Pharmacy Phd Faculty Profiles

Ph.D. Program Academic & Industrial Experience 2000 to 2002, Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Central University of Venezuela 1994-2000, Instructor Pharmacology Department, College of Pharmacy, Central University of Venezuela 1999-2002, Faculty in the Pharmacology Graduate Program, Central University of Venezuela. 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. 1999-2002 Pharmacist Associate developing a Silent Cardiovascular Risk Factor Detection Unit (SIL-DETECT). Working with other health professionals to diagnose and coordinate interventions in patients with different cardiovascular risk factors. Scholarly Activities 18 Scientific Research Papers More than 40 National and International Scientific Presentations Collaborated in NIH Funded grants Awarded 4 Times with the President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant Award (NSU) Served as reviewer for scientific journals: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. Book Reviewer: Golan- Principles of Pharmacology and Lippincott’s Pharmacology Served as a reviewer for several grant applications and dissertation committees 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 Oxidative Stress and Autism: Behavioral Correlations with Biological Markers Pharmacist Intervention in a minority population of diabetics. 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 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 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. Intravenous Microdialys`is in Human patients: Comparative studies with antiemetic drugs in cancer treated patients.