Our research team has the goal to understand pharmacogenomics in Caribbean Hispanics. Pharmacogenomics studies how our genes may influence drug’s response. Unfortunately, Hispanics are underrepresented in pharmacogenomics studies. Our main drive is to set the groundwork to implement a Precision Medicine approach to improve pharmacotherapy for the benefit of Caribbean Hispanics.

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UPR PGx Lab: Tomorrow’s Medicine in Today’s Practice

 

 

Resources

Presentations/Activities

  • Teoría sobre el diseño de un proyecto de investigación clínica y de translación". Proyecto Título V RCM-UCC, Reto-Motor trainings, 8 dic., 2018, San Juan, PR. Oral [2U54MD007587 NIMHD].


 

Publications

Duconge J, Cadilla CL, Seip RL, Ruaño G.

Why admixture matters in genetically-guided therapy: missed targets in the COAG and EU-PACT trials.
P R Health Sci J. 2015 Sep;34(3):175-7. PubMed PMID: 26454897; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4770896.
 

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