Faculty Directory

Si Se Puede, sponsored by LLU Office of Diversity. Interactive activity in the Embrylogy Museum and in the Anatomy Laboratory 9AM - 12PM on 6/24/2010 ( 6/2010 )

Healthy Neighborhoods Project groups. Embryology Museum 2/19/2010 12PM - 2PM ( 2/2010 )

College Exodus to Health (in Embryoloty Museum) ~ 40 students 3 - 5PM on 7/22/2009 ( 7/2009 )

Research Presentations -- National

Linda Durham, Bertha Escobar-Poni, MD. "Teaching Embryological Development and Health Education to High School, Pre-Professional and Professional Students, and the Public. ." Educational Affairs Committee Symposium, of "The role of medical health science institutes in pre K-12 outreach programs" Cosponsored by the AAA and NSF. New York ( 7/2005 )

Fletcher WH, Dasgupta C, Escobar-Poni B, Shah M, Duncan J. "Gap Junction-Mediated Intercellular Signaling in Health and Disease." Genetic and Developmental Defects of the Heart Novartis Foundation Symposium #219. London, England ( 3/1998 )

Fletcher WH, Dasgupta C, Escobar-Poni B, Shah M, Duncan J. "Gap junctions and cardiology." University of Wales, College of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry. Cardiff, Wales ( 3/1998 )

Poni E, Kobelt R, Arocha I, Escobar B, Granero R. "Nimodipine Clinic effects in the acute ischemic accident: short and medium term evaluation." Nationa Congress of Internal Medicine Society of Venezuela. Barquisimeto, Venezuela ( 4/1988 )

Ruiz J, Poni E, and Escobar B. "No traumatic cerebro-vascular accident. Descriptive and retrospective analytic study." National Congress of Internal Medicine Society of Venezuela. Barquisimeto, Venezuela ( 4/1988 )

Poni E and Escobar B. "Pyogenic hepatic abscess: medical treatment in two cases. Original case presentation.." National Congress of Internal Medicine Society of Venezuela. Barquisimeto, Venezuela ( 4/1988 )

Poster Presentation

Gross Anatomy Dissection: A Platform for Medical Professionalism. Methods and tools in monitoring, evaluating and assessing behaviors of medical professionalism. 2010 Program for Educators in Health Professions - Harvbard Macy Program ( 5/2010 )

Durham L, Escobar-Poni B. "Changing with the times: one willed body program's experience with upgrading their donor databased files." 1st Joint Meeting of the European Association of Clinical Anatomy and the American Association of Clinical Anatomy. Graz, Austria ( 7/2003 )

Duncan JC, Shah MM, Zenoniani MA, Escobar-Poni B, and Fletcher WH. "Regulation of connexin43 by phosphorylation in heart development." American Society of Cell Biology 36th Annual Meeting, 6th International Congress of Cell Biology. San Francisco, California ( 12/1996 )

Presentations given to non-academic audiences

College Exodus to Health Professions program - a CEP-HP project Simulation Lab/Embryology Museum - 50 students 7/22/2010, 2:50PM to 4:50 PM ( 7/2010 )

Loma Linda Academy/Nikki''s Biology Class Embryology Museum and Anatomy body demonstration June 1, 2010 ( 6/2010 )

National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) / 50 students 1-4PM on 6/22/2010 ( 6/2010 )

Escobar-Poni, B. "Musculoskeletal Laboratory Experience." Hands-on-Massage lab experience. Shryock Hall. Three-hour interactive presentation twice a year ( 11/2006 - 11/2009 )

PB Nava & B Escobar-Poni. "Orientation to Anatomy & Embryology." NYLF. Shryock Hall. Twice a year. four hours each. ( 7/2006 - 7/2009 )

Bertha Escobar-Poni. "Half -Day as a medical student." "Si Se Puede" Program. LLU- Diversity. Two-hour activity once a year. ( 6/2005 - 6/2009 )

Escobar-Poni, B/PB Nava, Coordinator. "Orientation to the Human Body." MITHS. Shryock Hall ( 7/2006 )

Escobar-Poni B. "Proton Therapy Tour ." ABC/CHDM enrichement activity. LLUMC ( 7/2006 )

Dean R. Hadley, MD/Escobar-Poni B. "Robotic Surgery OR experience." ABC/CHDMM enrichment experience. LLUMC - Operating Room ( 7/2006 )

Escobar-Poni, B. "Orientation to Anatomy & Embryology." Si Se Puede/Office of Diversity program. Embryology Museum/Shryock Hall ( 7/2006 )

Bertha Escobar-Poni. "Interpersonal Skills: Sympathy versus Empathy." Southern California Conference - Hispanic Women Retreat. Pine Spring Ranch ( 4/2005 )