{"id":2588,"date":"2020-03-11T08:28:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T08:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpdemo.archiwp.com\/engitech\/?page_id=2588"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:23:19","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uprmdacc.upr.edu\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Brad R.<\/span> Weiner, PhD<\/span><\/div>
Contact PI<\/div>

Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Puerto Rico
R\u00edo Piedras Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Reynold<\/span> Lopez-Enriquez, MD<\/span><\/div>

Professor
Department Surgery
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Ana Patricia<\/span> Ortiz, MPH, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Elizabeth L. Travis, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
Contact PI<\/div>

Professor
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Sharon H. Giordano, MD MPH<\/span> <\/div>

Department Chair
Department of Health Sciences
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Evelyn Rivera<\/span> <\/div>
Administrative Director<\/div>

University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Sherri De Jesus, MHA, MA<\/span> <\/div>
Associate Director<\/div>

University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Maria Gonzalez-Pons, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
SciCom Coordinator<\/div>

Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico
Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Luis R. Pericchi, PhD <\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Xueling Huang, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Deputy Chair
Department of Biostatistics
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Humberto Ortiz, PhD <\/span> <\/div>

Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Maria E. Perez, PhD<\/span> <\/div>

Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Josue Perez-Santiago, PhD<\/span> <\/div>

Assistant Professor
Cancer Biology Division
University of Puerto Rico
Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Fernando Betancourt<\/span> <\/div>

DataOmics Coordinator
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Maria del Mar Gonzalez-Pons, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
SciCom Coordinator<\/div>

Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico
Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Ilka C. Rios, DMD, MS <\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Chancellor and Professor
School of Dental Medicine
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Elizabeth L. Travis, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Professor
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Reynold Lopez-Enriquez, MD<\/span> <\/div>

Professor
Department Surgery
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Yomarie Santiago<\/span> <\/div>

REC Coordinator
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Brad R. Weiner, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Mirza Rivera, MS, MT<\/span> <\/div>

Research Evaluator & Adjunct Professor 
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus <\/p><\/div>

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Lizbeth Medina, MS<\/span> <\/div>

Senior Evaluator & Adjunct Professor
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus <\/p><\/div>

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Sherri De Jesus, MHA, MA<\/span> <\/div>
Associate Director<\/div>


The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Vivian Colon, PhD, MPH<\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Associate Professor
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Division
University of Puerto Rico
Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Yara M. Sanchez<\/span> <\/div>

Outreach Coordinator
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Maria E Fernandez, PhD<\/span> <\/div>

Professor and Director
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health<\/p><\/div>

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Ileska Valencia Torres<\/span> <\/div>

Program Coordinator
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health<\/p><\/div>

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Magaly Martinez, PhD <\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Curtis A. Pettaway, MD<\/span> <\/div>

Professor
Department of Urology 
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Niki Marie Zacharias Millward, PhD<\/span> <\/div>

Assistant Professor 
Department of Urology 
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Ana P. Ortiz, PhD<\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Associate Professor
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Division
University of Puerto Rico
Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/p><\/div>

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Ashish Deshmukh, PhD, MPH<\/span> <\/div>

Associate Professor and Director
Center for Health Services Research
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health<\/p><\/div>

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Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, PhD <\/span> <\/div>
Co-Leader<\/div>

Chair and Associate Professor
Department Microbiology and Medical Zoology
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus<\/p><\/div>

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Candelaria Gomez-Manzano, MD<\/span> <\/div>

Professor
Department of Neuro-Oncology Research
<\/strong>The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health<\/p><\/div>

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