Position(s):
Research Associate Professor, Dept. of Bioscience & Biotechnology

Office: 307 Stratton Hall
Lab: 307 Stratton

Phone: (215) 895-4931 (Office)
            (215) 895-4931 (Lab)

Email: sandra.urdaneta@drexel.edu

M.D. - University of Zulia, Venezuela (1997)
Ph.D. - Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State University (2004)

Courses Taught

BIO480: Parasitology

• Research and development for candidate microbicides to prevent sexually transmitted infections, including HIV-1.
• Use of microbicides to inactivate HIV-1 in breast milk to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
• Exploring regulation of HIV-1 replication in breast milk

Two view some of Dr. Urdaneta's published work [...click here...]

Post-Docs and Graduate Students

Veronica Holmes: Studying the use of small interfering RNA (siRNA) against CCR5, 3’ LTR, 
                           and 5’ gag of HIV-1 to prevent HIV-1 replication in vivo, in our mouse 
                           xenograft model, and in vitro, in an organ tissue culture system. Additionally, 
                           studying the use of peptide nucleic acids to prevent activation and replication 
                           of the HIV-1 provirus in latent host cell reservoirs. 
Joseph Owusu-Boateng: Studying the potential role of Nonoxynol 9 (N9) in promoting cervical 
                                     cancer by means of increased local inflammation in the genital tract 
                                     that may lead to DNA damage.

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