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.

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.

Adriel Guevárez Galán
Lab Technician
Bachellors in Human Biology from the University of Puerto Rico - Bayamón Campus.

Jovangelis P. González Del Toro
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Campus.

John A. Florian Alsina
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.

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.

Ruth D. González Bermejo
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Campus.

Christian J. Esquilin Rodriguez
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Cellular and Molecular Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.

Daniel F. Ruiz Bolivar
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Cellular and Molecular Biology student studying at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.
