Miguez, Maria
- Research Professor, School of Integrated Science and Humanity , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Overview
overview
- Maria Jose Miguez, MD, PhD, was appointed director of the Neuroimmunology, Health & Behavior Initiative in 2011 and professor in the School of Integrated Science and Humanity (SISH). Prior to joining FIU, she was a faculty member and researcher at the University of Miami (Department of Psychiatry). Dr. Miguez is a physician and medical immunologist with over 20 years of research experience with HIV-infected individuals. In the last decade, her research has also been focused on the etiology, consequences, development, and prevention of alcohol and tobacco use in PLWH (persons living with HIV). Her research portfolio includes several national and international grants. Currently, she is the Principal Investigator of an HIV/Alcohol Research Center. Dr. Miguez has served on numerous review and advisory panels for the National Institutes of Health and is on the editorial board of several scientific journals in her field of research. She has over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals including Lancet, Lancet of Infectious Diseases, JID, and Platelets.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
-
Article
-
2021“What We Do Not Know About Smoking and COVID-19 Can Hunt Us Down”Full Text via DOI: 10.36344/ccijemms.2021.v03i03.001
-
2020Among Adolescents, BDNF and Pro-BDNF Lasting Changes with Alcohol Use Are Stage SpecificFull Text via DOI: 10.1155/2020/3937627 Web of Science: 000510887200001
-
2019Mentholated cigarettes or weight problems, which came firstFull Text via DOI: 10.15406/aowmc.2019.09.00275
-
2019Marijuana use among adolescents is associated with deleterious alterations in mature BDNFFull Text via DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.4 Web of Science: 000462576400002
-
2017Body mass index, inflammatory biomarkers and neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected personsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1199887 Web of Science: 000393871700005
-
2015Low HIV/AIDS Knowledge among Hispanic Adolescents.Full Text via DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000483
-
2014Menthol cigarettes and the cardiovascular risks of people living with HIVFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2014.01.006
-
2012Hypocalcaemia, alcohol drinking and viroimmune responses in ART recipientsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.07.004 Web of Science: 000311870700006
-
2012Cognitive Behavioral HIV Risk Reduction in Those Receiving Psychiatric Treatment: A Clinical TrialFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0104-y Web of Science: 000304165900012
-
2012The effect of alcohol use on IL-6 responses across different racial/ethnic groupsFull Text via DOI: 10.2217/FVL.12.3 Web of Science: 000300543500017
-
2011The Importance of HIV Status and Gender When Designing Prevention Strategies for Anal CancerFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2011.08.015 Web of Science: 000208716500005
-
2010Low cholesterol? Don't brag yet ... hypocholesterolemia blunts HAART effectiveness: a longitudinal studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-25 Web of Science: 000296342700001
-
2010Ignoring the Obvious Missing Piece of Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV: Cigarette SmokingFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.07.005 Web of Science: 000278339000004
-
2009Methamphetamine Enhances HIV-1 Infectivity in Monocyte Derived Dendritic CellsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11481-008-9128-0 Web of Science: 000263502800015
-
2009The role of alcohol on platelets, thymus and cognitive performance among HIV-infected subjects: Are they related?Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09537100902964759 Web of Science: 000266246500005
-
2003HIV treatment in drug abusers: Impact of alcohol useFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/1355621031000069855
-
2003Psychological burden in the era of Haart: Impact of selenium therapyFull Text via DOI: 10.2190/PFFD-D920-V041-N5KD Web of Science: 000184567500004
-
2002Continued high risk behaviors in HIV infected drug abusersFull Text via DOI: 10.1300/J069v21n04_07
-
2001Thrombocytopenia in HIV-infected drug users in the HAART eraFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/09537100120093956
-
2001High-risk behaviours in men from Bogotá, Colombia and the spread of HIVFull Text via DOI: 10.1258/0956462011924245
-
1997IgE-based assay for early detection of HIV-1 infection in infants [3]Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)62566-4
-
1993The esterified plasma fatty acid profile is altered in early HIV-1 infectionFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02536052
-
-
Conference
-
2015SEX AND THE BRAIN: FROM PHYSIOPATHOLOGY TO SEXUAL RISK PREVENTION. 305A-305A.Web of Science: 000361637102106
-
2000Selenium and interleukins in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/315911
-
-
Editorial Material
-
Letter
-
2005Alcohol and public health [4] (multiple letters). 1386-1387.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66370-2
-
2005Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV-infected patients: Geographic, behavioural, and immunological factors. 394-395.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70146-8
-
2003Discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis and the risk of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [6]. 140-141.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200301030-00026
-
2002Limited impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy in thrombocytopenia [3]. 260-261.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200206010-00017
-
1997Illegal drug use and HIV-1 infection in Colombia [11]. 1635.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)64059-7
-
1993Risk of HIV-1 infection in runaway children in Colombia. 498.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91625-V
-
Other Scholarly Work
-
2011USE OF DECISION MODELING TO ESTIMATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TOBACCO USE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. A552-A552.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.1620 Web of Science: 000299107101673
-
1993The esterified plasma fatty acid profile is altered in early HIV-1 infection. 961.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02537512
-
-
Review
-
2005Thrombocytopenia in HIV disease: Clinical relevance, physiopathology and management. 365-376.Full Text via DOI: 10.2174/156801605774322364
-
2001
-
Research
principal investigator on
- Addressing alcohol misuse in HIV prevention and care: The Brown University Alcohol Research Center on HIV (ARCH) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
- I-Corps: E-Diagnostics awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2022
- Biobehavioral Intervention For Smokers Living With HIV awarded by Florida Department of Health 2016 - 2021
- Alcohol and HIV: Biobehavioral Interactions and Intervention - Research Component 2,Behavioral interventions to reduce heavy drinking among MSM in HIV primary care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2021
- Alcohol and HIV: Biobehavioral Interactions and Intervention - Research Component 2,Behavioral interventions to reduce heavy drinking among MSM in HIV primary care awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2015 - 2021
- Role of BNDF on Risk Behavior Decision Making awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research 2016 - 2018
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium - SHARC awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2012 - 2017
- Pharmacotherapy for alcohol consumption in HIV Positive Women: Randomized Clinical Trail-Subproject awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2011 - 2016
- Role of BNDF on Risk Behavior Decision Making awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research 2011 - 2016
- PROMOTE AND COORDINATE HIGH-IMPACT HIV/AIDS RESEARCH IN SOUTH FLORIDA awarded by Florida Department of Health 2015 - 2016
- Menthol or Not menthol: How Smoking is related to Bone Mineral Density in People With and Without HIV awarded by Florida Department of Health 2013 - 2015
- Cytokines an underlying cause of health disparities in tobacco related diseases awarded by Florida Department of Health 2010 - 2013
- Platelets Mediating Alcohol and HIV Damage awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2009 - 2013
- Internal Tobacco Pilot awarded by FIU Office of Research and Economic Deve 2012 - 2013
- Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Consumption in HIV Infected Women: randomized trial awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2011 - 2012
co-principal investigator on
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium - SHARC awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2012 - 2017
subproject principal investigator on
Contact
full name
- Maria Miguez
visualizations
publication subject areas
- Biomedical Social Sciences
- Business & Economics
- Cell Biology
- General & Internal Medicine
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurosciences & Neurology
- Nursing
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Science & Technology - Other Topics
- Substance Abuse
- Toxicology
- Virology