Presentations & Conferences
- Characterization of the Female Reproductive Cycle in the Syrian Hamster by Fernando Dominguez at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine’s 2022 Research Symposium, September 9–10, 2022.
- "Substance P Receptor Antagonism Enhances Chemotherapeutic Responses in Triple Negative Breast Cancer" by Viviana Villalobos at UT MD Anderson Summer Undergraduate Research Program Poster Competition and won 1st place
- "Sex Differences in Anxiety-Like Behavior and Stress Reactivity in The Gray Short-Tailed Opossum." By Fernando Dominguez at The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN). - June 26-29, 2022
- "IRBP in Diabetic Retinopathy-Cell Culture & Ophthalmic Pathology Studies" by Elias Martinez at The Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). -May 1-4, 2022.
- "Use of Rehabilitation to Improve White Matter Survival after Stroke" by Rama Shaath at the 2022 Engaged Scholar Symposium , and the College of Health Profession Empowerment Research Symposium . -April 21, 2022 & March 25, 2022
- 2022 Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates ($2,000) from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Recipient: Natasha Garcia-Rodriguez
- Attendance at 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. - April 14, 2022 by Viviana Villalobos
- “Cortisol, Heart Rate, and Perceived Exertion Responses to Different Resistance Training Protocols With and Without Blood Flow Restriction” by Megan Zamora at the 2022 Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) annual meeting. - February 25, 2022
- “Immunohistochemical localization of Oxytocin in the Monodelphis Domestica brain and characterization of anxiety-like behaviors in males and females” by Daniela A. Rodriguez at the 2021 Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) annual meeting. -December 16, 2021
- “Effects of Salvia Hispanica on Bone Metabolic Pathways in Mouse Osteoblastic Cells – a miRNA Analysis” by Natasha Garcia-Rodriguez at the 2021 Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) annual conference. -October 25, 2021, recipient of Presentation Award ($350) for her poster presentation
- “Menopause - Effects on Metabolic Syndrome, Skin Health, and Immune System?” by Natasha Garcia-Rodriguez at the 2021 Texas Society of Allied Health Professions (TSAHP) annual conference. -September 20, 2021
- “The Application of Electrosprayed Minocycline-Loaded PLGA MPs for the Treatment of Glioblastoma”by Angel C. Jimenez at the 2021 UTRGV Engaged Scholar (ES2) symposium. -April 23, 2021