Sandra Becerra, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Biography
Research Topic: Radiobiology of the Vascular Endothelium
Publications
- Becerra, S. C., Roy, D. C., Sanchez, C. J., Christy, R. J., & Burmeister, D. M. (2016). An optimized staining technique for the detection of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria within tissue. BMC research notes, 9, 216. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1902-0
- Burmeister, D. M., Ponticorvo, A., Yang, B., Becerra, S. C., Choi, B., Durkin, A. J., & Christy, R. J. (2015). Utility of spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) and laser speckle imaging (LSI) to non-invasively diagnose burn depth in a porcine model. Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, 41(6), 1242–1252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.03.001
- Becerra, S. C., Thambugala, H. T., Erickson, A. R., Lee, C. K., & Lewis, L. K. (2012). Reversibility of replicative senescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of homologous recombination and cell cycle checkpoints. DNA repair, 11(1), 35–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.10.003
- Bhaskaran, S., Butler, J. A., Becerra, S., Fassio, V., Girotti, M., & Rea, S. L. (2011). Breaking Caenorhabditis elegans the easy way using the Balch homogenizer: an old tool for a new application. Analytical biochemistry, 413(2), 123–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2011.02.029
- Rodriguez-Menocal, L., Davis, S. S., Becerra, S., Salgado, M., Gill, J., Valdes, J., Candanedo, A., Natesan, S., Solis, M., Guzman, W., Higa, A., Schulman, C. I., Christy, R. J., Waibel, J., & Badiavas, E. V. (2018). Assessment of Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser and Er:YAG Laser to Treat Hypertrophic Scars in a Red Duroc Pig Model. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 39(6), 954–962. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iry012
- Burmeister, D. M., Stone, R., 2nd, Wrice, N., Laborde, A., Becerra, S. C., Natesan, S., & Christy, R. J. (2018). Delivery of Allogeneic Adipose Stem Cells in Polyethylene Glycol-Fibrin Hydrogels as an Adjunct to Meshed Autografts After Sharp Debridement of Deep Partial Thickness Burns. Stem cells translational medicine, 7(4), 360–372. https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.17-0160
- Cardile, A. P., Woodbury, R. L., Sanchez, C. J., Jr, Becerra, S. C., Garcia, R. A., Mende, K., Wenke, J. C., & Akers, K. S. (2017). Activity of Norspermidine on Bacterial Biofilms of Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates Associated with Persistent Extremity Wound Infections. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 973, 53–70. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2016_93
- Roy, D. C., Tomblyn, S., Burmeister, D. M., Wrice, N. L., Becerra, S. C., Burnett, L. R., Saul, J. M., & Christy, R. J. (2015). Ciprofloxacin-Loaded Keratin Hydrogels Prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosaInfection and Support Healing in a Porcine Full-Thickness Excisional Wound. Advances in wound care, 4(8), 457–468. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2014.0576
- Samberg, M., Stone, R., 2nd, Natesan, S., Kowalczewski, A., Becerra, S., Wrice, N., Cap, A., & Christy, R. (2019). Platelet rich plasma hydrogels promote in vitro and in vivo angiogenic potential of adipose-derived stem cells. Acta biomaterialia, 87, 76–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.01.039
- Burmeister, D. M., Roy, D. C., Becerra, S. C., Natesan, S., & Christy, R. J. (2018). In Situ Delivery of Fibrin-Based Hydrogels Prevents Contraction and Reduces Inflammation. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 39(1), 40–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000576
- Zamora, D. O., Natesan, S., Becerra, S., Wrice, N., Chung, E., Suggs, L. J., & Christy, R. J. (2013). Enhanced wound vascularization using a dsASCs seeded FPEG scaffold. Angiogenesis, 16(4), 745–757. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10456-013-9352-y
Education
M.S., Biochemistry, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2007
B.S., Microbiology, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2005
Awards
UTHSCSA 3MT Mikiten Graduate Symposium: 2nd Place Winner, 2018
UT Austin 3MT Competition Finalist, 2019