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If you would like to learn more about our consortium, you can reach us at:

Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium
1st Floor University Hospital
Medical Sciences Campus
PO Box 365067

San Juan, PR 00936-5067

Phone: 787-759-0306

Fax: 787-759-0305

Personnel

 

Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD PhD (MSC)
Principal Investigator

marcia.cruz1@upr.edu

 

Carlos A. Luciano, MD (MSC)
Principal Investigator

carlos.luciano1@upr.edu

Robert Hunter-Mellado, MD, FACP (UCC)
Co-Program Director

robert.hunter@uccaribe.edu

huntermellado@gmail.com

José Torres, PhD (PSM&HS)
Co-Program Director

jtorres@psm.edu

Marizaida Sanchez, PhD (MSC)
Co-Program Director

marizaida.sanchez@upr.edu

Ivette Molina, MHSA (MSC)
Administrator

ivette.molina@upr.edu

Claris Vega, MBA (PSM&HS)
RCMI Program Administrator

cvega@psm.edu

Frances Irizarry, BBA (PSM&HS)
Data Entry Specialist

firizarry@psm.edu

Mary Helen Mays, PhD (MSC)
Research Development Specialist

mary.mays@upr.edu

Talia M. Sánchez Martínez, MBA (MSC)
Administrative Assistant
talia.sanchez@upr.edu

 

Multidisciplinary Training and Career Development

 

Estela Estapé, PhD (MSC)
Key Leader

estela.estape@upr.edu

 

Gladys Pereles (PSM&HS)
Co-Leader

gpereles@psm.edu

 

Wanda Velez PhD (UCC)
Co-Leader

wanda.velez@uccaribe

 

Lizbelle De Jesús (MSC)
Academic Coordinator

lizbelle.dejesus@upr.edu

 

Wanda Vega (PSM&HS)
Co-Coordinator
wvega@psm.edu
Desireé Chevalier (UCC)
Co-Coordinator
desiree.chevalier@uccaribe.edu

 

Collaborations & Partnerships

 

Margarita Irizarry, PhD (MSC)
Key Leader

margarita.irizarry@upr.edu

 

Zilka Rios, MS (UCC)
Co-Leader

zilka.rios@uccaribe.edu

 

Ivan Iriarte (PSM&HS)
Co-Leader

iiriarte@psm.edu

 

Antonia Ortiz, BS,MT,CHS (MSC)
Coordinator

antonia.ortiz@upr.edu

 

 

Participant & Clinical Interaction Resources

Julio E. Benabe, MD (MSC)
Key Leader

julio.benabe@upr.edu

 

Antonia Ortiz, BS,MT,CHS (MSC)
Coordinator

antonia.ortiz@upr.edu

 

Laritza Berríos, BSN, RN, CON (MSC)
Head Nurse

laritza.berrios@upr.edu

 

Bárbara Guzmán, BSN, RN, MPH (MSC)
Research Nurse

barbara.guzman@upr.edu

 

María del Pilar Cotto, BSN (MSC)
Research Nurse

maria.cotto1@upr.edu

 

Madeline Maldonado (MSC)
Participant Coordinator

madeline.maldonado@upr.edu

 

Elsa Pedro, Pharm D (MSC)
Pharmacy

elsa.pedro@upr.edu

 

James Rogers
Messenger

james.rogers@upr.edu

 

 

Technologies & Resources for Core Laboratories

 

José Rodríguez-Medina, PhD (MSC)
Key Leader

jose.rodriguez123@upr.edu

 

Yasuhiro Yamamura, PhD (PSM&HS)
Co-Leader

yyamamura@psm.edu

 

Richard Noel, PhD (PSM&HS)
Interim Co-Leader

rnoel@psm.edu

 

Eddy Ríos, PhD (UCC)
Co-Leader

eddy.rios@uccaribe.edu

 

Nilda González, MS, MT (MSC)
Laboratory Manager

nilda.gonzalez1@upr.edu

 

Aracelis Arroyo, MA, MT (MSC)
Medical Technologist

aracelis.arroyo@upr.edu

 

Nayra Rodríguez, MT (PSM&HS)
Lab Coordinator (Yamamura)
nrodriguez@psm.edu

Ivonne Amill, BA (UCC)
MSCI Program Administrator (Eddy Rios)

iamill@uccaribe.edu

 

Zahiraliz Reyes, BS (UCC)
Dr. Eddy Rios’ Research Assistant

zahiraliz.reyes@uccaribe.edu

 

 

Research Design, Biostatistics & Clinical Research Ethics

 

Sona Rivas Tumanyan, PhD (MSC)
Key Leader

sona.tumanyan@upr.edu

 

Diana Fernández, EdD (UCC)
Co-Leader

diana.fernandez@uccaribe.edu

 

Raul O. Ramón (UCC)
Data Analyst

rpicasso@yahoo.com

 

Wanda Marín (UCC)
Quality Control Assistant

wmarin@uccaribe.edu

 

Lesbia Rodríguez  (UCC)
Research Assistant

lesbia.ivelisse@uccaribe.edu

 

Eduardo Santiago, MPH (UCC)
Biostatistician

eduardo.santiago@uccaribe.edu

 

Angel Mayor-Becerra, MD, MS (UCC)
Epidemiologist

amayorb@gmail.com

 

Johanna Maysonet-Cruz, BSHE (UCC)
Research Assistant Clinical Research Ethics Sub-Unit

johanna.maysonet@uccaribe.edu

 

Katya Giovannetti, MS, MPH (RCM)
Epidemiologist/Biostatistician

katya.giovannetti@upr.edu

 

 

Regulatory Knowledge & Support

 

William Rodríguez, MD (VA)
Key Leader

william.rodriguez@va.gov

 

Adelma Rivera, RN, BSN, CCRC (MSC)
Research Subject Advocate

adelma.rivera@upr.edu

 

Joselyn Gandía (MSC)
Coordinator

joselyn.gandia@upr.edu

 

Wanda I. Figueroa, MD (UCC)
Research Subject Advocate

wanda.figueroa@uccaribe.edu

 

Wilfredo Hernandez Muñiz, PhD (PSM&HS)
Research Subject Advocate

whernandez@psm.edu

 

 

Biomedical Informatics

 

Patricia Ordoñez, PhD (UPR-RRP)
Key Leader

patricia.ordonez@upr.edu

 

Mary Helen Mays, PhD (MSC)
Co-Leader

mary.mays@upr.edu

Joselyn Gandía (MSC)
Coordinator

joselyn.gandia@upr.edu

 

Magaly Torres, MS (UCC)
Comp. System Administrator

magaly.torres@uccaribe.edu

 

 

Pilot Project Program

 

Carlos A. Luciano, MD (MSC)
Key Leader

carlos.luciano1@upr.edu

 

Denisse Melecio, MBA (MSC)
Coordinator

denisse.melecio@upr.edu

 

 

Tracking and Evaluation Core

 

Carlamarie Noboa, MS (MSC)
Key Leader

carla.noboa@upr.edu

 

Zulmarie De Pedro, MSc (MSC)
Coordinator

zulmarie.depedro@upr.edu

 

Idalie Hernández Gierbolini, BA (MSC)
Administrative Coordinator

idalie.hernandez@upr.edu

 

 

 

Community Research & Engagement

 

Angela Pattatucci, PhD (RCM)
Key Leader

angela.pattatucci@upr.edu

 

 

Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD, MSc (RCM)
Overall Project & Training Director

edna.acosta2@upr.edu

 

Mirza Rivera (RCM)
Clinical & Partnerships Coordinator

mirza.rivera@upr.edu

 

Giovanni Martínez (RCM)
Community & Outreach Coordinator

giovamm@yahoo.com

 

Lizbeth Medina (RCM)
Data Management

lizbeth.medina@gmail.com

 

Lili M. Sardiñas (RCM)
Evidence Base Practice Coordinator

dr.lmsardinas@gmail.com

 

Camille Velez
Cancer Health Disparity Collaborator

camille.velez@upr.edu

 

Abigail Gonzalez (RCM)
Administrative Coordinator

abigail.gonzalez@upr.edu

 

Funding

The project is supported by grant 8U54MD007587-03 (RCMI Clinical and Translational Research award, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIMHD or NIH.

Consortium Institutions

The Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium is a collaborative project of the the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Universidad Central del Caribe and Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences.