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Patents, Presentations and Publications

Patent Activity by BBRC Investigators

updated:  October 20, 2021

Patents issued, U.S. patents pending, provisional applications, and foreign filings involving BBRC investigators by grant year.

Table 1.  Patent Activity by BBRC Investigators in Years 1 - 3 as of 10/18/21

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Sources:  UTEP Office of Technology Commercialization; *information from investigator regarding
patent released by the University

 Year 3

November 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020

and

January 1, 2020 through October 2021

Table 3.  Patent Activity by BBRC Investigators from November 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021 to October 2021

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Sources:  UTEP Office of Technology Commercialization

Patents Issued (n = 1)

Almeida, Igor

  1. Title: Alpha-Gal-based Vaccine for Chagas Disease

U.S. patent No. 10,918,732.  Application Date: April 27, 2019.  Issue Date: February 16,2021.

Provisional Applications (n = 3)

Aguilera, Renato

  1. Title: Novel Anti-cancer Drug Pyrazole Derivatives Useful as Anti-cancer Agents

Provisional application – U.S. patent no. 62/254,899.  Application Date:  October 12, 2021.

Almeida, Igor

  1. Title: Synthetic Biomarkers for Differential Serological Diagnosis of CL caused by Various Leishmania Species and for the Follow-up of Chemotherapeutic Outcomes

Provisional application – U.S. patent no. 62/217,727.  Application Date:  July 1, 2021.

Nurunnabi, Md 

  1. Title: Oral Antibody and Protein Delivery for Obesity Management

Provisional application – U.S. patent no. 62/225,477.  Application Date:  July 24, 2021.

Year 2

November 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019

and

January 1, 2020 through December 17, 2020

 

Table 2.  Patent Activity by BBRC Investigators from November 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020 to December 17, 2020

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Sources:  UTEP Office of Technology Commercialization; *information from investigator regarding
patent released by the University

January 1, 2020 – December 17, 2020

Patents Issued (n = 1)

Cox, Marc

  1. Title: Pharmaceutical Compositions Directly Targeting FKBP52 for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

U.S. patent No. 10,682,339.  Application Date: May 17, 2019.  Issue Date: June 16, 2020.

Provisional Application (n = 1)

Cox, Marc

  1. Title: Next Generation FKBP52 Targeting Drugs for the Treatment of Prostate and Breast Cancer

Provisional application – U.S. patent no. 62/963,873.  Application Date:  January 21, 2020.

PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty/ International Application) (n = 1)

Aguilera, Renato

  1. Title: Bifunctional compositions for the treatment of cancer

PCT No. PCT/IB2019/055130.  Acceptance Date:  April 29, 2020.

Year 1

April 1, 2019 through November 4, 2019

Table 1.  Patent Activity by BBRC Investigators from April 1, 2019 to November 4, 2019

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Source:  UTEP Office of Technology Commercialization

 April 1, 2019 – November 4, 2019

Source:  UTEP Office of Technology Commercialization records

Patents Issued (n = 10)

Almeida, Igor; Michael, Katja

  1. Title: Alpha-Gal-based Vaccine for Chagas Disease

U.S. patent No. 10,363,319.  Application Date: April 27, 2017.  Issue Date: July 30, 2019.

Chianelli, Russell

  1. Title: Hydrothermal Synthesis of Alkali Promoted MoS2-Based Catalyst Used in the Fischer Tropsch Synthesis for the Production of Synthetic Transportation Liquid Fuels

U.S. patent No. 10,316,254.  Application Date:  April 27, 2017.  Issue Date:  June 11, 2019.

Cox, Marc

  1. Title: Pharmaceutical Compositions Directly Targeting FKBP52 for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

U.S. patent No. 10,322,113.  Application Date: August 20, 2015.  Issue Date: June 18, 2019.

Han, Kyung-An

  1. Title: Novel Targets to Control Reproduction and Their Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Applications

U.S. patent No. 10,306,887.  Application Date:  February 3, 2017.  Issue Date:  June 4, 2019.

Llano, Manuel

  1. Title: 1,3-Dipolar [70]Fulleropyrrolidinium Derivatives for Anti HIV-Inhibitors

U.S. patent No. 10,358.419.  Application Date:  March 10, 2016.  Issue Date:  July 23, 2019.

Sun, Jianjun

  1. Title: Newly Identified ESAT-6 Mutants for Development of Novel Tuberculosis Vaccines

U.S. patent No. 10,370,419.  Application Date:  June 6, 2017.  Issue Date:  August 6, 2019.

Wicker, Ryan

  1. Title: Stop Go Repair Sensor

U.S. patent No. 10,449,624.  Application Date:  September 30, 2016.  Issue Date:  October 22, 2016.

  1. Title: Electronic Dice Continuation

U.S. patent No. 10,335,673.  Application Date: January 19, 2018.  Issue Date:  July 2, 2019.

Non-Provisional/ U.S. Patent Pending (n = 8)

Cox, Marc

  1. Title: Pharmaceutical Compositions Directly Targeting FKBP52 for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Non-provisional application No. 16/415,141.  Application Date: May 17, 2019.

Almeida, Igor; Michael, Katja

  1. Title: Alpha-Gal-based Vaccine for Chagas Disease

Non-provisional application No. 16/523,688.  Application Date: July 27, 2019.

Chianelli, Russell

  1. Title: Metallic Carbon Quantum Wire from Self-Assembled Asphaltene

Non-provisional application No. 16/558,740.  Application Date: September 3, 2019.

Gurovich, Alvaro

  1. Title: Ultrasound Transducer Holders for Vascular Assessments during Hyperemic Blood Flow

Non-provisional application No. 16/591,798.  Application Date: October 3, 2019.

Li, XiuJun (James) and Dominguez, Delfina

  1. Title: Multiplexed Instrument-free Bar-chart SpinChip Integrated with Na-noparticle-mediated Magnetic Aptasensors for Visual Quantitative Detection of Multiple Pathogens

Non-provisional application No. 16/514,521.  Application Date:  July 17, 2019.

Wicker, Ryan

  1. Title: A method of embedding metal wire on a substrate by intermittent embedding process

Non-provisional application No. 16/459,325.  Application Date:  July 10, 2019.

  1. Title: Metal Objects Spanning Internal Cavities in Structures Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing

Non-provisional application No. 16/595,144.  Application Date:  October 7, 2019.

Provisional Applications (n = 3)

Das, Siddhartha

  1. Title: Therapeutic Compounds and Methods of Use Thereof

Provisional application – U.S. patent no. 62/900,342.  Application Date:  September 13, 2019.

Wicker, Ryan

  1. Title: Laser-Assisted Selective Gas Nitriding of Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion Fabricated Metals and Alloys to Produce Complex Structured Metal Matrix Composites

Provisional application - U.S. patent No. 62/884,912.  Application Date:  August 9, 2019.

Zhu, Yaoqui

  1. Title: Facile Prodrugs of Clopidogrel Active Metabolites

Provisional application – U.S. patent No. 62/906,644.  Application Date:  September 26, 2019.

PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty/ International Application) (n = 1)

Khasawneh, Fadi and Alshbool, Fatima

  1. Title: A Thromboxane Receptor-Based Vaccine- as a Therapeutic Approach for Managing Thrombogenesis
  2. Initial PCT No. PCT\US19\25612. PCT Filing Date:  April 3, 2019.

Presentations by BBRC Investigators at UTEP, U54 Project, Year 3

The University of Texas at El Paso

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Source:  Digital Measures

Kenney, Michael

 

  1. Balivada S, Pawar HN, Tapia GP, Khan AM, Kenney MJ. Age-associated downregulation of GABAergic and glutamatergic synapse-related gene expression in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of male rats. Society for Experimental Biology and Experimental Biology Annual Meeting. Virtual; 2021 Apr 19. 

Kirken, Robert A.

 

  1. Kirken RA. JAK3: Past, Present, and Future. ASBMB Student Chapter Southwest Regional Symposium; 2021 Sep 11; New Mexico State University.

 

  1. Kirken RA, Mancera BM, De la Rosa M, Alozie O. Minority Health Panel, NIH - All of Us Research Program; 2021 Apr 29.

 

  1. Xiao C, Robert, Llano M, Pannell KH. Department Seminar COVID Q & A. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; 2021 Feb 19; El Paso, TX.

Mancera, Bibiana M.

 

  1. Kirken RA, Mancera BM, De la Rosa M, Alozie O. Minority Health Panel, NIH - All of Us Research Program; 2021 Apr 29.

 

  1. Mancera BM. UCR-RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research Annual Symposium, Research Centers in Minority Institutions (NIH) Panel. Virtual; 2021 Feb 26.

 

  1. Mancera BM, Rodriguez F. Radio Promotores Reduce El Riesgo, Texas A&M Colonias Program 6th Annual Community Health Worker Conference; 2021 Oct 6; El Paso, TX.

Martinez, Jacob

 

  1. Roberts WL, Martinez J, Rodriguez I, Pechak CM, Lara P, Padilla ME. Highly Engaging Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment. SOL Conference UTEP; 2021 Apr 21; El Paso, TX.

Min, Kisuk

 

  1. Min K. MAP Kinase Phosphatase-5 Regulates Cardiac Adaptation to Endurance Exercise. Texas American College of Sports Medicine; 2021 Feb 26.

Moya, Eva

 

Presentation submission

Moya EM, Chavez-Baray S, Garcia A, McCreary R. Mixed-methods Analysis of Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) in Adolescents and Young Adults in Two Texas Rural Communities. 3rd Biennial Conference:  Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos. 2022 Feb 23-25; San Antonio, TX. (forthcoming)

Padilla Margie E.

 

  1. Padilla ME. A Focus on Collaborative Practice Agreement. Addressing Pharmacy Advancement Initiative. ASHP-SSHP School of Pharmacy Chapter. Virtual; 2021 May 26.

 

  1. Roberts WL, Rodriguez I, Pechak CM, Lara P, Padilla ME. Highly Engaging Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment. SOL Conference UTEP. Apr 21, 2021; El Paso, TX

 

Roberts WL, Martinez J, Rodriguez I, Pechak CM, Lara P, Padilla ME. Highly Engaging Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment. SOL Conference UTEP; 2021 Apr 21; El Paso, TX. 

Pokojovy, Michael

 

  1. Anum A, Pokojovy M. A Hybrid Method for Density Power Divergence Minimization with Application to Robust Univariate Location and Scale Estimation. 26th Joint UTEP/NMSU Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Sciences. 2021.

 

  1. Kubin W, Mariani MC, Asante PK, Guthrie JA, Tweneboah OK. Cantor Detrended Fluctuation Analysis, 26th Joint UTEP/NMSU Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Sciences. 2021

 

  1. Fullerton TM, Pastor DJ, Pokojovy M, Yurachek AT. Small Commercial and Industrial Electricity Usage in Las Cruces. Microeconomic Seminar Series New Mexico; 2021 Jul 9; Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, NL, Mexico.

 

  1. Nkum E, Pokojovy M, Fullerton TM, Zeng X. Simultaneous forecasting of yield curves for multiple zero-coupon bonds using the Heath-Jarrow-Morton model. 26th Joint UTEP/NMSU Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Sciences, November 5, 2021

 

  1. Rahman MF, Tseng T-L (Bill), Pokojovy M et al. An automatic approach to lung region segmentation in chest X-ray images using adapted U-Net architecture. 26th Joint UTEP/NMSU Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Sciences, November 5, 2021

Quintana, Anita

 

  1. Reyes-Nava NG, Quintana AM. Behavioral characterization of the gabra1sa43718 allele during zebrafish neurodevelopment. 2021 National Diversity in STEM Digital Conference. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans. Virtual; 2021 Oct.

 

  1. Jimenez-Matrigal L, Paz D, Castellanos BS, Quintana AM. Characterizing the function of mmachc during craniofacial development. 2021 National Diversity in STEM Digital Conference. Virtual; 2021 Oct; University of Texas-El Paso.

 

  1. Jimenez-Matrigal L, Paz D, Castellanos BS, Quintana AM. Characterizing the function of mmachc during craniofacial development. COURI 2021. 2021 Aug; University of Texas-El Paso.

 

  1. Quezada E, Lopez H, Castro VL, Quintana AM. Monitoring anxiety behavior in adult zebrafish carrying a heterozygous mutation in the hcfc1a gene using the novel tank diving test. COURI summer 2021. 2021 Aug; University of Texas-El Paso.

 

  1. Quintana A, Hernandez JA, Castro VL, Reyes-Nava NG, Gonzalez CG, Sanchez BS, Montes L, Paz D. The function of the cholesterol synthesis pathway in WNT signaling during development and disease. Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting 2021. 80th Annual Society for Developmental Biology. Virtual; 2021 Jul 13.

 

  1. Perez I, Quintana AM. Characterizing the function of znf143b in zebrafish craniofacial development. COURI Spring 2021. 2021 Apr; University of Texas-El Paso

 

  1. Holguin L, Quintana AM. Characterizing anxiety in hcfc1a mutant fish using the novel tank behavioral test COURI. Symposium Spring 2021. Zoom; 2021 Apr; University of Texas-El Paso.

 

  1. Reyes-Nava NG, Quintana AM. Behavioral characterization of the gabra1sa43718 allele during neurodevelopment, Northwest Society for Developmental Biology Regional Meeting. Society for Developmental Biology. Virtual; 2021 Mar.

 

  1. Castellanos, BS, Quintana AM. Knockdown of hspg2 is associated with abnormal mandibular jaw joint development. Northwest Society for Developmental Biology Regional Meeting. Society for Developmental Biology. Virtual; 2021 Mar.

 

  1. Castro VL, Reyes JF, Reyes-Nava NG, Paz D, Quintana AM. Hcfc1a loss of function mutation impacts neural precursor cell expansion, differentiation, and locomotor behavior in a zebrafish model of cblX. Northwest Society for Developmental Biology Regional Meeting 2021. Society for Developmental Biology. Virtual; 2021 March.

Rivera, José O.

 

  1. Rivera JO. Interview UKCOP microsite. University of Kentucky. Zoom Meeting; 2021 Apr 2.

 

  1. Rivera JO. Invite to give seminar: University of Kentucky Dean's Seminar Series. University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Microsoft Teams; 2021 Mar 30. 

Roy, Sourav

 

  1. Roy S. The gene expression profile of triple-negative breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Southern Regional Meeting. 2021 Feb 26.

Tiwari, Sangeeta

 

  1. Tiwari S. NRMN success story of Sangeeta Tiwari. NRMN C0-Recruitment and Informational webinar. National Research Mentoring Network webinar. 2021Sep 2.

 

  1. Tiwari S. Talking to the Students My Journey to Research and Teaching UTEP. 2021 Jul 13; UTEP

 

  1. Tiwari S. Live attenuated Mtb Vaccines. CTVD Annual Meeting Bill Gates. Foundation, online; 2021 Jun 15.

 

  1. Tiwari S. Understanding Immune evasion mechanisms of Pathogens for Vaccine Design UTEP. BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM 2020. 2021 Apr 16; UTEP.

 

    1. Tiwari S. Chemotherapies and Vaccines. BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM 2021. 2021 Apr 16.

Xiao, Chuan

  • Murphy I, Li Z, Xiao C. Showcasing Emerging Researchers, Scholars and Artists COURI, UTEP. Gam1 Inhibition of Cellular SUMOylation. COURI Summer Virtual Symposium; 2021 Aug 4; El Paso TX.

 

  1. Adame S. Lopez O, Madariaga A, Moreno B, Xian Y, Xiao C. Showcasing Emerging Researchers, Scholars and Artists. Optimizing CLOCK/BMAL1 Expression COURI UTEP 2021. COURI Summer Virtual Symposium. 2021 Aug 4; El Paso, TX.

 

  1. Xiao C. Structural Studies of Giant Viruses by Michael Rossmann. M&M (Microscopy & Microanalysis) 2021. Microscopy Society of America and the Microanalysis Society, Virtual; 2021 Aug 4.

 

  1. Dong R, Madariaga A, Xian Y, Fischer MG, Xiao C. Monoxenic culture adaptation of Cafeteria roenbergensis for viral infection and purification. 10th International Aquatic Virus Workshop. Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology and Kyoto University. Online; 2021Jul 27; Japan.

 

  1. Xiao C, A Primer on the Nature of a Virus. MARC Ethics Retreat. 2021 May 27; MARC UTEP, El Paso, TX.

 

  1. Arevalo-Jimenez F, Frost J, Slade JD, Stone P, Suarez-Almazor ME, Xiao, C. Tell Your Tale, The Human Touch in Teaching Awards UTEP.2021 Sol Conference. 2021 Apr 23; El Paso, TX.

 

  1. Xiao C. BUILDing Scholar Student Career Workshop. Advises for Career Development. BUILDing Scholar Program UTEP. 2021 Apr 21; El Paso, TX.

 

  1. Rios P, Moreno B, Liao F, Xi D, Sarabia A, Xiao C. Expression and Purification of human Brain and Muscle ARNT-Like 1 Protein (hBMAL1) for Structural and Functional Studies. BECUR 2021. Arizona UAN Biochemistry Club and ASBMB University of Arizona. Online; 2021 Apr 3; Tucson, AZ.

 

  1. Sebastian S, Madej A, Moreno B, Xian Y, Ray S, Yoo SH, Chen Z, Xiao C. Expression and Purification of Human Circadian Protein hRORγ for Structural and Functional Studies. TAS 2021 Virtual Meeting, Texas Academy of Science. Online; 2021 Feb 26; TX.

 

  1. Xiao C, Robert, Llano M, Pannell KH. COVID Q & A Department Seminar. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021 Feb 19; El Paso, TX.

Year 4 Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC) – Publications by Investigators in CY 2022

# PMCID Type Citation

1 Pub Adame S, Sanchez S, Lopez O, Madariaga A, Moreno B, Xian Y, Xiao C. Optimizing Co-Expression of Human Circadian Protein Complex CLOCK/BMAL1. FASEB J. 2022 May;36 Suppl 1. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.0R526. PMID: 35553502.

2 Pub Afrin H, Huda MN, Islam T, Oropeza BP, Alvidrez E, Abir MI, Boland T, Turbay D, Nurunnabi M. Detection of Anticancer Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Using VCAM1-Targeted Nanoprobes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Aug 24;14(33):37566-37576. doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c13019. Epub 2022 Aug 8. PMID: 35939041.

3 Pub Afrin H, Salazar CJ, Kazi M, Ahamad SR, Alharbi M, Nurunnabi M. (2022). Methods of screening, monitoring and management of cardiac toxicity induced by chemotherapeutics. Chinese Chemical Letters. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1001841722000274

4 Pub Ahlawat J, Henriquez G, Varela-Ramirez A, Fairman R, Narayan M. Gelatin-derived carbon quantum dots mitigate herbicide-induced neurotoxic effects in vitro and in vivo. Biomater Adv. 2022 Jun;137:212837. doi: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212837. Epub 2022 May 4. PMID: 35929242.

5 PMCID: PMC9309175 Pub Bajpeyi S, Mossayebi A, Kreit H, Cherukuri S, Mandania RA, Concha JB, Jung H, Wagler A, Gupte A, Deoker A. Unmanaged Diabetes and Elevated Blood Glucose Are Poor Prognostic Factors in the Severity and Recovery Time in Predominantly Hispanic Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Jul 8;13:861385. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.861385. PMID: 35898451; PMCID: PMC9309175.

6 PMCID: PMC8704911 Pub Campbell A, Gutierrez DA, Knight C, Vines CM, Heydarian R, Philipovskiy A, Varela-Ramirez A, Boland T. Novel Combinatorial Strategy Using Thermal Inkjet Bioprinting, Chemotherapy, and Radiation on Human Breast Cancer Cells; an In-Vitro Cell Viability Assessment. Materials (Basel). 2021 Dec 19;14(24):7864. doi: 10.3390/ma14247864. PMID: 34947458; PMCID: PMC8704911.

7 PMCID: PMC8844921 Pub Casas-Sanchez A, Romero-Ramirez A, Hargreaves E, Ellis CC, Grajeda BI, Estevao IL, Patterson EI, Hughes GL, Almeida IC, Zech T, Acosta-Serrano Á. Inhibition of Protein N-Glycosylation Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Infection. mBio. 2022 Feb 15;13(1):e0371821. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03718-21. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35164559; PMCID: PMC8844921.

8 Pub Castro VL, Paz D, Estevao IL, Grajeda BI, Ellis CC, Quintana AM. Missense and nonsense mutations of the zebrafish hcfc1a gene result in contrasting mTor and radial glial phenotypes. bioRxiv 2022.10.21.513292; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.21.513292

9 PMCID: PMC9160798 Pub Chavez-Baray SM, Martinez O, Chaparro P, Moya EM. The Use of Photovoice Methodology to Assess Health Needs and Identify Opportunities Among Migrant Transgender Women in the U.S.-Mexico Border. Front Public Health. 2022 May 19;10:865944. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.865944. PMID: 35664104; PMCID: PMC9160798.

# PMCID Type Citation

10 Pub Choi JU, Zhang X, Hasan MM, Karim M, Chung SW, Alam F, Alqahtani F, Reddy SY, Kim IS, Al-Hilal TA, Byun Y. Targeting angiogenic growth factors using therapeutic glycosaminoglycans on doppel-expressing endothelial cells for blocking angiogenic signaling in cancer. Biomaterials. 2022 Feb 21;283:121423. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121423. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35220018.

11 Pub Chowdhury AS, Geetha Bai R, Islam T, Abir M, Narayan M, Khatun Z, Nurunnabi M. Bile acid linked ?-glucan nanoparticles for liver specific oral delivery of biologics. Biomater Sci. 2022 May 31;10(11):2929-2939. doi: 10.1039/d2bm00316c. PMID: 35471198.

12 Conf Proc Cui Y, Cao Z, Xie Y, Jiang X, Tao F, Chen YV, Li L, Liu D. (2022). DG-Labeler and DGL-MOTS Dataset: Boost the Autonomous Driving Perception. Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), 2022, pp. 58-67.

13 PMCID: PMC9313020 Pub Dankwah KO, Mohl JE, Begum K, Leung MY. What Makes GPCRs from Different Families Bind to the Same Ligand? Biomolecules. 2022 Jun 21;12(7):863. doi: 10.3390/biom12070863. PMID: 35883418; PMCID: PMC9313020.

14 Pub Emerson, J. D., DeSantis, D. L., Mata-Silva, V., Wagler, A. E., Mata-Silva, V. (2022). Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Herpetologica, 78(2), 110-118. http://www.hljournals.org/

15 PMCID: PMC9228271 Pub Fernando S, Sellers J, Smith S, Bhogoju S, Junkins S, Welch M, Willoughby O, Ghimire N, Secunda C, Barmanova M, Kumer SC, Min K, Lawan A. Metabolic Impact of MKP-2 Upregulation in Obesity Promotes Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver Disease. Nutrients. 2022 Jun 15;14(12):2475. doi: 10.3390/nu14122475. PMID: 35745205; PMCID: PMC9228271.

16 PMCID: PMC8835719 Pub Giner P, Maynez-Anchondo L, Liley AE, Uribe KP, Frietze GA, Simon NW, Mendez IA. Increased Risky Choice and Reduced CHRNB2 Expression in Adult Male Rats Exposed to Nicotine Vapor. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan 22;23(3):1231. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031231. PMID: 35163155; PMCID: PMC8835719.

17 PMCID: PMC9445159 Pub Grajeda BI, De Chatterjee A, Villalobos CM, Pence BC, Ellis CC, Enriquez V, Roy S, Roychowdhury S, Neumann AK, Almeida IC, Patterson SE, Das S. Giardial lipid rafts share virulence factors with secreted vesicles and participate in parasitic infection in mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Aug 23;12:974200. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.974200. PMID: 36081774; PMCID: PMC9445159.

18 PMCID: PMC9396395 Pub Guo W, Sun S, Sanchez JE, Lopez-Hernandez AE, Ale TA, Chen J, Afrin T, Qiu W, Xie Y, Li L. Using a comprehensive approach to investigate the interaction between Kinesin-5/Eg5 and the microtubule. Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2022 Aug 11;20:4305-4314. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.08.020. PMID: 36051882; PMCID: PMC9396395.

19 PMCID: PMC8773755 Pub Gutierrez DA, Contreras L, Villanueva PJ, Borrego EA, Morán-Santibañez K, Hess JD, DeJesus R, Larragoity M, Betancourt AP, Mohl JE, Robles-Escajeda E, Begum K, Roy S, Kirken RA, Varela-Ramirez A, Aguilera RJ. Identification of a Potent Cytotoxic Pyrazole with Anti-Breast Cancer Activity That Alters Multiple Pathways. Cells. 2022 Jan 12;11(2):254. doi: 10.3390/cells11020254. PMID: 35053370; PMCID: PMC8773755.

# PMCID Type Citation

20 PMCID: PMC9626971 Pub Hamdan JN, Sierra-Fonseca JA, Flores RJ, Saucedo S Jr, Miranda-Arango M, O'Dell LE, Gosselink KL. Early-life adversity increases anxiety-like behavior and modifies synaptic protein expression in a region-specific manner. Front Behav Neurosci. 2022 Oct 19;16:1008556. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1008556. PMID: 36338879; PMCID: PMC9626971.

21 Pub Henríquez G, Méndez L, Castañeda E, Wagler A, Jeon S, Narayan M. Preclinical Model to Evaluate Outcomes of Amyloid Cross-Toxicity in the Rodent Brain. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 Oct 4. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00419. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36194532.

22 PMCID: PMC9219615 Pub Hess JD, Macias LH, Gutierrez DA, Moran-Santibanez K, Contreras L, Medina S, Villanueva PJ, Kirken RA, Varela-Ramirez A, Penichet ML, Aguilera RJ. Identification of a Unique Cytotoxic Thieno[2,3-c]Pyrazole Derivative with Potent and Selective Anticancer Effects In Vitro. Biology (Basel). 2022 Jun 18;11(6):930. doi: 10.3390/biology11060930. PMID: 35741451; PMCID: PMC9219615.

23 PMCID: PMC9499285 Pub Hiatt RA, Carrasco YP, Paciorek AL, Kaplan L, Cox MB, Crespo CJ, Feig A, Hueffer K, McFerrin H, Norris K, Roberts-Kirchhoff E, Saetermoe CL, Silver GB, Snyder K, Zavala AR, Parangan-Smith AG; Diversity Program Consortium. Enhancing grant-writing expertise in BUILD institutions: Building infrastructure leading to diversity. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 22;17(9):e0274100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274100. PMID: 36137156; PMCID: PMC9499285.

24 PMCID: PMC9239257 Pub Honorato L, de Araujo JFD, Ellis CC, Piffer AC, Pereira Y, Frases S, de Sousa Araújo GR, Pontes B, Mendes MT, Pereira MD, Guimarães AJ, da Silva NM, Vargas G, Joffe L, Del Poeta M, Nosanchuk JD, Zamith-Miranda D, Dos Reis FCG, de Oliveira HC, Rodrigues ML, de Toledo Martins S, Alves LR, Almeida IC, Nimrichter L. Extracellular Vesicles Regulate Biofilm Formation and Yeast-to-Hypha Differentiation in Candida albicans. mBio. 2022 Apr 14:e0030122. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00301-22. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35420476; PMCID: PMC9239257

25 Pub Huda MN, Deaguero IG, Borrego EA, Kumar R, Islam T, Afrin H, Varela-Ramirez A, Aguilera RJ, Tanner EEL, Nurunnabi M. Ionic liquid-mediated delivery of a BCL-2 inhibitor for topical treatment of skin melanoma. J Control Release. 2022 Sep;349:783-795. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.07.035. Epub 2022 Aug 2. PMID: 35908622.

26 PMCID: PMC8757927 Pub Huda MN, Nurunnabi M. Potential Application of Exosomes in Vaccine Development and Delivery. Pharm Res. 2022 Jan 13:1–37. doi: 10.1007/s11095-021-03143-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35028802; PMCID: PMC8757927.

27 Pub Islam T, Ahsan MA, Hassan M, Afrin H, Pena-Zacarias J, Aldalbahi A, Alvarado-Tenorio B, Noveron JC, Nurunnabi M. Detection of Leptin Using Electrocatalyst Mediated Impedimetric Sensing. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2022 Sep 23. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00642. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36149264.

28 PMCID: PMC9367924 Pub Kulkarni A, Gayathrinathan S, Nair S, Basu A, Al-Hilal TA, Roy S. Regulatory Roles of Noncoding RNAs in the Progression of Gastrointestinal Cancers and Health Disparities. Cells. 2022 Aug 7;11(15):2448. doi: 10.3390/cells11152448. PMID: 35954293; PMCID: PMC9367924.

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29 Pub Kumar R, Islam T, Nurunnabi M. Mucoadhesive carriers for oral drug delivery. J Control Release. 2022 Nov;351:504-559. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.09.024. Epub 2022 Sep 30. PMID: 36116580.

30 PMCID: PMC9600682 Pub Ma Y, Qiu C, Wang B, Zhang X, Wang X, Aguilera RJ, Zhang JY. Autoantibody against Tumor-Associated Antigens as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Hispanic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cells. 2022 Oct 14;11(20):3227. doi: 10.3390/cells11203227. PMID: 36291095; PMCID: PMC9600682.

31 PMCID: PMC9692459 Pub Mallakuntla MK, Togre NS, Santos DB, Tiwari S. Implications of Fragment-Based Drug Discovery in Tuberculosis and HIV. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2022 Nov 15;15(11):1415. doi: 10.3390/ph15111415. PMID: 36422545; PMCID: PMC9692459.

32 Pub Mancera BM, Provencio-Vasquez E, Loza O, De Santis JP. Impulsivity, Sexual Compulsivity, and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men in a US-Mexico Border City. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2022 Nov 11:1-7. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2022.2134530. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36368928.

33 Pub Meza CA, Amador M, McAinch AJ, Begum K, Roy S, Bajpeyi S. Eight weeks of combined exercise training do not alter circulating microRNAs-29a, -133a, -133b, and -155 in young, healthy men. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2022 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s00421-022-04886-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35015112.

34 PMCID: PMC9457857 Pub Montoya AL, Carvajal EG, Ortega-Rodriguez U, Estevao IL, Ashmus RA, Jankuru SR, Portillo S, Ellis CC, Knight CD, Alonso-Padilla J, Izquierdo L, Pinazo MJ, Gascon J, Suarez V, Watts DM, Malo IR, Ramsey JM, Alarcón De Noya B, Noya O, Almeida IC, Michael K. A Branched and Double Alpha-Gal-Bearing Synthetic Neoglycoprotein as a Biomarker for Chagas Disease. Molecules. 2022 Sep 5;27(17):5714. doi: 10.3390/molecules27175714. PMID: 36080480; PMCID: PMC9457857.

35 PMCID: PMC8781757 Pub Montoya AL, Gil ER, Heydemann EL, Estevao IL, Luna BE, Ellis CC, Jankuru SR, Alarcón de Noya B, Noya O, Zago MP, Almeida IC, Michael K. Specific Recognition of ?-Galactofuranose-Containing Glycans of Synthetic Neoglycoproteins by Sera of Chronic Chagas Disease Patients. Molecules. 2022 Jan 9;27(2):411. doi: 10.3390/molecules27020411. PMID: 35056727; PMCID: PMC8781757.

36 PMCID: PMC9069598 Pub Moya EM, Chávez-Baray S, Garcia A, McCreary R. Analysis of Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Adolescents and Young Adults in Two Texas Rural Communities. Inquiry. 2022 Jan-Dec;59:469580221098754. doi: 10.1177/00469580221098754. PMID: 35502985; PMCID: PMC9069598.

37 Book Chap Moya EM, Chávez-Baray SM, Trujillo, PJ, López A, Adcox C, Seymour C & Chávez Payan P. (2022). Cuatro historias de situación de calle en mujeres en El Paso, Texas [Four stories of women experiencing homelessness in El Paso, Texas]. In Pensamiento crítico, vulnerabilidad social y violencia hacia las mujeres en la frontera México-EUA. [Critical thinking, social vulnerability, and violence against women on the US-Mexico Border]. EON: Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. (Original delays in peer-review process and funding for publication. Scheduled for publication in summer 2022).

38 Book Chap Moya EM, Stoez D, Lusk M, Chavez Baray S. (2022). Social Work Macro History. Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work. Oxford University & NASW Press.

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39 Edited Book Nurunnabi, M. (2022). Bioinspired and Biomimetic Materials for Drug Delivery. Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier). https://www.elsevier.com/books/bioinspired-and-biomimetic-materials-for-drug-delivery/nurunnabi/978-0-12-821352-0

40 Pub Nurunnabi, M., Huda, M. N. (2022). Potential Application of Exosomes in Vaccine Development and Delivery. Pharmaceutical Research. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11095-021-03143-4

41 Pub Paat YF, Markham C, Mangadu T. Risky Sexual Behavior Among Mexican-Origin Emerging Adults in Los Angeles. Soc Work Public Health. 2022 Nov 17;37(8):781-795. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2022.2089798. Epub 2022 Jul 4. PMID: 35786317.

42 Pub Pinal IM, Lopez O, Madariaga A, Lazarski A, Xiao C. Express and Purify Human CRY2 for Functional Analyses. FASEB J. 2022 May;36 Suppl 1. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R6161. PMID: 35556507.

43 Pub Pokojovy M, Jobe JM. (2022). A robust deterministic affine-equivariant algorithm for multivariate location and scatter. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 172, 1-22.

44 Conf Proc Pokojovy M, Anum AT (2022). A fast initial response approach to sequential financial surveillance. Proceedings of the Southwest Data Science Conference 2022: The Recent Advances in Transdisciplinary Data Science. Baylor University; Springer

45 Pub Rahman MF, Zhuang Y, Tseng T-L, Pokojovy M, McCaffrey P, Walser EM, Vo A, Moen S. (2022). Improving Lung Region Segmentation Accuracy in Chest X-Ray Images Using a Two-Model Deep Learning Ensemble Approach. Journal of Visual Communication & Image Representation.

46 Pub Roy S, Saha TT, Ha J, Banerjee R, Aksoy E, Kulkarni A, Raikhel AS. Direct and indirect gene repression by the ecdysone cascade during mosquito reproductive cycle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Mar 15;119(11):e2116787119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2116787119. Epub 2022 Mar 7. PMID: 35254892.

47 Edited Book Sarma H, Lee W-Y, Dominguez DC. (2022). In Hemen Sarma; Delfina C. Dominguez; Wen-Yee Lee (Ed.), Emerging Contaminants in the Environment - Challenges and Sustainable Practices. El Paso: Elsevier.

48 Pub Shahriar SMS, Nafiujjaman M, An JM, Revuri V, Nurunnabi M, Han DW, Lee YK. Graphene: A Promising Theranostic Agent. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2022;1351:149-176. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-4923-3_8. PMID: 35175616.

49 PMCID: PMC9459386 Pub Singh S, Saavedra-Avila NA, Tiwari S, Porcelli SA. A century of BCG vaccination: Immune mechanisms, animal models, non-traditional routes and implications for COVID-19. Front Immunol. 2022 Aug 26;13:959656. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.959656. PMID: 36091032; PMCID: PMC9459386.

50 Pub Sudakow I, Pokojovy M, Lyakhov D (2022). Statistical mechanics in climate emulation: Challenges and perspectives. Environmental Data Science:1–13.

51 Pub Sun S, Karki C, Gao BZ, Li L. Molecular mechanisms of cardiac actomyosin transforming from rigor state to post-rigor state. J Chem Phys. 2022 Jan 21;156(3):035101. doi: 10.1063/5.0078166. PMID: 35065578.

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52 PMCID: PMC8991293 Pub Sun S, Lopez JA, Xie Y, Guo W, Liu D, Li L. HIT web server: A hybrid method to improve electrostatic calculations for biomolecules. Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2022 Mar 24;20:1580-1583. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.03.022. PMID: 35422969; PMCID: PMC8991293.

53 PMCID: PMC9499338 Pub Sun S, Poudel P, Alexov E, Li L. Electrostatics in Computational Biophysics and Its Implications for Disease Effects. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 7;23(18):10347. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810347. PMID: 36142260; PMCID: PMC9499338.

54 Pub Swain RM, Contreras L, Varela-Ramirez A, Hossain M, Das U, Valenzuela CA, Penichet ML, Dimmock JR, Aguilera RJ. Two novel piperidones induce apoptosis and antiproliferative effects on human prostate and lymphoma cancer cell lines. Invest New Drugs. 2022 Jul 6. doi: 10.1007/s10637-022-01266-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35793039.

55 PMCID: PMC9500838 Pub Togre NS, Vargas AM, Bhargavi G, Mallakuntla MK, Tiwari S. Fragment-Based Drug Discovery against Mycobacteria: The Success and Challenges. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 14;23(18):10669. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810669. PMID: 36142582; PMCID: PMC9500838.

56 PMCID: PMC8878313 Pub Vellasco L, Svensjö E, Bulant CA, Blanco PJ, Nogueira F, Domont G, de Almeida NP, Nascimento CR, Silva-Dos-Santos D, Carvalho-Pinto CE, Medei EH, Almeida IC, Scharfstein J. Sheltered in Stromal Tissue Cells, Trypanosoma cruzi Orchestrates Inflammatory Neovascularization via Activation of the Mast Cell Chymase Pathway. Pathogens. 2022 Jan 29;11(2):187. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020187. PMID: 35215131; PMCID: PMC8878313.

57 PMCID: PMC9518598 Pub Viana SM, Montoya AL, Carvalho AM, de Mendonça BS, Portillo S, Olivas JJ, Karimi NH, Estevao IL, Ortega-Rodriguez U, Carvalho EM, Dutra WO, Maldonaldo RA, Michael K, de Oliveira CI, Almeida IC. Serodiagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of New-World tegumentary leishmaniasis using synthetic type-2 glycoinositolphospholipid-based neoglycoproteins. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2022 Dec;11(1):2147-2159. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2114852. PMID: 36039908; PMCID: PMC9518598.

58 PMCID: PMC9363886 Pub Wagler A, Schober GS, Chavez-Baray SM, Ayala J, Dessauer PR, Moya EM. Food and housing security at a US Hispanic-Serving Institution: An examination before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Public Health. 2022 Jul 27;10:918955. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.918955. PMID: 35968444; PMCID: PMC9363886.

59 PMCID: PMC8951326 Pub Wagler R, Wagler A. A Randomized and Controlled Research Study Assessing the Emotions and Beliefs of Future Middle School Science Teachers toward Terrestrial Isopods. Insects. 2022 Feb 26;13(3):233. doi: 10.3390/insects13030233. PMID: 35323531; PMCID: PMC8951326.

60 PMCID: PMC8773227 Pub Wang X, Wang K, Qiu C, Wang B, Zhang X, Ma Y, Dai L, Zhang JY. Autoantibody to GNAS in Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Large-Scale Sample Study Combined with Verification in Serial Sera from HCC Patients. Biomedicines. 2022 Jan 4;10(1):97. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10010097. PMID: 35052777; PMCID: PMC8773227.

61 PMCID: PMC9025760 Pub Welch M, Secunda C, Ghimire N, Martinez I, Mathus A, Patel U, Bhogoju S, Al-Mutairi M, Min K, Lawan A. Characterization and Roles of Membrane Lipids in Fatty Liver Disease. Membranes (Basel). 2022 Apr 9;12(4):410. doi: 10.3390/membranes12040410. PMID: 35448380; PMCID: PMC9025760.

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62 PMCID: PMC9213016 Pub Wen Y, Rahman MF, Zhuang Y, Pokojovy M, Xu H, McCaffrey P, Vo A, Walser E, Moen S, Tseng TB. Time-to-event modeling for hospital length of stay prediction for COVID-19 patients. Mach Learn Appl. 2022 Sep 15;9:100365. doi: 10.1016/j.mlwa.2022.100365. Epub 2022 Jun 18. PMID: 35756359; PMCID: PMC9213016.

63 Pub Woloshchuk CJ, Carlos Portillo Jr, Lerma M, Villegas D, Fregoso R, Posada E, Torres J, Frietze GA, Cooper TV. Characteristics associated with marijuana use in Latinx college students. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2022 Jul-Sep;21(3):923-938. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1808872. Epub 2020 Aug 28. PMID: 32857681.

64 Pub Woloshchuk CJ, Frietze GA, Cooper TV. Cultural and psychosocial moderators of the association between adverse childhood experiences and alcohol and marijuana use among Latinx college students on the U.S./Mexico border. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Nov;133:105859. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105859. Epub 2022 Aug 30. PMID: 36054999.

65 PMCID: PMC8879864 Pub Xie Y, Guo W, Lopez-Hernadez A, Teng S, Li L. The pH Effects on SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins in the Process of Binding to hACE2. Pathogens. 2022 Feb 11;11(2):238. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020238. PMID: 35215181; PMCID: PMC8879864.

66 PMCID: PMC8877516 Pub Xie Y, Li L. Computational Study on E-Hooks of Tubulins in the Binding Process with Kinesin. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 12;23(4):2035. doi: 10.3390/ijms23042035. PMID: 35216151; PMCID: PMC8877516.

67 PMCID: PMC8833392 Pub Zhang X, Karim M, Hasan MM, Hooper J, Wahab R, Roy S, Al-Hilal TA. Cancer-on-a-Chip: Models for Studying Metastasis. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jan 27;14(3):648. doi: 10.3390/cancers14030648. PMID: 35158914; PMCID: PMC8833392.

68 Pub Zhuang Y, Rahman MF, Wen Y, Pokojovy M, McCaffrey P, Vo A, Walser E, Moen S, Xu H, Tseng TB. An interpretable multi-task system for clinically applicable COVID-19 diagnosis using CXR. J Xray Sci Technol. 2022;30(5):847-862. doi: 10.3233/XST-221151. PMID: 35634810.