXIDE, PACLITAXEL, AND THEIR COMBINATION ON KI-67 EXPRESSION IN TNBC XENOGRAFTS. | Iris I. Sánchez-Lebrón, BS; Rene A. Vega-Mercado; Miguel Noy, MD; Michelle M. Martínez-Montemayor, PhD | Click to watch |
| 43 | EVALUATING ERGOSTEROL PEROXIDE'S IMPACT ON TNBC METASTASIS. | Luz V Arroyo-Cruz, PhD; Paola S Rivera-Fuentes, BS; Israel Almodóvar, PhD; Taotao Ling, PhD; Fatima Rivas, PhD; Michelle M Martínez Montemayor, PhD | Click to watch |
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| 44 | STRESSORS AND RESILIENCE: A STUDY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS IN PUERTO RICO. | Gerardo E. Rodríguez-Matías, BS; Gabriel González-Diaz, MS; Joshua Vivas, MS; Francis Cedeño, BS; Emil Varas-Rodríguez, MPH; Jerry Cruz, BS; Hans Hess, MD; Oscar Duyos, MD, FAAOS | Click to watch |
| 45 | SCREENING TESTS ADHERENCE OF PUERTO RICAN POPULATION PARTICIPATING IN MEDICINA URBANA'S CLINICS: A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC DESCRIPTIVE STUDY. | Jean Pérez Verdejo; Andrés Gorbea; Myrmarie Cruz; Andrea Vélez Figueroa; Cecilia Olmo López; Delmarie M. Rivera Rodríguez; Andrea Firpo Pabon; José Encarnación; Rychel Torres Rodríguez | Click for Audio |
| 46 | QUALITY OF AN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY APP FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN'S PERSPECTIVE. | Elsa M. Orellano, PhD; Wency L. Bonilla Díaz, MPH; Radamés Revilla Orellano, MDS; Jesús Mejías Castro, B.S. | Click to watch |
| 47 | ASSOCIATION OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT WITH DEPRESSION LEVELS IN NICU MOTHERS. | Roberto Y. Rodríguez Lozada; Paula C. Román Villamil; Gabriela M. Vera Santiago; Yelenis Díaz Vicioso; Darielie L. Rivero Rolón; Andrea C. Morales Dávila, BS; Mariela V. Pérez Otero; Polaris Gonzalez-Barrios, PhD; Cynthia García Coll, PhD; Zayhara Reyes Bou, PhD; Inés García García; MD, Lourdes García Fragoso, MD; José Martínez Gonzalez, PhD | Click to watch |
| 48 | BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF LIFE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS | Laura Geroy MD; Norma Claudio MD; Lourdes García Tormos Ed.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, IBCLC, CNT; Lourdes García Fragoso MD; Ashley Diaz MD;, Zayhara Reyes-Bou MD;, Inés García García MD | Click for Audio |
| 49 | ENHANCING BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES: INTERVENTIONAL STUDY IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION OF PUERTO RICO. | Liana Cortes, MD; Jeyka Marin, MD; Jose Martin, MD FACOG | Click for Audio |
| 50 | UNDERSTANDING THE COLLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE OF PUERTO RICO SOCIETY ON ABORTION: ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS. | Gustavo Cruzado, MD, FACOG; Liana Cortes, MD; Carolina Casalduc, MD; Claudia Cruzado, MS; Patricia Meléndez, MS | Click for Audio |
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| 51 🏅 | MAPPING TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS: INSIGHTS FRON AN IDEA CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER. | Carlamarie Noboa-Ramos, MS, PhD; Mariela Lugo Picó, MS; Luisa Morales, DrPH; Vicmag Cabrera, BA, Loren A. Meléndez, MS | |
| 52 | EMPOWERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: ASSESING THE IMPACT OF THE HISPANIC ALLIANCE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RESEARCH COUNCIL. | Carlamarie Noboa-Ramos, MS, PhD; Mariela Lugo Picó, MS; Luisa Morales, DrPH2; Vicmag Cabrera, BA, Loren A. Meléndez, MS | |
| 53 | BREAKING BOUNDARIES: BUILDING A DYNAMIC PBRN FOR TRANSFORMATIVE HEALTHCARE COLLABORATION IN PUERTO RICO. | Carlamarie Noboa, MS, PhD; Enid J. García, MD, MS; Loren A. Meléndez, MS1, Laura Domenech, MD; Barbara Carlo, BA | |
| 54 | EMPOWERING MUTISECTORAL STAKEHOLDERS: GENERATING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER APPROACH. | Carlamarie Noboa, MS, PhD; Enid J. García, MD, MS; Loren A. Meléndez, MS1; Barbara Carlo Reyes, MS; Laura Domenech, MD |