Miguel Otero

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. 1998, University of Puerto Rico

Academic Department(s)

Microbiology and Immunology

Research Area

HIV/AIDS

Research Interest

Vaccine Development

Publications

Efficacy of novel plasmid DNA encoding vaccinia antigens in improving current smallpox vaccination strategy. Otero M, Calarota SA, Dai A, De Groot AS, Boyer JD, Weiner DB. Vaccine. 2006 May 22;24(21):4461-70. Epub 2005 Aug 18. PMID: 16137803

Independence of granzyme B secretion and interferon- gamma production during acute simian immunodeficiency virus infection. Calarota SA, Otero M, Robinson TM, Dai A, Lewis MG, Boyer JD, Weiner DB. J Infect Dis. 2006 May 15;193(10):1441-50. Epub 2006 Apr 14. PMID: 16619193

Resiquimod is a modest adjuvant for HIV-1 gag-based genetic immunization in a mouse model. Otero M, Calarota SA, Felber B, Laddy D, Pavlakis G, Boyer JD, Weiner DB. Vaccine. 2004 Apr 16;22(13-14):1782-90.

Use of interleukin 15 to enhance interferon-gamma production by antigen-specific stimulated lymphocytes from rhesus macaques. Calarota SA, Otero M, Hermanstyne K, Lewis M, Rosati M, Felber BK, Pavlakis GN, Boyer JD, Weiner DB. J Immunol Methods. 2003 Aug;279(1-2):55-67. PMID: 12969547

Contact Information

Universidad Central del Caribe

P.O. Box 60327

Bayamón, PR 00960-6032

Tel  (787) 798-3001 x 2083

e-mail: miguel.otero@uccaribe.edu