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Dr. Glorimar Vicente-Crescioni
completed her B.S in Chemistry
from University of Puerto Rico,
Cayey in 2002. She participated
in undergraduate summer
internship programs in University
of Nebraska Medical Center and
University at Buffalo. Through
those internships she discovered
her interest for scientific research
which led her to complete a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from
University at Buffalo in 2007. Her graduate research focused
on the development of separation methods for the analysis of
biological samples. Currently Glorimar works as a Senior
Scientist at Abbott Laboratories where she supports drug
product development in the Global Pharmaceutical Research
and Development division.
Dr. Guillermo N. Armaiz-Peña
received his B.S. in Biology from
the University of Puerto Rico at
Cayey in 2004 with honors. As
an undergraduate, he became a
RISE (Research Initiative for
Student Enhancement) fellow
where he had the opportunity to
conduct research in the area of
neuroscience with Dr. Ricardo
Chiesa an LSAMP faculty mentor. Furthermore,
Guillermo completed graduate studies (Ph.D.) at The
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2009.
Guillermo currently holds a Post-Doctoral Fellow position at
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson cancer center at the
department of Experimental Therapeutic- Biotechnology.
Roberta M. Lugo Robles obtained a B.S. in
Biology from UPR-Cayey on 2011. Currently
pursuing graduate studies at Ponce School of
Medicine and Health Sciences, Public Health
Program. Her research experience began with
the RISE Program in UPR Cayey on 2007,
and a summer research experience at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill on Marker Assisted Inbreeding. Then
under PR-LSAMP Mentored Undergraduate Research
Experience worked with “Study of Basidiomycota Diversity in a
Subtropical Secondary Forest”. As part of the Amgen Bio-
Minds Program, she worked with the “Amplification and Direct
Sequencing Library Fungal rRNA Genes”. Her research work
was presented on several symposiums such as: PRISM (2009,
2011); XXX Ann. Forum of Research and Education (2010)
and The Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at Univ.
of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009).
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Dr. Raúl R. Rodríguez Berrios
completed a B.S. degree in Chemistry in
2004 from the University of Puerto Rico,
Cayey. In 2010, obtained a PhD in
Chemistry from the University of Puerto
Rico, Rio Piedras. During his graduate
studies he worked in organic chemistry
in applications to the synthesis of
polypropionate natural products. Then,
received a postdoctoral fellowship from
the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and
joined the group of Prof. Michael J. Krische in the University of
Texas at Austin. Recently he was one of the 15 award winners
of the Young Puerto Rican Scientists of the 43 rd IUPAC World
Chemistry Congress of 2011. He currently works as a professor
in Metropolitan University (UMET) in San Juan, PR.
Margarita Bonilla-Claudio
received her B.S. in Biology
from the University of Puerto
Rico at Cayey in 2004 with
honors. As an undergraduate,
she became a RISE fellow
where she had the opportunity
to investigate in the area of
neuroscience with Dr. Ricardo
Chiesa an LSAMP faculty mentor. Such research experiences
motivated her into continuing graduate school. She is currently
completing graduate studies (Ph.D.) at Texas A&M Health
Science Center-IBT in the area of Genes and Development.
Dr. Luis A. Medina graduated Magna
Cum Laude from the University of Puerto
Rico at Humacao in 2003. Were he was a
PR-LSAMP scholar in the undergraduate
research activities from Spring 2001-
Spring 2002 After completing his B.S. in
Computational Mathematics, he went to
graduate school at the University of
Tulane. In 2008 he finished a PhD in
Mathematics and is currently an Assistant
Professor at the University of Puerto Rico,
Rio Piedras (Department of Mathematics).
He has recently been awarded with the Project NExT, IBM, and
VIGRE Fellowships and is member of the American Mathematical
Society (AMS) and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos
and Native Americans in Science.