selected publications academic article Effect of Surface Charge on the Colloidal Stability and In Vitro Uptake of Carboxymethyl Dextran Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles.. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 15. 2013 Effect of Surface Charge on the Colloidal Stability and In Vitro Uptake of Carboxymethyl Dextran-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles . Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 15:1874-1888. 2013 Synthesis, Stability, Cellular Upatake, and Blood Circulation Time of Carboxymethyl Inulin Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 1:2807-2817. 2013 Enhanced Reduction in Cell Viability by Hyperthermia Induced by Magnetic Nanoparticles.. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 6:373-380. 2011 Preparation of EGF conjugated magnetic nanoparticles and their internalization into EGFR overexpressing cancer cells . Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 322:2244-2250. 2010 Preparation of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and their Internalization Into Colon Cancer Cells. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 322:2244-2250. 2010 The Effect of Grafting Method on the Colloidal Stability and In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Caboxymethyl Dextran Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 20:8539-8547. 2010 Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Medicine: Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 28:227-238. 2009 Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxymethyl Dextran-Coated Mn/Zn Ferrite for Biomedical Applications. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 321:3061-3066. 2009 article Reconstructing the population history of Puerto Rico by means of mtDNA phylogeographic analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 131-155. 2005 conference poster Effect of Beta lactoglobulin in oxidatively stress-challenged Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. 53rd ACS Junior Technical Meeting (JTM) and 38th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM). 2019 Gravitational Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Microbicidal Activity. 53rd ACS Junior Technical Meeting (JTM) and 38th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM). 2019 Gravitational Effect on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Microbicidal Activity. 53rd ACS Junior Technical Meeting (JTM) and 38th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM). 2019 Microgravity Effect on the the Cellular Toxicity of Colloidal Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. Research Experience for Undergraduates in Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Soft Matters Poster Day. 2018 In Vivo Toxicity Testbed for Novel Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications _Poster. 52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting (JTM) and 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM). 2018
professional service activities Academia de Investigacion Para la Facultad y Postdoctorales Mentee Caribbean Computing Center for Excellence Pre-College Research Program- Saturday Research Program Mentor University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Judge for 2012 NEA Science Day Poster Session - 2012
education and training Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School 2006 B.S. in Biology 2001
awards and honors NIH Grant Writers' Initiative (GWI) Award, conferred by National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2013
