CURRICULUM VITAE
Henry H. Ruiz
6530 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 997-3554 (Queens College)
henry.ruiz@qc.cuny.edu
(Queens
College); henryhruizm@hotmail.com (Personal)
Education:
2010-Present: Graduate Center
of the City University of New York
PhD – Psychology
(Neuropsychology Subprogram) in
progress
2008-2010: Queens College of
the City University of New York
MA
– Behavioral Neuroscience
2004-2008: Queens College of
the City University of New York
BA
– Psychology & Neuroscience Major, Biology & Philosophy Minor
Academic Appointments:
Queens College of the City
University of New York (CUNY), Adjunct Instructor
Spring
2011—Introduction to Statistics [Laboratory] (Psych 107)
Fall
2011—Principles of Drug Action (Psych 352)
Spring
2011—Neuroscience of Memory (Psych 346)
Fall
2010 –Introduction to Statistics [Laboratory] (Psych 107)
Research Positions:
9/08-Present Queens College of the City University of New York,
Graduate Student Researcher
Studying the mechanism of
action of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in mediating
inflammation
after sympathetic compromise.
6/10-8/10
University of Maastricht, Netherlands, Graduate
Student Researcher
Studying the biochemical and
morphological properties of a potential trk B agonist using the
SH-SY5Y human
neuroblastoma cell line
6/07-6/08
Queens College of the
City University of New York, Undergraduate Student Researcher
Analyzed the entorhinal cortex
neuroanatomy of mice deficient in Heparin Binding-Growth
Associated Molecule (HB-GAM).
1/08-7/08
Queens College of the City University of New
York, Undergraduate Student Researcher
Studied
the effect of behavioral skill training with general-case training on staff
chaining of
child vocalizations within natural language paradigm.
Service:
12/11-Present Queens College of the
City of New York, Assistant Professor Search Committee
08/11-Present
Queens College of the City University of
New York, Lab Manager
Responsible for overseen the administrative components of
the laboratory including but not
limited to: inventory management, supply
management, tools and equipment maintenance
and development, providing assistance to fellow lab mates, schedule management,
overall
organization and cleanness management and providing protocol assistance to lab
mates
9/10-08/2011
Queens College of the City University of
New York, Assistant Lab Manager
Responsible for the general management of laboratory
supplies and organization which i
includes but is not limited to placing orders,
maintaining accurate chemical inventories
and
working facility scheduling management.
02/09-10/09
Zucker Hillside Hospital of the North
Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Volunteer
Responsible for co-leading mental
health rehabilitation groups under the supevision of a
therapist, assisting
individual patients during groups, providing feedback to the therapist after
each group session and assisting with office duties.
Honors and Awards:
LSAMP Graduate Research
Assistant Fellow-2011-present
AGEP
Fellow- 2010-Present
CUNY University Fellow-
2010-2011
CUNY
Bridges to the Doctorate Honoree-2010
LSAMP Bridges to the
Doctorate Fellow– 2008-2010
CUNY
Bridges to the Doctorate Fellow–2008
LSAMP Fellow–2007-2008
Queens
College Dean’s List, 2008
Research Skills:
Animal care and
breeding, surgeries, injections, and sacrifices; tissue collection and dissection;
basic and immunohistochemical histology; Western Blotting; standard and confocal microscopy;
basic
knowledge of cell culture, an advanced scientific software for brain mapping
(Neurolucida) and the statistical
package for Windows (SPSS).
Professional
Memberships:
Society for Neuroscience
The
Endocrine Society
Research Interests:
Mechanisms
mediating neuroinflammation and general inflammation; the effect of neurotrophic
factors in inflammation across time; neuroanatomical changes resulting from inflammation;
neurodegeneration as
a result of induced inflammation; peripheral changes following inflammation.
Relationship between autoimmunity, BDNF and various psychiatric disorders.
Manuscripts (Journal
Articles):
Seiverling
L., Pantelides M., Ruiz H.H., Sturmey P. (2009). The Effect of
Behavioral Skills Training with
General-Case Training on Staff Chaining of
Child Vocalizations within Natural
Language Paradigm.
The Journal of Behavioral Interventions, 25: 53–75.
Oral Presentations:
Ruiz, H.H. Autoimmune disease-like organ inflammation:
the role of BDNF and NPY. 15th Annual CUNY
Conference in Science and
Engineering: The Genesis of Science, March 2nd 2012. New York, New York.
Ruiz, H.H. Induction of Sympathetic Autoimmunity Causes Sex,
Strain, and Tissue-Specific Vulnerability to
BDNF-Mediated Inflammation. CUNY
Neuropsychology Annual Research
Day. August 27th 2010. Flushing,
New York.
Ruiz,
H.H.
Neuroanatomical Characteristics of Mice Deficient in Heparin-Binding Growth Associated
Molecule
(HB-GAM). Bridges to the Doctorate Annual Retreat, January 14th 2010 Tampa, Florida.
Poster Presentations:
Ruiz, H.H., Sani S., Rupani, N.,
Calderon, O., Panday, P., Croll, S.D. The effect of peripheral neuropeptide Y
receptor 1 antagonism on inflammation and behavior. Society for Neuroscience Conference. November
14th
2011. Washington D.C.
Ruiz, H.H., Boulle, F., van den Hove, D., Steinbusch,
H.W., Kenis, G. Agonism of the Tyrosine Kinase B (Trk B)
Receptor by MIM-L4.
Urban University Conference Series UUC2010 CUNY
International Research.
Salgongen at Königlich Technische Hochschule (Sweeden
Royal Institute of Technology), August 2nd 2010.
Stockholm, Sweden.
Krellman J.W., Ruiz H.H., Croll
S.D. Mice deficient in heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB-GAM)
exhibit reductions in neuronal area and inter-neuronal distance in the entorhinal cortex. Society for
Neuroscience Conference, November 2008 and Urban College Conference, May 2009.
Sani, S., Rupani, N., Calderon, O.,
Panday, P., Ruiz, H.H., Croll, S.D. The effect of peripheral antagonism
of the
neuropeptide Y1 receptor on peripheral organ inflammation during sympathetic hyperactivity.
Sigma Xi
Research Day, March 24th 2011, Flushing NY
Calderon,
O., Rupani, N., Sani, S., Panday, P., Ruiz, H.H., The effect of
peripheral antagonism of the
neuropeptide Y1 receptor on anxiety levels during
sympathetic hyperactivity. Sigma
Xi Research Day,
March 24th 2011, Flushing NY
Abstracts:
Ruiz, H.H. Autoimmune disease-like organ inflammation:
the role of BDNF and NPY. 15th Annual CUNY
Conference in Science and
Engineering: The Genesis of Science. Accepted February
16th 2012. New York,
New York.
Ruiz, H.H., Sani S., Rupani, N., Calderon, O.,
Panday, P., Croll, S.D. The effect of peripheral neuropeptide Y
receptor 1
antagonism on inflammation and behavior. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Accepted May
12th
2011. Washington D.C.
Seiverling, L. J., Pantelides, M., Ruiz,
H.H, Sturmey, P. The effect of behavioral skills training with general-case
training on staff chaining of child vocalizations within natural language paradigm.
Interventions to
Improve the Language Skills of Young Children with
Developmental Disabilities. 35th Annual Convention
of the Association for Behavior Analysis, International,
May, 2009, Phoenix, AZ,
Krellman J.W., Ruiz H.H., Croll S.D.. Mice deficient
in heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB- GAM) exhibit reductions in neuronal area and inter-neuronal distance in the entorhinal cortex. Society for
Neuroscience
Abstracts. November 2008, Washington D.C