Curriculum Vitae Aug 2015 NAME: PRESENT TITLE: ADDRESS: Juan Jose Herrera, Ph.D. Instructor 6431 Fannin, MSE R102.F Houston, Texas 77030 BIRTHDATE: August 20, 1971 CITIZENSHIP: U.S. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: B.S.- Biology, 1991-1995 Texas State University San Marcos, TX GRADUATE EDUCATION: M.S. Biology, 1995-1997 Texas State University San Marcos, TX Ph.D. Oncological Science, 1997 2002 University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002-2006 Department of Neurosurgery, EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Instructor, March 2014 - present Research Scientist, 2006-2014
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: J. J. Herrera, page 2 Local: Mission Connect - TIRR Foundation, 2002-present National: Society for Neuroscience, 2002 2005 National Neurotrauma Society, 2004 2008, 2015 HONORS: Research Fellow Summer Research and Graduate Preparation Program Multicultural Student Affairs Department Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 1993 Outstanding Student Research Award Sports Performance Symposium Texas State University, 1995 Recognition of Leadership Department of Biology Texas State University1995, 1996 Recognition of Leadership Department of Physics Texas State University, 1996 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Award American Society for Cell Biology, 1995, 1996 Neuroscience Fellowship Award Sponsored by National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Conference 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2003 The Jerry Johnston Andrew Spinal Cord Research Project Award, 2015 CURRENT GRANT SUPPORT: Grant Title: Promoting Gastrointestinal Vascular Stabilization to Restore Gut Function Following Spinal Cord Injury PI: Juan J. Herrera, Ph.D. Department of Defense Funding Date: 9/26/13 9/25/16 Requested Funds: $399,035
J. J. Herrera, page 3 Grant Title: Using hydrophilic carbon clusters to improve gastrointestinal function following spinal cord injury. PI: Juan J. Herrera Funding Agency: TIRR Mission Connect Requested Funds: $10,000 PAST GRANT SUPPORT: Project Title: Transplantation of Glial Precursors Cells into the Contused Adult Rat Spinal Cord PI: Juan J. Herrera, Ph.D. Funding Agency: F32 NS04546-03, NIH/NINDS Funding Date: 07/01/03-04/13/06 Amount: $115,000 (total for 3 years) PUBLICATIONS: Refereed Original Articles: 1. Malhotra, S.K., Bhatnagr, R., Shnitka, T.K., Herrera, J.J., Koke, J.R. and Singh, M.V.: Rat glioma cell line as a model for astrogliosis. Cytobiosis, 82 39-51,1995. 2. Herrera, J.J., Su-Chun Zhang, H.Y., Proschel, C., Tresco, P.A., Duncan, I., Luskin, M. and Mayer- Proschel, M.: Embryonic derived glial restricted precursor cells (GRP cells) can differentiate into astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in vivo. Experimental Neurology, 171, 11-21, 2001. 3. Herrera, J.J., Chacko, T., and Narayana, P.A.: Histological Correlation of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 86, 443-447, 2008. 4. Ramu, J., Herrera, J., Grill, R., Bockhorst, T. and Narayana, P.: Brain fiber tract plasticity in experimental spinal cord injury: Diffusion tensor imaging. Experimental Neurology, 212, 100-107, 2008. 5. Narayana, P.A., Ahobila-Vajjula, P., Ramu, J., Herrera, J., Steinberg, J.L. and Moeller, F.G.: Diffusion tensor imaging of cocaine treated rodents. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 171, 242-251, 2008. 6. Herrera, J.J., Nesic-Taylor, O. and Narayana, P.A.: Reduced Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Contusive Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 26, 995-1003, 2009. 7. Herrera, J.J., Haywood-Watson II, R.J.L., and Grill, R.J.: Acute and chronic deficits in the urinary bladder following spinal contusion injury in the adult rat. Journal of Neurotrauma, 27, 423-431, 2010. 8. Qian, J., Herrera, J.J., and Narayana, P.A.: Neuronal and Axonal Degeneration in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury: In vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Histology. Journal of Neurotrauma, 27, 599-610, 2010. 9. Nesic, O., Guest, J.D., Zivadinovic, D., Narayana, P. A., Herrera, J.J., Grill, R.J., Mokkapati, V.U., Gelman, B.B., and Lee, J.: Aquaporins in spinal cord injury: the janus face of aquaporin 4. Neuroscience 168, 1019-1035, 2010. 10. Nesic, O., Sundberg, L.M., Herrera, J.J., Mokkapati, V.U.L., Lee, J., and Narayana, P.A.: Vascular endothelial growth factor and spinal cord injury pain. Journal of Neurotrauma, 27(10): 1793-803, 2010.
J. J. Herrera, page 4 11. Sundberg, L.M., Herrera, J.J., and Narayana, P.A.: In Vivo Longitudinal MRI and behavioral studies in experimental spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 27 (10), 1753-1767, October 2010. 12. Herrera, J.J., Sundberg, L.M., Nesic, O., Zentilin, L., Giacca, M. and Narayana, P.A.: Sustained expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietin-1 improves blood spinal cord barrier integrity and functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 27 (11), 2067-2076, 2010. 13. Sundberg, L.M., Herrera, J.J., and Narayana, P.A.: Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment in Experimental Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: In Vivo Longitudinal Assessment. Journal of Neurotrauma 28 (4), 565-578, 2011. 14. Narayana PA, Herrera J.J., Bockhorst KH, Esparza-Coss E, Xia Y, Steinberg JL, Moeller FG. Chronic cocaine administration causes extensive white matter damage in brain: diffusion tensor imaging and immunohistochemical studies. Psychiatry Res. 30;221(3):220-30, 2014. OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Presentations: 1. IN VITRO Astrogliosis: Chronology of J1-31 Antigen Expression in Reactive 9L Astrocytes. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, December 1995, Washington D.C. 2. Further characterization of GFAP, Vimentin, and J1-31 antigen involved in astrogliosis. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, December 1996, San Francisco, CA. 3. In vivo and in vitro Characterization of the Glial Restricted Precursor Cell (GRP cell) Isolated from the Embryonic Rat Spinal Cord. Presented at Keystone Symposium meeting Stem Cell Asymmetric Cell Division, and Cell Fate, January 2000, Keystone, Colorado. 4. Comparison of Neurite Outgrowth on Astrocyte Monolayers Cultured on Materials with Varying Topography and Absorbed Proteins. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society of Biomaterials, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001 5. Embryonic derived glial restricted precursor cells (GRP cells) can differentiate into astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in vivo. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, November 2001, San Diego, CA. 6. Transplantation of Cortical Radial Glial Cells into the Contused Rat Spinal Cord. Presented at Annual Meeting for the Society of Neuroscience, October 2004, San Diego, CA. 7. Spinal cord injury induced changes in tight junction proteins expression in bladder epithelia of adult rats. Presented at the National Neurotrauma Society Meeting. November 2005, Washington, D.C. 8. Acute Changes to the Bladder Uroepithelia Following Spinal Cord Injury. Presented at the American Spinal Injury Association, June 2006, Boston, MA. 9. Discrepancies Between DTI Measures and Histology in Spinal Cord and Brain in Experimental Animal Models. Presented at the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2008, Montreal, Canada.
J. J. Herrera, page 5 10. Longitudinal Studies of Spinal Cord Contusion Injury Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Presented at the National Neurotrauma Society 2008. Orlando, FL. 11. Vascular Modulation of SCI: A Longitudinal Study. Presented at the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2009. Honolulu, HI. 12. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Novel Player In SCI Pain. Presented at the International Symposium on Neural Regeneration 2010. 13. Combined VEGF And Angiopoietin-1 Gene Transfer Using AAV Vectors After Spinal Cord Injury. Presented at the International Symposium on Neural Regeneration 2010. 14. Sustained Expression of Angiopoietin-1 Improves Blood Spinal Cord Barrier Integrity and Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury. Presented at the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2011. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 15. Diffusion tensor imaging analysis of acute mild traumatic brain injury. Presented at the annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium, 2015. INVITED RESEARCH LECTURE Acute changes to the bladder uroepithelia following spinal cord injury. American Spinal Cord Association and The Internal Spinal Cord Society A Global Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Boston, MA, 2006. Attenuating gastrointestinal vascular permeability after spinal cord injury. Annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, 2015.