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PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS:             

      Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, 

      University of Puerto Rico, G.P.O. Box 36-5067, 

      San Juan, Puerto Rico  00936-5067

      Telephone:  (787)  763-9401

      Fax:  (787) 758-5206

      E-mail   e-fernandez@rcm.upr.edu

 

HIGHER EDUCATION:         

University of Puerto Rico;                       1968-1972

        BS Biology, Magna-Cum Laude.

    

University of Puerto Rico; School           1974-1977

          of Medicine;  MS Physiology. Thesis

        Title:  A Study of Renal Potassium

        Handling in Hypothalamic Diabetes

        Insipidus.

University of Puerto Rico, School           1977-1979

           of Medicine; Ph. D. Physiology.

         Thesis Title: Effects of ADH, State

         of Potassium Balance and Extrace- 

         llular Fluid Volume on the Renin-

        Angiotensin System and Tissue 

        Composition on DI Rats.

 

POST DOCTORAL  FELLOWSHIPS:       

Renal Morphology, Duke                       1979-1980

        University, Durham, North Carolina,

        Dr.  C.  Craig Tisher. 

Renal Micropuncture, University of       1980-1982

        North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North

        Carolina, Dr.  C.  W.  Gottschalk and

        Dr.  W.  F.  Finn.

                                

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE:                   

Teaching Biology, Manatí High School.  1972-1974

 

Teaching in Renal Physiology,  School   1977-1979

        of Medicine,  University of Puerto Rico

 

Teaching in General Physiology,             1978-1979

        School of  PharmacyStudents, School of 

        Medicine, University of Puerto Rico.

 

Assistant Professor, Department of         1982-1986      

        Pharmacology School of Medicine, UPR

        San Juan Puerto Rico.

 

Associate Professor, Department of            1986-1993 

        UPR.

                       

Professor, Department of Pharma          1993-Present

        cology, 

 

Chief,  Micropuncture Laboratory          1982-1988

        Veterans Administration Medical

        Center San Juan Puerto Rico.

 

Scientific Advisor Animal Research        1983-1988

         Facilities Veterans Administration

         Medical Center San Juan Puerto Rico.

 

Associate Director RCMI Program           1986-1993

        UPR Medical Sciences Campus

        San Juan Puerto Rico.

 

Acting Program Director RCMI Program   1993-1995

         

Program Director RCMI Program             1995-present

        

 

RESEARCH  INTERESTS:                   

 

            Diabetic Nephropathy

            Autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes

            Flow Cytometry Applications

            Glomerular Mesangial Cell Function

           

 PUBLICATIONS:

 

1.     Fernández-Repollet, E., Opava-Stitzer, S. and Martínez Maldonado, M.: Role of Water Balance in the Enhanced Potassium Excretion and Hypokalemia of Rats with Diabetes Insipidus.  J. Physiol. (Lond.)  304:97-108,  1980.

 

2.     Fernández-Repollet, E.,  LeFurgey, A.,  Craig Tisher,  C.: Physiological  Response of Toad Urinary Bladder Epithelium to Lithium Chloride. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 372:218- 219, 1981.

 

3.     Fernández-Repollet, E.,  Opava-Stitzer, S., and Martínez Maldonado, M.: The Effect of Potassium Balance on the Renin Angiotensin System in DI Rats. J. Physiol. 323:519- 531, 1982.

4.     Fernández-Repollet, E., Mittler, R.S., Tiffany S. and Schwartz, A.: In Vivo Effects of PGE2 and Arachidonic Acid on Phagocytosis of Fluorescent Methacrylate Microbeads by Rat Peritoneal Macropha ges. J. of Histochem. Cyto chem. 30: 466-470, 1982.

 

5.     Fernández-Repollet, E., and Finn, W.:  Effect of Contralateral Nephrectomy on the Initial Phase of Unilateral Postischemic Acute Renal Failure.  In:  Acute Renal Failure, Edited by H.E. Elihou, John Libbey Co., London, 1982, 262-266.

 

6.     Fernández-Repollet, E., Opava-Stitzer, S., Rodríguez- Sargent, C., Cangiano, J.L., and Martínez Maldonado, M.:  Exaggerated Natriuretic Response of DI Rats to Acute and Chronic Extracellular Volume Expansion. Ann. N.Y. Acad.  Sci. 394:219-230, 1982.

 

7.     Fernández-Repollet, E., Rowley, J. and Schwartz, A.:  Renal Damage in Gentamicintreated Lanner Falcons. J. Am. Vet. Assoc., 181, 1392-1394, 1982.

 

8.     Fernández-Repollet, E., and OpavaStitzer, S.:  Effects of Potassium and  ADH on Plasma Renin Concentration in Diabetes Insipidus (DI) Rats.  Ann.  N.Y. Acad. Sci. 394:254 -259, 1982.

 

9.     Opava-Stitzer, S., Fernández-Repollet, E. and Stern, P.: Sodium and Potassium Balance in the Brattleboro Rat.  Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 394:188- 209, 1982.

 

10.    Schwartz, A., Sugg, H., Ritter, T.W., and Fernández- Repollet, E.:  Direct Determination of Cell Diameter, Surfa- ce Area, and Volume with an  Electronic Volume Sensing Flow Cytometer.  Cytometry 3(6):456-458, 1983.

 

11.    Fernández-Repollet, E., Opava Stitzer, S.,Tiffany S., and Schwartz, A.: Effects of Endogenous Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) on Macrophage Phagocytosis. J. Histoch- em. and Cytochem. 31:956-959, 1983.

 

12.    Fernández-Repollet, E., and Finn. W.F.: Relative Importance of Volume Depletion and Tubular Damage in Gentamicin-Induced Acute Renal Failure. In: Acute Renal Failure: Correlation Between Morphology and Function. Edited by K. Solez and A. Whelton, New York, Marcel Decker, Inc., 1983.

 

13.  Fernández-Repollet, E., LeFurgey, A., Hardy, M.A., and Tisher, C.C.:Structural and Functional Response of Toad Urinary Bladder to LiCl.  Kid. Int. 24:719-730, 1983.

 

14.   Finn, W.F. and Fernández-Repollet, E.:  The Use of Nephrotoxic Agents in the Presence of Acute Renal Failu- re.  In:  Contro versies in Nephrology  IV.  Edited by G.E. Schreiner and J.F. Winchester. Georgetown University Press, 1984.

 

15.   Finn W.F., Fernández-Repollet, E., Goldfarb, D., Iaina, A. and Eliahou, H.E.: Attenuation of Injury Due to Unilate ral Renal Ischemia:  Delayed Effects of Contralateral Ne- phrectomy.  J. Lab. Clin. Med. 103:193-203, 1984.

 

16.   Martínez-Maldonado, M., Opava-Stitzer, S., and Fernández Repollet, E.: Response of Isotonic Saline Infusion After Selective Renal Cortical  Ablation in the Rat.  Mineral Electrol.  Metab.  11:68-79, 1985.

 

17.   Fernández-Repollet, E., Silva-Netto, C.R., Colindres, R.E., Gottschalk, C.W.:  Role of Renal Nerves in Maintaining Sodium Balance in Unrestrained Conscious Rats.  Am. J. Physiol. 249:F819-826, 1985.

 

18. Fernández-Repollet, E., Opava-Stitzer, S., and Martínez Maldonado, M.: Exaggerated Natriuresis and Decreased Plasma Renin Concentration after Volume Expansion in Rats with Diabetes Insipidus.  Am. J. Med. Sci. 291:215- 221, 1986.

 

19.   Fernández-Repollet, E., and Martínez Maldonado, M.:  Role of PTH, Vitamin D and Bone Metabolism on Low-Protein Induced Hypercalciuria.  In:Phosphate and Mineral Metabolism.  Edited by Shaul G. Massry, Plenum Press, New York.  pp. 199-206, 1986.

 

20.   Fernández-Repollet, E., Tapia, E. and Martínez- Maldonado, M.  Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition on the Altered Renal Hemodynamics Induced by Low Protein Diet in the Rat. J. Clin. Invest.  80:1045-1049, 1987.

 

21.   Fernández-Repollet, E. and Schwartz, A.: Microsphe- res and Phagocytosis:  An Overview.  In: Microspheres:  Medical and Biological Applications.  Edited by Alan Rembaum, CRC Press, Inc., Florida. 1988.

 

22.   Rodriguez-Sargent, C., Cangiano, J.L., Fernández- Repollet, E., Estape-Wainwright, E., Martínez-Maldonado, M.  A New Model of Genetic Salt-sensitive Hypertension in Rats with Superficial Glomeruli.  J. Hypertension,  6:  855-858, 1988.

 

23.   Fernández-Repollet, E., and Martínez-Maldonado, M. Renal and  Systemic  Effects of Short Term High Protein Feeding in Normal Rats. Am. J. Med. Sci. 296 (7) 348- 354, 1989.

 

24.  Martínez-Maldonado, M., Lopez-Novoa, JM, Fernández Repollet, E., Baldizón, C., Opava- Stitzer,S., Benabe, J. Functional Studies in Experimental Renal Cortical Necro- sis in the Rat.  Am. J. Physiol. 257: F925-936, 1989.

 

25. Schwartz A., Iglesias, N.,and Fernández-Repollet, E.  Flow Cytometry Performance Survey.  Flow Cytometry Forum 2: 4-6, 1990.

 

26. Fernández-Repollet,E., Opava- Stitzer,S., M. Martínez- Maldonado.  Renal Hemodynamics and Urinary Concen- trating capacity in Protein Deprivation: Role of Antidiuretic Hormone. Am . J. Med. Sci. 303 : 301-307, 1992.

 

27. Schwartz, A. and E. Fernández-Repollet.  Development of Clinical Standards for Flow Cytometry.  In:  Clinical Flow Cytometry,  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 677: 28-39, 1993.

 

28. Benabe, J., Fernández-Repollet, E., Tapia, E., Luo C. and M. Martínez-Maldonado. Angiotensin II and Catecholamines Interaction in Short term Low Protein Feeding. Kid Int 44: 285-293, 1993.

 

29. Opava-Stitzer and E. Fernández-Repollet. Concentración y Dilución de la Orina.  In: "Tratado de Nefrología", 2nd Edition, Editors:  J. Herrera and M. Martínez Maldonado. Editorial Norma, Madrid, Spain, 1993, p.177-188.

 

30. Fernández-Repollet, E. and R. Fantauzzi.  Effects of Gentamicin on Glomerular Renin Secretion.  Renal Failure, 161 (1) 71-89,  1994.

 

31. Schwartz, A. and E. Fernández-Repollet.  Standardization for Flow Cytometry.  In: Methods in Cell Biology: Flow Cytometry, Editors: Z. Darzynkiewics, H.A. Crissman and P. Robinson, Vol 42, Chapter 35, pp. 605-626, Acade- mic Press, New York, 1994. 

 

32. Schwartz, A., J. Ottinger, E. Wallace, R.Poon and  E. Fernandez Repollet. Quantitative Determination of Antibody Binding Capacity by Flow Cytometry. European Journal of Histochemistry 38 (Suppl 1): 13-20, 1994.

 

33. Schwartz, A. and E. Fernández-Repollet.  Technical Aspects of Quantitative Flow Cytometry, Clin Immunol Newsletter 15,  73-77, 1995.  

 

34. Poon, R.,   R. Johnson, T. Stanton, E. Fernandez Repo- llet, A. Schwartz. Calibration of Fluorescence Intensity Microbead Standards and Assigment of Effective F/P ratios to the FITC- Conjugated Secondary Antibody Used in the Vth International Leukocyte Typing Workshop.Proceedings Vth International Leukocyte Congress, Oxford Press, Boston, MA, 1995.

 

35. Schwartz, A. , E. Fernández-Repollet , R. Vogt, and J.W. Gratama. Construction of a Uniform and Standardize Calibration Curve for Determination of Fluorescence Intensity by Flow Cytometry . Cytometry  26: 22-31, 1996.

 

36. Schwartz, A., M. Méndez, G. Santiago, L. Díaz, E. Fernández Repollet.  Applications of Common Quantitative Fluorescent Standards to Multiple Platforms: Comparison of Commercial Fluorescent Calibration Standards Used in Quantitative Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping Analysis as a Function of pH Environment. Clin Immunol Newsletter 17, 14-18, 1997.  

 

37. Schwartz, A., G. Marti, R. Poon, J. Gratama, and E. Fernández Repollet. Standardizing Flow Cytometry: A Classification System of Fluorescent Standards Used for Flow Cytometry. Cytometry: 33: 106-114, 1998.

 

38. Schwartz, A. and E. Fernández-Repollet. Quantitative Immunophenotyping. In: Immunophenotyping, edited by C. Stewart and J. Nicholson. John Wiley & Sons. In press.

   

PATENTS:

 

Schwartz, A. and E. Fernández-Repollet,  Fluorescent alignment microbeads with broad excitation and emission specttra and its use. US Patnet 5,073,498, 1991.

 

Schwartz, A. and E. Fernández-Repollet, Method of Use of Non-fluorescent Particles to determine Fluorescent Treshold of a Flow Cytometer Relative to the Autofluorescence of Cells.  US Patent 5,089,416,  1992.

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