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Cristina Velázquez, PhD

Principal Investigator

My background is in Neurobiology and Biochemistry, with specific focus in molecular mediated effects on voltage-gated channels within the CNS. My training includes opioid modulation of calcium channels and alcohol mediated persistent changes in BK channel activity and expression. The underlying theme of both my past and present research is to understand the core principles of neuronal plasticity as they apply to drug addiction interconnecting the molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels.

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Laboratory Students

​Gerardo L. Alvarado Monefeldt

Lab Manager/Graduate Student

Former Undergraduate Biology student from the University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Campus. Currently Lab Manager of the Velazquez Lab and Graduate Student Researcher.

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Adriel Guevárez Galán

Lab Technician

Bachellors in Human Biology from the University of Puerto Rico - Bayamón Campus.

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Jovangelis P. González Del Toro

Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Campus.

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John A. Florian Alsina

Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.

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Xiany X. Lay Rivera

Graduate Student

Graduate Anatomy student at the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology from the University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus.

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Ruth D. González Bermejo

Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Campus.

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Christian J. Esquilin Rodriguez

Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Cellular and Molecular Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.

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Daniel F. Ruiz Bolivar

Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Cellular and Molecular Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.

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Faculty

Héctor Marrero Hernández, PhD

Electrophysiology Specialist of the COBRE Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology Facility (NIEF)

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