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Cynthia Perez

TitlePhD
Faculty RankProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Puerto Rico - Medical Science Campus
DepartmentSchool of Public Health
AddressUPR- Medical Sciences Campus, School of Public Health
San Juan PR 936
Phone7877582525 ext. 1470
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    Area of Expertise: epidemiologia de diabetes, sindrome metabolico y hepatitis C.

    For more information, please visit: http://sp.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/asuntos-academicos/directorio-de-facultad/107-departamento-de-bioestadistica-y-epidemiologia/24-cynthia-m-perez-cardona .

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    1. Perez C, Campbell K, Boyd Barr D, Shankar K, Sims C, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-dependent relationships between PFAS and placental transcriptomics identified by weighted gene co-expression analysis. Environ Res. 2025 Dec 01; 286(Pt 1):122745. PMID: 40902776.
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    2. Patel P, Shen A, Perez C, Kennedy EM, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Association between placental epigenetic age acceleration and early postnatal growth patterns. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 12; 15(1):29597. PMID: 40796795.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    3. Perez C, Campbell K, Barr DB, Shankar K, Sims C, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-Dependent Relationships Between PFAS and Placental Transcriptomics Identified by Weighted Gene Co-Expression Analysis. medRxiv. 2025 Jun 24. PMID: 40666376.
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    4. Guardado M, Perez C, Campana S, Chavez Rojas B, Maga?a J, Jackson S, Samperio E, Hernandez S, Syas K, Hernandez RD, Zavala EI, Rohlfs RV. py_ped_sim: a flexible forward pedigree and genetic simulator for complex family pedigree analysis. BMC Bioinformatics. 2025 May 07; 26(1):122. PMID: 40335952.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Pal S, Salzman EE, Ramirez D, Chen H, Perez CA, Dale K, Ghosh SK, Lin L, Messersmith PB. Versatile Solid-State Medical Superglue Precursors of a-Lipoic Acid. J Am Chem Soc. 2025 Apr 23; 147(16):13377-13384. PMID: 40208013.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    6. Raghavan P, Perez CA, Sorrentino TA, Kading JC, Finbloom JA, Desai TA. Physicochemical Design of Nanoparticles to Interface with and Degrade Neutrophil Extracellular Traps. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Feb 12; 17(6):8862-8874. PMID: 39884672.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    7. Perez C, Sehgal N, Eick SM, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-specific effects of in utero exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on placental development. Environ Res. 2025 Apr 01; 270:120868. PMID: 39884538.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    8. Everson TM, Sehgal N, Campbell K, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Perez C, Shankar K, Eick SM, Pearson KJ, Andres A. Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation. Environ Pollut. 2025 Mar 01; 368:125737. PMID: 39862910.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    9. Everson TM, Sehgal N, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Perez C, Shankar K, Eick SM, Pearson KJ, Andres A. Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation at loci with important roles on cardiometabolic health. medRxiv. 2024 May 07. PMID: 38766233.
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    10. Guardado M, Perez C, Jackson S, Maga?a J, Campana S, Samperio E, Rojas BC, Hernandez S, Syas K, Hernandez R, Zavala EI, Rohlfs R. py_ped_sim - A flexible forward genetic simulator for complex family pedigree analysis. bioRxiv. 2024 Mar 29. PMID: 38585824.
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    11. Perez C, Plaza-Rojas L, Boucher JC, Nagy MZ, Kostenko E, Prajapati K, Burke B, Reyes MD, Austin AL, Zhang S, Le PT, Guevara-Patino JA. NKG2D receptor signaling shapes T cell thymic education. J Leukoc Biol. 2024 01 19; 115(2):306-321. PMID: 37949818.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    12. Kwon JH, Tenforde MW, Gaglani M, Talbot HK, Ginde AA, McNeal T, Ghamande S, Douin DJ, Casey JD, Mohr NM, Zepeski A, Shapiro NI, Gibbs KW, Files DC, Hager DN, Shehu A, Prekker ME, Caspers SD, Exline MC, Botros M, Gong MN, Li A, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Srinivasan V, Steingrub JS, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Martin ET, Khan A, Hough CL, Busse LW, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Perez C, Chang SY, Mallow C, Rovinski R, Babcock HM, Lauring AS, Felley L, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Grijalva CG, Rice TW, Womack KN, Lindsell CJ, Hart KW, Baughman A, Olson SM, Schrag S, Kobayashi M, Verani JR, Patel MM, Self WH. mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalization Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. J Infect Dis. 2022 09 13; 226(5):797-807. PMID: 35385875.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Baratta J, Amano A, Parsons PK, Vilendrer S, Winter SG, Verano MR, Perez C, Kalanithi L, Asch SM, Heffernan MB, Brown-Johnson C. Developing best practices for PPE Portraits across 25 sites: a systematic assessment of?implementation and spread of adaptations using FRAME. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Oct 30; 21(1):1182. PMID: 34717597.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    14. Kharbikar BN, Zhong JX, Cuylear DL, Perez CA, Desai TA. Theranostic biomaterials for tissue engineering. Curr Opin Biomed Eng. 2021 Sep; 19. PMID: 35529078.
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    15. Cotey TJ, Sai H, Perez C, Palmer LC, Stupp SI. Hybrid gels via bulk interfacial complexation of supramolecular polymers and polyelectrolytes. Soft Matter. 2021 May 19; 17(19):4949-4956. PMID: 34008682.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    
    16. Chiou G, Jui E, Rhea AC, Gorthi A, Miar S, Acosta FM, Perez C, Suhail Y, Chen Y, Ong JL, Bizios R, Rathbone C, Guda T. Scaffold Architecture and Matrix Strain Modulate Mesenchymal Cell and Microvascular Growth and Development in a Time Dependent Manner. Cell Mol Bioeng. 2020 Oct; 13(5):507-526. PMID: 33184580.
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    17. Burke B, Eden C, Perez C, Belshoff A, Hart S, Plaza-Rojas L, Delos Reyes M, Prajapati K, Voelkel-Johnson C, Henry E, Gupta G, Guevara-Pati?o J. Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Enhances Checkpoint Blockade Efficacy by Rendering Bladder Cancer Cells Visible for T Cell-Mediated Destruction. Front Oncol. 2020; 10:699. PMID: 32500025.
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    18. Palacios C, Torres M, L?pez D, Trak-Fellermeier MA, Coccia C, P?rez CM. Effectiveness of the Nutritional App "MyNutriCart" on Food Choices Related to Purchase and Dietary Behavior: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2018 Dec 12; 10(12). PMID: 30545125.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Diaz-Zabala HJ, Ortiz AP, Garland L, Jones K, Perez CM, Mora E, Arroyo N, Oleksyk TK, Echenique M, Matta JL, Dean M, Dutil J. A Recurrent BRCA2 Mutation Explains the Majority of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Cases in Puerto Rico. Cancers (Basel). 2018 Nov 02; 10(11). PMID: 30400234.
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    20. Avil?s-Santa ML, P?rez CM, Schneiderman N, Savage PJ, Kaplan RC, Teng Y, Su?rez EL, Cai J, Giachello AL, Talavera GA, Cowie CC. Detecting prediabetes among Hispanics/Latinos from diverse heritage groups: Does the test matter? Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Prev Med. 2017 02; 95:110-118. PMID: 27956225.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Textor A, Schmidt K, Kloetzel PM, Wei?brich B, Perez C, Charo J, Anders K, Sidney J, Sette A, Schumacher TN, Keller C, Busch DH, Seifert U, Blankenstein T. Preventing tumor escape by targeting a post-proteasomal trimming independent epitope. J Exp Med. 2016 10 17; 213(11):2333-2348. PMID: 27697836.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    22. Soto-Salgado M, Col?n-L?pez V, Perez C, Mu?oz-Masso C, Marrero E, Su?rez E, Ortiz AP. Same-Sex Behavior and its Relationship with Sexual and Health-Related Practices Among a Population-Based Sample of Women in Puerto Rico: Implications for Cancer Prevention and Control. Int J Sex Health. 2016; 28(4):296-305. PMID: 28286595.
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    23. Rivera R, Andriankaja OM, Perez CM, Joshipura K. Relationship between periodontal disease and asthma among overweight/obese adults. J Clin Periodontol. 2016 07; 43(7):566-71. PMID: 27028763.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    24. D?az-Santana MV, Su?rez P?rez EL, Ortiz Mart?nez AP, Guzm?n Serrano M, P?rez Cardona CM. Association Between the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype, Prediabetes, and Diabetes Mellitus Among Adults in Puerto Rico. J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb; 18(1):102-9. PMID: 24519258.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. P?rez CM, Soto-Salgado M, Su?rez E, Guzm?n M, Ortiz AP. High Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Their Coexistence with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Hispanic Community. J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Aug; 17(4):1002-9. PMID: 24781780.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. P?rez CM, Ortiz AP, Fuentes-Mattei E, Vel?zquez-Torres G, Santiago D, Giovannetti K, Bernabe R, Lee MH, Yeung SC. High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in Hispanic adolescents: correlations with adipocytokines and markers of inflammation. J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Oct; 16(5):865-73. PMID: 23828626.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. P?rez CM, S?nchez H, Ortiz AP. Prevalence of overweight and obesity and their cardiometabolic comorbidities in Hispanic adults living in Puerto Rico. J Community Health. 2013 Dec; 38(6):1140-6. PMID: 23846388.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Acevedo A, Diaz Y, Perez CM, Garau M, Baron J, Cruz-Correa M. Diabetes Mellitus and Colorectal Neoplasia. J Cancer Ther. 2012 Nov 01; 3(6A):859-865. PMID: 23560242.
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    29. P?rez CM, Ortiz AP, Guzm?n M, Su?rez E. Distribution and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in adults living in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Sep; 31(3):114-22. PMID: 23038883.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. P?rez CM, Marrero E, Mel?ndez M, Adrovet S, Col?n H, Ortiz AP, Soto-Salgado M, Albizu C, Torres EA, Su?rez E. Seroepidemiology of viral hepatitis, HIV and herpes simplex type 2 in the household population aged 21-64 years in Puerto Rico. BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 23; 10:76. PMID: 20331884.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. P?rez CM, Marrero E, Mel?ndez M, Adrovet S, Col?n H, Albizu C, Torres EA, Ortiz AP, Su?rez E. Feasibility of collecting biologic specimens in population-based surveys: experiences from the epidemiology of hepatitis C in the household, adult population of Puerto Rico study. P R Health Sci J. 2010 Mar; 29(1):18-25. PMID: 20222329.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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