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Rosaura Ramirez is a professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. Ramirez pursued a Ph.D in biology cell focusing on celullar development. The Dra. Ramirez Ordoñez has done three publications and has contributited to literature review on pathogenesis of myasthenic syndromes. Most of her work is focused on education by the implementation of a mentoring program for undegratuated students.

Education

Ramirez pursued her undergraduate studies at the University of Puerto Rico: Río Piedras Campus, majoring in Cell Biology. After completing her bachelor's degree, she started medical school at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus were she spent three years before changing into graduate studies. Ramirez graduated in 1999 from her Ph.D. in Biology.

Research

Ramírez Ordoñez work is focused on cellular development and cell cycle regulation of the nervous system. Her thesis work (1993) was done on modulation of sympathoadrenal peptidergic phenotypes due to nervous system growth factors. Other research work include a series of studies of other growth factor, sympathetic cell.

Publications

• Otero-Cruz JD, Báez-Pagán CA, Dorna-Pérez L, Grajales-Reyes GE, Ramírez-Ordoñez RT, Luciano CA, et al. (March 2010). "Decoding pathogenesis of slow-channel congenital myasthenic syndromes using recombinant expression and mice models". Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 29 (1): 4–17. PMC 2929179. PMID 20222328.
• Ramírez-Ordóñez R, García-Arrarás JE (July 1995). "Peptidergic, catecholaminergic and morphological properties of avian chromaffin cells are modulated distinctively by growth factors". Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research. 87 (2): 160–71. doi:10.1016/0165-3806(95)00071-K. PMID 7586498.
• Ramírez-Ordóñez R, Barreto-Estrada JL, García-Arrarás JE (April 1999). "Growth factors effects on the expression of morphological and biochemical properties of avian embryonic sympathetic cells. Emphasis on NGF". Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research. 114 (1): 27–36. doi:10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00012-7. PMID 10209239.

Contributions

On 2010, she contributed to a literature review done on pathogenesis of myasthenic syndromes.

Outreach

Ramirez currently runs mentorship program for undergraduate alumni where she trains them in order for them to have a teaching experience.

Position

Interimn Dean of Associate Student Affairs 2016-2018