Jose E. Garcia-Arraras

  EDUCATION

1. •June 1985 - Dec 1985 Visiting Research Fellow. Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 5-45 Yushima I-Chome, Bunkyo- Ku, Tokyo 113. Japan.
   

2. •Nov. 1984 - May 1985 Visiting Research Fellow. Department of Physiology, Flinders Medical School, Bedford Park, 5042 South Australia, Australia.
   

3. •1981 - 1984 Postdoctoral Research. Institut d'Embryologie, CNRS et College de France, Nogent-sur-Marne, France.
   

4. •1976 - 1981 Ph.D. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA.
   

5. •1972 - 1976 B.Sc. Biology. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
   

  POSITIONS AND AWARDS

    * July 1994-present Professor. University of Puerto Rico.

    * Dec. 2003-Dec. 2004. President of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Society for the Neurosciences

    * Jan 2001- Dr. Arturo Carrion Prize, P.R. Soc. of Microbiology

    * September 1994-1999 Chairman, Dept. Biology, Univ. of P.R.,

      Río Piedras Campus.

    * June 1998 Travel Fellowship to the Society for Developmental Biology Meeting, Stanford, CA.

    * May-June 1996 Visiting Investigator. Dept. Anatomy and Cell Biology, Univ. of Heidelberg, and MIRT-NIH-Fogarty International Center Grant.

    * June 1994 Travel Fellowship to the FASEB Summer Conference on Developmental Biology, UCSC.

    * Sept. 1992 Visiting Professor. Stanford University. Sabbatical leave and MARC Faculty Development Award

    * July 1989 - July 1994 Associate Professor. University of Puerto Rico.

    * Jan 1986 - July 1989 Assistant Professor. University of Puerto Rico.

    * June 1985 - Dec 1985 Grant from Mitsubichi Foundation to Prof. M. Otsuka.

    * Nov.1984 - May 1985 Flinders Univ. Research Felowship and National Health and Medical Research Council, Research Officer.

    * 1983 - 1984 Muscular Dystrophy Association Postdoctoral Fellowship.

    * 1981 - 1983 Postdoctoral Fellow American Physiological Society, Porter Development Committee Fellowship.

    * 1980 - 1981 National Research Service Awards in Systems and Integrative Biology, NIH.

    * 1979 - 1980 Hoeschst-Roussel Fellowship.

    * 1976-1979 National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship.

    * 1974 - 1976 Student Trainee Minority Biomedical Support Grant (NIH).

  TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    * 1985 - Present. General Biology. Biochemistry. Comparative Endocrinology. Neurobiology. Cellular-Molecular Biology. Topics in Modern Biology. Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR.

    * 1978 - 1981 Human Physiology. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

    * Professional Consultation Work

    * International Cell Research Organization (ICRO-UNESCO) Workshop on Genes and Development

    * Thesis Committee Member, Jorge Gonzalez, Dept. Neurobiology, Harvard University.

    * Glaxo-Wellcome Research Awards Committee

    * Reviewer for NSF Neuroendocrinology Panel.

    * Reviewer for NSF Panel for Ph.D. Fellowships in Biology

    * NSF Advisory Panel in Developmental Neurosciences 1994-1996.

    * Soc. of Neurosciences Minority Committee. 1989-1993

    * Reviewer for Neuroscience Letters, Biological Bulletin, Developmental Brain Research, Journal of Experimetal Biology, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Microscopy Research and Technique, Evolution and Development, Proc. Royal Society London, Histology and Histopathology, Life Sciences, Development Genes and Evolution

    * Reviewer for The Wellcome Trust, London.

    * Vth International Symposium on Neurotoxins- Organizing Committee

    * Scientific Judge- Presentations by High School Students in Science Camp, CRCI

Committees

    * Departmental

      Personnel

      Academic Affairs

      Graduate Studies

      Curriculum

      Administrative Affairs

      Strategic Plan

    * Faculty

      Dean Search Committee

      Academic Affairs

      Middle State Evaluation

    * Campus

      Middle State 5 Year Autostudy Report

      Middle State -Research Committee

      Institutional

      Science and Technology