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Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
Ph. D. candidate<\/strong><\/td>\n2008 – present<\/strong><\/td>\nPlant Biology and Pathology, SEBS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Thesis<\/i><\/strong>: “Leishmanicidal, Anti-inflammatory and Anti-obesity Properties of Natural Products from Common Medicinal and Edible Plants”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M. Sc.<\/strong><\/td>\n2006-2008<\/strong><\/td>\nMicrobiology, San Francisco de Quito University, Quito, Ecuador. Thesis<\/i><\/strong>: “Prevalence and Genotypes Study of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli<\/i> Strains Isolated from Rural Communities in Esmeraldas, Ecuador”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M. D.<\/strong><\/td>\n1996-2003<\/strong><\/td>\nCentral University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Fellowships & Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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2013<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert T. Rosen Memorial Scholarship<\/i><\/strong>. Graduate student doing research in Nutraceutical Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nNorman F. Childers Study Award<\/i><\/strong>. Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nConference Award<\/i><\/strong>. Graduate School of New Brunswick. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nSENESCYT 2011 Fellowship for Doctoral Studies<\/i><\/strong>. Ecuadorian Secretary of Science, Technology, Higher Education and Innovation, Ecuador.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nNorman F. Childers Study Award<\/i><\/strong>. Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nConference Award<\/i><\/strong>. Graduate School of New Brunswick. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nConference Award<\/i><\/strong>. National Science Foundation (NSF) and Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nTravel Award for Special Studies<\/i><\/strong>. Reed Funk Fund and Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nGraduate Award for Special Studies<\/i><\/strong>. Graduate School of New Brunswick. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006-2007<\/strong><\/td>\nPresidential Fellowship<\/i><\/strong>. San Francisco de Quito University. Quito, Ecuador.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002-2003<\/strong><\/td>\nFellowship<\/i><\/strong>. Hospital Voz Andes Quito. Quito and Shell-Mera, Ecuador.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Graf, B. L., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Rojo, L. E., Delatorre-Herrera, J., Baldeón, M. E., and Raskin, I. Innovations in Health Value and Functional Food Development of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa<\/i> Willd.). Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, e-pub<\/a> ahead of print, 2015.<\/li>\n

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  2. D. E. Roopchand, R. N. Carmody, P. Kuhn, K. Moskal, P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, P. J. Turnbaugh, and I. Raskin. Dietary polyphenols promote growth of the gut bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila<\/i> and attenuate high fat diet-induced metabolic syndrome. Diabetes, e-pub<\/a> ahead of print, 2015.<\/li>\n

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  3. T. B. Tumer, P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, A. Poulev, I. Raskin, and C. Waterman. Direct and Indirect Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenol and Isothiocyanate-Enriched Fractions from Moringa oleifera<\/i>. J. Agric. Food Chem., Just accepted<\/a> manuscript, 2015.<\/li>\n

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  4. C. Waterman, D. M. Cheng, P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, A. Poulev, J. Dreifus, M. A. Lila, I. Raskin. Stable, water extractable isothiocyanates from Moringa oleifera<\/i> leaves attenuate inflammation in vitro<\/i>. Phytochemistry, Vol. 103, pp. 114-122<\/a>, April 2014.<\/li>\n

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  5. D. M. Cheng, N. Pogrebnyak, P. Kuhn, A. Poulev, C. Waterman, P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, W. D. Johnson, and I. Raskin. Polyphenol-Rich Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce Improves Glucose Metabolism and Liver Lipid Accumulation in Diet Induced Obese C57BL\/6 Mice. Nutrition, Vol. 30, No. 7-8, Supplement, pp. S52-S58<\/a>, 2014.<\/li>\n

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  6. P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, R. Graziose, B. Vesely, A. Poulev, F. Mbeunkui, M. H. Grace, D. E. Kyle, M. A. Lila, and I. Raskin. Leishmanicidal activity of a daucane sesquiterpene isolated from Eryngium foetidum<\/i>. Pharmaceutical Biology, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 398-401<\/a>, 2014.<\/li>\n

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  7. R. Graziose, M. H. Grace, Th. Rathinasabapathy, P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, C. Dekock, A. Poulev, M. A. Lila, P. Smith, and I. Raskin. Antiplasmodial activity of cucurbitacin glycosides from Datisca glomerata<\/i> (C. Presl) Baill. Phytochemistry, Vol. 87, pp. 78-85<\/a>, March 2013.<\/li>\n

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  8. Graziose, R., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Rathinasabapathy, Th., Dekock, C., Grace, M. H., Poulev, A., Lila, M. A., Smith, P., and I. Raskin. Antiparasitic compounds from Cornus florida<\/i> L. with activities against Plasmodium falciparum<\/i> and Leishmania tarentolae<\/i>. J. of Ethnopharmacology, Vol. 142, No. 2, pp. 456-461<\/a>, 2012.<\/li>\n

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  9. Rojo, L., Ribnicky, D., Logendra, S., Poulev, A., Rojas, P.<\/strong>, Kuhn, P., Dorn, R., Grace, M., Lila, M. A., and I. Raskin. In vitro<\/i> and in vivo<\/i> anti-diabetic effects of anthocyanins from Maqui Berry (Aristotelia chilensis<\/i>). Food Chemistry, Vol. 131, No. 2, pp. 387-396<\/a>, 2012.<\/li>\n

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  10. M. A. Lila, D. M. Ribnicky, L. E. Rojo, P. Rojas-Silva<\/strong>, A. Oren, R. Havenaar, E. M. Janle, I. Raskin, G. G. Yousef, and M. H. Grace. Complementary approaches to gauge the bioavailability and distribution of ingested berry polyphenolics. J. Agric. Food Chem., Vol. 60, No. 23, pp. 5763-5771<\/a>, 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
  11. Poster Presentations:<\/strong><\/li>\n
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    1. Dreifus, J., Tumer, T., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Waterman, C., Raskin, I. Evaluation of Moringa oleifera<\/i> and its isothiocyanate components for efficacy in reducing glucose production in vitro<\/i>. Aresty Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. April 2014.<\/li>\n

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    2. Cheng, D. M., Pogrebnyak, N., Kuhn, P., Poulev, A., Waterman, C., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Johnson, W. D., Ribnicky, D., Raskin, I. High Polyphenol Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce Improves Glucose Metabolism and Liver Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. NIH-Botanical Research Centers Annual Meeting. November 2013.<\/li>\n

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    3. Waterman, C., Cheng, D. M., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Poulev, A., Raskin, I. Stable, water extractable isothiocyanates from Moringa oleifera<\/i> leaves mediate inflammation in vitro<\/i>. NIH-Botanical Research Centers Annual Meeting. November 2013.<\/li>\n

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    4. Graf, B., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Ayeni, A., Raskin, I. The Global Institute for BioExploration (GIBEX): Building research and development capacity worldwide. International Congress in Natural Products, American Society of Pharmacognosy (ICNPR 2012). New York, NY, USA. Agust 2012.<\/li>\n

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    5. Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Graziose, R., Poulev, A., Mbeunkui, F., Grace, M. H., Lila, M. A., Raskin, I. Seeking novel leishmanicidal natural products from common medicinal plants, the example of Eryngium foetidum<\/i> L. International Congress in Natural Products, American Society of Pharmacognosy (ICNPR 2012). New York, NY, USA. Agust 2012.<\/li>\n

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    6. Graziose, R., Grace, M. H., Rathinasabapathy, T., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Dekock, C., Poulev, A., Lila, M. A., Smith, P., Raskin, I. Cucurbitacin glycosides from Datisca glomerata<\/i> with antiplasmodial activity. International Congress in Natural Products, American Society of Pharmacognosy (ICNPR 2012). New York, NY, USA. August 2012.<\/li>\n

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    7. Rathinasabapathy, T., Rojas-Silva, P.<\/strong>, Poulev, A., Komarnytsky, S., Raskin, I. Isolation of sesquiterpene lactones from roots of Cichorium intybus<\/i> L. with leishmanicidal activity. 50th<\/sup> Aniversary Meeting, Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA 2011). Hawai’i, USA. December 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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