Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2021“What We Do Not Know About Smoking and COVID-19 Can Hunt Us Down”Full Text via DOI: 10.36344/ccijemms.2021.v03i03.001
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2020Among Adolescents, BDNF and Pro-BDNF Lasting Changes with Alcohol Use Are Stage Specific. NEURAL PLASTICITY. 2020.Full Text via DOI: 10.1155/2020/3937627 Web of Science: 000510887200001
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2019Reduction in Drinking was Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Women With HIV Infection and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Naltrexone Versus Placebo. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 43:1790-1800.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/acer.14130 Web of Science: 000478641300020
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2019Mentholated cigarettes or weight problems, which came firstFull Text via DOI: 10.15406/aowmc.2019.09.00275
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2019Marijuana use among adolescents is associated with deleterious alterations in mature BDNFFull Text via DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.4 Web of Science: 000462576400002
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2018Phosphatidylethanol in Comparison to Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption Among HIV-Infected Women in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Naltrexone for Reducing Hazardous Drinking. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 42:128-134.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/acer.13540 Web of Science: 000419034000015
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2017Body mass index, inflammatory biomarkers and neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected persons. PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE. 22:289-302.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1199887 Web of Science: 000393871700005
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2015Low HIV/AIDS Knowledge among Hispanic Adolescents.Full Text via DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000483
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2014Tobacco Smoking Increases Immune Activation and Impairs T-Cell Function in HIV Infected Patients on Antiretrovirals: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. PLOS ONE. 9.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097698 Web of Science: 000340948600058
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2014Brain derived Neurotrophic factor and cognitive status: The delicate balance among people living with HIV, with and without Alcohol Abuse. CURRENT HIV RESEARCH. 12:254-264.Full Text via DOI: 10.2174/1570162X12666140721121238
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2014Menthol cigarettes and the cardiovascular risks of people living with HIV. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 25:427-435.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2014.01.006
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2012Hypocalcaemia, alcohol drinking and viroimmune responses in ART recipients. ALCOHOL. 46:763-768.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.07.004 Web of Science: 000311870700006
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2012Cognitive Behavioral HIV Risk Reduction in Those Receiving Psychiatric Treatment: A Clinical Trial. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR. 16:1192-1202.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0104-y Web of Science: 000304165900012
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2012The effect of alcohol use on IL-6 responses across different racial/ethnic groups. FUTURE VIROLOGY. 7:205-213.Full Text via DOI: 10.2217/FVL.12.3 Web of Science: 000300543500017
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2011The Importance of HIV Status and Gender When Designing Prevention Strategies for Anal Cancer. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 22:454-464.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2011.08.015 Web of Science: 000208716500005
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2010Low cholesterol? Don't brag yet ... hypocholesterolemia blunts HAART effectiveness: a longitudinal studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-25 Web of Science: 000296342700001
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2009The influence of different types of alcoholic beverages on disrupting highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) outcome. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 44:366-371.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp024
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2009Alcohol and Race/Ethnicity Elicit Different Changes in Lipid Profiles in HIV-Infected Individuals Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 20:176-183.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.02.004
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2009Methamphetamine Enhances HIV-1 Infectivity in Monocyte Derived Dendritic Cells. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY. 4:129-139.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11481-008-9128-0 Web of Science: 000263502800015
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2009The role of alcohol on platelets, thymus and cognitive performance among HIV-infected subjects: Are they related?. PLATELETS. 20:260-267.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09537100902964759 Web of Science: 000266246500005
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2008HIV treatment adherence and sexual functioning. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR. 12:78-85.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9197-0
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2006Impact of a massage therapy clinical trial on immune status in young Dominican children infected with HIV-1. JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. 12:511-516.Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.511
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2006Cellular immune response to pulmonary infections in HIV-infected individuals hospitalized with diverse grades of immunosuppression. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 134:271-278.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005030
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2006Non-tuberculous mycobacteria disease as a cause of hospitalization in HIV-infected subjects. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 10:47-55.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.11.005
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2005Interleukin-6 and platelet protagonists in T lymphocyte and virological response. PLATELETS. 16:281-286.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09537100400028727
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2005Increased risk of Pneumocystis carinii and community-acquired pneumonia with tobacco use in HIV disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 9:208-217.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.07.010
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2004Massage treatment in HIV-1 infected Dominican children: A preliminary report on the efficacy of massage therapy to preserve the immune system in children without antiretroviral medication. JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. 10:1093-1095.Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/acm.2004.10.1093
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2004"I will miss the study, god bless you all": Participation in a nutritional chemoprevention trial. ETHNICITY & DISEASE. 14:469-475.
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2003Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in a Developing Country: The Dominican Republic Experience. JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. 34:506-511.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200312150-00010
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2003HIV treatment in drug abusers: Impact of alcohol use. ADDICTION BIOLOGY. 8:33-37.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1355621031000069855
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2003Impact of tobacco use on the development of opportunistic respiratory infections in HIV seropositive patients on antiretroviral therapy. ADDICTION BIOLOGY. 8:39-43.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1355621031000069864
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2003Psychological burden in the era of Haart: Impact of selenium therapy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE. 33:55-69.Full Text via DOI: 10.2190/PFFD-D920-V041-N5KD Web of Science: 000184567500004
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2002Continued high risk behaviors in HIV infected drug abusers. JOURNAL OF ADDICTIVE DISEASES. 21:67-80.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J069v21n04_07
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2002Impact of a selenium chemoprevention clinical trial on hospital admissions of HIV-infected participants. HIV CLINICAL TRIALS. 3:483-491.Full Text via DOI: 10.1310/A7LC-7C9V-EWKF-2Y0H
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2002Development of thrombocytosis in HIV+ drug users: Impact of antiretroviral therapy. PLATELETS. 13:183-185.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/0953371027984
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2002Limited Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Thrombocytopenia. JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. 30:260-261.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200206010-00017
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2002Impact of selenium status on the pathogenesis of mycobacterial disease in HIV-1-infected drug users during the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. 29:169-173.Web of Science: 000173890200010
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2002Evaluation of HIV prevention and counseling practices of obstetrician/gynecologists in Bogotá, Colombia: Impact on women's knowledge and risk practices. AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. 14:72-80.Full Text via DOI: 10.1521/aeap.14.4.72.23881
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2001Thrombocytopenia in HIV-infected drug users in the HAART era. PLATELETS. 12:456-461.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09537100120093956 Web of Science: 000172428400002
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2001High-risk behaviours in men from Bogota, Colombia and the spread of HIV. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS. 12:739-743.Full Text via DOI: 10.1258/0956462011924245 Web of Science: 000171941900008
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2000Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection using an immunoglobulin E-based assayFull Text via DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.7.1.55-57.2000 Web of Science: 000084723000011
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2000HIV-related high risk sexual behaviors and practices among women in Bogota, Colombia. WOMEN & HEALTH. 30:109-119.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J013v30n04_08 Web of Science: 000088958000008
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2000Quality of life measures in the Miami HIV-1 infected drug abusers cohort: Relationship to gender and disease statusFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0899-3289(00)00035-3 Web of Science: 000166009600006
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2000When obesity is desirable: A longitudinal study of the Miami HIV-1-infected drug abusers (MIDAS) cohort. JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. 23:81-88.Web of Science: 000085496900011
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1997IgE-based assay for early detection of HIV-1 infection in infants. LANCET. 350:782-783.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)62566-4 Web of Science: A1997XW28200017
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1997Psychological distress in HIV-1 disease in relationship to hypocholesterolemia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE. 27:159-171.Full Text via DOI: 10.2190/95F4-HWVJ-4C3C-XUDK Web of Science: A1997XX22000006
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1995ELEVATED IGE LEVEL IN RELATIONSHIP TO NUTRITIONAL-STATUS AND IMMUNE PARAMETERS IN EARLY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS-1 DISEASE. JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 95:886-892.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(95)70133-8 Web of Science: A1995QT46800015
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1995IMMUNOGLOBULIN-E LEVELS IN RELATIONSHIP TO HIV-1 DISEASE, ROUTE OF INFECTION, AND VITAMIN-E STATUS. ALLERGY. 50:157-161.Web of Science: A1995QW19200010
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1994Psychosocial correlates of illness burden in chronic fatigue syndrome. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 18:S73-S78.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/clinids/18.Supplement_1.S73
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1993THE ESTERIFIED PLASMA FATTY-ACID PROFILE IS ALTERED IN EARLY HIV-1 INFECTIONFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02536052 Web of Science: A1993LL46900004
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Ignoring the Obvious Missing Piece of Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV: Cigarette Smoking. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 21:16-24.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.07.005 Web of Science: 000278339000004
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Conference
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2015SEX AND THE BRAIN: FROM PHYSIOPATHOLOGY TO SEXUAL RISK PREVENTION. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 305A-305A.Web of Science: 000361637102106
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2012FLORIDA CONSORTIUM FOR HIV/AIDS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED RESEARCH TRIALS: FOCUS ON WOMEN, IMMUNOLOGY, AND TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 145A-145A.Web of Science: 000304806001133
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2012The Impact of Alcohol Use on Markers of Inflammation, and Cognitive Functioning on Antiretroviral Treated Individuals. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY. S21-S21.Web of Science: 000302288800028
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2005HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among women in law enforcement in Bogota, Colombia: Potential role as community educators. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. iv43-iv57.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti107
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2002Neuroprotection in HIV-positive drug users: Implications for antioxidant therapy. JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. S84-S88.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200210012-00009
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2000Selenium and interleukins in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. S69-S73.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/315911 Web of Science: 000089420200011
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Editorial Material
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Letter
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2015To the editor. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 1865.Full Text via DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.3530
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2005Alcohol and public health [4] (multiple letters). LANCET. 1386-1387.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66370-2
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2005Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV-infected patients: Geographic, behavioural, and immunological factors. 394-395.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70146-8
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2003Discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis and the risk of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [6]. AIDS. 140-141.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200301030-00026
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2002Limited impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy in thrombocytopenia [3]. JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. 260-261.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200206010-00017
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1997Illegal drug use and HIV-1 infection in Colombia. LANCET. 1635-1635.Web of Science: A1997YH98600067
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1993RISK OF HIV-1 INFECTION IN RUNAWAY CHILDREN IN COLOMBIA. LANCET. 498-498.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91625-V Web of Science: A1993LU07500043
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Other Scholarly Work
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2011USE OF DECISION MODELING TO ESTIMATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TOBACCO USE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. VALUE IN HEALTH. A552-A552.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.1620 Web of Science: 000299107101673
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1993THE ESTERIFIED PLASMA FATTY-ACID PROFILE IS ALTERED IN EARLY HIV-1 INFECTION (VOL 28, PG 593, 1993). 961-961.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02537512 Web of Science: A1993MB27200021
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Review
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2005Thrombocytopenia in HIV disease: Clinical relevance, physiopathology and management. 365-376.Full Text via DOI: 10.2174/156801605774322364
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Research
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- Addressing alcohol misuse in HIV prevention and care: The Brown University Alcohol Research Center on HIV (ARCH) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
- I-Corps: E-Diagnostics awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2023
- Biobehavioral Intervention For Smokers Living With HIV awarded by Florida Department of Health 2016 - 2021
- Alcohol and HIV: Biobehavioral Interactions and Intervention - Research Component 2,Behavioral interventions to reduce heavy drinking among MSM in HIV primary care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2021
- Alcohol and HIV: Biobehavioral Interactions and Intervention - Research Component 2,Behavioral interventions to reduce heavy drinking among MSM in HIV primary care awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2015 - 2021
- Role of BNDF on Risk Behavior Decision Making awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research 2016 - 2018
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium - SHARC awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2012 - 2017
- Pharmacotherapy for alcohol consumption in HIV Positive Women: Randomized Clinical Trail-Subproject awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2011 - 2016
- Role of BNDF on Risk Behavior Decision Making awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research 2011 - 2016
- PROMOTE AND COORDINATE HIGH-IMPACT HIV/AIDS RESEARCH IN SOUTH FLORIDA awarded by Florida Department of Health 2015 - 2016
- Menthol or Not menthol: How Smoking is related to Bone Mineral Density in People With and Without HIV awarded by Florida Department of Health 2013 - 2015
- Cytokines an underlying cause of health disparities in tobacco related diseases awarded by Florida Department of Health 2010 - 2013
- Platelets Mediating Alcohol and HIV Damage awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2009 - 2013
- Internal Tobacco Pilot awarded by FIU Office of Research and Economic Deve 2012 - 2013
- Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Consumption in HIV Infected Women: randomized trial awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2011 - 2012
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Grant
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium - SHARC awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2012 - 2017
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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- Substance Abuse
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