College of Pharamacy Faculty Profile

Ph.D. Program Academic & Industrial Experience x 1994-2000, Instructor Pharmacology Department, College of Pharmacy, Central University of Venezuela x 1999-2002, Faculty in the Pharmacology Graduate Program, Central University of Venezuela. x 1999-2002 Pharmacist Associate developing a Silent Cardiovascular Risk Factor Detection Unit (SIL-DETECT). Working with other health professionals to diagnose and coordinate interven- tions in patients with different cardiovascular risk factors. x 2005 Scientific Committee Member of the I International Congress of Therapeutics XVII Latin American Congress of Pharmacology, II International Congress of Phytomedicine and natural Health. Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 2005. Scholarly Activities x 18 Scientific Research Papers x More than 40 National and International Scientific Presentations x Collaborated in NIH Funded grants x Awarded 4 Times with the President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant Award (NSU) x Served as reviewer for scientific journals: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. x Book Reviewer: Golan- Principles of Pharmacology and Lippincott’s Pharmacology x Served as a reviewer for several grant applications and dissertation committees x Expert Review Panel for Pharmaceutical Care at the Community Pharmacy in Hypertensive Patients. Pan-American Health Organization and World Health Organization, Caracas, Venezuela Research Focus x Oxidative Stress and Autism: Behavioral Correlations with Biological Markers x Pharmacist Intervention in a minority population of diabetics. x Statins effects in vascular smooth muscle cells: Intracellular signal pathways affected during statins treatment and withdrawal. MAPKinases, ERK1/2, C-FOS, C-JUN and small GTPases. Application of Microarray techniques, western blot, and RT-PCR x Molecular Biology: genetics of salt sensitivity in human subjects. Alpha-adducin Polymorphism, eNOS4a/b polymorphism, G298T eNOS polymorphism, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/deletion polymorphism and C242 NADPH polymorphism x Developing an Insulin Resistance Model to Test for abnormal Insulin Pancreatic Secretion in Pre-Diabetics Subjects. Cardiovascular Risk Factors Determination and Assessment in an otherwise healthy population. x Intravenous Microdialys`is in Human patients: Comparative studies with antiemetic drugs in cancer treated patients.