Adriana Ponton-Almodovar
Biography
Adriana Ponton-Almodovar graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology. As an undergraduate, Adriana conducted research as a Junior Research Assistant of the NIH Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE; P20GM103475). She completed an NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP; R25GM121220) at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Currently, Adriana is a Ph.D. Candidate of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Ph.D. Program at Michigan State University. Adriana is co-mentored by Dr. Sachi Horibata and Dr. Jamie Bernard, and her predoctoral project focuses on understanding how metabolic changes modulated by omental adipocytes promote chemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells. She is a graduate fellow trainee of the Integrative Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (IPSTP; T32GM142521).
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, 2021
Postbaccalaureate Trainee, Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 2020
Bachelor of Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 2016
Publications
Ovarian tumor microenvironment contributes to tumor progression and chemoresistance. Cancer Drug Resistance (2024)
The impact of poor metabolic health on aggressive breast cancer: adipose tissue and tumor metabolism Frontiers in Endocrinology (2023)
Effect of CdSTe QDs’ Crystal Size on Viability and Cytochrome P450 Activity of CHO-K1 and HEP-G2 Cells Micro (2023)
