Juan Bustamente
Instructional Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director of Recruitment
Contact
Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy
1010 W. Ave. B
Kingsville,
TX
78363
bustamante@tamu.edu
Phone: 361.221.0643
Fax: 361.221.0793
Education and Training
- University of Texas-San Antonio, PhD, Biology, 2003
- University of Texas-San Antonio, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1989
Research Interests
- Influence of pregnancy and lactation on growth and gene expression patterns of the maternal liver
- Endocrinology
- Reproduction
- Liver and Spleen
Teaching Interests
- Physiology
- Pathophysiology
- Obesity epidemic in the United States
Representative Publications
- Bustamante, J.J., Dai, G., & Soares, M.J. (2008) “Pregnancy and Lactation Modulate Maternal Splenic Growth and Erythroid-Associated Gene Expression.” Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 20(2), 303–310.
- Ho-Chen, J.K., Bustamante, J.J., and Soares, M.J. (2007) “Prolactin-Like Protein -F Subfamily of Placental Hormones/Cytokines: Responsiveness to Maternal Hypoxia.” Endocrinology. 148(2), 559-565.
- Grigorian, A.L., Bustamante, J.J., Muñoz, J., Aguilar, R.M., et al. (2007) "Preparative Native Alkaline UreaPolyacrylamide Gradient Gel Electrophoresis: Application to Purification of Extraordinarily-Stable Disulfide-Linked Homodimer of Human Growth Hormone.” Electrophoresis. 28, 3829-3836.
- Bustamante, J.J., Garcia, M., Gonzalez, L., Garcia, J., et al. (2005) “Separation of Proteins with a Molecular Weight Difference of 2 kDa Utilizing preparative double-Inverted Gradient Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Under Non-Reducing Conditions: Application to the Isolation of 24 kDa Human Growth Hormone.” Electrophoresis. 26(23), 4389-95.
- Grigorian, A. L., Bustamante, J.J., Hernandez, P., Martinez, A.O. and Haro, L.S. (2005) “Extraordinarily Stable Disulfide-Linked Homodimer of Human Growth Hormone.” Protein Science. 14, 902-913.