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    The College of Health Professions at UTRGV offers diverse programs in health sciences, research, and community initiatives. Learn more about how we are advancing healthcare education and serving communities across South Texas and beyond.

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  • Arriaga, M. A.,* Enriquez, D. M., Salinas, A. D., Garcia Jr., R., Trevino De Leo, C., Lopez, S. A.,* Martirosyan, K. S.,*& Chew, S. A. (2021). Application of iron oxide nanoparticles to control the release of Minocycline for the treatment of glioblastoma. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 13(21), 1833–1843. https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2021-0098   
  • Garza, K.,* Flores, J. B., & Flores, B. B. (2022). A preliminary content validity analysis of the receptive and expressive language pre-referral protocol for bilingual learners (RELPP-BL). Languages, 7(3), 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7030164   
  • Lozano, S.,* Padilla, V.,* Avila, M.,* Gill, M., Maestre, G., Wang, K., & Xu, C. (2023). “Mi familia quiere que regrese”: Retired Latiné Immigrants’ families’ expectations to return to their country of origin. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 98(3), 267–283. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150231194237   
  • Lozano, S.,* Padilla, V.,* Avila, M. L.,* Gil, M., Maestre, G., Wang, K., & Xu, C. (2021). APOE gene associated with cholesterol-related traits in the Hispanic population. Genes, 12(11), 1768. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12111768    
  • Valdez, M.,* Stewart, J., Chang, W.-L., Crutchfield, R., & Carlson, R. (2022). Assessment and diagnostic practices relating to autism spectrum disorder in the United States and Mexico. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. https://doi.org/10.46743/1540-580x/2022.2151   
  • Valdez, M.,* Stewart, J., Crutchfield, R., Chang, W.-L., & Carlson, R. (2023). Autism spectrum disorder screening practices in the United States and Mexico. Contemporary Research in Disability and Rehabilitation, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.51734/crdr.v3i2.53   
  • Vora, N. J.,* Vatcheva, K., Saldivar, M. G., Nair, S., Lehker, M. W., & Chew, S. A. (2020). Biomedical Freshman Research initiative: A course-based undergraduate research experience at a Hispanic-serving Institution. Journal of Latinos and Education, 22(1), 357–370. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2020.1763352   

 

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