Publications
Our publication record reflects active research in HIV and pulmonary disease, as well as collaborative endeavors with investigators in the fields of cancer, electrochemical engineering, and inflammatory pain. Below are some of our most recent and selected publications.
The Intersection of HIV and Pulmonary Vascular Health: From HIV Evolution to Vascular Cell Types to Disease Mechanisms
Assessing Dose- and Sex-Dependent Antinociceptive Effects of Cannabidiol and Amitriptyline, Alone and in Combination, and Exploring Mechanism of Action Involving Serotonin 1A Receptors
Barnes RC, Banjara S, McHann MC, Almodovar S, Henderson-Redmond AN, Morgan DJ, Castro-Piedras I, Guindon J. Assessing dose-and sex-dependent antinociceptive effects of Cannabidiol and Amitriptyline, Along and in Combination, and Exploring Mechanism of Action Involving Serotonin 1A Receptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2024).
Disheveled 2 regulates cancer cell proliferation and T-cell mediated immunity in HER2-positive breast cancer
Rasha F, Boligala GP, Yang MV, Martinez-Marin D, Castro-Piedras I, Furr K, Snitman A, Khan SY, Brandi L, Castro M, Khan H, Jahan N, Almodovar S, Melkus MW, Pruitt K, Rahman RL. Disheveled 2 regulates cancer cell proliferation and T-cell mediated immunity in HER2-positive breast cancer. BMC Cancer (2023).
Mice with humanized immune system as novel models to study HIV-associated pulmonary hypertension
Rodriguez-Irizarry VJ, Schneider AC, Ahle D, Smith JM, Suarez-Martinez EB, Salazar EA, McDaniel Mims B, Rasha F, Moussa H, Moustaid-Mousa N, Pruitt K, Fonseca M, Henriquez M, Clauss MA, Grisham MB, Almodovar S.
Published in Frontiers in Immunology (2022); 13, 936164.
Additional Publications
Sharma M, Castro-Piedras I, Rasha F, Ramachandran S, Sennoune SR,
Furr K, Almodovar S, Ganapathy V, Grisham MB, Rahman RL, Pruitt K.
Published in Oncotarget (2021); 12(22): 2234-2251.
Ramanujam A, Almodovar S, Botte GG
Published in Processes (2021); 9(7): 1236.
Kumar A, Mahajan A, Salazar EA, Pruitt K, Arce Guzman C, Clauss M, Almodovar S, Dhillon N.
Published in Global Cardiol Science & Practice (2021).
Ardon-Dryer K, Warzywoda J, Tekin R, Biros J, Almodovar S, Weeks BL, Hope-Weeks LJ, Sacco A.
Published in Aerosol and Air Quality Research (2021); 21(7), 200571.
Castro-Piedras I, Vartak D, Sharma M, Pandey S, Casas L, Molehin D, Rasha F,
Fokar M, Nichols J, Almodovar S, Rahman RL, Pruitt K.
Published in Frontiers in Oncology (2020).
Ocasio-Rivera M, Marin-Maldonado F, Trossi-Torres G, Ortiz-Rosado A, Rodriguez-Irizarry V,
Rodriguez-Lopez E, Martinez S, Almodovar S, Suarez-Martinez E.
Published in Medicine- Baltimore (2020);99(43): e22351.
Almodovar S, Wade BE, Porter KM, Smith JM, Lopez-Astacio RA, Molehin, D, Bijli K, Kang BY, Cribbs SK, Guidot DM, McNair BK, Pumarejo-Gomez L, Perez J, Huang L, Kessing CF,
Suarez-Martinez EB, Hsue PY, Tyor WR, Pruitt K, Flores SC, Sutliff RL.
Published in Scientific Reports (2020); 10,11696.
Sandoval-Gutierrez JL, Almodovar S, Rivera-Morales RM, Rodriguez-Silverio J.
Published in Arch Cardiol Mex (2020); 90(1):93-98.
Castro-Gonzalez S, Shi Y, Colomer-Lluch M, Song Y, Mowery K, Almodovar S, Bansal A,
Kirchhoff F, Sparrer K, Liang C, Serra-Moreno R.
Published in Autophagy (2020); 17(2), 553-577.
Castro-Piedras I, Sharma M, Bakker M, Molehin D, Martinez EG, Pruitt WM,
Deitrick J, Almodovar S, Pruitt K.
Published in Oncotarget (2018) 9(86):35639-35654.
Almodovar S, Swanson J, Giavedoni LD, Kanthaswamy S, Long CS, Voelkel NF, Edwards MG,
Folkvord JM, Connick E, Westmoreland SV, Luciw PA, Flores SC.
Published in Viral Immunology (2018); 31(3): 206-222.
Duncan GA, Lockett A, Villegas LR, Almodovar S, Gomez JL, Flores SC, Wilkes DS, Tigno XT.
Published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2016), 13(4):562-567.