Ciencia Puerto Rico

Dr. Carlos A. Molina obtained a B.S. Magna Cum Laude in Biology at the Biology Department, School of Science of the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico in 1985. In 1991 he was conferred a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. From 1992-1994 he performed Post-Doctoral studies in CNRS-LGME, Institut De Chimie Biologique Faculte De Medicine, Strasbourg, France. During his predoctoral, doctoral and postdoctoral years he received several awards and honors. Presently Dr. Molina is an assistant professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey. His research interest includes: 1) the mechanisms involved in the transcriptional response to the cAMP-mediated signal transduction, 2) regulation of cell growth through hormonal action; particularly, how activation of the cAMP pathway affects the cell cycle, 3) application of the results obtained from molecular and cellular experimentation to animal models, and 4) gene expression in reproductive systems.