Nawal Boukli

Associate Professor

Ph.D. 2000, University of Geneva

Academic Department(s)

Microbiology and Immunology

Research Area

HIV and Substance Abuse

Research Interest

Use of proteins as disease markers.

Currently, HIV+ individuals are compared with HIV+

intravenous drug users (IDUs) and HIV- persons to identify

proteins involved in the infection and the effects of drug abuse in the protein expression patterns.

Publications

Methamphetamine enhances HIV-1 infectivity in monocyte derived dendritic cells.

Nair MP, Saiyed ZM, Nair N, Gandhi NH, Rodriguez JW, Boukli N, Provencio-Vasquez E, Malow RM, Miguez-Burbano MJ. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2009 Mar;4(1):129-39. Epub 2008 Oct 29. PMID: 18958626

Cubano LA, Sepúlveda-Torres Ldel C, Sosa G, Boukli N, Robles R, Rodriguez JW, Guzmán L, Ríos-Olivares E.  Prevalence of drug resistance and associated mutations in HIV-positive Puerto Ricans: sex variations.  Ethn Dis. 2008;18(2 Suppl 2):S2-132-6.

Boukli NM, Sunderasan E, Bartsev A, Hochstrasser D, Perret X, Bjourson AJ, Krause A, Broughton WJ.  Early legume responses to inoculation with Rhizobium sp. NGR234.  J Plant Physiol. 2007 Jun;164(6):794-806.

Rodriguez, J.W., Rodríguez, L.A., Font, G., Cubano, L.A., Boukli, N.M., Otero, M., Hunter, Robert, Nair, N.P., Ríos-Olivares, E.O. Induction of a Soluble Anti-HIV-1 factor(s) with IFN- , IL-10, and-Chemokine Modulating Activity by an Influenza-Bacterial Polyantigenic Mixture. American Journal of Infectious Diseases. 3(4):266-274, 2007.

Rodriguez, J.W, Rodriguez, L. A, Font. G, Cubano, L. A., Boukli, N. M, Otero, M, Hunter, R, Nair. M. P, Rios-Olivares, E. Co-expression of apoptosis related molecules on activated CD8+CD38+ T cells is associated with HIV-1 disease progression. American Journal of infectious diseases 3(4): 208-21, 2007.

Contact Information

Universidad Central del Caribe

P.O. Box 60327

Bayamón, PR 00960-6032

Tel (787) 798-3001  ext. 2080

e-mail: nawal.boukli@uccaribe.edu