CarolinaGarcía-GarcíaMDPhD(She/Her)

[Pronunciation: Ca-ro-lee-na]

Internal Medicine • Philadelphia, PA

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

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Office
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2250

Summary

I am physician-scientist and cancer biologist who trained under the NCI-funded U54 University of Puerto Rico/MD Anderson Cancer Center Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research. My doctoral work centered around understanding the role of hypoxia signaling in the biology of both normal and cancerous tissues, and how it influences their response to therapies. My goal is to become a gastroenterologist/hepatologist physician-scientist.

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2023 - 2024
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2023
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesPhD, Cancer Biology, 2017 - 2022
University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezBS, Biology, 2010 - 2014

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau Award for Outstanding Research University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 2023
Presidents’ Research Scholarship The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences, 2021
Dr. John J. Kopchick Fellowship The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences, 2021
Semifinalist, 2021 AMA Research Challenge American Medical Association (AMA), 2021
UTHealth Science Center at Houston Student Intercouncil (SIC) Academic Achievement Award UTHealth Science Center at Houston Student Intercouncil, 2019
3rd Place, Poster Session Competition, UTHealth MD Anderson University of Puerto Rico Medical Scientist Training Program Retreat UT Houston Medical Scientist Training Program, 2019
Marie Curie Award Radiation Research Society, 2019
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2019
Sylvan Rodriguez Foundation Scholarship honoring George M. Stancel, Ph.D. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2018
Best 1st Year Student, Elevator Speech Competition, GSBS Student Research Day The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2018
Ellen Taylor Goldin Legacy Scholarship The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2018
Poster Presentation Award, Annual Research Symposium Puerto Rico Medical Association, AMA Chapter, 2015
Overall Award of Excellence, Annual Research Symposium Puerto Rico Medical Students Association, 2015
3rd Place, Oral Presentation in Translational Research, Annual Research and Education Forum University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus, 2014
Outstanding Presentation in the Medicine Session, Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biology University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus, 2014
3rd Place, Annual Meeting Puerto Rico Physiological Society, Chapter of the American Physiological Society, 2014
Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (RISE) Scholar NIH-NIGMS, 2013
HHMI Undergraduate Research Grant Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

72 citations
Stromal HIF2 Regulates Immune Suppression in the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment.
Carolina J Garcia Garcia, Yanqing Huang, Natividad R Fuentes, Madeleine C Turner, Maria E Monberg
Gastroenterology. 2022-06-01
2 citations
Feasibility of administering human pancreatic cancer chemotherapy in a spontaneous pancreatic cancer mouse model.
Abagail M Delahoussaye, Joseph Abi Jaoude, Morgan Green, Tara N Fujimoto, Jessica Molkentine
BMC Cancer. 2022-02-16
12 citations
Enteral Activation of WR-2721 Mediates Radioprotection and Improved Survival from Lethal Fractionated Radiation
Jessica M. Molkentine, Tara N. Fujimoto, Thomas D. Horvath, Aaron J. Grossberg, Carolina J. Garcia Garcia
Scientific Reports. 2019-02-13

Journal Articles

Targeting HIF-2a in skeletal progenitors for the radioprotection of bone
Guo W, Hoque J, Garcia Garcia CJ, Spiller KV, Fujimoto TN, Johnson DW, Delahoussaye AM, Williams NT, Kirsch DG, Varghese S, Taniguchi CM, Wu C, Science and Translational Medicine

Grant Support

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity)National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2019–2022

Research History

MD/PhD Track TraineeU54 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine/MD Anderson Cancer Center Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research2014 - 2022

Professional Memberships

American Association for Cancer Research - AACR
Member
Gold Humanism and Honor Society
Member
American Physician Scientists Association
Member
Radiation Research Society
Member
Association for Women in Science
Member
American Medical Association
Member
Puerto Rico Medical Association
Member
PA Medical Society
Member

Other Languages

Spanish

External Links

LinkedInhttps://pr.linkedin.com/in/carolina-garcía-garcía-a5b71572