Awards
We are very proud of our Summer 2022 PR-CLIMBer Yolmarie L. Del Valle-Gonzalez for winning an outstanding presentation award at the ABRCMS 2023 conference. Way to go, Yol!!!
Congratulations to all of our Summer 2023 PR-CLIMBers for successfully completing the program.
A special congratulations to Rene Walsh, Rolando Albarracin-Rivera, and Justin Huebner (from the bottom, left to right) for winning first, second and third place, respectively, in our undergraduate symposium at the Closing Ceremony of the REU: PR-CLIMB program 2023!!!
A special congratulations to Rene Walsh, Rolando Albarracin-Rivera, and Justin Huebner (from the bottom, left to right) for winning first, second and third place, respectively, in our undergraduate symposium at the Closing Ceremony of the REU: PR-CLIMB program 2023!!!
Congratulations to our PR-CLIMBers Madeline Ganshert, Samantha Dye and Jessica Rodríguez for winning first, second and third place, respectively, in our undergraduate symposium at the Closing Ceremony of the REU: PR-CLIMB program 2022 !!!
Congratulations to our PR-CLIMBers Estelle Strangmark, Samantha Musso and Colby Agostino for winning first, second and third place, respectively, in our undergraduate symposium at the Closing Ceremony of the REU: PR-CLIMB program 2021!!!
Congratulations to our PR-CLIMBer Alexandra París for winning the first place in our undergraduate symposium at the Closing Cemeremony of the REU: PR-CLIMB program 2020-2021. We wish you success!!
Congratulations to our PR-CLIMBers Andrea Maser and Christopher Nieves for winning second and third place, respectively, in our undergraduate symposium at the Closing Ceremony of the REU: PR-CLIMB program 2020-2021. We wish you success!!
In the picture, from left to right, Dr. Tinoco, Christopher Nieves, Andrea Masser, and Dr. Lauren Fernandez (Administrative Assistant in that cycle of the program).
In the picture, from left to right, Dr. Tinoco, Christopher Nieves, Andrea Masser, and Dr. Lauren Fernandez (Administrative Assistant in that cycle of the program).
Congratulations to our PR-CLIMBer 2020 Alexis Torres for being chosen as Engineering Intern at Johnson & Johnson. We wish you success in this new experience!!!
Joshua Little, received full support (registration, travel, and lodging) to attend the 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, FL (April 2019).
Joshua is pictured here with his research mentor Dr. Jorge Colon.
Joshua is pictured here with his research mentor Dr. Jorge Colon.
Froylan Omar Fernández received an Honorable Mention recognition by the Chemistry REU Leadership Group for his research accomplishments with the López lab, which will award him with a $500 travel grant to attend the Spring ACS conference in New Orleans.
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On October 14, 2017 Froylan Omar Fernández participated in the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and won second place in the Poster Competition.
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On November 10, 2016 Emmanuel Dwomoh attended the Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC) conference in Nashville, Tennessee. In this symposium, he presented his research “Synthesis and characterization of polycaprolactone (PCL) membranes as scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration”, and won the best poster at the conference. He worked under Dr. Eduardo Nicolau’s mentorship.
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Publications
Peña-Duarte, A.; Vijapur, S.H.; Hall, T.D.; Hayes, Kathleen L.; Larios-Rodríguez, E.; PilarAlbaladejo, J.D.; Santiago, M.E.B.; Snyder, S.; Taylor, J.; Cabrera, Carlos R. Iron Quantum Dots Electro-Assembling on Vulcan XC-72R: Hydrogen Peroxide Generation for Space Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 29585-29601
Gaur, K.; Pérez Otero, S.C.; Benjamín-Rivera, J.A.; Rodríguez, I.; Loza-Rosas, S.A.; Vázquez Salgado, A.M.; Akam, E.A.; Hernández-Matias, L.; Sharma, R.K.; Alicea, N., Kowaleff, Martin; Washington, A.V.; Astashkin, A.V.; Tomat, E.; Tinoco, Arthur D. Iron Chelator Transmetalative Approach to Inhibit Human Ribonucleotide Reductase. JACS Au 2021, 1, 865-878.
Lin, S., Jacoby, Kaitlyn A., Gu, J., Vega-Santander, Dariana R., Hernández-Maldonado, Arturo J., Chen, Z. Zeolitetemplated carbons as effective sorbents to remove methylsiloxanes and derivatives: A computational screening. Green Energy & Environment 2020
Herrera-Morales, J., Turley, T. A., Betancourt-Ponce, M., & Nicolau, E. Nanocellulose-Block Copolymer Films for the Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants from Aqueous Solutions. Materials 2019, 12(2), 230.
Sharma, Shweta K. and Sharma, Rohit F. and Gaur, Kavita A. and Cátala Torres, José D. and Loza-Rosas, Sergio and Torres, Anamaris and Saxena, Manoj and Julin, Mara and Tinoco, Arthur. Fueling a Hot Debate on the Application of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Sunscreen. Materials 2019, 12 (14) 2317.
Santillán, J., Dwomoh, E. A., Rodríguez-Avilés, Y. G., Bello, S. A., & Nicolau, E. Fabrication and Evaluation of Polycaprolactone Beads-on-String Membranes for Applications in Bone Tissue Regeneration. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2019, 2(3), 1031-1040.
Gaur, K.; Pérez Otero, S.C.; Benjamín-Rivera, J.A.; Rodríguez, I.; Loza-Rosas, S.A.; Vázquez Salgado, A.M.; Akam, E.A.; Hernández-Matias, L.; Sharma, R.K.; Alicea, N., Kowaleff, Martin; Washington, A.V.; Astashkin, A.V.; Tomat, E.; Tinoco, Arthur D. Iron Chelator Transmetalative Approach to Inhibit Human Ribonucleotide Reductase. JACS Au 2021, 1, 865-878.
Lin, S., Jacoby, Kaitlyn A., Gu, J., Vega-Santander, Dariana R., Hernández-Maldonado, Arturo J., Chen, Z. Zeolitetemplated carbons as effective sorbents to remove methylsiloxanes and derivatives: A computational screening. Green Energy & Environment 2020
Herrera-Morales, J., Turley, T. A., Betancourt-Ponce, M., & Nicolau, E. Nanocellulose-Block Copolymer Films for the Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants from Aqueous Solutions. Materials 2019, 12(2), 230.
Sharma, Shweta K. and Sharma, Rohit F. and Gaur, Kavita A. and Cátala Torres, José D. and Loza-Rosas, Sergio and Torres, Anamaris and Saxena, Manoj and Julin, Mara and Tinoco, Arthur. Fueling a Hot Debate on the Application of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Sunscreen. Materials 2019, 12 (14) 2317.
Santillán, J., Dwomoh, E. A., Rodríguez-Avilés, Y. G., Bello, S. A., & Nicolau, E. Fabrication and Evaluation of Polycaprolactone Beads-on-String Membranes for Applications in Bone Tissue Regeneration. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2019, 2(3), 1031-1040.
Oral and Poster Presentations
Deliz, Gustavo A.; Diaz Vazquez, Liz. " Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles modified with algal polysaccharides for use in ecotoxicity assay." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), Also presented in a Sci Mixer, April 2021.
Maser, Andrea; Tinoco Arthur D. "Impacting human health by transmetalation between copper(II) and the anticancer compound titanium(IV) deferasirox." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Negrón, Jenlyan; Mendez-Hernandez, Dalvin D. "Calculation of colloidal like attributes based on DFT-calculated molecular physical properties." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Nieves, Christopher; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Synthesis of a deferasirox-triapine conjugate as a bifunctional iron chelating ligand for the development of novel Ti(IV) complexes with enhanced anticancer potency." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Roman, Nahomi; Melendez, Enrique. “Synthesis, characterization, and docking studies of ferrocene-hormone complexes.” Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), Also presented in a Sci Mixer, April 2021.
Santiago-Russe, Ana; Lopez Garriga, Juan. "Determination of H2S induced spherulite structures in amyloid formation." Oral lecture given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Torres, Anamaris; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Exploring the role of iron(III)-bound serum transferrin in regulating the stability and transport of titanium(IV). Oral lecture given at American Chemical Society Fall 2020 (Virtual), August 2020.
Torres, Alexis; Nicolau, Eduardo. "Development of self-osmotic and light-sensitive janus membranes for water reclamation." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021
Kowaleff, Martin; Delgado, Yamixa; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Intracellular tracing of deferasirox and its Ti(IV) complex by the FITC probe to study their cytotoxic mechanism of action.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Oral presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Tinoco, Arthur D.; Loza-Rosas, Sergio A.; Vázquez, Alexandra M.; Pérez, Sofía C.; Delgado, Yamixa; Kowaleff, Martin, Gaur, Kavita; Rivero, Kennett I.; Negrón, Lenny J.; Parks, Timothy B.; Munet-Colón, Charlene. “Expanding the therapeutic potential of the iron chelator deferasirox in the development of aqueous stable Ti(IV) anticancer complexes.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Poster presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Reyes, Alfredo; López, Vilmali. “Design of biotemplated titanium dioxide nanoparticles for potential application as anodes in dye-sensitized solar cells.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Poster presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Dwomoh, Emmanuel; Nicolau, Eduardo. “Synthesis and characterization of polycaprolactone (PCL) membranes as scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Poster presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Dwomoh, Emmanuel; Nicolau, Eduardo. “Preparation and characterization of electrospun porous and biodegradable scaffold for bone tissue regeneration.” Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC) Conference, Poster presentation, Meharry Medical College (Nashville, Tennesse) November 2016.
Cruz-Galarza, Yahaira M.; Fuentes-Vergara, Chamary; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Undergraduate research as a fundamental mechanism towards a higher education: Research Experience for Undergraduates PR-CLIMB.” 2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Poster presentation, University of Northern Colorado July 2016.
Cruz-Galarza, Yahaira M.; Piñero-Cruz, Dalice M.; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Undergraduate research as fundamental mechanism towards a higher education.” iINAS: 5th Undergraduate Conference on Investigation and Creation, Poster presentation, San Juan, Puerto Rico April 2016.
Maser, Andrea; Tinoco Arthur D. "Impacting human health by transmetalation between copper(II) and the anticancer compound titanium(IV) deferasirox." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Negrón, Jenlyan; Mendez-Hernandez, Dalvin D. "Calculation of colloidal like attributes based on DFT-calculated molecular physical properties." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Nieves, Christopher; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Synthesis of a deferasirox-triapine conjugate as a bifunctional iron chelating ligand for the development of novel Ti(IV) complexes with enhanced anticancer potency." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Roman, Nahomi; Melendez, Enrique. “Synthesis, characterization, and docking studies of ferrocene-hormone complexes.” Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), Also presented in a Sci Mixer, April 2021.
Santiago-Russe, Ana; Lopez Garriga, Juan. "Determination of H2S induced spherulite structures in amyloid formation." Oral lecture given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021.
Torres, Anamaris; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Exploring the role of iron(III)-bound serum transferrin in regulating the stability and transport of titanium(IV). Oral lecture given at American Chemical Society Fall 2020 (Virtual), August 2020.
Torres, Alexis; Nicolau, Eduardo. "Development of self-osmotic and light-sensitive janus membranes for water reclamation." Poster given at American Chemical Society Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 2021
Kowaleff, Martin; Delgado, Yamixa; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Intracellular tracing of deferasirox and its Ti(IV) complex by the FITC probe to study their cytotoxic mechanism of action.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Oral presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Tinoco, Arthur D.; Loza-Rosas, Sergio A.; Vázquez, Alexandra M.; Pérez, Sofía C.; Delgado, Yamixa; Kowaleff, Martin, Gaur, Kavita; Rivero, Kennett I.; Negrón, Lenny J.; Parks, Timothy B.; Munet-Colón, Charlene. “Expanding the therapeutic potential of the iron chelator deferasirox in the development of aqueous stable Ti(IV) anticancer complexes.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Poster presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Reyes, Alfredo; López, Vilmali. “Design of biotemplated titanium dioxide nanoparticles for potential application as anodes in dye-sensitized solar cells.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Poster presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Dwomoh, Emmanuel; Nicolau, Eduardo. “Synthesis and characterization of polycaprolactone (PCL) membranes as scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Poster presentation, San Francisco, CA April 2017.
Dwomoh, Emmanuel; Nicolau, Eduardo. “Preparation and characterization of electrospun porous and biodegradable scaffold for bone tissue regeneration.” Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC) Conference, Poster presentation, Meharry Medical College (Nashville, Tennesse) November 2016.
Cruz-Galarza, Yahaira M.; Fuentes-Vergara, Chamary; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Undergraduate research as a fundamental mechanism towards a higher education: Research Experience for Undergraduates PR-CLIMB.” 2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Poster presentation, University of Northern Colorado July 2016.
Cruz-Galarza, Yahaira M.; Piñero-Cruz, Dalice M.; Tinoco, Arthur D. “Undergraduate research as fundamental mechanism towards a higher education.” iINAS: 5th Undergraduate Conference on Investigation and Creation, Poster presentation, San Juan, Puerto Rico April 2016.