Biographical sketch
A. Professional preparation:
1997 -2002- University
of Puerto Rico- School of Medicine
PhD
- Medical Physiology
1990 - 1992
-University of Puerto Rico- School of Meddicine
MS- Medical Physiology
1975 – 1979- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
BS- Nuclear Medicine
Technology and Ultrasound
2001- Assistant Professor- Anatomy and Physiology.
University of Puerto Rico- Bayamón campus
1997-1998 – Part-time instructor-Physiology and Pharmacology
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Graduate Program for Nurse
Anesthetists. InterAmerican University-
Arecibo campus
1996-1997 – Full time instructor, Biology and Physiology.
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo campus.
1995-1996 – Full time instructor,
Biology. University of Puerto Rico- Utuado campus
1993-1995 – Part time instructor,
Biology. University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo campus
1987-1995 –Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. Private practice -Arecibo,
PR
1987-1990 – Chief Medical Diagnostic Sonographer.
Hospital Dr. Susoni-Arecibo, PR
1980 –1987 – Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist and
Diagnostic
Medical Sonographer.
Arecibo Radiology- Arecibo,
PR
1979-1980 – Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Hospital De Damas- Ponce, PR.
O.
González and G. E. Santacana.
Effect of Low Temperature on Tracheal Smooth Muscle Contractile and Relaxing
Responses Evoked by Electrical Field
Stimulation. PR Health Sci J. 20(3):237-44, 2001.
O. González
and G. E. Santacana. Effect of the Airway Epithelium on the Contraction of Rat
Isolated Trachea under Conditions of Low Temperature. Respiration 67(4): 439-443, 2000.
N. Escobales,
J. Martínez and
O. González.
Upregulation of Na+ Dependent - Alanine
Transport in Vascular Endothelial Cells by Serum. Role of Intracellular Ca++
Microcirculation 1(1): 49-57, 1994.
D. Synergistic Activities
2001- Nominee –XII Premiación Betanciana - Asociación de Estudiantes Graduados y Consejo General de Estudiantes- Medical Sciences Campus
2001- Participant EB 2001 -Career panel: Physiology for life sciencces teachers and students. Orlando, Florida
2001 - APS Minority Travel Fellowship Award. EB 2001.
2001 - Student Member-Research
sub-committee for LCME accreditation
2000 - APS Porter Development Predoctoral Award- September 00 - August 2001
2000 - Student member, Research sub-committee for Middle States reaccredidation
2000 - Selected
for special presentation in “Highlights
in Respiration Biology: Graduate Student Poster Discussion” FASEB
2000. San Diego, California
2000 - APS Minority Travel Fellowship Award. FASEB 2000
1999 – Outstanding research student in Physiology –Associate Deanship for
Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine
1999 - APS Porter Development Predoctoral Award- September 99-
August 2000
E. Memberships and Registry:
1990 - American Physiological Society
1983 - American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
1983 -
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) #9163
1979 - Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) #003647