Research Interests:
Inhalation toxicology, and post-transcriptional regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
Education:
2002 to Present: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Dissertation title: “Effects of Particulate Matter in the Post-transcriptional Control of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines”
2001: B.S. in Biology. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.
Articles:
2010 Fuentes-Mattei, E., Rivera, E., Gioda, A., Sánchez-Rivera, D., Román-Velázquez, F.R., and Jiménez-Vélez, B.D.2010. Use of human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) to study immunological markers resulting from exposure to PM2.5 organic extract from Puerto Rico. Tox. And Applied Pharmacology, Mar 15; 243(3):381-9.2010 Ortiz-Martínez, Mario, Rivera-Ramírez, Evasomary, Méndez-Torres, Loyda and B.D. Jiménez-Vélez. “Role of Chemical and Biological Constituents of Saharan Dust in the Exacerbation of Asthma in Puerto Rico”. In: Biodiversity Science for Humanity. Ed. by Michael Theophanides and Theophile Theophanides. ATINER, ISBN: 978-960-6672-41-5, 300 pages, Part 2 (2010) 101-118.
Published Abstracts:
Sep, 2010: Rodríguez, Rosa, Ortíz-Martínez, Mario, Fuentes-Mattei, Enrique, Rivera-Ramírez, Evasomary, and Jiménez-Vélez, Braulio. Material Particulado en Aire y sus Respuestas Inmunológicas Empleando Células Epiteliales del Pulmón. Airborne Particulate Matter: its immune response using lung epithelial cells. Acta Toxicológica Argentina 18 p.3.Mar, 2010: Rivera-Ramírez, E, Méndez, L.B. and Jiménez-Vélez, B. D. “Effects of PM2.5 from Puerto Rico on the post-transcriptional control of pro-inflammatory cytokines. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal 29(2) p.149.Mar, 2010: M. Ortiz-Martínez, E. Rivera-Ramírez, L. Méndez-Torres and B. D. Jiménez-Vélez. “Endotoxins in African Dust (PM10): possible implication with asthma exacerbation among Puerto Ricans”. 49th SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. The Toxicologist. 114(1) p.161Mar, 2010: E. Rivera-Ramírez, L. B. Méndez-Torres and B. D. Jiménez-Vélez. “Effects of PM2.5 from Puerto Rico on the mRNAs half-lives of pro-inflammatory cytokines”. 49th SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. The Toxicologist. 114(1) p.162.