Director: Marcelo Tolmasky, Ph.D.
Dept. Biological Science
California State University Fullerton
800 N State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92831-3599
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Dayna Melton (Administrative Assistant), Dr. Maria Soledad Ramirez (US mentor), Dr. Marcelo Tolmasky (Director), Dr. Michele Wood (US mentor)
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Davis
Present position: PhD Graduate Student, Public Health Program, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Epiphany in South Los Angeles: preliminary findings assessing the use of an educational film to heighten knowledge and awareness of STIs' impact on sexually active youth and young adults living in South Los Angeles
Institute for Research on Retroviruses and AIDS (formerly known as National Reference Center for AIDS), School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mentor: Dr. Manuel Carrillo
Present position: PhD Graduate Student, Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Exploring COVID-19 related factors among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Argentina
Mentor: Dr. Mark Edberg
Present position: PhD Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, Marquette University, Milwuakee, WI
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Using a social ecological model to facilitate adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis among latinx men who have sex with men
Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood
Present position: Graduate Student, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Quarantine: a privilege. Impact of over-crowding on social distancing behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mentor: Dr. Maria Soledad Ramirez
Present position: Medical Student, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Population structure and presence of antimicrobial resistance genes in Acinetobacter non-baumannii isolates in available genomes and literature
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Mentor: Dr. Mario De La Rosa
Present position: Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Substance use, HIV/AIDS, and suicidality disparities among Latinx
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Davis
Present position: Undergraduate Student, Public Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Epiphany in South Los Angeles: preliminary findings assessing the use of an educational film to heighten knowledge and awareness of STIs' impact on sexually active youth and young adults living in South Los Angeles
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Davis
Present position: Undergraduate Student, Health Science - Community Health Education, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Epiphany in South Los Angeles: preliminary findings assessing the use of an educational film to heighten knowledge and awareness of STIs' impact on sexually active youth and young adults living in South Los Angeles
Fundacion Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mentor: Dr. Angeles Zorreguieta
Present position: Undergraduate Student, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Predictions in trimeric auto-transporters
Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood
Present position: Undergraduate Student, Biology and Spanish, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Assessing compliance to recommended protective practices of COVID-19 among Orange County residents
Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood
Present position: Graduate Student, Latin American Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Measuring perceived stress and mindful self-care practices for Orange County residents during COVID-19
