Carlos Ríos‑Velázquez, MS, PhD
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez
Departamento de Biología
Mayagüez,
work: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2874
E‑MAIL: CRios@stahl.upr.clu.edu
EDUCATION
February – August 2001 Post Doctoral Studies
Dr. Stephen Leppla’s
laboratory
NIDCR, National Institutes of Health
December 2000 PhD in Bacteriology
Member of the following Committees:
* Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
Doctoral Training Program
* Steering committee for the
Microbiology Doctoral Training Program
*
December 1993 Master in
Sciences in Biology
Mayagüez,
Summa Cum Laude
Thesis and courses taken in areas related
with Microbiology and Molecular and Cellular
Biology
May 1989 Bachelor in Science in Industrial
Microbiology
Mayagüez,
Magna Cum Laude
May 1989 Teacher License for Secondary School
Education in Sciences
From the Department of Education of PR as a part of a
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2000 and 2001 *
Research Methods professor
of the Science and Math Upward Bound Summer Program
Summer 1997, 1998, 1999 *
Orientation Panels for the
Research Experience for Undergrads Programs
Fall 1997, 1998, 1999 *
Participating in the
"Ways of Knowing Biology" course by helping students having a
shadowing experience at
the lab and giving them advice about specific field of study and
graduate school.
Fall 1999, 2000 *
Actively involve in the
Partners for Success Program, to help graduate students to deal
and adapt to the University environment
September 1996 *
Instructor of the graduate
discussion section of the BACT 725 course (Microbial
Physiology
and Diversity).
August 1994 ‑ June 1995
*
Professor of the General
Biology, Microbiology for Nursing (with lab.) and biological
sciences. Member of the
security, research, curriculum, communications Committees.
Counselor of the honor
society beta beta beta. Zeta‑Delta
Chapter
Member of the committee to
organize the Junior Technical Meeting
January 1993 ‑ June
1993
Professor of General Microbiology
for Majors (with lab.), virology, General Biology
(with lab.), Microbiology for Nursing (with lab.), Seminar
for undergrads and Human
Being and their Natural
Environment (with lab.).
October 1992 ‑ June
1995 *
Qualified Assessor on the
Academy of Scientific Research for Talented Students (AICET).
Summers of 1991, 1992, 1993,
1994 *
Professor of Biology,
Advance Biology and Research Methods at Upward Bound Science
and Math Program.
January 1990 ‑ December 1993University of
Instructor of Molecular
and Cellular Biology, Virology, Immunology, Biological
Sciences, General
Microbiology, Microbial Ecology.
October ‑ December 1992
*
Laboratory Technician on
Natural Sciences lab.
October 1990 ‑ May
1992*
Qualified Assessor on
Academy of Scientific Research for Talented Teachers and Students (AICMET).
October 1989 ‑ January
1990*Oak Ridge National Laboratories Department of Energy
Environmental Sciences
Division Research Assistant with Dr. Braulio Jiménez using
toxicological
bioindicators.
June ‑ August 1988 *
Research Assistant with
Dr. Gerald D. Shockman using immunochemical techniques
applied on microbiology.
January ‑ May 1988 *
Student research under
supervision of Dr Rosa Buxeda, performing comparisons
between haloduric and
halophilic bacteria.
August 1985 ‑ May 1989
*
Microbiology Collection
Curator
SPECIAL TRAINING AND
COURSES
Workshops and special
skills in the following pedagogical and research areas
*
Bioinfomatics Solutions for Protein Research, Walter Reed Army Institute of
Research
*
Microarray analysis, NIH
*
Unmasking genes in Human DNA, NCBI
*
The next step: exploring the proteome, NIH
*
Making sense of DNA sequence and protein sequence, NCBI
* Development of independent studies skills
(TaDDEI)
* Preparing professor for the new ways in
teaching Biology
* Training program in quality service
(connections)
* Incorporation of cooperative learning in the
classroom
* Basic Molecular Biology Procedures in
Microbial Ecology
* Use of databases for the protein and nucleic
acid analysis (e.g.GCG)
* Use of transposon for mutagenesis and
topological analysis of gene products
* PCR mutagenesis (point and random
mutagenesis)
* DNA transfer and manipulation by
transformation, transduction, electroporation or conjugation
* Generation of mutants by gene disruption and
replacement or deletions by PCR
* Cell fractionation
* Overproduction and purification of proteins
* Isolation and analysis of RNA
* Gene mapping
SPECIAL COURSES
* Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Molecular
genetics
* Advanced Bacterial Genetics
* Graduate courses in:
Fungal Taxonomy General Mycology
Fungal Physiology Yeast and Fungal Genetics
* Combinatorial Chemistry (Phage display, DNA
shuffling)
* Regulation of Gene Expression in Procaryotes
* Bacterial Physiology and Diversity
* Virology
* NCBI Training Mini-Course: Making Sense of DNA and
Protein Sequences
AWARDS
* Chair's Award.
* Vilas Professional Development Award.
Madison‑Wisconsin. 1999.
* Graduate travel awards.
* Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority
Students, National Research Service Award
(NRSA), 1FGM19382, January 1998 ‑
present.
* Supplement for minority students. National Institute of Health (1RO1 GM
37509), 1997.
* Advanced
Wisconsin‑Madison, Spring 1996.
* Recipient of MARC Scholarship Award
Program to attend to the Federation of American
Societies for Experimental
Biology (FASEB) in
* "Carlos Ríos Award", a
special recognition created by the Student Society of Industrial
Microbiology to annually award students
that have demonstrated academic excellence,
leadership and active
participation in sociohumanistic areas.
* Honored by the Teachers Association of
Puerto Rico with the Medal of excellence in
teaching at a preparing teacher program at
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Posters
August 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 ‑
Kenneth B. Raper symposium,
May 2000 ‑ American
Society for Microbiology 100th General Meeting Los Angeles,
August 1999 ‑ Molecular
Genetics of Bacteria and
May 1999 ‑ American
Society for Microbiology 99th General Meeting
March and April 1999 ‑ Department
of
April 1999 ‑ MANRRS
Annual Conference,
May 1998 ‑ American
Society for Microbiology 98th General Meeting Atlanta, Georgia
July 1998 ‑ Research
Poster Fair,
Characterization and topological
analysis of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides cytochrome c‑
maturation proteins, CcmF and CcmH. September 2000. National
Estudio topológico de CcmF y CcmH en
Rhodobacter sphaeroides y su función en la maduración de citocromos de
tipo c. July, 2000.
Role of Ccm proteins in c‑type
cytochrome maturation. March
2000.
Citocromos en Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
CcmF y CcmH
From the University to the research
project: how to choose a place and a project to obtain a graduate degree. October 1999.
Host factors and amino acid
sequence that contribute to covalent heme attachment in c‑type
cytochromes. April 1999.
Properties of Rhodobacter
sphaeroides cytochrome c maturation proteins CcmF and CcmH. April 1998.
Secretion of Intercellular of
Proliferation Controllers in Bacteria.
June 1994. XVII Scientific Investigation Congress.
Publications
Ríos‑Velázquez, C., R. Cox, and
T.J. Donohue. 2001. Characterization of Rhodobacter
sphaeroides cytochrome c2 proteins with altered heme
attachment sites. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 389: 234-244.
Ríos‑Velázquez, C., G.J. Horwitz
and T.J. Donohue. Characterization
and Topological Analysis of the Rhodobacter
sphaeroides cytochrome c maturation Proteins CcmF and CcmH. (In preparation).
Ríos‑Velázquez, C. 1993. Secretion
of intercellular proliferation controllers in Bacteria. Master in Sciences Thesis Project. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto
Universitario de Mayagüez, Departamento de Biología.
MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING
ORGANIZATIONS
* Minorities in Agriculture Natural
Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS)
* American Society for Microbiology
(ASM; since 1985)
* Graduate Student Association in Biology
(AEGB)
= president (1993)
* Association of Future Teachers (AFM;
1992)
* Honors Societies:
= Beta Beta Beta
= Phi Kappa Phi
* Student Society of
Microbiology (SEMI)
= president (1986)
= vice‑president (1986)
= founder member (1985)