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Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2005
B.Sc., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1999
Research and Academic Interests
- Research Interests: Microbial physiology and technology: fungal metabolism, application of glyconanotechnology in the control of fungal infections, analysis of fungal metabolites, proteomics of lignocelluloses degradation, and molecular biology.
- Teaching Interests: Microbial physiology and biotechnology, separations and identification of organic compounds, molecular biology and genetic engineering.
Honors and Awards
- Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOF). Graduate School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Fall 1999
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award (SURF). California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Summer 1998
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Dr. Patricia Ortiz-Bermúdez
Assistant Professor
Office: IQ-205-M
Tel: 787-832-4040
Exts. 2592
Fax: 787-265-3818
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Current Courses (Fall 2007)
- INQU 4005 - Mass and Energy Balance
- INQU 4027 - Chemical Engineering Undergrad Seminar
Selected Publications
- Patricia Ortiz-Bermúdez, Joanne L. Ekena, and Christina M. Hull. 2007. Formulation of a defined medium for Cryptococcus neoformans based on the composition of V8™ juice. (Manuscript under preparation)
- Semarjit Shary, John Scott-Craig, Patricia Ortiz-Bermúdez, Kolby C. Hirth, Jonathan D. Walton, and Kenneth E. Hammel. 2007. Chlorination of corn leaves by the corn pathogen Cochliobolus carbonum. (Manuscript under preparation)
- Patricia Ortiz Bermúdez, Kolby C. Hirth, Ewald Srebotnik, and Kenneth E. Hammel. 2007. Chlorination of lignin by ubiquitous fungi has a likely role in global organochlorine production. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 104(10):3895-3900.
- Patricia Ortiz-Bermúdez, Ewald Srebotnik, and Kenneth E. Hammel. 2003.
Chlorination and Cleavage of Lignin Structures by Fungal Chloroperoxidases. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(8):5015-5018.
- J.C. Martínez-Cruzado, G. Toro-Labrador, V. Ho-Fung, M.A. Estévez-Montero, A. Lobaina-Manzanet, D.A. Padovani-Claudio, H. Sánchez-Cruz, P. Ortiz-Bermúdez, and A. Sánchez-Crespo. 2001. Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Reveals Substantial Native American Ancestry in Puerto Rico. Human Biology, 73(4): 491-511.
- Mays, D.C., Ortiz-Bermúdez, P., Lam, J.P., Tong, Ik, Fauq, A.H., and Lipsky J.J. 1998. Inhibition of Recombinant Human Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase by Two Intermediate Metabolites of Disulfiram. Biochemical Pharmacology, 55: 1099-1103.
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