Miranda González, Jorge D.

Miranda González, Jorge D.

Faculty Member

Positions

Professor in the Physiology Department and between 2010-2013, Dr. Miranda was appointed Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences., Universidad de Puerto Rico - Ciencias Medicas

overview

After his appointment in the Physiology
department in 1999, Dr. Miranda was the Vice-
President and President of the Neuroscience and
Physiology Chapters of Puerto Rico, respectively. At
the moment, he is the Director of the Neuroimaging
and Electrophysiology Facility under the COBRE grant.

member of

IBRO Member
International Society for Neurochemistry Member
Neurotrauma Society Member
Society for Neuroscience Member

selected publications

academic article
- Continuous tamoxifen delivery improves locomotor recovery 6h after spinal cord injury by neuronal and glial mechanisms in male rats.. Experimental neurology. 299:109-121. 2018
- Tamoxifen Administration Immediately or 24 Hours after Spinal Cord Injury Improves Locomotor Recovery and Reduces Secondary Damage in Female Rats.. Journal of neurotrauma. 33:1696-708. 2016
- Tamoxifen: an FDA approved drug with neuroprotective effects for spinal cord injury recovery.. Neural regeneration research. 11:1208-11. 2016
- Tamoxifen and estradiol improved locomotor function and increased spared tissue in rats after spinal cord injury: their antioxidant effect and role of estrogen receptor alpha.. Brain research. 1561:11-22. 2014

research overview

Neuroprotective
effects of Tamoxifen in the spinal cord and muscle
tissues after injury and differences in the response
according to sex; Effect of Tamoxifen in the microbiota
and spinal cord metabolic profile of male and female
animals after spinal cord injury.

full name

Jorge D. Miranda González

primary email

jorge.miranda3@upr.edu

phone

(787)758-2525 ext. 1631

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Contact Info

jorge.miranda3@upr.edu

(787)758-2525 ext. 1631