Maria del Pilar Aguinaga, Ph.D., DLM (ASCP)
Professor
OB/GYN
Associate Director and Laboratory Director, Meharry Sickle Cell Center

Phone: (615) 327-6591

maguinaga@mmc.edu

 
 
Biosketch
 
Professional Education
Dates Attended
Institution Name
City, State Degree/Area of Study
1977
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Perú
B.Sc. Biology
1977
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Perú
Licenciate Biology
1979
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Perú
M.Sc. Biochemistry
1984
Kanazawa University Medical School
Kanazawa, Japan
Ph.D Biophysics/Molecular Biol.
1986
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Post-doctoral Molecular Biology

 

Research Interests / Specialty
Publications/Scholarly Activities
  • Farrell, K., Dent, L., Nguyen, M.L., Buchowski, M. Bhatt, A., and Aguinaga, M.d.P. (2010). The Relationship of Oxygen Transport and Cardiac Index for the Prevention of Sickle Cell Crises.
    J. Natl Med. Assoc. Vol. 102 (11):1000-1007
  • Jones, K.M., Niaz, M., Brooks, C.M., Robertson, S.I., Aguinaga, M.d.P., Hills, E.R, Montgomery Rice, V., Bourne, P., Bruce, D., and Archibong, A.E. (2009). Clinical Doses of Hydroxyurea Adversely Affect Male fertility of a Sickle Cell Transgenic Mouse Model. (In press).
  • Aguinaga, M.d.P. (2007). Newborn Screening and Clinical Management of Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Frontiers of Science in the 21st Century. pg 137-147. Ed Cordillera. Lima, Peru.
  • Berkman, N.D., Levy, P., Lux, L., Root, E., Sorensen, A., Sullivan, M.T., Thornberry, J., Stone-Wiggins, B., Wilson, E., Aguinaga, M.d.P. and Ross, S. (2007).  Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program Literature Review Report, Prepared for Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Genetic Services Branch, under the National Coordinating Center for the Demonstration program for the Development and Establishment of Systemic Mechanics for the Prevention and Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Online.
  • Brooks, C.M.,  Jones, K.M., Niaz, M.S.,  Aguinaga, M. d. P. , Hills, E.R., Montgomery Rice, V., and  Archibong, A.E. (2007). Authentication of a transgenic sickle cell mouse model with intent to study sickle cell disease-induced hypogonadism. Andrology Update; 1(3):331-340.
  • Aguinaga, M.d.P. (2007). Newborn Screening of Hemoglobinopathies. Tennessee Newborn Screening Newsletter. Tennessee Department of Health. Nashville, TN.

 

 

 

 

 

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