{"id":1108,"date":"2019-11-08T02:52:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T02:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ilya-raskin-lab\/?page_id=1108"},"modified":"2019-11-08T02:57:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T02:57:50","slug":"leonel-rojo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ilya-raskin-lab\/leonel-rojo\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonel Rojo, Postdoctoral Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid #ccc\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;width:12%;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Ph. D.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;width:14%;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2005-2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Pharmacology Program, University of Chile, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Pharmacist<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>1995-2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Faculty of Pharmacy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.udec.cl\">University<\/a> of Concepci&oacute;n, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>B. S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>1995-2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Concepci&oacute;n, Concepci&oacute;n, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Professional Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid #ccc\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;width:16%;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2009-Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/u><\/strong>, Biotech Center, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Visiting Scientist<\/u><\/strong>, Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA. P.I. &#8211; Peter Davies, Ph. D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2005-2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Associate Researcher<\/u><\/strong>, Cognitive Neurosciences Center at the International Center for Biomedicine (ICC), Santiago, Chile. Director &#8211; Ricardo B. Maccioni, Ph. D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2005-2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Invited Lecturer<\/u><\/strong>, Department of Pharmacology, Veterinary School, University of Vi&ntilde;a del Mar, Vi&ntilde;a del Mar, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2002-2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Instructor<\/u><\/strong>, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arturo Prat University, Chile. Director &#8211; Julio Benites, Ph. D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2000-2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Junior Researcher<\/u><\/strong>, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Ministry of Justice, Iquique, Chile. Director &#8211; Claudio Lobos, Pharm. D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>1997-2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong><u>Teaching Assistant<\/u><\/strong>, Department of Histology, Toxicology, and Organic Chemistry, University of Concepci&oacute;n, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Awards and Fellowships<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid #ccc\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;width:16%;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">The New York Chapter of the American Society of Cosmetic Chemists Grand Prize for presenting at the 2010 Technology Transfer New York SCC Meeting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">American Society of Pharmacognosy Travel Grant for Active Members for presenting at the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy &amp; the Phytochemical Society of North America.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2005-2009<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Arturo Prat University grant to pursue a Ph. D. program at the University of Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Grant from the Chilean National Council for Science (CONICYT) to pursue advanced redearch program at the University of Miami School of Medicine. PI &#8211; Dr. Rodrigo Kuljis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Arturo Prat University grant to pursue Advanced English Studies at Kwantlen University College, Vancouver, Canada.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecesup.uchile.cl\">MECESUP<\/a> grant, sponsored by the Chilean Ministry of Education and The World Bank to work on Industrial applications of Advanced Bioanalytical Techniques, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>2003<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyted.org\">CYTED<\/a> grant to pursue advanced research at the Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inova&#231;&#227;o (INETI), Lisabon, Portugal. PI &#8211; Dra Maria Do Ceu Costa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\"><strong>1995-2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem;vertical-align:top\">Chilean Ministry of Education grant to pursue undergraduate studies in Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Concepci&oacute;n, Concepci&oacute;n, Chile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Scientific \/ Professional Society Membership<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Society of Pharmacology of Chile<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">American Society of Pharmacognosy<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Chilean Chemical Society<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Official College of Pharmacists of Chile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Referee for ISI Journals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">2010 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/dementia\">Frontiers<\/a> in Dementia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/ben\/car\">Current<\/a> Alzheimer Research, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.j-alz.com\">Journal<\/a> of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">2009 &#8211; Latin-American Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Bolet&iacute;n Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Arom&aacute;ticas, <a href=\"http:\/\/blacpma.web.officelive.com\/default.aspx\">BLACPMA<\/a>), Journal of the Chilean Society of Pharmacology.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">2008 &#8211; Pharmaceutical Biology, Journal of Neurochemistry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1.5rem\">Book Chapters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, D. Roopchand, B. Graf, D. Cheng, D. Ribnicky, and I. Raskin. Role of anthocyanins in skin aging and UV-induced skin damage. In: Anthocyanins in Health and Disease. T. C. Wallace (ed.), CRC Press, ISBN <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crcpress.com\/product\/isbn\/9781439894712\">9781439894712<\/a>, 2013.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Roopchand, D., <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, D. Ribnicky, and I. Raskin. Anthocyanins in the Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome and Type-2 Diabetes. In: Anthocyanins in Health and Disease. T. C. Wallace (ed.), CRC Press, ISBN <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crcpress.com\/product\/isbn\/9781439894712\">9781439894712<\/a>, 2013.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">J. Benites, <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, J. Lopez, E. Pastene, J. Alarcon. Chilean Medicinal Plants: from the ethnomedicinal use to the pharmacological evidence. In: Pharmacological Applications of South American Plants (Vinardell, M. P. &amp; Mitjans, M. Eds.), Research Signpost, Fort P. O., Trivandrum &#8211; 695023, Kerala, India, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, J. Fern&aacute;ndes, J. Jim&eacute;nes, A. A. Maccioni, R. Kuljis, and R. B. Maccioni. Central nervous system inflammation and cholesterol metabolism alterations in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. In: Hypotheses and Research Milestones in Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease (R. B. Maccioni &amp; G. Perry Eds.), Springer Verlag, New York &#8211; Heidelberg, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">R. B. Maccioni, G. A. Farias, <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, M. A. Sekler, and R. O. Kuljis. What have we learned from the tau hypothesis? In: Hypotheses and Research Milestones in Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease (R. B. Maccioni &amp; G. Perry Eds.), Springer Verlag, New York &#8211; Heidelberg, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">R. B. Maccioni, and <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>. Ethical challenges of innovation. In: Innovation Society (R. B. Maccioni, Ed.), Mediterr&aacute;neo, Santiago, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">R. B. Maccioni, and <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>. Ethical issues in technological innovations. In: Ethics in Technological Innovation (F. Lolas, Ed.), Sponsored by Pan-American Health Organization (PHO) &amp; PBCT-CONICYT, Santiago, Chile, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1.5rem\">Peer Reviewed Journal Articles<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Graf, B. L., Rojas-Silva, P., <strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Delatorre-Herrera, J., Balde&#243;n, M. E., and Raskin, I. Innovations in Health Value and Functional Food Development of Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa<\/i> Willd.). Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/1541-4337.12135\">e-pub<\/a> ahead of print, 2015.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">B. Graf, <strong>L. Rojo<\/strong>, J. Delatorre-Herrera, A. Poulev, C. Del Pilar Calfio, and I. Raskin. Phytoecdysteroids and flavonoid glycosides among Chilean and commercial sources of <i>Chenopodium quinoa<\/i>: variation and correlation to physicochemical characteristics. J. Sci. Food Agric., published <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/jsfa.7134\">online<\/a>, 2015.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Roopchand, D. E., P. Kuhn, <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, M. A. Lila, and I. Raskin. Blueberry polyphenol-enriched soybean flour reduces hyperglycemia, body weight gain and serum cholesterol in mice. Pharmacological Research, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.phrs.2012.11.008\">59-67<\/a>, 2013.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">D. M. Cheng, P. Kuhn, A. Poulev, <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, M. A. Lila and I. Raskin. <i>In Vivo<\/i> and <i>In Vitro<\/i> Antidiabetic Effects of Aqueous Cinnamon Extract and Cinnamon Polyphenol-Enhanced Food Matrix. Food Chemistry, Vol. 135, No. 4, pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodchem.2012.06.117\">2994-3002<\/a>, 2012.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L<\/strong>., Ribnicky, D., Logendra, S., Poulev, A., Rojas, P., Kuhn, P., Dorn, R., Grace, M., Lila, M. A., and I. Raskin. <i>In vitro<\/i> and <i>in vivo<\/i> anti-diabetic effects of anthocyanins from Maqui Berry (<i>Aristotelia chilensis<\/i>). Food Chemistry, Vol. 131, pp. 387-396, 2012.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Gaspar, P. A., Bustamante, M. L., <strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Martinez, A. From Glutamatergic dysfunction to cognitive impairment: Boundaries in the therapeutics of the schizophrenia. Curr. Pharm Biotech, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benthamscience.com\/contents-JCode-CPB-Vol-00000013-Iss-00000008.htm\">1543-1548<\/a>, 2012.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">M. A. Lila, D. M. Ribnicky, <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, P. Rojas-Silva, 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. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/jf203526h\">5763-5771<\/a>, 2012.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Gaspar, P. A., and Maccioni, R. B. Molecular targets in the rational design of AD specific PET tracers: tau or amyloid aggregates? Curr Alzheimer Res, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benthamscience.com\/car\/E-Pub-Ahead-of-Schedule.htm#33\">652-658<\/a>, 2011.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">J. Benites, J. Lopez, <strong>L. E. Rojo<\/strong>, P. D&iacute;az, M. Rojas, R. Fuentes, C. Moiteiro and F. Venancio. Chemical composition of the essential oil of <i>Xenophyllum poposum<\/i>. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/s10600-011-9806-7\">988-989<\/a>, 2011.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Villano, C. M., Joseph, G., Schmidt, B., Shulaev, V., Shuman, J. L., Lila, M. A., and I. Raskin. Wound-healing properties of nut oil from <i>Pouteria lucuma<\/i>. J Cosmet Dermatol., Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1473-2165.2010.00509.x\">185-195<\/a>, 2010.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Benites, J., L&oacute;pez, J., Rojas, M., D&iacute;az-Toro, P., Ord&oacute;&ntilde;ez, J., Pastene, E. A comparative study on the potent antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of twelve highly consumed medicinal plants from the South American Andes. BLACPMA (Bolet&iacute;n Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Arom&aacute;ticas), Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blacpma.org\/archivos\/BLACPMA08060498.pdf\">487-497<\/a>, 2009.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Maccioni, R. B., <strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Fernandez, J. A., and Kuljis, R. O. The Role of Neuroimmunomodulation in Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. Ann N. Y. Acad Sci, 1-7, 2009.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Alzate, J., Saavedra, I., Davies, P., Maccioni, R. B. Selective interaction of lansoprazole and astemizole with tau polimers. Potential new clinical use in AD diagnosis. J Alzheimer&#8217;s Dis., Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 573-589, 2009.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Neumann, K. F., <strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Navarette, L. P., Far&iacute;as, G., Reyes, P., Maccioni, R. B. Insulin resistance and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease: molecular links &amp; clinical implications. Curr Alzheimer Res., No. 5, pp. 438-447, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Lavados, M., Guill&oacute;n, M. Mujica, M. C., <strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Fuentes, P., Maccioni, R. B. Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Patients Display Different Levels of Redox-active CSF Iron. J Alzheimers Dis., No. 13(2), pp. 225-232, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Sekler, M. A., Jim&eacute;nes, J. M., <strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Pastene, E., Fuentes, P., Slachevsky, A., Maccioni, R. B. Cognitive Impairment Associated with Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease: Links with Cholesterol Metabolism and Oxidative Stress, Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat (4)-4-3268, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Fern&aacute;ndez, J. A., <strong>L. Rojo<\/strong>, R. Kuljis, and R. B. Maccioni. The damage signals hypothesis of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease pathogenesis. J Alzheimers Dis., No. 14(3), pp. 329-333, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Fern&aacute;ndez, J. A., Maccioni, A. A., Jim&eacute;nes, J. M., Maccioni, R. B. Neuroinflammation: implications for the pathogenesis and molecular diagnosis of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. Arch Med Res. No. 39(1), pp. 1-16, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Benites, J., <strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Valderrama, J. A., Blave, I., Taper, H., and Buc-Calderon, P. Part 1: Anticancer activity of two euryfurylbenzoquinones on TLT, a murine hepatoma cell line. Role of vitamin C in the mechanisms leading to cell death. Eur J Med Chem. No. 43(9), pp. 1813-1817, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Benites, J., Valderrama, J. A., Rivera, F., <strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Campos, N., Pedro, M., Jos&eacute;-Nascimento, M. S. Studies on quinones. Part 42: Synthesis of furylquinone and hydroquinones with antiproliferative activity against human tumor cell lines. Bioorg Med Chem. No. 15-16(2), pp. 862-868, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Benites, J., Rodrigues, A., Venancio, F., Ramalho, L., Teixeira, A., Feio, S., Costa, M. C. Composition and Antimicrobial Screening of the Essential Oil of <i>Acantholippia deserticola<\/i> (Phil. ex F. Phil.) Moldenke, J. Essent. Oil Res. No. 18, pp. 1-17, 2006.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Sjoberg, M., Hernandez, P., Zambrano, C., and Maccioni, R. B. Roles of cholesterol and lipids in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. J. Biomedicine and Biotech. 73976, pp. 1-17, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1.5rem\">Abstracts<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Villano, C. A., Shulaev, V., Dayan, N., Lila, M. A., Raskin, I. Antiaging and wound healing properties of the oil from <i>Pouteria lucuma<\/i>. Technology Transfer Meeting of New York Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists of the USA. October 20, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 2010.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Villano, C. A., Joseph, G., Shulaev, V., Lila, M. A., Raskin, I. Would Healing properties of the oil from <i>Pouteria lucuma<\/i>. 51<sup>st<\/sup> Joint Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy and the Phytochemical Society of North America. July 10-14, Saint Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA, 2010.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo L.<\/strong>, Fern&aacute;ndez, F., Jim&eacute;nez, J., Maccioni, A. A., Kuljis, R. O., Maccioni, R. B. Contributions of neuroinflammation to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. Summit Alzheimer Meeting, Nov. 22-26, Vi&ntilde;a del Mar, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">A. Sekler-Carlevari, J. Jim&eacute;nez, <strong>L. Rojo<\/strong>, E. Pastene, P. Fuentes, A. Slachevsky, and R. B. Maccioni. A study on the links between cognitive impairment associated to Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and oxidative stress. Summit Alzheimer Meeting,  Nov. 22-26, Vi&ntilde;a del Mar, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">R. B. Maccioni, <strong>L. Rojo<\/strong>, M. Puebla, K. Neumann, M. J. Riquelme, L. Navarrete, P. Reyes, A. A. Maccioni, J. Jim&eacute;nez, D. Orellana, R. O. Kuljis and J. Fern&aacute;ndez. What have we learn from the perspective of tau hypothesis? Summit Alzheimer Meeting, Nov. 22-26, Vi&ntilde;a del Mar, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Navarrete, L., Avila, M., Chandia, M., Maccioni, R. B. Astemizole: A benzimidazole PET tracer for Amyolid Senile Plaques in Azheimer disease? XXIX Congreso Anual de la Sociedad de Farmacolog&iacute;a de Chile (CASF 2007), Sep. 6-9, Iquique, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Navarrete, L., Avila, M., Chandia, M., Maccioni, R. B. <sup>18<\/sup>F Lansoprazole as PET radiotracer, Chemical and biological  studies towards the development of a New PET Radiotracer. International Conference on Clinical PET and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Nov. 10-14, Bangkok, Thailand, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Navarrete, L., Avila, M., Chandia, M., Benites, J., Maccioni, R. B. New PET radiotracers for Alzheimer disease: opening the black box. XXIX Congreso Anual de la Sociedad de Farmacolog&iacute;a de Chile (CASF 2007), Sep. 6-9, Iquique, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">R. B. Maccioni, <strong>L. Rojo<\/strong>, K. Olavarria, A. Sekler, P. Fuentes, and V. Samith. Molecular and therapeutic aspects of Aging: Avenues toward a better quality of life. XXVIII Congreso Anual Soc. Chilena de Farmacolog&iacute;a, Aug. 20-22, Santiago, Chile, 2006.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Leoncini, R., <strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Benites, J., Mora, S., Diaz-Veliz, G. Anxiolitic effect of <i>Acantholippia deserticola<\/i> in male rats. XXVIII Congreso Anual Soc. Chilena de Farmacolog&iacute;a, Aug. 20-22, Santiago, Chile, 2006.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Benites, J., <strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Farias, J. G., Rios, D., Blave, I., Taper, H. and Buc-Calderon, P. Antiproliferative effect of euryfurylquinones on TLT cells. Role of ascorbate on the mechanisms leading to cell death. XXVIII Congreso Anual Soc. Chilena de Farmacolog&iacute;a, Aug. 20-22, Santiago, Chile, 2006.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Barrios, C. G., Gonzales, S., Lobos, C. G. Benzodiazepines metabolites in drunk drivers participating in traffic accdients in Chile. International Pharmaceutical Congress, April 6-9, Santiago, Chile, 2003.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Ceza, C. G., Gonzalez, S., <strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Lobos, C. G. Alcohol consumption among drivers in Chile &#8211; a 5 years follow up study 1996-2001. International Pharmaceutical Congress, April 6-9, Santiago, Chile,  2003.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Garay, I. A., <strong>Rojo, L.<\/strong>, Loboss, C. G. Clinical and Forensic Applications of the Determination of Antiepileptic Drugs in blood by GC-MS. International Pharmaceutical Congress, April 6-9, Santiago, Chile, 2003.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1.5rem\">Selected Invited Oral Presentations at International Conferences<\/h3>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Villano, C.,  Shulaev, V., Dayan, N., Lila, M. A., Raskin, I. <i>Pouteria lucuma<\/i>: From a Peruvian Plant to a New Anti-Aging Ingredient. HBA Global Exposition &amp; Conference, June 28-30, The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, USA, 2011.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong> Role of Natural Antioxidants in the prevention of Cognitive Decline. VIII Annual Meeting of Pharmacy Students, August 29-31, Iquique, Chile, 2007.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Rojo, L. E.<\/strong>, Fern&aacute;ndez, F., Jim&eacute;nez, J., Maccioni, A. A., Kuljis, R. 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