Post Doctoral Fellow Research Associate at Johns Hopkins University. My undergraduate and graduate studies were performed at the University of Puerto Rico.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Post Doctoral Fellow (Jul. 2006-Present)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alfredo Kirkwood
Synaptic Plasticity characterization of Hippocampal CA3 and CA1 circuitry during aging.
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Aug. 1999- May. 2006)
Ph.D. Research Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Peña de Ortiz
Dissertation Title: “The role of Genes encoding DNA recombination/repair enzymes in Long-Term Memory Process”.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York (Summer, 2005)
Research Supervisor: Dr. Michael Shen and Dr. Blanche Capel
Molecular Embryology of the Mouse Course. Intensive laboratory and lecture course.
University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, Puerto Rico (Aug. 1997- May 1999)
Research Supervisor: Dr. Francisco Fuentes
Identification of Toluene resistance bacteria’s.
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Summer, 1998)
Research Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Peña de Ortiz
Research Title: “Vasopressin gene expression during the learning acquisition of the food search task”.
PUBLICATIONS
• M. Colón-Cesario, J. Wang, X.Ramos, H. G. Garcia, J. J. Dávila, J. Laguna, C. Rosado, and S. Peña de Ortiz. (2006) An inhibitor of DNA Recombination Blocks Memory Consolidation, but not Reconsolidation, in Context Fear Conditioning. J. Neurosci. 26: 5524-33.
• S. Peña de Ortiz, M. Colón, and Y. I. Arshavsky. Genomic theory of declarative memory. In Parisi V, De Fonzo V, Aluffi-Pertini F, eds. Dynamical Genetics. Kerala (India): Research Signpost; 2004. pp. 345-364.
• S. Peña de Ortiz, M. Colón, Y. Carrasquillo, B. Padilla and Y. I. Arshavsky. (2003) Experience-dependent neural expression of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase in mouse brain. NeuroReport. 14: 1-4.
