Dianarys Hernandez-Aquino

Phone: (785) 760-0285

dianaryshernandezaquino.weebly.com

Education
University of Kansas (KU), Lawrence, KS
Post-Bachelors Research Experience Program (PREP)

2014-Present

University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (UPRA), Arecibo, P.R.

B.S. in Medical Microbiology
GPA: 3.58 (Cum Laude) (144 hrs credit)

2010- 2014

Patria Latorre Ramirez High School at San Sebastian, P.R.

General Courses
GPA: 3.95 (High Honors)

2007-2010

Research Experiences
July, 2014-

Graduate Research Assistant, Azuma Lab, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Study the protein SUMO and the enzymes and substrates related to its pathway
Worked in a group and independently in order to collect and analyze

August, 2013- Research Assistant, Acevedo Lab, University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo, PR
December 2013 Compared the enzymatic activity of lactases from two different commercial
products aimed at treating lactose intolerance
Worked in a group and independently in order to collect and analyze
June 2013August 2013

Research Assistant, Hegg Lab, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Monitored the expression of TRPA1 and TRPV1 mRNA in the olfactory
epithelium of mice to verify their expression
Worked in a group and independently in order to collect and analyze data

May 2012August 2012

Research Assistant, Rougvie Lab, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Identified enhancer elements required for full function and expression of the
mir-48/mir-241 locus
Worked in a group and independently in order to collect and analyze data

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Honors & Awards

SACNAS Travel Scholarship Award

July, 2014
Most Outstanding Student in the High Honor Studies Program at UPRA May 2014
Certificate of High Honors at UPRA
May, 2013- May, 2014
Third Place in Microolympics (Competition held in UPRA by CEMA)
May, 2014

Presentations
Oral
August, 2013

Michigan State University Summer Research Presentation, East Lansing, MI

Dianarys Hernndez-Aquino, Tania R. Iqbal and Colleen C. Hegg.
Expression of TRPA1 and TRPV1 Receptor mRNA in the Olfactory
Epithelium of Mice

Poster
December 7, 2013 2nd Symposium Passing the Torch of Ethics and Research to the Next
Generation Arecibo, PR
Erick Lpez, Ashley Rivera, Dianarys Hernndez, Yelitza Serrano, Loida
Del Ro and Mari Acevedo. Comparacin de actividad enzimtica de Lactasa
en dos productos comerciales para tratamiento de intolerancia a la lactosa
December 5, 2013 University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Poster Presentation, Arecibo, PR
Erick Lpez, Ashley Rivera, Dianarys Hernndez, Yelitza Serrano, Loida
Del Ro and Mari Acevedo. Comparacin de actividad enzimtica de Lactasa
en dos productos comerciales para tratamiento de intolerancia a la lactosa
April 6, 2013

1st Symposium Passing the Torch of Ethics and Research to the Next
Generation Bayamon, PR
Dianarys Hernandez-Aquino, Tamar Resnick and Ann Rougvie. Defining
Temporal and Spatial Enhancer Elements in C. elegans mir-48/mir-241 Locus

September, 2012

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Poster Presentation, Arecibo, PR

Dianarys Hernandez-Aquino, Tamar Resnick and Ann Rougvie. Defining
Temporal and Spatial Enhancer Elements in C. elegans mir-48/mir-241 Locus

August, 2012

University of Minnesota Summer Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN

Dianarys Hernandez-Aquino, Tamar Resnick and Ann Rougvie. Defining
Temporal and Spatial Enhancer Elements in C. elegans mir-48/mir-241 Locus

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Professional/ Student Associations

KU/Haskell SACNAS Chapter

High Honor Studies Program
Society of Microbiologist of Puerto Rico
Biology Students Association (AEB)
Chapter of Microbiology Students of Arecibo (CEMA)

2014-present
2013-2014
2012-present
2012-2014
2011-2013

Seminars/ Workshops

Intellectual Property (Seminar)

Electronic Portfolios Workshop
Maximize your Brain (Neuroscience Seminar)
Stellar Spectrometry Workshop
Three Bioethics Sessions:
a) Plagiarism
b) Uses and regulations of medical marihuana
c) Copyrights
Radiation Safety Orientation Training
Blood borne Pathogen Training
Workshop in Proteomics

March 2014
March 2014
March 2014
April 2013
Summer 2012

Summer 2012
Summer 2012
Summer 2012

Community Service
Race for a Cure
Its a walk to raise funds for the cure of breast cancer
and create awareness of it.

References
Available upon request.

October, 2014
October, 2013
October, 2012
October, 2011
October, 2010
October, 2009