1- Capó-Vélez, C.M., Morales, B., Lasalde-Dominicci, J.A., “Upregulation of the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a transgenic mouse model that expresses the HIV-1 coat protein gp120”, Lilly Academy Technical Forum, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 28, 2014.
2- Capó-Vélez, C.M., Morales, B., Melendez, R., Lasalde-Dominicci, J.A., “Upregulation of the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a transgenic mouse model that expresses the HIV-1 coat protein gp120”, RISE Area Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 14, 2014.
3- Delgado-Vélez, M., Báez-Pagán, C.A., Gerena, Y., Quesada, O., Santiago-Pérez, L., Wojna, V., Melendez, L., Silva, W., Lasalde-Dominicci, J., HIV-1 gp120 confers a pro-inflammatory phenotype to macrophages changing the role of the alpha7 acetylcholine receptor. Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, April 20-24, 2013.
4- Delgado-Vélez, M., Báez-Pagán, C.A., Gerena, Y., Quesada, O., Santiago-Pérez, L., Wojna, V., Melendez, L., Silva, W., Lasalde-Dominicci, J. HIV-1 gp120 alters the anti-inflammatory phenotype of macrophages. 10th RISE Area Conference, San Juan, PR, March 15, 2014.
5- Delgado-Vélez, M., Báez-Pagán, C.A., Gerena, Y., Quesada, O., Santiago-Pérez, L., Wojna, V., Melendez, L., Silva, W., Lasalde-Dominicci, J. The cholinergic anti-inflammatory response in HIV context. The Lilly Academy, San Juan, PR, March 28, 2014.
6- Gonzalez-Nieves, J.E., Padilla-Morales, L.F., Colon-Saez, J.O., Acevedo, J., Rosado, I.D., Y Quesada, O., and Lasalde-Dominicci J.A. Effect of lipid analogue detergent on the solubilization of the nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR): Analysis of functionality in Xenopus laevis oocytes and stability on Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP). 10th Annual Rise Conference Symposium on Current Development in Protein-Protein Interaction. March 15, 2014, Carolina, PR.
7- Joel E. González-Nieves1, Luis F. Padilla-Morales2, José O. Colon-Sáez, Jesús A. Acevedo1, Irvin D. Rosado1, Orestes Quesada-González3 and José A. Lasalde Dominicci1 Effect of lipid analogue detergent on the solubilization of the nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR): Analysis of functionality in Xenopus laevis oocytes and stability on Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP)Subjects. 49th ACS Junior Technical Meeting 34th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM). March 29, 2014 UPR-Cayey, PR.
8- León Rivera, Rosiris; Coelho, Carolina; Casadevall, Arturo. (2013) Phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by Murine Macrophages. Poster presentation. Final Presentations of SURP Program of Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2013. August 2013. New York City, New York.
9- León Rivera, Rosiris; Coelho, Carolina; Esteânia Martins, Luis R. Martínez, Casadevall, Arturo. (2013) Phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by Murine Macrophages. Oral presentation. Final Presentations of SURP Program of Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2013. July 2013. New York City, New York.
10- León Rivera, Rosiris; Delgado-Vélez, Manuel; Báez, Carlos A.; Quesada, Orestes; Lasalde-Dominicci, José. (2013) Calcium mobilization studies of the HIV gp120 induced up-regulation of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in macrophages. Oral presentation. Segundo Encuentro Subgraduado de Investigación y Creación 2014. April 2014. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
11- León Rivera, Rosiris; Delgado-Vélez, Manuel; Báez, Carlos A.; Quesada, Orestes; Lasalde-Dominicci, José. (2013) HIV gp120 induced up-regulation of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in macrophages: a calcium mobilization study. Oral presentation. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students 2013. November 2013. Nashville, Tennessee.
12- León Rivera, Rosiris; Delgado-Vélez, Manuel; Báez, Carlos A.; Quesada, Orestes; Lasalde-Dominicci, José. (2013) HIV gp120 induced up-regulation of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in macrophages causes a change in calcium mobilizations. Oral presentation. First Puerto Rico Cell Signaling Scientific Meeting 2013. November 2013. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
13- Luis F. Padilla, Joel E González, Claudia Lanauze, Neikelín Burgos, Nelimar Cruz, José O. Colón, Carlos A Báez, Orestes Quesada, José A. Lasalde. ProgresiProgresive analysis of nAChR stability in the lipidic cubic phase: nAChR detergent solubilization and fractional mobility. February 17, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
14- Luis F. Padilla, Joel E González, Claudia Lanauze, Neikelín Burgos, Nelimar Cruz, José O. Colón, Carlos A Báez, Orestes Quesada, José A. Lasalde. Long- term mobility and stability analysis of detergent purified nAChR inserted on lipidic cubic phase. Rise Area Conference March 15, 2014, Carolina, PR.
15- Luis F. Padilla, Joel E González, Claudia Lanauze, Neikelín Burgos, Nelimar Cruz, José O. Colón, Carlos A Báez, Orestes Quesada, José A. Lasalde. Long- term mobility and stability analysis of detergent purified nAChR inserted on lipidic cubic phase. March 15, 2014, Carolina, PR.
16- Sonnieliz Cotto-Ríos1, Orestes Quesada3, José A. Lasalde-Dominicci. Effects of HIV-1 gp120 pre incubation in Jak-STAT anti-inflammatory pathway activation in human derived macrophages (MDM’s): A possible HIV-1 mechanism for cholinergic anti-inflammatory response (CAP) disruption. Abstract #0410th RISE Area Conference. March 15, San Juan, Puerto Rico.