Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez
Universidad del Turabo
52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting
PROGRAM AGENDA
April 28/2018
52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM)
Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo
Gurabo, Puerto Rico April 28/2018
SPONSORED BY
American Chemical Society – Puerto Rico Section Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Resource Center for Science and Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Central Administration Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Universidad del Turabo
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo April 28/2018
Table of Contents
Map Universidad del Turabo - Gurabo, Puerto Rico ...... 7 Invited Speaker ...... 13 Program Agenda ...... 17
Oral Sessions ...... 19 Agricultural Sciences ...... 21 Astronomy ...... 23 Chemistry ...... 25 Computer Sciences ...... 39 Electronics ...... 41 Engineering ...... 43 Environmental Sciences...... 51 General Sciences ...... 61 Geosciences ...... 63 Life/Biological Sciences ...... 67 Mathematics ...... 93 Pharmaceutical Sciences ...... 95 Physics ...... 97
Poster Sessions ...... 101 Agricultural Sciences ...... 103 Chemistry ...... 104 Engineering ...... 108 Environmental Sciences...... 110 General Sciences ...... 112 Geosciences ...... 113 Industrial Pharmacy ...... 114 Life / Biological Sciences ...... 115 Mathematics ...... 119 Pharmaceutical Sciences ...... 120 Physics ...... 121
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Map - Universidad del Turabo - Gurabo, Puerto Rico
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo
Organizing and Scientific Committees Puerto Rico Local Section American Chemical Society Officers 2018 Chair Dr. Carlos R. Cabrera Elected Chair Dr. Ángela González Immediate Past Chair Dr. José Ramírez Secretary Angel G. Colón Santiago Treasurer Dr. Jorge Colón Northeastern Representative Dr. Laura Santiago Southwestern Representative Dr. Ubaldo Córdova Counselor Dr. Edmy J. Ferrer Counselor Dr. Néstor Carballeira Counselor Myrna Otaño Counselor Dr. Jorge Colón Alternate Counselor Orlando J. Morales Alternate Counselor Dr. Bárbara Casañas Alternate Counselor Dr. Brenda Ramos Director at Large Dr. Ingrid Montes
Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo Research and JTM/PRISM Committee
President Dr. José F. Méndez Méndez Acting Chancellor Dr. David Méndez Vice Chancellor Sponsored Research Dra. Jacqueline A. Mullen Hunt Dean, School of Science Dr. Teresa Lipsett Ruiz Dean, School of Engineering Dr. Rolando García González Associate Dean, School of Engineering Dr. Idalides Vergara Laurens Committee President Dr. Miguel Goenaga Jiménez Register Mrs. Zoraida Ortiz Muñoz Physical Facilities Manager Eng. Mayra Rodríguez
Collaborators and Special Thanks: Associate Degree Director Mr. Nelson Martínez Administrative Director Mrs. Daisy Román Student Service Director Mrs. Luz Vilches Administrative Assistant Mrs. Lydia Centeno
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PR-LSAMP
Co-PI Dr. Eduardo Nicolau Director Dr. Pablo A. Llerandi Academic Coordinator Prof. Javier Figueroa Santiago Management Coordinator Ms. Zulma I. Crespo Figueroa, MS
UPR-Central Administration
Acting UPR President/PR-LSAMP PI Dr. Darrell F. Hillman Barrera Acting UPR Vice President Dr. Ilka C. Ríos Reyes Acting Associate Vice President for Dr. José Rodríguez Medina Research and Innovation Acting Director of the Resource Center Dr. Ana R. Guadalupe for Science and Engineering
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo April 28/2018
INVITED SPEAKER
Jorge Vélez-Juarbe, PhD
Mammalogy Assistant Curator, Jorge Vélez-Juarbe, holds a PhD from Howard University, where he studied the morphology, systematics, and paleobiology of fossil sirenians and cetaceans. After receiving his doctorate in 2012, Dr. Vélez-Juarbe held Post-Doctoral Associate positions at the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, and at California State University Fullerton before being hired as Mammalogy Assistant Curator of Marine Mammals at our Museum. Dr. Vélez-Juarbe's appointment involves curatorial responsibility for both out fossil and extant marine mammal collections. Some of his current projects include: diversity and dynamics of ancient marine mammal herbivore communities, marine mammals from Central America and the Caribbean, Evolution of Cenozoic marine faunas of the Eastern Pacific region, Evolution and diversification of early odontocetes and mysticetes, and paleobiogeography of Cenozoic vertebrates from the Caribbean region.
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo April 28/2018 INVITED SPEAKER
Rafael Irizarry, PhD
Rafael Irizarry received his Bachelor’s in Mathematics in 1993 from the University of Puerto Rico and went on to receive a Ph.D. in Statistics in 1998 from the University of California, Berkeley. His thesis work was on Statistical Models for Music Sound Signals. He joined the faculty of the Department of Biostatistics in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1998 and was promoted to Professor in 2007. Currently, Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health. Since 1999, Rafael Irizarry’s work has focused on Genomics and Computational Biology problems. In particular, he has worked on the analysis and signal processing of microarray, next-generation sequencing, and genomic data. He is currently interested in leveraging his knowledge in translational work, e.g. developing diagnostic tools and discovering biomarkers. Professor Irizarry also develops open source software implementing his statistical methodology. His software tools are widely used and he is one of the leaders and founders of the Bioconductor Project, an open source and open development software project for the analysis of genomic data. Bioconductor provides one of the most widely used software tools for the analysis of microarray data.
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting (JTM) 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Universidad del Turabo April 28, 2018
PROGRAM AGENDA
07:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast Ignacio Morales Nieva Amphitheatre Lobby
09:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Idalides Vergara, Ph.D. Associate Dean of the School of Engineering
Darrell Hillman, DMD. University of Puerto Rico, Acting President Ilka Ríos, DMD. University of Puerto Rico, Acting Vice President Rolando García, Ph.D., P.E. Universidad del Turabo, Dean of the School of Engineering
Ana R. Guadalupe, Ph.D. Resource Center for Sc. & Eng. Acting Director Eduardo Nicolau, Ph.D. Co-PI PR-LSAMP Carlos R. Cabrera, Ph.D. American Chemical Society - Puerto Rico Section Chair
09:30 a.m. – 09:35 a.m. Presentation of Plenary Speaker Dr. Jorge Vélez-Juarbe
09:35 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Plenary Conference Amphitheatre Jorge Vélez-Juarbe, Ph.D. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Pedro Rosselló-González, 10:30 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. Presentation of Plenary Speaker Dr. Rafael Irizarry Universidad del Turabo 10:35 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Plenary Conference Rafael Irizarry, Ph.D. Professor Harvard University
11:30 a.m. – 01:30 p.m. Lunch Ignacio Morales Nieva Amphitheatre Lobby and the Library Hall 08:30 a.m. – 03:00 p.m. Poster Set Up Ignacio Morales Nieva Amphitheatre Lobby and the Library Hall 12:00 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. Concurrent Scientific Sessions Rooms ECT 2nd floor, AGM 1st floor, EDI 1st floor & 2nd floor, MGM 1st floor & 2nd floor 02:00 p.m. – 02:20 p.m. Break
02:20 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. Concurrent Scientific Sessions Rooms ECT 2nd floor, AGM 1st floor, EDI 1st floor & 2nd floor, MGM 1st floor & 2nd floor 03:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Poster Session Lobby Amphitheatre Ignacio Morales Nieva and Hall of the Library
ECT Escuela de Ciencias y Tecnología AGM Edificio Ana G. Méndez EDI Escuela de Ingeniería MGM Edificio Manuel García Méndez
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo
April 28/2018
ORAL SESSIONS
Agricultural Sciences Astronomy Chemistry Computer Sciences Electronics Engineering Environmental Sciences General Sciences Geosciences Life/Biological Sciences Mathematics Pharmaceutical Sciences Physics
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Agricultural Sciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: ECT 230 Namir A. Huertas de Jesús, MS – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor
12:00-12:20 PM Zheidyleen Massó Study of the Vascular Flora of Abeliz Rosado-Martínez Rodríguez the La Olimpia Forest Reserve PCUPR
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ASTRONOMY
Astronomy
Session 1 Room: Moderator: ECT 230 Namir A. Huertas de Jesús, MS – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:20PM-12:40PM Rosemary Cortés Robles Preliminary Results on the Mayra Lebrón UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Arecibo Pisces-Perseus Supercluster Survey 12:40PM-1:00PM Byron Morales Maldonado Report on the Observation of Desiree Cotto Figueroa UPR-HUMACAO Binaries in 2013: Humacao University Observatory 1:00PM-1:20PM Marjory Reyes Méndez Separation and position angle Desiree Cotto Figueroa Néstor O Márquez Ríos measurement of binary star UPR HUMACAO systems taken from Washington Double Star Catalog
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CHEMISTRY Chemistry
Session 1 Room: Moderator: ECT 231 Claribel Báez, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Andrea Marcano Delgado Development of a fluorescent Ezio Fasoli UPR-HUMACAO assay for benzaldehyde detection 12:20PM-12:40PM Joel Rivera Cardona Effects of Additives on the Joel Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ Prebiotic Formation of Depsipeptide Oligomers. 12:40PM-1:00PM Natalia Badillo Vélez ROS Scavenging ability, Nilka M. Rivera Portalatín UPR-MAYAGUEZ bioactivity and composition analysis of Hylocerus undatus (Pitahaya) fruit 1:00PM-1:20PM Valeria Torres Irizarry Optimizing auto-induction of Vibha Bansal Nicole L. Márquez Reyes tissue-type plasminogen UPR-CAYEY activator in E.coli. 1:20PM-1:40PM Ambar Pagán García Conceptual Design of a Fabio Alape Kaleb E. Negrón Torres Biodiesel Portable plant for UPR-HUMACAO Waste Vegetable oil in Puerto Rico. 1:40PM-2:00PM Ileanexis Madera Cuevas Expression of 6xHis tagged Elsie I. Pares-Matos UPR-MAYAGUEZ FAP1(short) and its Isolated using Ni-NTA Chromatography 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Jesús Santiago Borges Characterization and Elsie I. Parés-Matos UPR-MAYAGUEZ Purification of rPDGFB from Crude Lysates using GST- Affinity Chromatography 2:40PM-3:00PM Graciela Raffucci Colomer GC/MS, brine shrimp lethality Nilka M. Rivera Portalatín UPR-MAYAGUEZ assay and DPPH scavenging ability studies of the methanolic extract of Aloe vera 3:00PM-3:20PM Adriana Santiago Ruiz Effects of Ligand Density on Vibha Bansal Edgardo J Sánchez Rivas Protein Binding Capacity of UPR-CAYEY Affinity Membranes 3:20PM-3:40PM Luis Acevedo Soto Radical scavenging, Walleska De Jesus UPR-AGUADILLA antioxidant activity, phenolic content, and trypsin inhibition assays from the leaves of Alpinia zerumbet 3:40PM-4:00PM Junellie Cruz Lebrón In situ analysis and protein Ezio Fasoli UPR-HUMACAO binding on affinity membranes at varying ligand density.
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Session 2 Room: Moderator: ECT 232 Santander Nieto Ramos, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Nathalie González Cuevas Improved Electrochemical Santander Nieto Ramos TURABO UNIV Performance of Olivine LiFePO4 Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. 12:20PM-12:40PM Ann González Piñeiro Effect of an in vitro human Elba Reyes UPR-CAYEY digestion on the major cannabinoids present in commercially available cannabis oils 12:40PM-1:00PM Kevin Negrón Rosado Evaluation of the Toxicity of Sonia Bailón Ruiz UPR-PONCE Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots modified with L-Glutathione on Aquatic Systems 1:00PM-1:20PM Gabriel Cruz Ruiz Phytochemical analysis of Nilka M. Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ Spermacoce remota Lam., in search Portalatín of understanding its phytochemical and ethno- pharmaceutical properties 1:20PM-1:40PM Chalier Dones Ortiz Chemical composition, bioactivity Nilka M. Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ and antioxidant capacity of the Portalatín methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. (Turmeric) 1:40PM-2:00PM Adaliz Torres Rosado Fluorescence based assay for Ezio Fasoli UPR-HUMACAO quantitative analysis of benzamidine in solid phase 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Shakira Escobar Avilés Design extraction techniques of the Brenda J. Ramos-Santana UPR-AGUADILLA hemolymph in invertebrate species from Puerto Rico 2:40PM-3:00PM Gerardo Caminero Rivera Biodiesel Production Guido Peña Natalie M Pantoja Rodríguez UPR-ARECIBO 3:00PM-3:20PM María Morales Colón Can the lyophilized extract from Elba Reyes UPR-CAYEY Maguey roots brew be used as a dietary supplement? 3:20PM-3:40PM Jerika Rivera Martínez Evaluation of Gold Nanoparticles Sonia Bailón Ruiz UPR-PONCE Toxicity in Artemia Salina 3:40PM-4:00PM Rocío Zorrilla Veloz Polymer-induced Heteronucleation Vilmalí López Mejías UPR-RIO PIEDRAS and Solubility of a Cancer Therapeutic Agent
Chemistry
Session 3 Room: Moderator: ECT 237 Lisandro Cunci, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Paola Colon De Leon Molecular Modeling of 1- Carmelo García Andrea C González Benzazepine Analogues that Vázquez bind to the Ach Protein (2PH9) UPR-HUMACAO Using Autodock 12:20PM-12:40PM Jesús Rodríguez Ligand Exchange Method to Sonia Bailon Ruiz Rodríguez Functionalize Semiconductors UPR-PONCE CdSe Quantum Dots and the Evaluation of their Toxicity 12:40PM-1:00PM Jocelyn Jiménez Cruz Bacterial Inhibition with Guido Peña Nerylis Ruiz Fontán Extracts from Algae Padina UPR-ARECIBO Gymnospora 1:00PM-1:20PM Kenneth Fontánez Mora Photo-degradation of Abniel Machin De Jesus TURABO UNIV Ciprofloxacin using titanium gold-based catalysts 1:20PM-1:40PM Daisy Díaz Rohena Effect of Counterions on the Ingrid Montes González UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Biological Activity of Ferrocenyl Chalcone Salt Derivatives 1:40PM-2:00PM Joenisse Rosado Rosa Developing learning and Joenisse Rosado UNIVERSIDAD DEL teaching method using SciLab SAGRADO CORAZON modeling for Physical (USC) Chemistry 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Dixie Bracero Cordero Photodegradation of Victoria Luis Alamo Nole PCUPR Blue with CdSSe Quantum Dots 2:40PM-3:00PM Alondra Rivera Raíces Revealing Novel Vilmalí López Mejías UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Bisphosphonate-based Coordination Complexes to Treat Bone Related Diseases 3:00PM-3:20PM Vitmary Rivera Rodríguez Synthesis and Characterization Lisandro Cunci Paola Nahid Carrion of a Fluorescent and Colon Biocompatible: Graphene Oxide TURABO UNIV Quantum Dots 3:20PM-3:40PM Nerika Hernández Electrochemical Detection of Lisandro Cunci Santiago NPY using Modified Aptamer TURABO UNIV Platinum Microelectrodes 3:40PM-4:00PM Keila De León Alcázar Study of Chemical Claudia Ospina Belmarí Méndez Santiago Ccomposition, Cytotoxic and UPR-CAYEY Antitumor Activities of Croton Discolor
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Session 4 Room: Moderator: ECT 238 Agustín Ríos Ramos, PhD. - U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Melissa Velázquez Toxicity of CdSTe in Luis Alamo Nole Rodríguez Caenorhabditis Elegans PCUPR 12:20PM-12:40PM Crystal O'Neill Arroyo Biodiesel synthesis with nano- Kai Griebenow UPR-RIO PIEDRAS particulate lipase formulations from various lipid sources 12:40PM-1:00PM Stephannie Rosario The reaction of sulfhydration in Stephannie Rosario Garrido cysteine and cystine UPR-CAYEY 1:00PM-1:20PM Gabriela Mercado Evaluation of Aquatic Sonia Bailon Ruiz Guzmán Nanotoxicity of TiO2 UPR-PONCE Nanoparticles 1:20PM-1:40PM Geraldo Durán Camacho Aminopyridines Ferrocenyl Ingrid Montes González UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Chalcones as Potential Anticancer and Antioxidant Candidates 1:40PM-2:00PM José Goyco Blas Analysis of Volatile Aroma Erick Molina Rojas UPR-AGUADILLA Compounds in Homebrewed Ale Beer Samples Using SPME/GC- MS 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Nixaheliz Berrocales Determination of heavy metals Luis Alamo Nole PCUPR in water samples from the Inabón River 2:40PM-3:00PM Josian Luciano Velázquez Impact of Zinc Sulphide Sonia Bailón Ruiz UPR-PONCE Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environments 3:00PM-3:20PM John González Amoretti Static and Dynamic John González TURABO UNIV Measurement of Dopamine Adsorption in Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy 3:20PM-3:40PM Delia Ocaña Narváez Injectable crosslinked chitosan- Pasquale Fulvio UPR-RIO PIEDRAS based hydrogels for drug delivery applications 3:40PM-4:00PM Nicole Rivera Fuentes Nanoscale Electrode Derived Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS from the Di-block Copolymer Polystyrene-b-Poly (methyl methacrylate) for the Electrochemical Detection of Arsenic in Water.
Chemistry
Session 5 Room: Moderator: ECT 239 Yaritza Hernandez, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Melanie Quiñones Morphology and porosity Pasquale Fulvio Candelaria effects in high CO2-storage UPR-RIO PIEDRAS capacity ordered mesoporous sorbents for air regeneration systems
12:20PM-12:40PM Claudia Pérez Draper Feasibility of Chitosan- Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Alginate 3D Sponges used as scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration 12:40PM-1:00PM Daniel Blasini Pérez Tailoring the Silver- Carlos Cabrera Guillermo s. Colón Palladium Nanoparticle Quintana Electrodeposition on UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Unsupported Vulcan XC-72R for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
1:00PM-1:20PM Jeriel Dumeng Rodríguez Bioaccumulation of Heavy Maiella Ramos Karina L Rodríguez Pérez Metals in Macrophytes, UPR-ARECIBO Surface Water and Sediments from the Caño Tiburones Wetland
1:20PM-1:40PM Roberto Santiago Rivera Experimental and Modeling Torsten Stelzer UPR-RIO PIEDRAS the Solubility of Warfarin Sodium
1:40PM-2:00PM Keishla Robles Negrón Fabrication of gold Liz Díaz-Vazquez Valeria Bonano Suazo nanoparticles for biomedical UPR-RIO PIEDRAS applications using
macroalgae extracts of Ulva Fasciata 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Julio Canino Rodríguez Fabrication of Highly Porous Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Polycaprolactone Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications
2:40PM-3:00PM Carolina Mercado Morales Antioxidant properties of Carolina Mercado Morales PCUPR Nephrolepis biserrata Male fern extract 3:00PM-3:20PM Derek García Almedina Ulvan-Silica Aerogels for Liz Díaz-Vázquez UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Sensing and Remediation Applications through the Immobilization of Vibrio Fischeri
29 3:20PM-3:40PM Beatriz Muñoz-Rivera Evaluation of Use of Calcium Angela González UIA-SAN GERMAN Alginate Beads to Remove Caffeine from Aqueous Solutions 3:40PM-4:00PM Stephanie Virola Vázquez Alternative Organic Julia Vergara Gómez UPR-HUMACAO Photographic Art Process Using Annatto Seeds
Chemistry
Session 6 Room: Moderator: AGM 155 César Lozano Paulino, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Javier López Hernández Synthesis of Aryl Oxetanes via Margarita Ortiz-Marciales UPR-HUMACAO the Enantioselective Reduction of Prochiral 2-Halogenated Ketones with EG-DPP 12:20PM-12:40PM Giovanni López Burgos Biotransformation of Maiella Ramos UPR-ARECIBO Chitosan-Modified Selenium Nanoparticles in Exposed Radish (Raphanus sativus) into Volatile Organo-Selenium Compounds 12:40PM-1:00PM José Lasalde Ramírez Development of pH Responsive Eduardo Nicolau José L Ramírez Colón Polymer Nanofibers for the UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Recovery of Polyphenolic Compounds 1:00PM-1:20PM Stephanie Maldonado Study of the Inclusion Complex Rolando Oyola Rivera of Warfarin and gamma- UPR-HUMACAO 0Cyclodextrin in the presence of Gold Nanoparticles 1:20PM-1:40PM Estrella Otero González Functionalized non-toxic Liz M. Díaz Vázquez UPR-RIO PIEDRAS carbon nanoparticles from macro algae Ulva fasciata as a targeted biodetection and bioremediation vehicle for the treatment of emerging contaminants 1:40PM-2:00PM José Martínez Montes Synthesis and characterization José Rivera UPR-RIO PIEDRAS of a pyridine G-derivative for self-assembly and immunological activity studies 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Beatriz Morales Cabán Studies Toward The Raul Rodríguez Berríos Dollyann M González Development Of A Short-Step Acevedo Synthesis Of Functionalized PCUPR Allylic Alcohols Methodology Based On The Cleavage Of Epoxides With Alkenyl Aluminum And Grignard Derivatives 2:40PM-3:00PM Christian Alvarez Sánchez Investigation of Novel Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Coatings for Aluminum Particles for Composite Dielectric Materials 3:00PM-3:20PM Andrés González López Carbon Based Anode for Carlos Cabrera UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Microbial Water Treatment System 31 3:20PM-3:40PM Carla Quiñones Jurgensen Detection of hydrogen peroxide Carla M. Jurgensen UPR-RIO PIEDRAS in RAW 264.7 cells by supramolecular micro-probes 3:40PM-4:00PM Miriam Otero Rivera Synthesis and Raman José Rivera UPR-RIO PIEDRAS microscopy studies of colloidal particles made from new guanosine derivatives
Chemistry
Session 7 Room: Moderator: AGM 153 Anastacio Emiliano-Sosa, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Kevin Rivera Cruz Calculation of the binding Dalvin Mendez Hernández UPR-CAYEY energies of metallophthalocyanines with pentafluorosulfanyl substituents at peripheral positions. 12:20PM-12:40PM Nicole González Vélez Interaction of Warfarin with Rolando Oyola UPR-HUMACAO Gold Nanoparticle modified with B-Cyclodextrin
12:40PM-1:00PM Jorge Padilla Zayas Surface Modification of Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Electrospun Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers by coating of Block Copolymers: Study of Effect of Surface Topography in Cell Adhesion 1:00PM-1:20PM Yanira Rodríguez Valdes Development of José Rivera UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Supramolecular H2O2 Micro- Probes with Excitation and Emission in the Visible Region of the Spectrum 1:20PM-1:40PM Jousen Merced Colón L-glutathione ZnO capped Óscar Perales-Pérez UPR-MAYAGUEZ ZnO Quantum dots for Potential Bacteria Detection 1:40PM-2:00PM Kiara Villa Del Valle Expanding the library of José Rivera UMET guanosine derivatives to make supramolecular colloidal particles suitable for Raman microscopy characterization 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Angel Muñoz Hernández Bioactive Compounds in Aikomari Guzman-Martínez Victor F Rivera-Santana Native Puerto Rican Plants UPR-MAYAGUEZ and their Inhibitory Activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia marcescens 2:40PM-3:00PM Minelise Rivera De Jesús Synthesis and José Rivera UPR-RIO PIEDRAS characterization of G- derivatives and related analogues for the development of supramolecular colloidal particles for immune system modulation
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Chemistry
Session 8 Room: Moderator: AGM 152 Claudia A. Ospina Millan. PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Valeria Burgos Synthesis of thiol José Rivera Caldero derivatives and kinetics UPR-RIO PIEDRAS studies of their conjugate addition to a G-derivative analogue 12:20PM-12:40PM Jorge Miranda Zayas Thin Film Gold Margarita Rodríguez PCUPR Electrodes: López Electrochemical Characterization Studies in Acidic Media by Cyclic Voltammetry 12:40PM-1:00PM Liz Nieves Santiago Poly(Ethylene) Glycol Jorge Colón UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Surface Modification Of Zirconium Phosphate Nanoparticles Intercalated With Doxorubicin 1:00PM-1:20PM Arnaldo Torres Synthesis of Arnaldo X. Hernández Hernández Hydroquinone Analogs PCUPR for Their Applications in Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) 1:20PM-1:40PM Rafael Brito Sánchez Kinetics studies of Rafael Brito Sánchez UPR-RIO PIEDRAS conjugate additions of commercially available thiols to enone-containing guanosine derivatives 1:40PM-2:00PM Nadja Maldonado Microwave-assisted Óscar Perales-Pérez Luna synthesis and UPR-MAYAGUEZ antibacterial evaluation of Ag, Cu, and Ag/Cu nanoparticles against E.coli 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM María Adrover Tuning the properties of José Rivera Castellano supramolecular colloidal- UPR-RIO PIEDRAS probes for hydrogen peroxide
35 2:40PM-3:00PM Julio Rivera De Jesús One-step Colloidal Óscar Perales-Pérez UPR-MAYAGUEZ Synthesis of water- dispersible Quantum Dots for biomedical applications 3:00PM-3:20PM Alexy Padilla Andújar Synthesis of Catechol Adalgisa Batista PCUPR Analogs for Their Future Electrochemical Studies 3:20PM-3:40PM Antonio Fraticelli Structural Identification Ruth Pietri Meléndez Cartagena of Cysteine Sulfhydrated UPR-CAYEY Product using FTIR 3:40PM-4:00PM Daniel Del Toro Cobalt and Nickel Jorge Colón Pedrosa Modified Zirconium UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Phosphate Monolayer for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Chemistry
Session 9 Room: Moderator: ECT 230 Namir A. Huertas de Jesús, MS – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 1:20PM-1:40PM Gian Rivera Crespo Practical comparison of novel Gian Carlo Crespo UPR-MAYAGUEZ Pd and Ag alloy nanoparticle catalysts for the ORR in Alkaline Ethanol Fuel Cells 1:40PM-2:00PM Ángel Hernández Mejías Determinating the Dalice Piñero UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Stoichiometry of a Coordinating Event Between Metal Ions (Ni2+, Mn2+ and Co2+) and a Novel Ligand [dmit(acac)2]. 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Claralys Hernández Pulmonary Diseases Maritza De Jesús- Santiago Hospitalizations Correlated Echevarría UPR-MAYAGUEZ with Total Suspended Particles (TSP) Index in Mayagüez City: Dry Season 2017 2:40PM-3:00PM Pedro Silvestry Padilla Transesterification of José L. Vera UIA-SAN GERMAN triglycerides in Canola commercial oil using potassium-methoxide as catalyst.
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COMPUTER SCIENCES Computer Sciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 241 Carmen L. Carvajal Jiménez, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor
12:00PM-12:20PM Rafael Colón Maldonado Guarida Lobo Edward Latorre Bryan Y. Hernández Cuevas UPR-ARECIBO 12:20PM-12:40PM Jeffrey Chan Santiago Extracting Fingerprints for Remi Megret UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Bee Identification
12:40PM-1:00PM Ramon Medina Pérez Pregunta Lobo para Android Edward Latorre Kelvin A. López Torres UPR-ARECIBO
1:00PM-1:20PM Jomarie Jiménez González Use of Beer's Image José O. Sotero Esteva UPR-HUMACAO Attenuation Model for the Enhancement of Confocal Laser Microscopy Images of Affinity Membranes
1:20PM-1:40PM Erick Rivera Cruz Pregunta Lobo: Integrating Edward Latorre Gabriel A Vélez Lacayo Push Notifications and UPR-ARECIBO Academic Calendar
1:40PM-2:00PM Gabriel Guzman Ayala 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand José Rodríguez Ortega UIA-BAYAMON 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Lillian González Albino Involuciones de Cuerpos Ivelisse Rubio UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Finitos Obtenidos por Binomios 2:40PM-3:00PM Christian Esteves Rivera Web App development for Remi Megret Emmanuel Nieves Torres multi user annotation UPR-RIO PIEDRAS interface
3:00PM-3:20PM Bryan Hernández Cuevas A guideline for developing Edward Latorre Yessebell Rios Correa effective higher mobile UPR-ARECIBO learning applications
3:20PM-3:40PM Kevin Legarreta González De Bruijn Graphs to Compute Humberto Ortiz Zuazaga UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Differential Expression.
3:40PM-4:00PM Valery Villalobos Robles A model to study the Edilberto Arteaga Narváez Liz M Matos Murga dissemination of insects and UIA-METROPOLITANO their impact on human society
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Session 2 Room: Moderator: EDI 242 Jenipher D. Gonzalez Aponte, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Stephanie Peña Rivera Approaching Resource Eliana Valenzuela-Andrade UPR-ARECIBO Collection in Space with the Line Search Strategy 12:20PM-12:40PM Marcos Bosques Pérez Nature Inspired Search Eliana Valenzuela-Andrade UPR-ARECIBO Algorithms Research
12:40PM-1:00PM Elliot López Collazo Biology Dogma Edward Latorre Yessebell Ríos Correa UPR-ARECIBO
1:00PM-1:20PM Tatiana Castro Vélez Using different LaTex Tatiana Castro Vélez UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Packages and Lua Programming Language to draw certain knots in LuaTex
1:20PM-1:40PM Jordan Caraballo-Vega Computational Study of José O. Sotero Esteva UPR-HUMACAO Para-aminobenzamidine Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals at Different Ligand Concentrations
1:40PM-2:00PM Jesús Santana Román Programming And Swarm Jesús Joel Román UPR-ARECIBO Robotics A STEM Motivation Initiative 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Javier Cordero Pérez Shot Distance Classification Edward Latorre UPR-ARECIBO using Tensorflow Object Detection and Deep Neural Networks
2:40PM-3:00PM Elliot López Collazo caveGEOmap: Developing a José Candelaria Soberal UPR-ARECIBO GUI that unifies and string lines a speleology data analysis software. 3:00PM-3:20PM Josué Rodríguez Nieves A Case for Software-Driven Harry Rivera UIA-BAYAMON Programmable Networks-on- Chip (NoC) 2:40PM-3:00PM Paola Alicea Román Crystal Structure Editor for José O. Sotero Esteva UPR-HUMACAO Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Metals
ELECTRONICS Electronics
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 243 Albert Espinosa, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 1:20PM-1:40PM Christian Plaza Rivera On a low-cost Van Der Armando Rua De La UPR-MAYAGUEZ PAUW Resistivity Asuncion Measurement Device
1:40PM-2:00PM Michael Rivera Guzman Multiple Spectrum Smart LED Juan González Sánchez UNE Lamp Using Renewable Energy 2:00PM-2:20PM Break Nicholas Pinto 2:20PM-2:40PM Deliris Ortiz Ortiz Ambipolar Transport in CVD UPR-HUMACAO Grown MoSe2 Monolayer Using an Ionic Liquid Gel Gate Dielectric
2:40PM-3:00PM Jean L. Mattos López Design, Construction, Gerardo J. Salazar Stephanie De Jesus C. Troubleshooting & Star-Up of Axel Maria Fourquete an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Kiara Acevedo Alejandro (UAV). UNE-SUAGM
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ENGINEERING Engineering
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 244 Alcides Alvear Suárez, MS. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Title Mentor Afiliator 12:00PM-12:20PM Zairelys Reyes Rivera Impact of Material Science and Cristina Pomales UPR-MAYAGUEZ Engineering Clubs on Students Attitudes, Expectations and Perceptions towards STEM
12:20PM-12:40PM Xaimarie Hernández A Quantitative Approach to Saylisse Dávila Cruz Measure Adaptive Capacity to UPR-MAYAGUEZ Floods
12:40PM-1:00PM Johnattan Díaz Porous metal from selective Óscar Marcelo Suárez Velázquez dissolution of Al-Cu-Mg alloy UPR-MAYAGUEZ
1:00PM-1:20PM Alvin López Garcia Use of Diary Data for Improving Saylisse Dávila UPR-MAYAGUEZ Doctor Patient Communication in Endometriosis
1:20PM-1:40PM Iván Herrero Loza Influence of virtual reality José Lugo Ortiz UPR-MAYAGUEZ product representation on subject preference via discrete choice experimentation
1:40PM-2:00PM Sherild Rivera Meléndez Cost Estimation Tool for Mayra Méndez Piñero UPR-MAYAGUEZ Physical Improvement Projects at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Raúl Vega Torres Recycled Plastic as an Aggregate Óscar Marcelo Suárez UPR-MAYAGUEZ for Structural Concrete
2:40PM-3:00PM Nolgie Oquendo Colón Processing Vulnerability Saylisse Dávila Mayra Ríos Cabañas Attributes: A Case Study of UPR-MAYAGUEZ Rincón, PR
3:00PM-3:20PM Leira Sánchez Quinones How will hand-tracking José Lugo Ortiz UPR-MAYAGUEZ technology impact Virtual Reality assessment of product concepts? 3:20PM-3:40PM Sabrina Sierra Pagán Measuring Team Interactions and Lourdes Medina UPR-MAYAGUEZ Iterations in a Web-based Design Process
43 3:40PM-4:00PM Katyria Torres Mora Synthesis and Characterization Óscar Marcelo Suárez John Lee Soto-Vargas of Chitosan and Titanium UPR-MAYAGUEZ Dioxide Films as a Biocide
Engineering
Session 2 Room: Moderator: EDI 143 Edwar Romero, PhD. U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Camille Quijano De Jesús Cost Evaluation for Illumination Mayra Méndez-Piñero UPR-MAYAGUEZ in the UPR 12:20PM-12:40PM Brian Aponte Ramos Mortar Designs with Fly Ash and Óscar Marcelo Suárez UPR-MAYAGUEZ Nano-silica for Structural Patchments 12:40PM-1:00PM Yediel Calderon Osorio Energy Cost for AC Mayra Méndez Piñero UPR-MAYAGUEZ 1:00PM-1:20PM Gerardo Torres Roman Improving Energy Efficiency at Mayra Méndez-Piñero UPR-MAYAGUEZ UPR 1:20PM-1:40PM Roberto Rivera Beltran The lack of spare parts in the Edwar Romero TURABO UNIV public transportation industry 1:40PM-2:00PM Luis Miranda Rodriguez Custom Wave Function Edwar Romero TURABO UNIV Generator 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Valerie Maisonave Collazo Gene Expression Biomarker Wandaliz Torres Garcia UPR-MAYAGUEZ Discovery in Endometriosis 2:40PM-3:00PM Amanda Marrero Flores A Fast and Portable Way to Lourdes Medina Victor Rivera Rodríguez Detect Zika UPR-MAYAGUEZ 3:00PM-3:20PM Kenneth De Jesús Morales Characterizing the Pressure Rubén Díaz Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ Steady-State Conditions in a Microfluidic Device for the Autonomous Trap and Release of Single-Particles 3:20PM-3:40PM Christian Figueroa Espada High Throughput Single-Cell Rubén Díaz Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ Electroporation Using Geometrically Induced Pulses 3:40PM-4:00PM Omar Rodríguez Experimenting with a do-it Omar Rodríguez Dominguez yourself Axial flux Induction Michelle D generator Cora Rivera UPR-ARECIBO
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Session 3 Room: Moderator: EDI 146 B Jannette Pérez, MS. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Mónica Díaz Pares Effect of alumina Óscar Marcelo Suárez UPR-MAYAGUEZ nanoparticles on the Portevin-Le Chatelier phenomenon in Al-Mg alloys 12:20PM-12:40PM Alondra Ortiz Ortiz How stakeholders contribute Lourdes Medina UPR-MAYAGUEZ to medical device decisions? 12:40PM-1:00PM Berenice Fernández Rivera Manufacturing Process Rubén Díaz Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ Design of a 1 um Spacing Interdigitated Electrode Array for an Environmental Monitoring Sensor 1:00PM-1:20PM Lymaris OFerral Effects of Interdependent José Santivañez Maldonado Critical Infrastructures in TURABO UNIV Disaster Relief: Puerto Rico Autopsy 1:20PM-1:40PM Karina Rodríguez-Colón Redesing of Emergency Plan Jannette Pérez TURABO UNIV at University of Turabo 1:40PM-2:00PM Julienne Deynes Aviles Complexity in Project-Based Lourdes Medina UPR-MAYAGUEZ Learning Experts Opinion 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Camille Marrero Laboy Making Biological Sense of Mauricio Cabrera Ríos UPR-MAYAGUEZ Important Genes in Breast Cancer and Their Coordinated Behavior: Further Results
2:40PM-3:00PM Gerardo Rivera Castro CO2 Hydrogenation to Yomaira Pagán Torres UPR-MAYAGUEZ Methanol and Dimethylether
3:00PM-3:20PM Ramón Padín Monroig Study of silicon effect on Barbara Calcagno UPR-MAYAGUEZ novel aluminum cerium alloys for aerospace applications
3:20PM-3:40PM Javier Morales Ferrer Optimization of soft robotics Eduardo Pérez Edwardivan actuators for biomedical Labarca Torres devices. UIA-BAYAMON 3:40PM-4:00PM Mariangely González A Study of Factors that Lourdes Medina Vargas Impact the Recruitment and UPR-MAYAGUEZ Retention of Females in Engineering
Engineering
Session 4 Room: Moderator: EDI 154 12:00-2:00PM: Jose Santivañez , PhD. – U. Turabo 2:20-4:00PM: Óscar Sáenz, PhD. - U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Kevin Huang Zhu Enhancing the Capability-to- Mauricio Cabrera Ríos UPR-MAYAGUEZ Affordability Ratio of a 3D Printer: Towards a Real Application in Mosquito Control
12:20PM-12:40PM Jessica Gonzalez Vargas Ensuring Patient Safety with Lourdes Medina Christian Figueroa Kianne L FDA Compliance: An Analysis Rodriguez Minguela of FDA Recalls UPR-MAYAGUEZ
12:40PM-1:00PM Adriana Mulero Russe Evaluation of LBL Films for Jorge Almodovar UPR-MAYAGUEZ Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Delivery Utilizing iCelligence Technology
1:00PM-1:20PM Héctor Meléndez Casado Design, Construction, Gerardo Salazar Jose Rodríguez Meléndez Troubleshooting & Star-Up UNE Of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 1:20PM-1:40PM William Crespo Martínez Effects of an insoluble phase Manny De Jesus UPR-MAYAGUEZ on novel aluminum cerium alloys for aerospace applications
1:40PM-2:00PM FRANCIS OYEBANJO Real-Time Aerosol Particle Akua Asa-Awuku UPR-MAYAGUEZ Measurement Methods: Air Quality Analysis 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Edwin Burgos Rossy Evaluating the functional Edwin Burgos Rossy UPR-MAYAGUEZ capabilities of polymeric nanostratified surface modifications for applications in tissue engineering
2:40PM-3:00PM Pablo Díaz Hyland Dynamics of Active Particles Ubaldo Cordova Figueroa UPR-MAYAGUEZ Near a Curved Wall: Guided and Trapped Locomotions
3:00PM-3:20PM Rafael Pérez Meléndez Structure Design and Eduardo Ortiz Rivera Adriana N. Manufacturing of an Echevarría García Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for UPR-MAYAGUEZ Search and Rescue Purposes
47 3:20PM-3:40PM Francesco Forina Morales Modeling of Realistic Sheilla Torres Nieves Estefania Atmospheric Boundary Layer Rosso-Santiago Conditions for a Scaled-Down UPR-MAYAGUEZ Wind Turbine in a Low-Speed Wind Tunnel 3:40PM-4:00PM Jomar Ramirez Vázquez UWaVe: Unmanned Water Eduardo Ortiz Larissa N. Vehicle for educational Del Rosario Martínez purposes UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Engineering
Session 5 Room: Moderator: EDI 243 Albert Espinosa, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Jonathan Rosario De Jesús Adaptive and Reconfigurable Dimitra Psychogiou UPR-MAYAGUEZ Multi-Band Bandpass and Bandstop Radio-Frequency Filtering Couplers
12:20PM-12:40PM Gabriel Torres Rivera High-order statistics of Guillermo Araya UPR-MAYAGUEZ turbulent spatially- developing boundary layers
12:40PM-1:00PM Guillermo López Cardalda Infrared Sensor Development: Eduardo Ortiz Rivera UPR-MAYAGUEZ An Interdisciplinary Approach for K-12 STEM Education
1:00PM-1:20PM Christopher Velázquez Development of a Weather Albert Espinoza Velázquez Station System Ricardo J. Serrano Vélez TURABO UNIV
Jeriann Ocasio Espinosa Improving the Seismic Jose Ramón Arroyo UPR-MAYAGUEZ Response of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures Raised on Gravity Columns Using the Steel Cross Bracing Unit System
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Enviromental Sciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 160 Nilda I. Boria López, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Bianca Serrano Torres Isolation of putative xylene- José R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV degrading bacteria across neotropical ecosystems
12:20PM-12:40PM Juan Orengo Rolón Ecosystem Service Provision Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman UPR-RIO PIEDRAS of Urban Trees in Two Residential Areas of San Juan, Puerto Rico
12:40PM-1:00PM Ramón Maiz Del Toro Spatial distribution of leaf Jose R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV litter fungal communities in a simulated hurricane experiment
1:00PM-1:20PM Keishley Pizarro-Colón Assessment of the possible Karlo Malave-Llamas UNE outcomes of climate change on the bacterial community on tropical beaches and their antibiotic resistance patterns.
1:20PM-1:40PM Juneilis Mulero Oliveras Nuevo método para evaluar la Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman UPR-RIO PIEDRAS correlación entre la infraestructura verde y el perfil socioeconómico en las comunidades urbanas de Alto del Cabro y Miramar, en el barrio de Santurce de la ciudad de San Juan mediante el análisis de servi
1:40PM-2:00PM Karelys Febles Moreno Descripción de micro Abner Colón PCUPR plásticos en la costa de la Guancha en Ponce, Puerto Rico 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Brian Sang-Laboy Antimicrobial activity of Jose R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV bacteria and fungi in the Bay of San Juan Estuary and at the Experimental Agricultural Station of Gurabo
2:40PM-3:00PM Katherine Pérez Rivera Rainwater Chemistry in a Jorge Ortiz-Zayas UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Tropical Urban City
51 3:00PM-3:20PM Nicolás Gómez Andújar Ecological vulnerability Edwin Hernández-Delgado UPR-RIO PIEDRAS assessment of shallow coral reefs to support coastal management in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico 3:20PM-3:40PM Priscilla Molina Cora Heavy metal in terrestrial Maiella Ramos José Wilfredo Torres plant, surface water and Ayende sediments in systems cave in UPR-ARECIBO Rio Camuy 3:40PM-4:00PM Erica Irizarry Pagán Quantification of Vibrio spp. Karlo Malave-Llamas UNE on Recreational Water and Sand Samples on Tropical Beaches of Puerto Rico after Anthropogenic and Natural Atmospheric Disasters and Assessment of their Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Susceptibility
Enviromental Sciences
Session 2 Room: Moderator: EDI 161 Adrinel Vázquez, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Yelissa Dávila ONeill Assessment and Public Health Karlo Malave- Llamas UNE Importance of Vibrio spp. on a Tropical Beach on Puerto Rico Impacted by Anthropogenic Activities.
12:20PM-12:40PM Brandon Molina Burgos Photocatalytic hydrogen Francisco Márquez TURABO UNIV production using Ag@TiO2 composites under UV-vis light
12:40PM-1:00PM Génesis Nieves Malavé Functionalized nanodiamond Javier Avalos Stephany Vázquez Ríos for water disenfection UPR-BAYAMON
1:00PM-1:20PM Jonathan López Response of Sulfate-Reducing Jose R. Pérez-Jiménez Carrasquillo Bacteria Communities to TURABO UNIV Simulated Hurricane at El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico
1:20PM-1:40PM Nashelys Ortiz Negron Effect of theterrestrial-marine Elvira Cuevas Solimar Pinto Pacheco connectivity in phreatic water UPR-RIO PIEDRAS salinity in an urban coastal wetland: Cienaga Las Cucharilas, Catano, Puerto Rico.
1:40PM-2:00PM Glorymar Rivera González Bacterial Diversity Present in Jose R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV the Pterocarpus Forest Natural Reserve in Palmas del Mar, Humacao Puerto Rico 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Natalie Nieves Echevarría Climate Change and the Armando Rodríguez- Durán UIA-BAYAMON impact of hurricanes on the survival of bats in small islands
2:40PM-3:00PM Kevin Cruz Villanueva FT-IR Soil Analysis Angel Acosta UPR-ARECIBO Characterization of Cabachuelas Cave System
3:00PM-3:20PM Javier Alvarez Rodríguez Analysis of Abiotic Factors Angel Acosta UPR-ARECIBO for Cave-Soils from the Cabachuelas Cave System
53 3:20PM-3:40PM Felipe Rivera Adorno Low-cost Sensors in the Study Felipe Rivera UPR-RIO PIEDRAS of Air Quality in San Juan Metro Area Following Hurricane Maria 3:40PM-4:00PM John Schroeder Camacho Traces of Heavy Metals in John Steven Camacho Karolyn Lu Agosto Shaw Carraízo Reservoir and Sergio UMET Cuevas Water Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico
Enviromental Sciences
Session 3 Room: Moderator: EDI 145 Christian Del Valle Colón, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Luis Esbrí Ruiz : La calidad del agua en las Jorge Ortiz UPR-RIO PIEDRAS charcas artificiales de reintroducción del Sapo Concho Puertorriqueño 12:20PM-12:40PM Luis Cruz-Flores Bioprospecting for chitinases Jose R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV among bacteria in Puerto Rico 12:40PM-1:00PM Jamie Laureano Soto Potential Energy Production Hirohito Torres-Diaz Jaseph Soto Pérez From Microbial Fuel Cells UPR-ARECIBO 1:00PM-1:20PM Wildelis Figueroa Levels of heavy metals in Maiella Ramos Rodríguez medicinal aquatic Yetzzel Cortés Rosario macrophytes UPR-ARECIBO 1:20PM-1:40PM Yadeliz Serrano Matos Characterization of Gary Toranzos UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Enterococcus spp. isolates from pristine areas in El Yunque Forest and the presence of virulence and resistance genes.
1:40PM-2:00PM Alexis Healion Del Valle Isolation of putative-lignin José R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV deconstructing bacteria 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Roseanne Dávila Rivera Evaluating the freshwater Brenda J. Ramos-Santana UPR-AGUADILLA ecosystem quality using bioindicators and physicochemical indicators
2:40PM-3:00PM Jorge Asenjo Biaggi Presence of Bacterial Miguel Urdaneta UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Contamination in Ultrapure Water (UPW) Used in Laboratories
3:00PM-3:20PM Christopher Eusebio Ortiz Difficulties in the isolation, Christopher Eusebio Ortiz UPR-RIO PIEDRAS quantification and identification of fecal coliforms and E. coli in the waters of a tropical natural spring
3:20PM-3:40PM Luis Serrano Torres Distribution of Sulfidogenic Jose R. Pérez-Jiménez TURABO UNIV Communities Across Layers of a Hypersaline Microbial Mat 55 3:40PM-4:00PM Natalia Cruz Méndez Caribbean coastal urban Elvira Cuevas Christiam R. Baez-Serrano wetland: a comparative study UPR-RIO PIEDRAS of microclimates
Enviromental Sciences
Session 4 Room: Moderator: EDI 150 Waleska González Marrero – U. del Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Zulmarie Feliciano Vega The effects of hurricane Alex Sloan UPR-BAYAMON Mariaon the diversity and abundance of arthropods in El Yunque tropical rainforests
12:20PM-12:40PM Gabriela Avilés Piñeiro Long-Term Monitoring of Gabriela Marie Avilés - UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Mineral "African" Dust Piñeiro Concentrations in Puerto Rico
12:40PM-1:00PM Christopher Sambolín \"Effect of silver Angela Gonzalez Pérez nanoparticles on the growth UIA-SAN GERMAN of fungi isolated from Premna sp. trees\"
1:00PM-1:20PM Alondra Moreira Travieso Community engagement in a Nilda G Medina UNE study on the impact of air pollutants in school-age children
1:20PM-1:40PM Ariana Toro Colombo The Effects of the Water Miguel Rodríguez Montalvo UIA-SAN GERMAN Soluble Fractions (WSF) of the Conventional and Synthetic Motor Oil Derived from Petroleum on the Development of Artemia franciscana
1:40PM-2:00PM Emily Díaz Vallejo Variation in below-ground Carla Restrepo UPR-RIO PIEDRAS ecosystem attributes across a topographic-fire matrix in a tropical mesic forest. 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Karina Nunez Colón Diversidad microbiana en los Elsie Rivera Ocasio Daliandra Nevárez cuerpos de agua de la Reserva Cuevas Natural de Punta Tuna en UPR-BAYAMON Maunabo 2:40PM-3:00PM Maite Morales Medina Assessment of Air Quality in Olga Mayol-Bracero UPR-RIO PIEDRAS the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: Black Carbon, Carbon Monoxide and Particle Number
3:00PM-3:20PM Naomi Mercado Vélez Evaluation of avifauna in an Adrianne Tossas Brien Gabriel Mercado important coastal lagoon in Ruiz northern Puerto Rico UPR-AGUADILLA
57 3:20PM-3:40PM Eduardo Llegus Santiago Identification of Vibrio Johanna Díaz Shakira Rosario Estremera cholerae, V. UPR-PONCE parahaemolyticus, and V. harveyi in Mangrove Surface Water using Colony PCR, in Punta Cucharas Natural Reserve and Playa Hilton: Ponce, Puerto Rico
3:40PM-4:00PM Yelisa Reyes Hernández Efecto de la irrigación de Elsie Rivera Ocasio Zaimari Lopez Garcia Salvinia molesta con UPR-BAYAMON soluciones salinas y acídicas sobre los parámetros físicos del agua
Enviromental Sciences
Session 5 Room: Moderator: EDI 163 Luz E. Torres, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 1:00PM-1:20PM Yarivette Ruiz Medina Determination of Mishelle Rivera Santos PCUPR Enterococcus species in the Inabón River basin of Ponce, Puerto Rico using Enterolert®.
1:20PM-1:40PM José Galarza Martínez Hurricane Maria impact Luz Estella Torres Molina TURABO UNIV assessment on hydrology
1:40PM-2:00PM Samantha Telvi Carlo Bacteriological Assessment Samantha Telvi UNE on "Paseo de la Princesa" and "Laguna de Condado" in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Public and Environmental Health Protection Practices trough Water Monitoring. 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Carlos Zayas Fontán Comparison of zamia species Steven Sloan UPR-BAYAMON between the Sabana Seca forest and the Susua forest
2:40PM-3:00PM Kiara Rodríguez Núñez Microbial diversity and Carlos Ríos Velázquez UPR-MAYAGUEZ potential in biorremediation of the metagenome in bromeliads phytotelma using in silico analysis
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GENERAL SCIENCES General Sciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 162 María Cotto Maldonado, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Israel Dilán Pantojas Modeling interventions in Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga UPR-RIO PIEDRAS causal networks to enrich constraint-based causal search
12:20PM-12:40PM Angely Ortiz-Rosado Identifying Keap1-Interacting Angely Ortiz UPR-PONCE Coxiella burnetii Proteins
12:40PM-1:00PM Krystal Camacho Báez Correlational Study Between Marisol Camacho Santiago PCUPR Empathy Indicators and Anxiety
1:00PM-1:20PM Maryangie Martínez The Effect of Resveratrol in Edu Suárez-Martínez Casillas the Proliferation and UPR-PONCE Autophagy of Breast Cancer Cell Lines
1:20PM-1:40PM Alexandra Rodríguez Effects of social Nilda G Medina Gelpi environmental pollution on UNE respiratory health and cognition of Puerto Rican children
1:40PM-2:00PM Kevin Cintron Arroyo Estrogen Related Receptor Richard Noel UPR-PONCE alpha Is Required For Efficient Arenavirus Multiplication 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Paula Cruz Córdova The effect of host-plant leaf Steven Sloan Evander J Ortíz Colón water content on egg UPR-BAYAMON deposition in the herbivore, Pseudosphinx tetrio
2:40PM-3:00PM Keudes Roldán Rodríguez Expression of Estrogen María De Jesús-Burgos UPR-CAYEY Receptors Alpha and Group II of Metabotropic Glutamate in Embryonic Dopaminergic Neurons
3:00PM-3:20PM Anthony Salome Ortiz Assessment of the Ángel Arcelay UNE functionality of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) in Atmospheric Sciences
61 3:20PM-3:40PM Daisy Rosario Santana Spatial dispersion pattern of Steven Sloan UPR-BAYAMON carnivorous plant D. Capensis in Laguna Tortuguero.
3:40PM-4:00PM
GEOSCIENCES GeoSciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 157 Francisco J. Díaz, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Nelmary Rodríguez Quartz Provenance in the Río Kenneth Hughes Sepúlveda Culebrinas Basin, Western UPR-MAYAGUEZ Puerto Rico
12:20PM-12:40PM Estefanía Vicens Clavell The age of the Cibao Wilson Ramírez Martínez UPR-MAYAGUEZ Formation at Punta Higuera Rincón, PR and implications for the onset of extensional faulting in Northwestern PR
12:40PM-1:00PM Xavier García López Frequency-ratio of geologic Kenneth Hughes UPR-MAYAGUEZ substrate and landslides in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María.
1:00PM-1:20PM Alvin González Vélez Cabachuelas Cave System Angel Acosta UPR-ARECIBO Lidar Project
1:20PM-1:40PM Kimberly Méndez Méndez Sediment Evolution in Puerto Kenneth Hughes UPR-MAYAGUEZ Rico's Western Volcanic Province during Late to Post- Volcanic Arc Sequence
1:40PM-2:00PM Eduardo Cruz Vega First Records of Crocodylian Hernan Santos UPR-MAYAGUEZ Coprolites from the Oligocene San Sebastian Formation and the Miocene-Pliocene Yanigua-Los Haitises Formations, Dominican Republic 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Paola Hernández Plio-Pleistocene sea-level Paola N. González González curve of the Duvergé Province, UPR-MAYAGUEZ Dominican Republic
2:40PM-3:00PM Rocío Cáliz Padilla Lichenometry Correlation of Kenneth Hughes UPR-MAYAGUEZ Portón and Ingles River Mouth Floodplain Deposition with Respect of Hurricane Mitch
3:00PM-3:20PM Yessebell Rios Correa Implementing the use of labels Correa Candelaria Soberal UPR-ARECIBO in cave maps with caveGeomaps
63 3:20PM-3:40PM Stephanie Plaza Torres Untangling the diet of Boswell Wing UPR-MAYAGUEZ herbivorous dinosaurs from the mineralization of their dung: A stable isotope analysis of coprolites 3:40PM-4:00PM Edwin Irizarry Brugman Performance of a Puerto Rico Kenneth Hughes UPR-MAYAGUEZ Rainfall-Induced Landslide Susceptibility Map after a Catastrophic Atmospheric Event: Hurricane Maria Mass Wasting Inventory
GeoSciences
Session 2 Room: Moderator: EDI 163 Luz E. Torres, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Lirca Feliciano Centeno Modeling Tsunami Lirca Feliciano Centeno UPR-MAYAGUEZ Inundation Effects from a Hypothetical Submarine Landslide from the Arecibo Amphitheater on the Coastal San Juan Metropolitan Area
12:20PM-12:40PM Desireé Bayouth García Rainfall Frequency-Ratio Kenneth Hughes UPR-MAYAGUEZ Analysis of Mass Wasting Sites after Hurricane María in Puerto Rico
12:40PM-1:00PM Gabriel Marínez Milian Slope Frequency Ratio Gabriel Martínez UPR-MAYAGUEZ Analysis of Hurricane Maria Rainfall-induced Mass Wasting Sites in Puerto Rico
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LIFE/BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Life Sciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: EDI 247 Iro García Burgos. U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Inés Hernández Arbelo Antibiotic resistance profile of Inés M Hernández Arbelo UPR-AGUADILLA Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a university campus. 12:20PM-12:40PM Nicole De La Rosa Behavioral Assessment of Mice Edu Suárez Martínez González with Mitochondrial CaMKII UPR-PONCE Inhibition
12:40PM-1:00PM Valerie Rodríguez-Irizarry Determination of Apoptotic Edu Suárez-Martínez UPR-PONCE Factors and Oxidative Stress on HCC 827 Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell Line, Following Calcium Sulfide Nanoclusters Treatment
1:00PM-1:20PM Natalie Pineiro-Falcón Hypothermia as Brain Care Lourdes García Viviana A. Negrón Therapy for Neonatal Hypoxic Rodríguez Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) UPR-RIO PIEDRAS and Neonatal Depression
1:20PM-1:40PM Kevin Kaufman Ortiz Pan-Cancer Characterization Wandaliz Torres-García UPR-MAYAGUEZ using Proteomic Profiles and Data Mining Techniques
1:40PM-2:00PM Ana Vázquez Catoni Investigations into the Gregory Bonito UPR-MAYAGUEZ diversity and function of Mortierella fungi with plants and bacteria 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM María Carrera Rodríguez Uncovering biological Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos UPR-MAYAGUEZ commonalities between Dengue and Parkinson\'s Disease.
2:40PM-3:00PM Yamil Miranda Negrón The Best Growing Medium for José Planas UPR-AGUADILLA Guánica Salterns Halobacteria
3:00PM-3:20PM Alan Méndez Pérez 16s rRNA gene Restriction José Planas UPR-AGUADILLA Fragment Length Polymorphism of Guánica Salterns Halobacteria.
67 3:20PM-3:40PM Astrid Rodríguez Vélez Determining the Role, Elsie I. Parés-Matos UPR-MAYAGUEZ Expression and Interactions of FAP-1 in S. cerevisiae, Cultivated in a Nitrogen- limited Media
3:40PM-4:00PM Luis Padilla Santiago Resveratrol-induced DNA Edu Suárez Martínez UPR-PONCE Damage on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells Through NER Pathway.
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Session 2 Room: Moderator: EDI 248 Carlos Neira Souto, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Josue Lugo Cuevas Cytotoxic and Oxidative Loyda B. Mendez Torres UNE Stress Responses of Cigarette Smoke Extracts in Small Airway Epithelial Cells
12:20PM-12:40PM Harim Delgado Seo Development of a Rapid Catalina Dávila Shakira M Martínez Díaz Method for Screening High- TURABO UNIV Lipid containing Species of Microalgae
12:40PM-1:00PM Mary Valerio Rivera Biosensor prototype based on Javier Avalos Obed E. Peña Rodríguez carbon nanotubes for the RF- UPR-BAYAMON detection and NIR-treatment of HeLa cells
1:00PM-1:20PM Anndra González Prevalence of Bullying in Lourdes García González Children with Chronic Nayomi Caraballo Rivera Conditions UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
1:20PM-1:40PM Steven Toro De Leon Methionine sulfoxide has no Steven Toro UPR-HUMACAO hepatoprotective effect against acetaminophen- induced liver injury
1:40PM-2:00PM Eric Rodríguez López Characterization of s1289 in Edu Suárez-Martínez UPR-PONCE Biofilm Formation and Infection in S. flexneri 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Andrea Sánchez Peña ahpC expression in Vibrio Andrea Sánchez Peña UPR-RIO PIEDRAS fischeri
2:40PM-3:00PM Faviola Bernard Vázquez RasG12D causes more Edu Suárez-Martínez UPR-PONCE Proliferation than RasG12V in Drosophila Pancreatic Cancer Models
3:00PM-3:20PM Gerardo Sánchez Navarro The Effects of Low-Frequency Jennifer Barreto UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Deep Brain Stimulation in the Reinstatement of Morphine Place Preference 3:20PM-3:40PM Dormarie Rivera Gene expression of host Edu Suárez-Martínez Rodríguez restriction factors in HIV-1 UPR-PONCE infected monocyte-derived macrophages
69 3:40PM-4:00PM José Somohano Short OxyR is Necessary for Zomary Flores-Cruz UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Vibrio fischeri
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Session 3 Room: Moderator: EDI 249A Aleyda Siaca Ceballo, PhD. - U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Coralys Monge Calderón "Tissue preparation affects Loyda B. Méndez Torres UNE the measurement of pro- inflammatory markers in rat brains" 12:20PM-12:40PM Rafael Torres Strubbe Quantification of total HIV-1 Edu Suárez Martínez UPR-PONCE DNA in seminal and blood samples in men under cART 12:40PM-1:00PM Natalia Aponte Borges Monitoring Vibrio fischeri Zomary Flores-Cruz UPR-RIO PIEDRAS oxyR mutant behaviors in media with exogenous catalase 1:00PM-1:20PM Louis Gil Acevedo Genomic Discrimination of Louis Gil UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Sporadic Type 1 and 2 Papillary Renal Cancers 1:20PM-1:40PM Kimberly Rivera Caraballo Expression of Excitatory Kimberly Rivera-Caraballo UPR-HUMACAO Amino Acid Transporter mRNA During Methylmercury Exposure in Mouse Spinal Cord Astrocytes and Neuroblastoma Spinal Cord NSC-34 Cells 1:40PM-2:00PM Valerie Rodríguez Torres Optimizing expression of Vibha Bansal UPR-CAYEY tissue-type plasminogen activator in E.coli 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Xavier Rodríguez López Immunohistochemical study Edu Suárez Martínez UPR-PONCE of the epithelial-to- mesenchymal transition phenotype in non-small cell lung cancer
2:40PM-3:00PM Stacey Cruz Ramírez Isolation and Carlos Ríos Velázquez UPR-MAYAGUEZ Characterization of Purple non-sulfur Anoxyphototrophic bacteria from Bamboo Phytotelmata 3:00PM-3:20PM José Betancourt Toro Bacterial Bioprospects Carlos Ríos Velázquez UPR-MAYAGUEZ Capable of Protease Secretion from Coastal Areas in Puerto Rico 3:20PM-3:40PM Kevin Santiago Morales Identification of Tetracycline Carlos Ríos Velázquez
71 UPR-MAYAGUEZ Resistance Genes in Caracolus marginella Gut Microbiome Using Functional Metagenomics 3:40PM-4:00PM Valeria Tirado Berríos Importance of the IAUPR-BC Armando Rodríguez Durán UIA-BAYAMON Wetland for Bat Conservation and Citizen Science Education
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Session 4 Room: Moderator: EDI 249B Pedro J. Berríos Colón – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Olga Gracia González Mixotrophic Metabolism in Catalina Dávila Nicole E Silva Ramos Botryococcus sudeticus TURABO UNIV
12:20PM-12:40PM Amalia Rivera Reyes Effect of Calcium Sulfide Edu Suárez Martínez UPR-PONCE Nanoclusters in the Migration of Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma cell line HCC827 12:40PM-1:00PM Yaniris Molina Aponte Screening and Ezio Fasoli Samuel De Jesús Buegos characterization of cellulases Colón and xylanases from halophilic UPR-HUMACAO microorganisms and their biotechnological applications 1:00PM-1:20PM Freddie Pacheco Mercado Biomedical Applications of Javier Avalos Paola C Jiirau Gonzalez Nanostructured Materials UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
1:20PM-1:40PM Aliyah Silver Contribution of the PTS Beta- Kevin McIver UPR-MAYAGUEZ glucoside EII transporter to the pathophysiology of the Group A Streptococcus 1:40PM-2:00PM Julianie De La Cruz Biocompatibility of Novel Vilmali LópezMejías Minyety Polysaccharide Based Drug UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Delivery System 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Francis Ortega Mercado Antimicrobial activity of Yvonne Colón Mena UPR-AGUADILLA silver and gold nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2:40PM-3:00PM Daniela Carrasquillo Preparation of magnetic Rolando Guzmán Figueroa nanoparticles of ZnxCo1- Erik Arroyo Colón xFe2O4 for applications in UNIVERSIDAD DEL biomedicine SAGRADO CORAZON (USC) 3:00PM-3:20PM Elaine Camacho Evaluating the Effects of Edu Suárez Martínez Hernández HIPK2 Inhibition on UPR-PONCE Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells 3:20PM-3:40PM Karina Rosario Méndez What is the effect of gold and Yvonne Colón Mena UPR-AGUADILLA silver nanoparticles as fungicides of Fusarium in tomato crops?
73 3:40PM-4:00PM Nahir Robles Rijo Unraveling the Correlation Horacio Serrano UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Between Crohn\'s Disease and Gut Microbiota using an Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Quantitative Proteomics Analysis and Next Generation Sequencing in clinical samples.
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Session 5 Room: Moderator: EDI 250 Adelfa Vera Rosado – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Kyara Berríos Toledo Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence in Melissa Colón Yimari A. Vargas Ramos the Municipalities of Puerto Rico: UPR-HUMACAO Humacao, Las Piedras, Yabucoa, Naguabo, and Maunabo.
12:20PM-12:40PM Andrea Rodríguez Rolón Association between periodontitis Oelisoa Andriankaja UPR-RIO PIEDRAS and cholesterol levels in type 2 diabetic patients
12:40PM-1:00PM Kimil Acosta Pagán Enrichment of Cellulose Degrading Kimil Acosta UPR-HUMACAO Microbes Isolated from Coffee Compost
1:00PM-1:20PM Samuel Buegos Colón Screening and partial Ezio Fasoli Ángel E. Miranda characterization of moderate Santiago halophilic hydrolases and their UPR-HUMACAO biotechnological applications
1:20PM-1:40PM Daniela Carrasquillo Preparation of magnetic Rolando Guzmán Figueroa nanoparticles of ZnxCo1-xFe2O4 Eduardo José Casillas for applications in biomedicine Algarín UNIV. DEL SAGRADO CORAZON (USC)
1:40PM-2:00PM Alejandra Albino Ramírez Fiber Dye Color Extraction and Rosamil Rey UIA-BAYAMON Characterization using UV-VIS Spectroscopy 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Emili Rosado Rodríguez DNA binding properties of the José Rodríguez Jessica M Rodríguez Ríos transcription factor optix? Martínez UPR-RIO PIEDRAS 2:40PM-3:00PM Amara Guerrero García Encouraging Parents to Read Aloud Inés García García Alexandra I Rodríguez to Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Díaz Care Unit (NICU) as a Resource to UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Promote Early Literacy
3:00PM-3:20PM Ana Rivera Vega Dragonflies and Damselflies: The Ariel Díaz Delwin J. Rodríguez Impact of Ecological Variables on Flores the Distribution of Odonata UPR-HUMACAO
3:20PM-3:40PM Natalie Pérez Carrasquillo Bioprospecting of bacteria PHA José R. Pérez Jiménez TURABO UNIV production from soil at Universidad del Turabo
75 3:40PM-4:00PM Alondra Bogoljubskij Use of Mud from the Soils of Puerto Rolando Guzmán Valedon Rico to Produce Electrical Energy Sarahi Medina Nieves UNIVERSIDAD DEL SAGRADO CORAZON (USC)
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Session 6 Room: Moderator: EDI 251 Elizabeth Quintero, Ph.D. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Lizmar Pérez Donato Measurement of disseminated A. Washington UPR-RIO PIEDRAS intravascular coagulation marker (sTLT-1) in patients with blood cancer
12:20PM-12:40PM Abneris Rivera Martínez Online Illegal Reptile Trade In Alberto R. Puente Rolón Sherihan Abdul-Hadi Puerto Rico Bonilla UPR-MAYAGUEZ
12:40PM-1:00PM Roberto Berríos Rivera Purification of Genomic DNA Michael Rubín UPR-CAYEY from Maro; Finishing of Altair: Bacteriophages Isolated from Tropical Soils of Puerto Rico
1:00PM-1:20PM Pamela Martínez El presupuesto de tiempo del Alberto Puente Rolón Oquendo Anolis poncensis en la Reserva PCUPR Natural Punta Cucharas en Ponce, Puerto Rico
1:20PM-1:40PM Yaiel Rodríguez Avilés Effect of Nanohydroxyapatite Eduardo Nicolau Sebastián A. López and Nanodiamond-Coated Méndez Electrospun Cellulose Acetate UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Scaffolds On Cell Morphology, Proliferation and Differentiation
1:40PM-2:00PM Victor Rodríguez Ramos Evaluation of Secondary Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Structures and Effects on Bacterial Growth of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Edwin Velázquez Pérez Production of Alcohol from Janmary Colón Alicea TURABO UNIV Bacterial Xylose Fermentation 2:40PM-3:00PM Omar Amalbert Pérez changes in the use of the cage in Iris Velázquez Lucero M Ruiz Hernández the parrot of puerto rico UPR-HUMACAO (amazona vittata): phobia to the forage device or natural changes through time?
3:00PM-3:20PM Juan Velázquez Matos Analysis of the MUSA1 Edwin Traverso UPR-HUMACAO Ubiquitin E3 Ligase Subunit in X. laevis Muscle Development
77 3:20PM-3:40PM Joshua García Colón The Effect of Electronic Saira Ahmad UMET Cigarette Liquids on Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
3:40PM-4:00PM Kristyan Sosa Quiles Soil Biodiversity of Ángel Acosta UPR-ARECIBO Cabachuelas Cave System after Hurricane María
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Session 7 Room: Moderator: EDI 252 Juliana Pérez Laspiur, PhD. – UPR Ciencias Médicas Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Emily Roche Mercado Evaluation of Online Reptile Alberto R. Puente Rolón UPR-MAYAGUEZ Pet Trade in Puerto Rico
12:20PM-12:40PM Faviola Laureano Torres Cytokine profiling of a Puerto A. Washington UPR-CAYEY Rican cohort of Essential Thrombocythemia patients
12:40PM-1:00PM Alexander Jaramillo Cañas Characterization of Copper- Michael Rubin UPR-CAYEY Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Natural Soils and Polluted Water of Puerto Rico
1:00PM-1:20PM Natalie Meléndez Isolation of Nematophagous Francisco Fuentes Vázquez Fungi to Control Nematodes UPR-HUMACAO Infections in Plantain Crops
1:20PM-1:40PM Atenas Leandry Morales Odonata of Puerto Rico: Edwin Carrasquillo David A Santiago Cruz Urban Diversity PCUPR
1:40PM-2:00PM Pedro Méndez Fernández Antibacterial Coatings Eduardo Nicolau UPR-RIO PIEDRAS through Sustained Quorum Sensing Inhibition 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Nicole Camacho Fontánez Recoveries of Archival Light- Fred Schaffner Ian J Pérez Cruz Level Geolocators from TURABO UNIV Northern Waterthrushes (Parkesia noveboracensis), in Puerto Rico – Size Matters
2:40PM-3:00PM Roy Santiago Parrilla Abundance and Diversity of Fred Schaffner Andrea C. Torres López Land Birds in Puerto Rican TURABO UNIV Coastal Dry Forest in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
3:00PM-3:20PM Edwin Peña Martínez Using Antimicrobial Peptides Eduardo Nicolau UPR-BAYAMON Maximin H5 and Tet-20 to Prevent Formation of Biofilms in Waterborne Pathogens 3:20PM-3:40PM Ashley Rosa Rodríguez Odonatos of Puerto Rico: Edwin Carrasquillo PCUPR Urban Diversity 3:40PM-4:00PM Cristina Rivera Quiles Molecular Phylogenetic Michael Rubin UPR-CAYEY Analyses of Plant Genomic Regions Using Bar Code Specific PCR Primers
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Session 8 Room: Moderator: EDI 245A Diego Aponte Roa, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Shekina González Ferrer Bioremediation of Oil Shekina González Ferrer UPR-MAYAGUEZ Pollutants by Fungi
12:20PM-12:40PM Yuleika Martínez Castillo ¿Quién es el depredador Concepción UPR-BAYAMON primario de la semilla de Rodríguez Fourquet Annona glabra?
12:40PM-1:00PM Maria González Aponte TAp63a overexpression Joshua Rubin UPR-CAYEY mitigates sexually dimorphic proliferation in mesenchymal Glioblastoma astrocytes
1:00PM-1:20PM Herreld Rosado Loubriel Properties of Annona Luz V. Arroyo-Cruz TURABO UNIV muricata plant as potential antibiotic
1:20PM-1:40PM Jessica Rodríguez Ríos DNA binding properties of the Jessica Rodríguez Emili P. Rosado Rodríguez transcription factor optix UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
1:40PM-2:00PM Edauri Navarro Pérez Effects of tides in water table Elvira Cuevas César A Lasalde Ramírez levels in a coastal urban UPR-RIO PIEDRAS wetland. 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Paola Contreras, San Abundance of Different Concepción Rodríguez Miguel Species of Land Crab Larvae Fourquet UPR-BAYAMON found in Puerto Rico: Megalop Stage
2:40PM-3:00PM Jesús Quiñones Llópiz Dinámica y estructura de la Concepción Rodríguez- UPR-BAYAMON población del juey Cardisoma Fourquet guanhumi en la Reserva Natural del Humedal Punta Tuna en Maunabo.
3:00PM-3:20PM Angel Miranda Santiago Solvent Stability and Ángel Santiago Steven J. Toro De León Synthetic Applications of an UPR-HUMACAO Esterase from Moderately Halophilic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 3:20PM-3:40PM Monica Collazo Acevedo Spatials Patterns of Steven Sloan UPR-BAYAMON Carnivorous Plants in Laguna Tortuguero 3:40PM-4:00PM Kiomara Sánchez Figueroa Dieta de Cardisoma Concepción Fabiola A Marín Ortiz guanhumi: Annona glabra o Rodríguez Fourquet UPR-BAYAMON Calophyllum antillanum?
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Session 9 Room: Moderator: EDI 245B Eduardo Castillo, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Johann Crespo Zapata Bridging the non-scientific Neftalí Ríos-López UPR-HUMACAO amateur nature-photographers and scientific researchers through peer-review publications: the contribution of social networks to the science of Natural History in Puerto Rico
12:20PM-12:40PM Roberto Díaz Gonzalez Leaf Fall Phenology of Steven Sloan UPR-BAYAMON Pithecellobium Unguis in Relation to Meteorological Factors
12:40PM-1:00PM Jomar Candelario Aponte Comparing Arthropods: Karst Steven Sloan UPR-BAYAMON Soil vs. Serpentine soil
1:00PM-1:20PM Karelys Díaz Dávila Efecto de factores abióticos en Concepción Joshua O Aldea Román crecimiento y sobrevivencia de Rodríguez-Fourquet UPR-BAYAMON Annona glabra en Reserva Natural Punta Tuna, Maunabo Puerto Rico
1:20PM-1:40PM William Hernández Four-year Population Neftalí Ríos López Muñiz Phenology of the Puerto Rican UPR-HUMACAO Melodious Coquí Frog, Eleutherodactylus wightmanae, in Response to Severe Climatic Disturbances in Puerto Rico
1:40PM-2:00PM Juan Sánchez González Growth Rate of A. cervicornis Juan Ramírez Lugo UPR-RIO PIEDRAS in Response to Sea Water Temperature and Solar Radiation at Different Depths 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Sabrina Correa Rivera Anxiolytic Effects of Organic Ricardo Chiesa Javennys M. Ayala Extracts from Stypopodium Vázquez Zonale in The Forced Swim UPR-CAYEY Test in Drosophila Melanogaster
2:40PM-3:00PM Bianca Correa Rivera Potential Anxiolytic Effects of Ricardo Chiesa Mónica M. Vidal Franco Brown Seaweed Organic UPR-CAYEY Extracts in Drosophila melanogaster Using the Dark/Light Box Test
81 3:00PM-3:20PM Angélica Toro Cora Isolation and Identification of Angélica González UIA-SAN GERMAN Marine Fungi in the Northwest Area of the Guánica Bay with Bioremediation Capacity
3:20PM-3:40PM Alvin Soto Soto A General Mass-Energy Abel Méndez UPR-ARECIBO Habitability Model
3:40PM-4:00PM Annabelle Flores Bonilla High Fat Diet Increases Neutral Gladys Chompre PCUPR Sphingomyelinases in the Rat Brain
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Session 10 Room: Moderator: AGM 150 Juan C. Morales, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Leonardo Rodríguez Mark and Recapture of an Steven Sloan Medina invasive species of Gastropod Samantha Tron Esqueda UPR-BAYAMON
12:20PM-12:40PM Zamarie Maldonado Larval Community of Stem Steven Sloan Tirado Boring Beetles that Resides in UPR-BAYAMON Plumeria Species.
12:40PM-1:00PM Julymar Rodriguez López Four-year Population Neftalí Ríos López UPR-HUMACAO Dynamics of the Puerto Rican Mountain Coquí Frog, "Eleutherodactylus portoricensis", in Response to Severe Climatic Disturbances in Puerto Rico
1:00PM-1:20PM Génesis Santiago Suliveras On the role of naturalized Neftalí Ríos López UPR-HUMACAO species on local food-webs in Puerto Rico: the rules of engagement between the Cuban Treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis, and the Puerto Rican Racer, Borikenophis portoricensis
1:20PM-1:40PM Desirette Soto López Diversity of Thraustochytrids Matías Cafaro UPR-MAYAGUEZ Associated with Mangroves in Puerto Rico
1:40PM-2:00PM Eveliz Peguero-Pereira Characterization of Two Eveliz Peguero-Pereira UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Cyp26 isoforms in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria glaberrima and Their Expression During Intestinal Regeneration 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Stephanie Colon Marrero Characterization of Wnt José García Arrarás UPR-RIO PIEDRAS family members in Holothuria glaberrima
2:40PM-3:00PM Valentina Grillo Alvarado Role and interdependence of José García Arrarás UPR-RIO PIEDRAS cell proliferation and cell death processes in the sea cucumber early intestine regeneration
83 3:00PM-3:20PM Nalishka Villafañe García Isolation and identification of Nalishka Villafañe UPR-HUMACAO free-living nematodes in different types of soils 3:20PM-3:40PM Valeria Báez Sánchez Variabilidad de la Elsie Rivera Ocasio UPR-BAYAMON productividad primaria de Annona glabra en la Reserva Natural Humedal Punta Tuna en Maunabo, Puerto Rico 3:40PM-4:00PM Rasel Negron Ocasio Uso de la luz solar para Elsie Rivera Ocasio Eric R Medina Rosario controlar el crecimiento de UPR-BAYAMON Salvinia molesta
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Session 11 Room: Moderator: EAE 101 Amaury Malavé, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Eduardo Quesada Díaz Setting up an in vitro system for José García Arrarás UPR-RIO PIEDRAS echinoderm radial nerve cord explants
12:20PM-12:40PM Sebastián Cruz González De novo transcriptome assembly José García Arrarás UPR-RIO PIEDRAS and differential expression analysis to identify genes involved in early intestinal regeneration.
12:40PM-1:00PM Daniel Rivera Morán Characterization of the Human José Lasalde UPR-RIO PIEDRAS a-4 b-2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Expressed in HEK-293 Cells Using Polyethylenimine
1:00PM-1:20PM Jasemarit Rivera Maysonet Efecto de irrigación de Elsie Rivera Ocasio Keyshla M Chacón Nieves soluciones salinas y acídicas UPR-BAYAMON sobre la biomasa y tasa fotosintética de Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell
1:20PM-1:40PM Edwin Peña Martínez Pterocarpus officinalis: model to Elsie Rivera-Ocasio UPR-BAYAMON understanding wetlands in light of expected changes in sea level
1:40PM-2:00PM Kharina Román Rivera Mitophagy as Survival Ceidy Torres Ortiz PCUPR Response in Saccharomyces cerivisiae under Starvation Nitrogen Conditions 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Jovannia Galarza Pérez Identification of endophytic Ana Pérez-Matos PCUPR bacterial flora in citrus trees
2:40PM-3:00PM Alexandra Vázquez Studying Titanium Complexes Arthur Tinoco Salgado as Potential Anticancer Agents UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
3:00PM-3:20PM Sergio Maldonado-Chaar Effect Of Gut Microbiota on the José García Arrarás UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Intestinal Regeneration of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria glaberrima
3:20PM-3:40PM Johann Crespo Zapata Herbivory in the non-native Denny Fernández-del Viso UPR-HUMACAO shrub Ardisia elliptica (Myrsinaceae) on a secondary forest in Humacao, Puerto Rico
85 3:40PM-4:00PM María González García Biodiversity of the Mesophotic Nikolaos Schizas UPR-MAYAGUEZ reefs in Puerto Rico
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Session 12 Room: Moderator: EAE 102 Bernardo Restrepo, PhD. – U. Turabo
Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Nelly Báez Henry Evaluación del empleo de Alberto M. Sabat Zabrina M Santana cámaras trampas para Navarro estudiar la depredación de la UPR-RIO PIEDRAS culebra corredora (Borikenophis portoricensis) en el Bosque Estatal de Cambalache
12:20PM-12:40PM Raymond Martínez Tienen los extractos de hoja Elsie Rivera Ocasio Alvarado de Parthenium hysterophorus Mónica M Villoch Rosado y Cyanthillium cinereum UPR-BAYAMON potencial como bio-herbicidas
12:40PM-1:00PM Nicole Berdiel Segarra The Angiogenic Effects of an Abigail Ruiz-Rivera Geordaliz N Jimenez Epigenetic Drug in Human Morales Endometrial Stromal Cell UPR-PONCE Line
1:00PM-1:20PM Adrián Muñiz Sarriera Purification and José Lasalde Dominicci UPR-RIO PIEDRAS crystallization of modem transmembranal proteins
1:20PM-1:40PM Alondra Baez Nieves Hypoxia Inducible Factor Beatriz Zayas UMET Expression on Tumor Cells Under Hypoxic Conditions: A Model to Test Cancer Markers
1:40PM-2:00PM Ian Maldonado Ortiz A Bird Survey: Assessment of José G. Rodríguez Ramírez UPR-PONCE Migratory Birds on Punta Cucharas Nature Reserve, Ponce, Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Jenelys Ruiz Ortiz Synthesizing the Effects of Steven Massey UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Multiple Factors on Underlying Mutation Rates in a Range of Eukaryotic Model Organisms
2:40PM-3:00PM Charles Sanfiorenzo Cruz Exploring the evolutionary Steven Massey UPR-RIO PIEDRAS relationships between proteomic constraint, mutational load, body size, population size, and DNA Repair gene copies
87 3:00PM-3:20PM Andrea Correa Fernández Fluorescent Staining of Sea José Carde UPR-AGUADILLA Urchin Embryos After Incubation with the Antidepressant Drug Prozac
3:20PM-3:40PM Gabriela Mendoza Soto Effect of the antidepressant José Carde UPR-AGUADILLA drug, Prozac, on the development of sea urchin embryos
3:40PM-4:00PM Charleen Vega Vargas Isolation and José A. Carde Serrano UPR-AGUADILLA Characterization of Microorganisms from Extreme Environments: Polyethylene Glycol (PEG).
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Session 13 Room: Moderator: EAE 103 Luis Traverso, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Darline Castro Meléndez Native and endemic plants Darline Castro Joanneth M Padró Serrano from Puerto Rico against UPR-HUMACAO bacteria causing common digestive infections
12:20PM-12:40PM Julienn Torres Rodríguez Histopathological study of Conrado M. Calzada PCUPR leaf spots in the black Cordero mangrove, Avicennia germinans (L), at La Guancha in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
12:40PM-1:00PM Giovanni Maldonado Characterization of leaf spots Conrado M. Calzada Torres caused by fungi in Avicennia Cordero PCUPR germinans (L) in the mangrove of La Guancha in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
1:00PM-1:20PM Kenneth Cintrón The Angiogenic Effects of Abigail Ruiz-Rivera Cartagena Epigenetic Drug in Human José A Pagán Rivera Endometrial Epithelial Cell UPR-PONCE Line 12Z
1:20PM-1:40PM Yanixa Quiñones Avilés Determining natal origin and Juliana Pérez Laspiur Juanetziel Charneco maternal lineages of the González leatherback turtles UPR-AGUADILLA (Dermochelys coriacea) that nest on the North coast of Puerto Rico using mitochondrial DNA
1:40PM-2:00PM Sergio Acevedo Cortes CB2 mRNA abundance in Juliana Pérez-Laspiur Susane G. Santos Marrero mammary tissue during UPR-AGUADILLA clinical mastitis 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Priscilla Rodríguez López Long-bone development in the Carla Restrepo UPR-RIO PIEDRAS direct-developing frog Eleutherodactylus coqui reared under varying temperature conditions
2:40PM-3:00PM Jennifer Torres Caraballo qRT-PCR analysis of gene Nancy Arroyo PCUPR expression in induced apoptosis by essential oils and antimycotic drugs in dermatophytes
89 3:00PM-3:20PM Karla Santiago Rodríguez A Matrix-Based Population Ernesto Esteban UPR-HUMACAO Dynamics Model for the Puerto Rican Parrot 3:20PM-3:40PM Thays Fontanez Collazo rf140708492 polymorphism at Juan Martínez-Cruzado UPR-MAYAGUEZ ATP7B gene and its relationship with Wilson's disease in Puerto Rico. 3:40PM-4:00PM Arlyn Padín López Biogeographical and Brenda J. Ramos-Santana Kelly A. Vega Pagán climatological factors that UPR-AGUADILLA affect Odonata species richness in the Greater Antilles
Life Sciences
Session 14 Room: Moderator: MGM 209A Andrés Lorán, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Andrea Rosado Albacarys Role of RNA Binding Protein Pablo Vivas-Mejía UPR-RIO PIEDRAS with Multiple Splicing (RBPMS) in the cisplatin resistance of ovarian cancer cells
12:20PM-12:40PM Kevin Cruz Colón Resveratrol and CXCR4 Abigail Ruiz-Rivera UPR-PONCE Mediated Migration of Brest Cancer Cell Lines
12:40PM-1:00PM Darwing Padilla Rolón Improved purification and José Lasalde UPR-CAYEY crystal formation of Native Muscle-type nAChR using mAbs
1:00PM-1:20PM Franklin Staback Investigating the role of CD8 Gregory Sonnenberg Rodríguez T cells in very early onset UPR-RIO PIEDRAS inflammatory bowel disease
1:20PM-1:40PM Gisette Rodriguez Cintron The angiogenic effects in Abigail Ruiz Vicmarie Rivera Ortiz Epithelial Endometrial cell UPR-PONCE lines treated with an epigenetic drug
1:40PM-2:00PM Christian Quiles Pérez Universities athletic facilities, Christian Quiles UPR-AGUADILLA as a source of contamination for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Virnaliz Cruz Hernández Within-individual Miguel Acevedo UPR-RIO PIEDRAS erythrocyte size variation in relationship with Plasmodium infection in Anolis gundlachi
2:40PM-3:00PM Judith Reyes Ballista Identifying the vectors of Miguel Acevedo UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Anolis malaria transmission in Puerto Rico.
3:00PM-3:20PM Luis Hernández Mutation of Loss of Function Juan Martínez-Cruzado Rodríguez of the COG6 Gene and its UPR-MAYAGUEZ Possible Association to Problems of Mental Retardation in Puerto Rico
91 3:20PM-3:40PM Bianca Burgos Soto A Mathematical Modeling of Ernesto Esteban UPR-HUMACAO a Total Body Irradiation (TBI) 3:40PM-4:00PM George Ma Cao Screening the Ileana Rodríguez Achsah J Fernández Eleutherodactylus Martínez juanariveroi wetland habitat UPR-HUMACAO for antibiotic producing bacteria
MATHEMATICS Mathematics
Session 1 Room: Moderator: MGM 209B Julio C. León Tellez, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Herionexy Mounier Acabá The t(n)-Minimum Common Reyes Ortiz-Albino UPR-MAYAGUEZ Multiple Existence
12:20PM-12:40PM André Hernández Espiet On the Characterization of Reyes Ortiz-Albino UPR-MAYAGUEZ tau(n)-atoms
12:40PM-1:00PM Samuel Torres Sáez Modeling Vaccination Karen Ríos-Soto Hilary D Marrero Garcia Strategies of Full and Reduced UPR-MAYAGUEZ Doses for a Yellow Fever Epidemic in Angola
1:00PM-1:20PM Dylan Cruz Fonseca Involuciones de Cuerpos Ivelisse Rubio Andrés Ramos Rodríguez Finitos Obtenidos por UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Binomios
1:20PM-1:40PM Carlos Seda Damiani The Variable Exponent Carlos E Damiani UPR-MAYAGUEZ Bernoulli Differential Equation
1:40PM-2:00PM Gabriel Coloma Irizarry On $\\tau_n$-Factorizations Reyes Ortiz-Albino UPR-MAYAGUEZ into $\\tau_n$-Primes 2:00PM-2:20PM Break
2:20PM-2:40PM Laura Mora Mercado Some Criteria for a Family of Omar Colón-Reyes UPR-MAYAGUEZ Permutation Binomials
2:40PM-3:00PM Hernán Méndez Colón An Application to Detect Emmanuel Morales Butler UPR-CAYEY Inconsistent Predictions in Stochastic Age of Infection Epidemic Models
3:00PM-3:20PM Kariely Martínez Góomez A Family of Hamming-like Moisés Delgado UPR-CAYEY Correcting Codes
3:20PM-3:40PM Miguel Castro Rivera Mathematical Modeling, Carmen Caiseda UIA-BAYAMON Analysis and Simulation of the spread of gangs in the youth of Puerto Rico
3:40PM-4:00PM Brian Reyes Vélez Some Criteria for Omar Colón-Reyes UPR-MAYAGUEZ Permutation Polynomials
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Session 2 Room: Moderator: EDI 163 Luz E. Torres, PhD. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 3:00PM-3:20PM Jorge Cruz Agosto The Use of a Mobile Olga Quintero TURABO UNIV Application to Improve the Learning of Mathematics.
3:20PM-3:40PM Adriana Pons-Calvo Searching n-to-one Functions Moisés Delgado UPR-CAYEY over Finite Fields and its Applications
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Pharmaceutical Sciences
Session 1 Room: Moderator: MGM 212 A Frankie Lugo Sepulveda, Bs. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Victor Vázquez Marrero In the Context of Vilmalí A. López-Mejías Carmen A. Piñero Berrios Polymorphism: Measurement UPR-RIO PIEDRAS and Correlation of the Solubility of Fenamic Acids in Pure Solvents
12:20PM-12:40PM Waldemar Rodríguez Potentiating Bisphosphonate- Vilmalí López-Mejías Silva based Coordination UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Complexes to Treat Bone Related Diseases
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PHYSICS Physics
Session 1 Room: Moderator: MGM 211A Jonathan Vargas Rodríguez, MS. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:00PM-12:20PM Andy Lopez Oquendo Cobble Distribution on Surface Desiree Cotto Figueroa UPR-HUMACAO of Near-Earth Asteroids using Radar Observations 12:20PM-12:40PM Yashira Del Valle Distribution and rotation Desiree Cotto Figueroa Rodríguez periods of Near Earth Asteroids Gabriela L. Espinosa Rodriguez UPR-HUMACAO 12:40PM-1:00PM Diana Ramos Rodríguez Synthesis of Tin Oxide Wilfredo Otaño Rivera UPR-CAYEY nanostructures for sensing important environmental gases
1:00PM-1:20PM Brian Ayala Rivera Thermal Treatment Effects on Armando Rua De La UPR-MAYAGUEZ Electrical Properties of V2O3 Asuncion Thin Films
1:20PM-1:40PM Vilmary Ojeda Álvarez Synthesis and Characterization Dorcas I. Torres Padilla UIA-BAYAMON of Copper Oxide Doped Nanostructures
1:40PM-2:00PM Gabriel Martínez X-Ray Fluorescence Antonio Martinez González Characterization of Mortars in UPR-RIO PIEDRAS the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristobal Forts 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Crystal Rivera Pérez Surface-enhanced Raman Wilfredo Otaño Rivera UPR-CAYEY Spectroscopy (SERS) with Silver Nanoparticles
2:40PM-3:00PM Alondra Rosario Soto Ionic Liquid Gated PVDF- Nicholas Pinto UPR-HUMACAO TrFE/ PEDOT Thin Film Field Effect Transistor
3:00PM-3:20PM Yesenia Rivera Lopez Generating Laser-Cooled Atom Jonathan Friedman William R Calder Acosta Clouds of Rubidium- 85 for UPR-MAYAGUEZ Inertial Sensing Applications
3:20PM-3:40PM Leonardo Ramos Aponte Growth of layered Vanadium Armando Rua De La UPR-MAYAGUEZ Pentoxide Thin Films Asuncion 3:40PM-4:00PM Omar Alsina Gutierrez Measuring ultraviolet Peter Feng UPR-RIO PIEDRAS photocurrent generated by Boron Nitride nano metal at various conditions 97 Physics
Session 2 Room: Moderator: MGM 212A Frankie Lugo Sepúlveda, Bs. – U. Turabo Time Speaker and Afiliator Title Mentor 12:40PM-1:00PM José Pérez Gordillo Carbon materials derived Idalia Ramos UPR-HUMACAO from sucrose for the construction of electronic devices
1:00PM-1:20PM Kenneth Martinez Algarin Synthesis and Study of Silver Wilfredo Otaño Rivera UPR-CAYEY Nanostructures for use in Surfaced Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
1:20PM-1:40PM Luis Rijos Carretero Electro-spun PEDOT/PSS Nicholas Pinto UPR-HUMACAO nano-ribbon Schottky diode
1:40PM-2:00PM Zulmari Silva Pedraza Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Wilfredo Otaño Rivera UPR-CAYEY nanostructures for sensing of biologically important gases 2:00PM-2:20PM Break 2:20PM-2:40PM Angel Ortiz Nunez Designing and Fabricating Peter Feng UPR-RIO PIEDRAS Gas-Sensitive Sensor Arrays with the Application to Detect Pollution for Environment Control
2:40PM-3:00PM Ahmad Matar Abed Electronic transport Idalia Ramos UPR-HUMACAO mechanisms of PEDOT:PSS/Carbon Nanospheres electro-spun nano-ribbons
POSTER SESSION
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52nd ACS Junior Technical Meeting 37th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez Universidad del Turabo April 28/2018
POSTER SESSIONS
● Agricultural Sciences (AGR) ● Chemistry (C) ● Engineering (ENG) ● Environmental Sciences (ENV) ● General Sciences (GS) ● Geosciences (GEO) ● Industrial Pharmacy (IP) ● Life Sciences (LS) ● Mathematics (M) ● Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) ● Physics (P)
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
AGR-1: Janmary Colón Alicea (Universidad del Turabo), Claribel Báez Félix (Universidad del Turabo), José R. Pérez Jiménez (Universidad del Turabo). Agricultural Sciences. UNIV. TURABO
Bacterial Prospects for Diisobutyl Phthalate Degradation From the San Juan Bay Estuary System
103 CHEMISTRY
C-1: Jean C. Gonzalez Espiet (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Dalice M. Piñero Cruz (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Luis F. Fonseca (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Soraya Flores (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS.
Novel metal phthalocyanine nanowires for the selective detection and capture of toxic gases in highly hydrated environments. C-2: Kavita Gaur (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Sofía C. Perez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Alexandra M. Vazquez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Arthur D. Tinoco (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Titanium complexes with iron chelating ligands: Exploring the mode of action against cancer C-3: Lauren V. Fernández Vega (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Arthur D Tinoco (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Mallesh Pandrala (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Development of peptide-conjugate ligands for selective delivery of anticancer Titanium(IV) compounds C-4: Nilka Rivera Serrano (Universidad del Turabo), Miraida Pagán (Universidad del Turabo), Joanisse Colón Rodríguez (Universidad del Turabo), Christian Fuster (Universidad del Turabo), Carlos Jiménez (UPR- Recinto de Ciencias Médicas), Lisandro Cunci (Universidad del Turabo). Chemistry. UNIV. TURABO
Static and Dynamic Measurement of Dopamine Adsorption in Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy C-5: Joed E. Ortiz Santiago (Universidad del Turabo), Reynaldo Carrasquillo De Jesús (Universidad del Turabo), Vitmary Rivera Rodriguez (Universidad del Turabo), Miraida Pagan (Universidad del Turabo), Lisandro Cunci (Universidad del Turabo). Chemistry. UNIV. TURABO
Synthesis and Characterization of a Highly Biocompatible and Fluorescent Carbon Material: Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots C-6: Sergio A. Loza Rosas (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Ángel L. Vázquez Maldonado (University of Puerto Rico , Río Piedras), Alanis Zayas Ortiz (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Adriana Mendez Fernández (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Arthur D. Tinoco (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Revealing the great potential of the metal depletion property of the anti-cancer agent Ti(Deferasirox)2: transforming essential copper into a weapon.
C-7: Luxene Belfleur (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Miriam I. Otero Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Kiara N. Villa Del Valle (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Raman microspectroscopy characterization of supramolecular colloidal particles made from the hierarchical assembly of guanosine derivatives C-8: Jairo Herrera Morales (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José Lasalde Ramírez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Miguel Betancourt Ponce (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José Luis Ramírez Colón (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Eduardo Nicolau (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Preparation of Porous cellulose acetate film by non-solvent induced phase separation and electrospinning: Structural supports for block copolymers. C-9: José Robles (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Nilka Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Bioactivity of Annona muricata L. Peel Methanol Extracts C-10: Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Keily J. (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Piñero Cruz Dalice M (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Synthesis, spectroscopic properties, structural and electrochemical characterization of a novel homometallic tetranuclear manganese complex C-11: Shiru Lin (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Jinxing Gu (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Yu Wang (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Yanchao Wang (Jilin University), Shengli Zhang (Nanjing University of Science and Technology), Zhongfang Chen (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Porous silaphosphorene, silaarsenene and silaantimonene: a sweet marriage of Si and P/As/Sb C-12: Jean C. González Espiet(University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Dalice M. Piñero Cruz (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Luis Fonseca (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Soraya Flores (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Novel metal phthalocyanine nanowires for the selective detection and capture of toxic gases in highly hydrated environments C-13: Martínez Torres, Dinorah (Metropolitan University), Santiago Berríos, Mitkel B (Metropolitan University), Alonso Sevilla, Suheily (Metropolitan University), Estrada-álvarez, Ana G. (Metropolitan University), Sánchez-zalduondo Alejandra (Metropolitan University), Singhal, Rahul (Metropolitan University). Chemistry. UMET
Characterization of Zn1-xCoxO Nanomaterials for Fuels Cells Applications.
105 C-14: Jessika Pazol (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Gilad Kaufman (Yale University), Eduardo Nicolau (University of Puerto, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Using Electrospray Deposition Technique for Enzyme Adsorption onto Di-block Copolymer Self- assembled Nano Films for Water Treatment Applications C-15: Mario V. Ramos Garcés (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Joel Sanchez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Thomas F. Jaramillo (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Jorge L. Colón(University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Zirconium Phosphate Frameworks as Supports for Active Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts C-16: Liz N. Santiago Martoral (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Eduardo Nicolau (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Pairing Lipidic Cubic Phases (LCP's) with Enzymes to Prepare Biomimetic Membranes for Applications in Water Remediation C-17: Perla E. Cruz Tato (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Nicole A. Rivera Fuentes (University of Puerto Rico), Eduardo Nicolau (University of Puerto, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Design and Fabrication of a Conductive Membrane with Anti-fouling Properties for Wastewater Reclamation C-18: Camila Morales (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Camila Cabrera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Ammonia electro-oxidation in the International Space Station C-19: Irivette Dominguez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Kai Griebenow(University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Synthesis and Characterization of a Cytochrome c-based Nanoparticle Combining Stimulus- Triggered Release and Active Targeting for Lung Cancer Therapy C-20: Luis Eduardo Betancourt (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Sanjaya Senanayake (Brookhaven National Lab), Kotaro Sasaki (Brookhaven National Lab), Carlos Cabrera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Underpotential deposited Cu for Pd:Ag bimetallic nanoparticles for the ORR in alkaline media C-21: Simara Laboy López (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
The Characterization of a Crosslinked Alginate Adsorption Membrane for the Removal of Polyphenolic Compounds from Water
C-22: Israel Rodríguez Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Joyce M. Serrano Valcarcel (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Vilmalí López Mejías (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Design and Synthesis of Pharmaceutical-based Biocompatible Metal Organic Frameworks as Efficient Multi-Drug Delivery Systems C-23: Melissa Vega Cartagena(University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Carlos Cabrera Martínez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Tailoring the Silver-Palladium Nanoparticle Electrodeposition on Unsupported Vulcan XC- 72R for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction C-24: Diana V. Silva Brenes (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Studies towards spatiotemporal control over intracellular self-assembly of guanosine derivatives C-25: Maxier Acosta Santiago (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José M. Martínez (University of Puerto Rico (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras).), Minelise Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José M. Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Development and immunological activity of guanosine derivatives and their corresponding supramolecular particles C-26: Luis A. Prieto Costas ((University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Nathan M. Lui (NYU- Abu Dhabi), Yanira Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Maria L. Adrover (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Carla M. Quiñones (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), José M. Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Hierarchical assembly of supramolecular G-quadruplexes via Enzyme Instructed Self- assembly C-27: Joesene J. Soto Pérez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Carlos A. Vélez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Carlos R. Cabrera Martínez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Chemistry. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Development of a glucose sensor using Pd nanoparticles electrodeposited at Vulcan XC 72R with RoDSE technique
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ENG-1: Nerida H. De Jesús Villanueva (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Bernice Fernández Rivera (University of Puerto, Mayagüez), Angélica M. Torres Ortiz (University of Puerto, Mayagüez), Rubén E. Díaz Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Interdigitated Electrode Platform for the Characterization of Chemiresistive Gas Sensor NanoWires
ENG-2: Karen López González (Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Wandaliz Torres García (Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Modeling Survival in Breast Cancer: a Large Population Study
ENG-3: Becerra Arias, Marco A (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Valle Meléndez, Edison O (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Diaz Rivera, Rubén E. (University of Puerto Rico , Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Bioelectric Spectra Characterization of Individual Cancer Cells with Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy
ENG-4: Wilmer Martínez Valle (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Sheilla Torres Nieves (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Boundary Layer Interactions in Adjacent Airfoils and the Effect on Aircraft Engine Performance ENG-5: Eduardo José Fenollal Gines (Universidad del Turabo), Edwar Romero (Universidad del Turabo). Engineering. UNIV. TURABO
Study of sea waves for energy generation ENG-6: Jeffrey Santiago Hernández (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Wilmer Martínez Valle (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Sheilla Torres Nieves (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Boundary Layers Affected by Pressure Fields of Adjacent Compressor Blades: A Numerical Approach ENG-7: Margie Guerrero Fernández (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Juan Marín (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Experimental Benchmarks for Mechanical Properties of Highly-loaded Carbon Nanotube- Reinforced Polyether Ether Ketone
ENG-8: Isis Narváez Bandera (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Wandaliz Torres García (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Integration of multi omics data for breast cancer subtype classification
ENG-9: Anamarie Cotto Ramos (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Wandaliz Torres García (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Saylisse Dávila Padilla (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Mixture experimental design of concrete incorporating recycled plastic as aggregate and supplementary cementitious material including fly ash and nano-particles of silica ENG-10: Joymariel Melecio Viñales (University of Puerto Rico), Gabriel Torres (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Jessica González (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Kianne Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Lourdes Medina (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Engineering. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Compliance Management: A Medical Device Regulated Industry Performance Evaluation Approach
109 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENV-1: Rohit K Sharma (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Crystal A. O'neill (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Hector A.r. Ramos (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Bibek Thapa (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Vanessa B. Bovea (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Kai Griebenow (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Environmental Science. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Formation and immobilization of the lipase nanoparticles from Candida rugosa on metal nanoparticles to produce biodiesel from algal and waste lipid feedstock
ENV-2: Namir A. Huertas De Jesús (Universidad del Turabo), Ileana González González (Universidad del Turabo). Environmental Science. UNIV. TURABO
Chemical Reduction and Characterization of Pt Particles for Ammonium Oxidation
ENV-3: Edlyn Jusino Jusino (Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán), Angela González Mederos (Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán), Ana Navarro Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ). Environmental Science. UIA-SAN GERMAN
Water quality evaluation of Caño Maní, Caño Boquilla and Caño La Puente estuaries of the Natural Reserve Caño Boquilla in Mayagüez-Añasco, Puerto Rico ENV-4: Ricardo Colón Rivera (Universidad del Turabo), Namir Huertas (Universidad del Turabo), Celimaris Algarin Ríos (Universidad del Turabo), Ivelisse Irizarry (Universidad del Turabo), Jaime Balzac (Universidad del Turabo), Eric Maldonado (Universidad del Turabo), Natalia Piñeiro López (Universidad del Turabo). Environmental Science. TURABO UNIV
Recovery of Canopy Cover and Water Quality in the Pterocarpus Forest at Palmas del Mar after Hurricane Maria
ENV-5: Norman Greenhawk (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Jess Zimmerman (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Environmental Science. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
The Impact of Hurricane Maria on Forest-dwelling Anolis lizards and Eleutherodactylus frogs at El Verde Field Station, El Yunque National Forest
ENV-6: Colón Cruz Mariangely (Universidad del Turabo), Camacho Fontánez Nicole (Universidad del Turabo), Santiago Parilla Roy (Universidad del Turabo), Pérez Cruz Ian J. (Universidad del Turabo), Schaffner Fred C. (Universidad del Turabo). Environmental Science. TURABO UNIV
Distribution of Rhizophora mangle Propagules in Secondary Coastal Dry Forest in Jobos Bay, Salinas, Puerto Rico in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
ENV-7: Gabriel Tavárez Hernández (Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán), Jason Dragoni Rosado (Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán), Ana Pérez Matos (Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán, Ángela González-mederos (Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán). Environmental Science. UIA-SAN GERMAN
Evaluation of Photoreactivation and/or Dark Repair of Total Coliforms, Fecal Coliforms, and Enterococci in Wastewater Treated with Ultraviolet Light
ENV-8: Elvis Torres Delgado (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Olga L. Mayol Bracero (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Arthur J. Sedlacek Iii (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Ernie Lewis (Brookhaven National Laboratory). Environmental Science. UPR- RIO PIEDRAS
Filter-based and in-situ black carbon measurements from different combustion sources
ENV-9: Ivelisse Rodríguez Colón (Universidad del Turabo), Fred Schaffner (Universidad del Turabo), Guillermo Plaza (Universidad Interamericana de Ponce), Jerry Agosto (Universidad del Turabo), Braiam Rosado (Universidad del Turabo). Environmental Science. UNIV. TURABO
Diversity And Abundance Of The Terrestrial Bird Communities In The Coastal Forest At Jobos Bay Reserve, Puerto Rico ENV-10: Beatrice García Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Clifford Louime (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Environmental Science. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Metagenomics Study of Cyanobacteria as Bioindicator of Global Climate Change
ENV-11: Luis F. López (Universidad del Turabo), Nerika G. Hernández (Universidad del Turabo), Lisandro Cunci (Universidad del Turabo). Environmental Science. UNIV. TURABO
NPY Detection using Modified Aptamer Platinum Microelectrodes by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
ENV-12: Angélica Del Valle Pérez (Universidad del Turabo), Lisandro Cunci (Universidad del Turabo). Environmental Science. UNIV. TURABO
Synthesizing novel Janus Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots as a Support for Catalytic Nanoparticles
111 GENERAL SCIENCES
GS-1: Liz Hernández Matías (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Michelle Borrero (Univesity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Pablo Llerandi (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), A. Valance Washington (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). General Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of a Scientific Identity Questionnaire
GEOSCIENCES
GEO-1: Kevin Ian Vélez Rosado (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Hernán Santos Mercado (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Jorge Vélez Juarbe (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County). Geosciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
The youngest Caribbean gharial (Crocodylia: Gavialoidea) from the Yanigua-Los Haitises Formations, Dominican Republic GEO-2: Yesenia Herrera (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Wilson Ramírez (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Hernán Santos (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ), Amos Winter (Indiana State University). Geosciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Middle Holocene SST record (7,518 to 5,944 ybp) based on corals from the Enriquillo Valley, Dominican Republic GEO-3: Angel L. Jiménez Arroyo (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Wilson Ramirez Martinez (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez). Geosciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction (Sr/Ca) from Modern and Fossil Caribbean Holocene Corals GEO-4: Ashlyann Arana Morales (University Of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Wilson Ramírez (University Of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Hernán Santos (University Of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Amos Winter (Indiana State University), Rafael Méndez (University Of Puerto Rico, Carolina). Geosciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Middle Holocene SST record (6,200 +/- 80 to 4,760 +/- 90 yr B.P.) based on corals from Cañada Honda, Dominican Republic
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IP-1: Mery Vet George-de La Rosa (University Of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences campus), Roberto Santiago (University Of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Jorge Duconge (University Of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Rodolfo Romañach (University Of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Torsten Stelzer (University Of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus). Industrial Pharmacy. UPR-MEDICAL SCIENCE CAMPUS
Assessment of Small-Scale Composite Sensor Array as Process Analytical Technology (PAT) for Quality Control of Aqueous Formulations
LIFE / BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
LS-1: Julio O. Acevedo Matos (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Martine L. Behra (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus), Oscar J. Perales Pérez (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Magda M. Latorre Esteves (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
In Vivo Toxicity Testbed for Novel Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications LS-2: Neidibel Martínez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Clifford Louime (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
The impact of thermal stress on the physiology of three developmental stages of the scleractinian coral Porites astreoides. LS-3: Jelissa Reynoso García (University of Puerto, Rico Rio Piedras), Rosana Wiscovitch Russo (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Jessica Rivera Pérez (Lincoln University, New Zealand), Yvonne M. Narganes-storde (Center for Archaeological Research, University of Puerto Rico), Raúl Cano (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA), Gary Toranzos (University of Puerto Rico Rio, Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Ancient Phytopathogenic Fungi: What mummified feces can tell us about ancient plant pathogens LS-4: Geraline Trossi Torres (Pontifical Catholic University, Ponce), María M Figueroa Rosado (Pontifical Catholic University, Ponce), Kevin Muñoz Forti (Pontifical Catholic University, Ponce), Edu Suárez Martínez (University of Puerto Rico, Ponce). Life/Biological Sciences. PCUPR
Effect of Calcium Sulfide Nanoclusters in Cell Proliferation of Malignant Lung and Pancreatic Cell Lines LS-5: Bredwin Padilla Maldonado (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Jomar Lisboa Cardona (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Carlos Santos Flores (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Evaluación Taxonómica de artrópodos en hojarasca asociada a bosques del carso norteño de Puerto Rico LS-6: Edwin G. Ramírez Aponte (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Juan Carlos Martínez Cruzado (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
FLG loss of function mutations R501X and R2447X in Puerto Rico: association to skin conditions
115 LS-7: Adolfo Rodríguez Velázquez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Patricia Burrowes (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras) Alberto M. Sabat. Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Amphibian Pet Trade in Puerto Rico LS-8: Dimaris Colón Molina (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Carlos J. Santos Flores (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Wilson Ramírez (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Changes in shoreline and diversity of shell-mollusks on the West Coast of Puerto Rico LS-9: Manuel A. Nieves Ortiz (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Juan José Cruz Motta (Universidad de Puerto Rico at Mayagüez). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
Biodiversity assessment in natural, artificial, and transplanted coral reef sites in Puerto Rico. LS-10: Luis K. Sellés Pérez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Elvia Meléndez Ackerman (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Assessing the effects of landslides in the supply of cultural ecosystem service offered by forests of the central area of Puerto Rico LS-11: Valerie Ortiz Gómez (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Victor Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Edwin Peña (University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón), Eduardo Nicolau (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Evaluation and biophysical characterization of novel antimicrobial peptides: "A water purification approach" LS-12: Juan C. Villalobo Santos (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Molecular Sciences Research Center), José A. Lasalde Dominicci (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Molecular Sciences Research Center). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-BAYAMON
Expression and Characterization of the Human a4 b2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor for Functional Characterization Using Macroscopic Electrophysiology LS-13: Alfredo A. González (Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico), Daniel E. Williams (Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN), Terry C. Hazen (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN), Gary A. Toranzos (Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Whole-genome sequencing of pristine environment Escherichia coli isolates: Presence and characterization of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes.
LS-14: Guivert Michel (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Liz M. Díaz Vázquez (Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Zomary Flores Cruz (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Effect of emerging contaminants on Vibrio fischeri regulation of bioluminescence LS-15: Coralys Vicens López (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras) Ariel Lugo (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Forest Ecosystems in the Urban Landscape, Exploring the Relation of Geologic Substrate, Soils and Land Cover in San Juan, Puerto Rico. LS-16: Louis Jean Delinois (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Josell Ramirez Paz (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), José A. González Feliciano (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Rafael Maldonado Hernández (University of Puerto Rico , Rio Piedras), Pasquale F. Fulvio (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Kai Griebenow (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Synthesized-Chlorotoxin-Conjugated Cytochrome C as a Potential Drug for Targeting Glioma LS-17: Alberto C. Cruz Mendoza (Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Eliacim Agosto Torres (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Johann D. Crespo Zapata (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao), Neftalí Ríos López (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
A historical and ecological review of Anolis poncensis Stejneger 1904 (Squamata: Dactyloidae) LS-18: Rayza M. Hernández Muñiz (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Elvia Meléndez Ackerman (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Evaluating the current status of Lepanthes eltoroensis at El Yunque National Forest: A Proposal LS-19: Josué A. Rodríguez Cordero (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Adrián B. Muñíz Sarriera (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Production of Bacteriorhodopsin from Halobacterium salinarum for Structural Studies LS-20: Rafael Maldonado Hernández (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Adriana Pastrana (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Claude Maysonet (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Claudia Silva (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), José Lasalde Dominicci (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Improved Purification and Crystal Formation of Native Muscle-type nAChR Using mAbs
117 LS-21: Dieunel Derilus (Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Zillur Rahman (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Steven Massey (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Comparative genomics of marine Photosynthetic Picoeukaryotes (PPE) and their potential ecological impact LS-22: José David Otero Cruz (Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology Facility. University of Puerto Rico , Rio Piedras). Life/Biological Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology Facility at the University of Puerto Rico – Molecular Sciences Research Center
MATHEMATICS
M-1: Mónica M. Robles Fontán (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Iván Cardona (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras). Mathematics. UPR-CAYEY
On an Infinite Family of Satellite Knots of Closed Braids in the Solid Torus and its Jones Polynomial M-2: Francisco J. De Jesús Pagan (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Reyes M. Ortiz Albino (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez). Mathematics. UPR-MAYAGUEZ
An Ordered Type of Factorization M-3: Rodrigo A. León Prato (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Reyes M. Ortiz Albino (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez). Mathematics. UPR-MAYAGUEZ tau-Set Properties
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PS-1: José R. Hernández Espinell (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Vilmalí López Mejías (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Torsten Stelzer (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences). Pharmaceutical Sciences. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Revealing Polymorphic Phase Transformations in Polymer-based Hot Melt Extrusion Processes
PHYSICS
P-1: Samuel A. Escobar Veras (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), Laura Méndez Santacruz (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Amal Suleiman (Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Carlos Cabrera (Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Brad Weiner (Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Gerardo Morell (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Physics. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Non-microbial Enhanced Nitrate Abatement with SnO2/Graphene/Graphene Oxide P-2: Angela Luis Matos (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras), Samuel Escobar Veras (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras), Frank Mendoza (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras), Tej Limbu (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras), Brad Weiner (Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras), Gerardo Morell (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras). Physics. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Graphene based ECG sensors P-3: Sandra M. Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Alvaro Instan (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Frank Mendoza (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Brad R. Weiner (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Ram Katiyar (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Gerardo Morell (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Physics. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Nanocrystalline graphene film growth on non-metallic substrates by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition P-4: Rafael Velázquez (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Manuel Rivera (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ), Ali Aldalbahi (Department of Chemistry, King Saud University), Xinpeng Wang (Nanonex Corporation, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey), Andrew F. Zhou (Department of Physics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana,), Peter X. Feng (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico). Physics. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Zero Bias, Super Sensitive and Broadband UV Photoconductor Based on Pt Nanoparticle Functionalized Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Nanowire Arrays P-5: Jaime A. Santillán (Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Yaiel Rodríguez (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Pedro Méndez (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Claudia Pérez (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Jorge Padilla (Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), Eduardo Nicolau (Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras). Physics. UPR-RIO PIEDRAS
Applications of Nanotechnology in Tissue Regeneration
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