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Marina Rodríguez del Valle, Ph.D.


Department of Health Sciences, Nursing and Public Health
Biology

Education

Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
M.S. in Biology, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
B.S. in Biology, Universidad de Navarra, Spain

Practice Areas

  • Immunobiology
  • Parasitology
  • Toxicology

Publications and Media Placements

Publications

D. Thesis: 1991 "Plasmodium falciparum antigens and anti-P. falciparum antibodies in the urine of malaria patients".          

S. Thesis: 1988 "Detection of antibodies to a defined malarial antigen in humans exposed to Plasmodium falciparum".       

Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Quakyi, I.A., Amuesi, J., Quaye, J.T., Nkrumah, F.K., Taylor, D.W. (1991) Detection of antigens and antibodies in the urine of humans with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. J Clin Microbiol 29: 1236-1242.

Laskin, D.L., Pendino, K.J., Punjabi, C., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Laskin, J.D. (1994) Pulmonary and hepatic effects of inhaled ozone in rats. Env. Health Persp. 102: 61-64.

Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Hwang, S.M., Heck, D.E., Laskin, J.D., Laskin, D.L. Role of nitric oxide in hepatic injury following acute endotoxemia. (1994) Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 730: 329-331.

Laskin, D.L., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Heck, D.E., Hwang, S., Ohnishi, S.T., Durham, S.K., Goller, N.L. and Laskin, J.D. (1995) Hepatic Nitric oxide production following acute endotoxemia in rats is mediated by increased inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression. Hepatology 22: 223-233.

Conferences and Posters

Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Taylor, D.W., Saul, A., Quakyi, I.A., Howard, R.J. (1986) Detection of antibodies to a Plasmodium falciparum antigen (Pf93) using peptides expressed in lambda gt11. J. Parasitol. (Suppl). Presented in: The American Society of Parasitology and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting (Denver, CO).

Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Taylor, D.W. (1989) Identification of malarial antigens in the urine of individuals with Plasmodium falciparum infections. Abstract # 263. Presented in: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting (Honolulu, HA), 212.
Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Taylor, D.W. (1989) Malarial antigens in the urine of individuals with Plasmodium falciparum infection.  Presented in: The Annual Meeting of the Helmintological Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.).
Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Bahl, C., Kochesky, R., Nelles, M., Michalowski, S., Moroney, S., Chin, J., Parks, E. (1991) Epitope mapping of HCV monoclonal antibodies using HCV synthetic peptides on the Pharmacia BIA Core System.  Abstract # S39, Transfusion (Suppl), 31: 14S.

Kochesky, R., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Bahl, C., Nelles, M., Parks, E. (1991) Screening of HCV positive sera with c22-3, c33 and c100-3 synthetic peptides. Abstract #S37, Transfusion (Suppl), 31: 14S.

Bahl, C., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Kochesky, R., Nelles, M., Parks, E. (1991) Identification of two immunodominant regions responsible for seroconversion in HCV infected individuals.  Abstract # S38, Transfusion (Suppl), 31: 14S.

Bahl, C., Kochesky, R., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., DiNello, R., Parkas, E., Nelles, M. (1991) Two immunodominant regions responsible for seroconvesion in HCV infected individuals.  Abstract # V41, presented in: The III International Symposium in Hepatitits C Virus (HCV), (Strasbourg, France), 65.
Bahl, C., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Kochesky, R., Parks, E., Nelles, M. (1991) Supplemental analysis of HCV core only reactive samples with synthetic peptides. Abstract # V42, presented in:  The III International Symposium in Hepatitits C Virus (HCV), (Strasbourg, France), 65.

Bahl, C., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Kochesky, R., Nelles, M., Parks, E. (1991) Mapping of two proximal epitopes in HCV c100-3 antigen by peptide inhibition assay. Abstract #V43, presented in:  The III International Symposium in Hepatitits C Virus (HCV), (Strasbourg, France), 65.
Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Hwang, S.M., Heck, D.E., Laskin, J.D., Laskin, D.L. Role of nitric oxide in hepatic injury following acute endotoxemia. Presented in: The New York Academy of Sciences Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis and Immune Response (Sept. 1993, Orlando, FL).
Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Pendino, K.J., Laskin, D.L. Effects of acute ozone inhalation on liver parenchymal cells. Presented in:  The 21st annual meeting of the New Jersey Thoracic Society (June 1993, Princeton, NJ).

Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Pendino, K.J., Laskin, D.L. Ozone inhalation affects liver parenchymal cells.  Presented in: The Conference "Nitric Oxide on Health and Disease" (June 1993, Piscataway, NJ).

Pendino, K.J., Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Shuler, R.L., Laskin, J.D. and Laskin, D.L. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment of rats abrogates the effects of ozone inhalation on alveolar macrophage (AM) prodicution of nitric oxide (NO). Abstract # 5785. Presented in: The American Society of Toxicology annual meeting (March 1993, New Orleans, LA).

Rodríguez-del Valle, M., Pendino, K.J., Laskin, D.L. Acute ozone inhalation modifies protein synthesis and nitric oxide production by liver parenchymal cells. Presented in: The American Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting (March 1994, Las Vegas, NV).

Directed a Master's Thesis

Master in Sciences with specialty in Biotechnology, Tecnologico de Monterrey University.  "Obtention of Specific Antibodies to against the CryIA (c) protein from Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki".