Abstract

Our current Animal House Facilities are annex to the old Ponce School of Medicine building. Plans for construction of new facilities are underway, and shall be accomplished within a period of approximately 2 years. As part of the institutionalization effort, Ponce School of Medicine has initiated the phase-out of the Biomedical Research Technician. This position if a very important part of the Biomedical Research Facility. Ms. Lizette Laboy has been with the Ponce School of Medicine for four years. Her expertise in handling the animals, education in relation to animal care, and experience is part of what keeps the Biomedical Research Facility accreditation. Her primary Laboratory responsibilities are: (1) daily observation of the animals, (2) supplies food and water to the animals, (3) performs the animal inventory, (4) takes blood and stool samples from the animals and then takes the samples to clinical laboratories for analysis, (5) assists with the breeding of the Balb/c mice colony, and (6) assists investigators and technicians when necessary. Additional office responsibilities are: (1) inventory, (2) filling, (3) handling of requisitions, and (4) keeps animal records. Ms. Laboy is a member of the IACUC (Animal Care and Use Committee) at the Ponce School of Medicine.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Research Centers in Minority Institutions Award (G12)
Project #
5G12RR003050-15
Application #
6205941
Study Section
Project Start
1999-08-01
Project End
2000-08-31
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Ponce School of Medicine
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Ponce
State
PR
Country
United States
Zip Code
00732

  Publications

Cuevas, Marielly; Cruz, Myrella L; Ramirez, Antonio E et al. (2018) Stress During Development of Experimental Endometriosis Influences Nerve Growth and Disease Progression. Reprod Sci 25:347-357
Jimenez-Torres, Gladys J; Wojna, Valerie; Rosario, Ernesto et al. (2017) Assessing health-related resiliency in HIV+ Latin women: Preliminary psychometric findings. PLoS One 12:e0181253
Isidro, Raymond A; Lopez, Abdon; Cruz, Myrella L et al. (2017) The Probiotic VSL#3 Modulates Colonic Macrophages, Inflammation, and Microflora in Acute Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid Colitis. J Histochem Cytochem 65:445-461
de Jesus, Edelmarie Rivera; Isidro, Raymond A; Cruz, Myrella L et al. (2016) Adoptive Transfer of Dendritic Cells Expressing Fas Ligand Modulates Intestinal Inflammation in a Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Clin Cell Immunol 7:
Abreu-Delgado, Yamilka; Isidro, Raymond A; Torres, Esther A et al. (2016) Serum vitamin D and colonic vitamin D receptor in inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 22:3581-91
Couvertier-Lebron, Carmen E; Dove, Rachel; Acevedo, Summer F (2016) What You Do Not Know Could Hurt You: What Women Wish Their Doctors Had Told Them About Chemotherapy Side Effects on Memory and Response to Alcohol. Breast Cancer (Auckl) 10:229-238
Isidro, Raymond A; Cruz, Myrella L; Isidro, Angel A et al. (2015) Immunohistochemical expression of SP-NK-1R-EGFR pathway and VDR in colonic inflammation and neoplasia. World J Gastroenterol 21:1749-58
Norman, Lisa R; Basso, Michael (2015) An Update of the Review of Neuropsychological Consequences of HIV and Substance Abuse: A Literature Review and Implications for Treatment and Future Research. Curr Drug Abuse Rev 8:50-71
Colón-Caraballo, Mariano; Monteiro, Janice B; Flores, Idhaliz (2015) H3K27me3 is an Epigenetic Mark of Relevance in Endometriosis. Reprod Sci 22:1134-42
Quiñones, Maria; Urrutia, Rebecca; Torres-Reverón, Annelyn et al. (2015) Anxiety, coping skills and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in patients with endometriosis. J Reprod Biol Health 3:

Showing the most recent 10 out of 171 publications