selected publications academic article Effect of Prenatal Diagnosis on Hospital Costs in Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries 2018 End-Organ Recovery Post-Ventricular Assist Device Can Prognosticate Survival. Journal of Critical Care. 44:57-62. 2018 Infectious Complications of Ventricular Assist Device Use in Children in the United States: Data From the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs). Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 37:46-53. 2018 Maternal Hyperoxygenation: a Potential Therapy for Congenital Heart Disease in the Fetuses? a Systematic Review of the Current Literature. Echocardiography-a Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques. 34:1822-1833. 2017 Use of Impedance Threshold Device in Conjunction With Our Novel Adhesive Glove Device for Acd-Cpr Does Not Result in Additional Chest Decompression. Resuscitation. 84:1433-1438. 2013-10-01 Dna Aptamer-Mediated Cell Targeting. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 52:1472-1476. 2013-01-01 Dexmedetomidine Administration During Cpr Decreases the Sympathetic Response After Return of Spontaneous Circulation. Critical Care Medicine. 40:U38. 2012-12-01 Two Thumb Cpr Provides Better Brain Blood Flow as Compare To Two Finger Cpr, in Neonatal Piglet Cardiac Arrest Model.. Critical Care Medicine. 40:U151. 2012-12-01 Generation of Lung Adenocarcinoma Dna Aptamers for Cancer Studies. PLoS One. 7. 2012-10-01 Aptamers: Turning the Spotlight On Cells. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. 3:328-340. 2011-05-01 Dna Aptamers as Molecular Probes for Colorectal Cancer Study. PLoS One. 5. 2010-12-01 Study of the Molecular Recognition of Aptamers Selected Through Ovarian Cancer Cell-Selex. PLoS One. 5. 2010-11-01 Anyl 31-Selection of Dna Aptamers for the Diagnosis, Characterization, and Targeted Therapy of Ovarian Cancer 2009-08-01 Molecular Recognition of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Using Aptamers 2009-02-01 Using Aptamers Evolved From Cell-Selex To Engineer a Molecular Delivery Platform 2009-01-01 Applications of Aptamers in Cancer Cell Biologry 2008-07-01
education and training B.S. in Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico , Humacao Campus 2000 - 2005 Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Florida , Chemistry Department, Aptamer Based Detection and Characterization of Ovarian Cancer 2005 - 2011
awards and honors T-32 Training Grant, conferred by University of Florida, 2009 NIH supplemental grant, conferred by University of Florida, 2007 Bachelors in Science, Magna Cum Laude, conferred by University of Puerto Rico, 2005 REU program, conferred by Universite Louis Pasteur/University of Florida, 2004 REU program, conferred by University of Florida, 2003 MBRS, conferred by University of Puerto Rico, 2001