Publications

2017

Journal Articles

• Banu J, Fernandes G. Effects of fish oil and exercise on postmenopausal bone loss. Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity. 2017;5(1). doi:10.4172/2329-9509.1000188.
• Benham G, Ghaddar S, Talavera-Garza L. Short sleep duration is associated with obesity in Hispanic manufacturing workers. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved. 2017;28(4):1304–1313.
• Boeta-Lopez J, Duran D, Elizondo E, Gonzales A, Rentfro AE, Schwarzbach E, Nair S. Association of interleukin-6 polymorphisms with obesity or metabolic traits in young Mexican-Americans. Obesity Science & Practice. 2017 Dec 14;4(1):85–96. doi:10.1002/osp4.138. eCollection 2018 Feb.
• Roy U, Drozd V, et al. Characterization of nanodiamond-based anti-HIV drug delivery to the brain. Scientific Reports. 2017; published online 2018 Jan 25;8(1):1603. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16703-9. PMID:29371638.
• Adams RP, Boratynski A, Mataraci T, Tashev AN, Schwarzbach AE. Discovery of Juniperus sabina var. balkanensis in southwestern Turkey. 2017;99(1):22–31.
• Adams RP, Gonzalez-Elizondo MS, Gonzalez-Elizondo M, Ramirez Noya D, Schwarzbach AE. DNA sequencing and taxonomy of unusual serrate Juniperus from Mexico: Chloroplast capture and incomplete lineage sorting in J. coahuilensis and allied taxa. 2017;99(1):62–73.
• Adams RP, Boratynski A, Dagher-Kharrat MD, Leschner HV, Mataraci T, Schwarzbach AE. Geographic variation in Juniperus drupacea: DNA sequencing and volatile leaf oils, further evidence of putative Pleistocene genetic isolation between Europe and Asia. 2017;99(4):249–257.
• Adams RP, Gonzalez-Elizondo MS, Gonzalez-Elizondo M, Schwarzbach AE. The Juniperus flaccida–J. poblana complex revisited: Insights from molecular and oil analysis. 2017;100(1):19–26.
• Cho M, Contreras A, Garza A, Olvera S, Castillo D, de Erausquin G, Xu C. The impact of drug and gene interaction on the antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia. Bipolar Disorder. 2017;3(1):1000117.
• Wang KS, Liu Y, Xie X, Gong S, Xu C, Sha Z. Principal component regression analysis of nutrition factors and physical activity with diabetes. Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics. 2017;8(4):1000364.
• Wang K, Xu C. Applications of next-generation sequencing in cancer research and molecular diagnosis. Journal of Clinical and Medical Genomics. 2017;5(1).
• Gong S, Xu C, Wang L, Liu Y, Owusu D, Bailey BA, Li Y, Wang K. Genetic association analysis of polymorphisms in PSD3 gene with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and HDL cholesterol. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2017;126:105–114.

2018

Journal Articles

• Krishnaswami J, Jaini PA, Howard R, Ghaddar S. Community-engaged lifestyle medicine: Building health equity through preventive medicine residency training. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2018;(18):31695–7. [Abstract].
• Schembri S, Ghaddar S. The Affordable Care Act, the Medicaid coverage gap, and Hispanic consumers: A phenomenology of Obamacare. Journal of Consumer Affairs. 2018;52(1):138–165.
• Gong S, Su B, Tovar H, Mao CX, Gonzalez V, Wang KS, Xu C. Polymorphisms within RYR3 gene are associated with risk and age at onset of hypertension, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. American Journal of Hypertension. 2018.
• Chen Y, Xu C, Harirforoosh S, Luo X, Wang KS. Analysis of PTPRK polymorphisms in association with risk and age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease, cancer risk, and cholesterol. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2018 Jan;96:65–72.
• Wang K, Liu Y, Ouedraogo Y, Wang N, Xie X, Xu C, Luo X. Principal component analysis of early alcohol, drug and tobacco use with major depressive disorder in US adults. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2018 May;100:113–120.

2019

Journal Articles

• Guerra J, Hanes MA, Rasa C, Loganathan NW, Gutierrez E, Nair S, Banu J. Modulation of bone turnover by Cissus quadrangularis after ovariectomy in rats. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 2019;37(5):780–795.
• Rodriguez de Anda DA, Ohannesian N, Martirosyan K, Chew SA. Effects of solvent used for fabrication on drug loading and release kinetics of electrosprayed temozolomide-loaded PLGA microparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 2019. doi:10.1002/jbm.b.34324.
• Chew SA, Moscato S, George S, Azimi B, Danti S. Liver cancer: Current and future trends using biomaterials. 2019;11(12).
• Levy A, Leynes C, Baig M, Chew SA. The application of biomaterials in the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. 2019;14(21):1810–1827.
• Arriaga MA, Ding MH, Gutierrez AS, Chew SA. The application of microRNAs in biomaterial scaffold-based therapies for bone tissue engineering. Biotechnology Journal. 2019;14(10):e1900084.
• Forman TM. Student perceptions of online learning: Discussion board assignments. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2019.
• De La Garza R, Rodrigo H, Fernandez F, Roy U. The increase of HIV-1 infection, neurocognitive impairment, and type 2 diabetes in the Rio Grande Valley. Current HIV Research. 2019;17:377–387.
• Malhotra P, Haslett P, Sherry B, Shepp DH, Barber P, Abshier J, Roy U, Schmidtmayerova H. Increased plasma levels of the TH2 chemokine CCL18 associated with low CD4+ T cell counts in HIV-1-infected patients with a suppressed viral load. Scientific Reports. 2019;9(1):5963. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-41588-1.
• Gerlach S, Chandra PK, Roy U, Gunasekera S, Göransson U, Wimley WC, Braun, SE, Mondal D. The membrane-active phytopeptide cycloviolacin O2 simultaneously targets HIV-1-infected cells and infectious viral particles to potentiate the efficacy of antiretroviral drugs. Medicines (Basel). 2019;6.
• Adams R, Johnson S, Miller M, Low C, Schwarzbach AE. Inheritance of single copy nuclear genes (SCNGs) in artificial hybrids of Hesperocyparis arizonica × H. macrocarpa: Potential for utilization in the detection of hybridization in natural populations. 2019;101(1):58–66.
• Su BB, Villafranca A, Hernandez S, Padilla L, Zarei MM, Wang K, Nair S, Xu C. Updated genes, lifestyles, and their interactions for human longevity. EC Neurology. 2019;11(7):531–550.
• Wang K, Chen X, Ward SC, Liu Y, Ouedraogo Y, Xu C, Cederbaum AI, Lu Y. CYP2A6 is associated with obesity: Studies in human samples and a high-fat diet mouse model. International Journal of Obesity (London). 2019 Mar;43(3):475–486.

2020

Journal Articles

• Vora NJ, Vatcheva K, Saldivar M, Nair S, Lehker M, Chew SA. Biomedical Freshman Research Initiative: A course-based undergraduate research experience at a Hispanic-serving institution. Journal of Latinos and Education. 2020;19.
• Ding MH, Lozoya EG, Rico R, Chew SA. The role of angiogenic inducing microRNAs in vascular tissue engineering. Tissue Engineering Part A. 2020.
• Forman TM, David AA, Miller A. A review of clinical informatics competencies in nursing to inform best practices in education and nurse faculty development. Nursing Education Perspectives. 2020;41(4):E3–E7.
• Ghaddar S, Vatcheva K, Alvarado SG, Mykyta L. Understanding the intention to utilize telehealth services in underserved Hispanic border communities: Cross-sectional study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020.
• Asleh J, Shofty B, Cohen N, Kavushansky A, Lopez-Juarez A, Constantini S, Ratner N, Kahn I. Brain-wide structural and functional disruption in mice with oligodendrocyte-specific Nf1 deletion is rescued by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020. doi:10.1073/pnas.2008391117.
• Adams R, Johnson S, Schwarzbach AE. Long-distance gene flow facilitated by bird-dispersed seeds in wind-pollinated species: A story of hybridization and introgression between Juniperus ashei and J. ovata told by nrDNA and cpDNA. 2020;102(2):55–74.
• Ategbole M, Su B, Xu C. Gender differences in the associations of early onset poly tobacco and drug use prior to age 18 with the prevalence of adult bronchitis in the United States. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2020;39:189–198.

Other Publications

• Xu C, Su BB, Lozano S, Wang K. The neuron navigator 2 gene and Alzheimer’s disease. In: Martin CR, Preedy VR (eds). Genetics, Neurology, Behavior, and Diet in Dementia: The Neuroscience of Dementia, Vol. 2, pp.3–24. 1st ed. Academic Press (Elsevier). 2020. ISBN: 9780128158685 (hardcover); 9780128158692 (ebook).
• Xu C, Gamez D, Saveron J, Guajardo E, Su B, Wang S, Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders | The APOE Gene and links with anxiety and depression in Springer Nature, a book chapter, pp 255–278.

2021

Journal Articles

• Wang K, Xu C, Smith A, Xiao D, Navia O, Lu Y, Xie C, Piamjariyakul U; ADNI. Genome-wide association study identified INSC gene associated with Trail Making Test Part A and Alzheimer’s disease related cognitive phenotypes. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021;111:110393. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110393.
• Lozano S, Padilla V, Avila ML, Gil M, Maestre G, Wang K, Xu C. APOE gene associated with cholesterol-related traits in the Hispanic population. 2021;12(11):1768. doi:10.3390/genes12111768.
• Ategbole M, Su BB, Wang N, Loudermilk E, Xie X, Acevedo P, Ozuna K, Xu C, Liu Y, Wang K. Gender differences in the associations of early onset poly tobacco and drug use prior to age 18 with the prevalence of adult bronchitis in the United States. J Addict Dis. 2021;39(2):189–198. doi:10.1080/10550887.2020.1848782.
• Arriaga MA, Enriquez DM, Salinas LM, Garcia R Jr, De Trevino Leo C, Lopez SA, Martirosyan K, Chew SA. Application of iron oxide nanoparticles to control the release of minocycline for the treatment of glioblastoma. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 2021;13(21):1833–1843.
• Hasbum A, Quintanilla J, JAA Jr, Ding MH, Levy A, Chew SA. Strategies to better treat glioblastoma: Antiangiogenic agents and endothelial cell targeting agents. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 2021;13(4):393–418.
• Ghaddar S. Medicare for all: A health insurance literacy perspective. HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2021;5(4):e272–e275.
• Xu C, Garcia D, Lu Y, Ozuna K, Adjeroh DA, Wang KS; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme and apolipoproteins are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular diseases. 2021 Dec 23;11(1):29.
• Nwabueze C, Elom H, Liu S, Xu C, Piamjariyakul U, Wang KS. Gender differences in the associations of multiple psychiatric and chronic conditions with major depressive disorder among patients with opioid use disorder. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 2021 Jul 30.
• Liu S, Nwabueze C, Pan Y, Walter S, Su B, Xu C. Polysubstance use, mood disorders, and chronic conditions with anxiety in opioid patients. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2021 Jul 23. doi:10.1177/01939459211031988.
• Wendt R, Wermuth PP, Al Mohajer M. Genital herpes attitudes among men who have sex with men. Arch Sex Behav. 2021;50(7):3323–3328. doi:10.1007/s10508-021-01971-4.

Other Publications

• Moya B. Leadership styles and job satisfaction among workers of a privately owned hospital located along the U.S.-Mexico border. Dissertation, Our Lady of the Lake University; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. 2021. (2609684414).
• Forman TM, Vatcheva K. Instructor communication, or academic coaching, to facilitate student engagement. In: Clay MN, Fanning MB (eds). Proceedings of the DLA2021 Conference. University of West Georgia. 2021.

2022

Journal Articles

• Castaneda MT, Vatcheva KP, Aguilar A, Arevalo F, Arteaga A, Bazan H, Castillo J, Gonzalez Z, Lopez G, Torres D, Torres P, Chew SA. A study of mental health and the coping strategies of college students in a Hispanic-serving institution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Latinos and Education. 2022. doi:10.1080/15348431.2022.2110105.
• Emily JM, Milazzo M, Chew SA, Danti S. Biomaterials and devices for immunotherapy. In: Amiji MM, Milane LS (eds). Delivery Strategies and Engineering Technologies in Cancer Immunotherapy, Vol. 3. Academic Press (Elsevier). 2022.
• Mito S, Cheng B, Garcia BA, Gonzalez D, Ooi XY, Ruiz TC, Elisarraras FX, Tsin A, Chew SA, Arriaga MA. SAR study of niclosamide derivatives in the human glioblastoma U-87 MG cells. Medicinal Chemistry Research. 2022.
• Garcia CR, Rad AT, Saeedinejad F, Manojkumar A, Roy D, Rodrigo H, Chew SA, Rahman Z, Nieh MP, Roy U. Effect of drug-to-lipid ratio on nanodisc-based tenofovir drug delivery to the brain for HIV-1 infection. 2022;17(13):959–978.
• Hasbum A, Karabulut O, Reyes RE, Ricci C, Franchi A, Danti S, Chew SA. Combined application of patient-derived cells and biomaterials as 3D in vitro tumor models. 2022;14(10).
• Hawes C, Gomes A, Byham-Gray L, Henderson S. The effect of oral nutrition supplements and appetite stimulants on weight status among pediatric cancer patients: A systematic review. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2022:1–14.
• Hawes C, Henderson S. The role of oral nutritional supplements and appetite stimulants on weight status among children diagnosed with pediatric malignancy: A systematic review protocol. Open Science Framework. 2022.
  Xu C, Garcia D, Lu Y, Ozuna K, Adjeroh DA, Wang KS; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme and apolipoproteins are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular diseases. 2022;11(1):29.
• Zhang P, Li Y, Wang K, Huang J, Su BB, Xu C, Wang Z, Tan S, Yang F, Tan Y. Association of CYP2E1 gene methylation with tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia. BMC Medical Genomics. 2022;15(1):253.
• Wang KS, Lu Y, Morrow D, Xiao D, Xu C, Luo X. Associations of ARHGAP26 polymorphisms with Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular disease. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2022 May;72(5):1085–1097.
• Nwabueze C, Elom H, Liu S, Walter S, Sha Z, Acevedo P, Liu Y, Su BB, Xu C, Piamjariyakul U, Wang K. Gender differences in the associations of multiple psychiatric and chronic conditions with major depressive disorder among patients with opioid use disorder. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 2022;40(2):168–178.
• Xu C, Acevedo P, Lu Y, Su BB, Padilla V, Wang KS. Racial differences in the effect of APOE-ε4 genotypes on Trail Making Test Part B in Alzheimer’s disease. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2022.

2023

Journal Articles

• Salinas LM, Machiorlatti M, Romero Z, Wang L, Alanis E, Trevino-Pena R. The relationship between food insecurity and food assistance program participation in families of preschool children in the Rio Grande Valley. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2023.
• Wang K, Xu C, Theeke LA, Xiao D, Luo X, Xie C; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Linear mixed model analysis of polygenic hazard score on verbal memory decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Nursing Research. 2023;72(1):66–73.
• Xu C, Padilla V, Lozano S, Gamez D, Su S, Wang X, Maestre G, Wang K. APOE gene associated with dementia-related traits, depression, and anxiety in the Hispanic population. 2023 Jul;14(7):1405. doi:10.3390/genes14071405.
• Xu C, Acevedo P, Liang Wang L, Wang N, Ozuna K, Shafique S, Karithara A, Padilla V, Mao C, Xie X, Wang K. Sleep apnea and substance use disorders associated with co-occurrence of anxiety disorder and depression among U.S. adults: Findings from the NSDUH 2008–2014. Brain Sci. 2023 Apr;13(4):661. doi:10.3390/brainsci13040661.
• Xu C, Acevedo P, Lu Y, Su B, Wang K; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Racial differences in the effect of APOE-ε4 genotypes on Trail Making Test B in Alzheimer’s disease: A longitudinal study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Dec;38(12):e6037. doi:10.1002/gps.6037.
• Wang K, Theeke LA, Liao C, Wang N, Lu Y, Xiao D, Xu C. Deep learning analysis of UPLC-MS/MS-based metabolomics data to predict Alzheimer’s disease. J Neurol Sci. 2023;453:120812. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2023.120812.
• Theeke L, Liu Y, Wang S, Luo X, Navia OR, Xiao D, Xu C, Wang K; ADNI. Longitudinal changes in proteomic biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular diseases. Innov Aging. 2023 Dec;7(Suppl 1):1158. doi:10.1093/geroni/igad104.4311.
• Wendt R, Wermuth PP, Al Mohajer M. Genital herpes knowledge and perceived risk among MSM. Texas Public Health Journal. 2023;75(2):19–25.
• Arriaga MA, Amieva JA Jr, Quintanilla JU, Jimenez AU, Ledezma JH, Lopez S, Martirosyan KS, Chew SA. Electrosprayed minocycline-loaded PLGA microparticles for glioblastoma. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2023:1–14. doi:10.1002/bit.28527.
• Xu C, Xiao D, Su BB, et al., Roy U, Wang KS. APOE gene with longitudinal CSF amyloid and tau changes: racial differences. Neurol Sci. 2023.

2024

Journal Articles

• Klaudi K Vaiphei, A Prabakaran, Singh Snigdha, Satyajit Laxman Murkute, Purusottam Mohapatra, Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, Sanya Batheja, Umesh Gupta, Anu Puri, Upal Roy, Amit Alexander et al. PEGylated liposomes on tamoxifen/piperine cytotoxicity. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol. 2024 Dec;102:106331.
• Cecchetti S, Roy U, Cavallo M. Eye tracking as a biomarker in neurological diseases. J Integr Neurosci. 2024;23(9):167.
• Daphne Alcalá-Zúniga, Erika Espinoza-Torres, Ranjit Kumar Das, Magaly Vargas, Oscar Maldonado, Omar Benavides, Arvind Manojkumar, Roberto de la Garza, Natalia Davila, Isaac Perez, Alejandro Hernandez Martinez, Deepa Roy, Alejandro Lopez-Juarez, Masoud M Zarei, Kelsey A Baker, Mario Gil, Hansapani Rodrigo, Gabriel A de Erausquin, Upal Roy. Enriched environment contributes to the recovery from neurotoxin-induced Parkinson's disease pathology. Mol Neurobiol. 2024. doi:10.1007/s12035-024-03951-w.
• Kunkel D, Tietze MF, Wilson M, Fant CT, Rivard MJ, Belchez C, Forman TM, Husson NM. Case studies for digital health/tech competency in nursing. Nurse Educator. 2024;49(1). doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001458.
• Theeke L, Liu Y, Wang S, Luo X, R. Navia O, Xiao D, Xu C, Wang K. Plasma proteomic biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular disease: A longitudinal study. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 6;25(19):10751. doi:10.3390/ijms251910751.
• Fang W, Liu Y, Xu C, Luo X, Wang K. Feature selection and machine learning approaches in prediction of current e-cigarette use among U.S. adults in 2022. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024 Nov 6;21(11):1474.
• Asante R Kamkwalala, Avery Matthews, Ankita Garg, Upal Roy, Qing Ma, Maile Karris, Erin Sundermann, Ronald J Ellis, Patricia K Riggs, Mattia Trunfio, Jennifer Blanchard, David J Moore, Leah H Rubin, Scott L Letendre. The effects of prescribed medications on depressive symptoms and neurocognitive performance in people with HIV.
• Xu C, Wang S, Su B, Ozuna K, Mao C, Dai Z, Wang K. Associations of adolescent substance use and depressive symptoms with adult major depressive disorder in the United States: NSDUH 2016–2019. J Affect Disord. 2024 Jan 1;344:397–406.
• Su B, Blackmon W, Xu C, Holt C, Davis C. Diagnosis and management of shrimp allery, Front Allergy, 2024 Oct 18:5:1456999, doi:10.3389/falgy.2024.1456999. eCollection 2024
• Forman TM, Sanchez JM. Effective utilization of academic coaches for instructional support. E-Learning and Digital Media. 2025. doi:10.1177/20427530241239395.

Other Publications

• Xu C, Gamez D, Saveron J, Guajardo E, Su B, Wang S. The APOE gene and links with anxiety and depression. In: Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders. Springer Nature, pp.255–278.
• Hanley D, Phung T, Nair S. Change strategies supporting equitable, student-centered instruction in undergraduate STEM courses and departments. AAAS-IUSE Blog Series. 2024.

2025

Journal Articles

• Jordan EU, Arriaga MA, Obregon HU, Villalobos VU, Duarte MAU, Garcia KU, Levy A, Chew SA. Dual delivery of metformin and Y15 from PLGA scaffold in ovarian cancer. Future Med Chem. 2025;17(3):301–312.
• Lu H, Saenz F, Raju P, Gutierrez EN, Chew SA, Nair S. The effects of moderate-intensity physical exercise and yoga interventions on stress in Hispanic college students: A pilot study. 2025;13(8):266.
• Wendt R, Salazar JH, Vyas N, Esani M. Updated eGFR in African American CKD patients. Int J Biomed Lab Sci. 2025;14(1):5–10.
• Kumar Das R, Sahoo N, Roy D, Xu C, Galarza J, Mejia Garza MC, Rodrigo H, Duttaroy AK, Roy U. IFIT3 activation in HIV-1 neurodegeneration. Front Immunol. 2025;16. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1532318.
• Roy U, Hadad R, Rodriguez AA, Saju A, Roy D, Gil M, Keane RW, Scott RT, Mao XW, de Rivero Vaccari JM. Space flight and inflammasome activation in mouse brain. 2025;14(6):417. doi:10.3390/cells14060417.
• Wang K, Adjeroh D, Fang W, Walter S, Xiao D, Piamjariyakul U, Xu C. Comparison of deep learning and traditional machine learning models for predicting mild cognitive impairment using plasma proteomic biomarkers. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26.
• Wang G, Ategbole M, Luo X, Wang K, Xu C. Gender differences in the associations between developmental disabilities and anxiety and depression symptoms among U.S. children: Insights from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2025;380:154–161.