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

Overview
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- 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
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Article
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2020Among Adolescents, BDNF and Pro-BDNF Lasting Changes with Alcohol Use Are Stage Specific. NEURAL PLASTICITY. 2020.Full Text via DOI: 10.1155/2020/3937627 Web of Science: 000510887200001
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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
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2019Telehealth interventions to reduce alcohol use in men with HIV who have sex with men: Protocol for a factorial randomized controlled trial. CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS COMMUNICATIONS. 16.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100475 Web of Science: 000519943300057
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2019Reduction in Drinking was Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Women With HIV Infection and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Naltrexone Versus Placebo. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 43:1790-1800.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/acer.14130 Web of Science: 000478641300020
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2019Marijuana use among adolescents is associated with deleterious alterations in mature BDNF. AIMS PUBLIC HEALTH. 6:4-14.Full Text via DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.4 Web of Science: 000462576400002
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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
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2018Phosphatidylethanol in Comparison to Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption Among HIV-Infected Women in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Naltrexone for Reducing Hazardous Drinking. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 42:128-134.
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2017Body mass index, inflammatory biomarkers and neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected persons. PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE. 22:289-302.
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2017Body mass index, inflammatory biomarkers and neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected personsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1199887 Web of Science: 000393871700005
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2015Low HIV/AIDS Knowledge among Hispanic Adolescents.Full Text via DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000483
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2014Menthol Cigarettes and the Cardiovascular Risks of People Living With HIV. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 25:427-435.
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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
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2012Cognitive Behavioral HIV Risk Reduction in Those Receiving Psychiatric Treatment: A Clinical Trial. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR. 16:1192-1202.
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2012Hypocalcaemia, alcohol drinking and viroimmune responses in ART recipients. ALCOHOL. 46:763-768.
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2012The effect of alcohol use on IL-6 responses across different racial/ethnic groups. FUTURE VIROLOGY. 7:205-213.
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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
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2011The Importance of HIV Status and Gender When Designing Prevention Strategies for Anal Cancer. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 22:454-464.
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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
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2010Ignoring the Obvious Missing Piece of Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV: Cigarette Smoking. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 21:16-24.
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2010Low cholesterol? Don't brag yet ... hypocholesterolemia blunts HAART effectiveness: a longitudinal study. JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. 13.
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2009Alcohol and Race/Ethnicity Elicit Different Changes in Lipid Profiles in HIV-Infected Individuals Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE. 20:176-183.
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2009Methamphetamine Enhances HIV-1 Infectivity in Monocyte Derived Dendritic Cells. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY. 4:129-139.
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2009The Influence of Different Types of Alcoholic Beverages on Disrupting Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) Outcome. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 44:366-371.
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2009The role of alcohol on platelets, thymus and cognitive performance among HIV-infected subjects: Are they related?. PLATELETS. 20:260-267.
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2003Psychological burden in the era of Haart: Impact of selenium therapy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE. 33.Full Text via DOI: 10.2190/PFFD-D920-V041-N5KD Web of Science: 000184567500004
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2003Psychological burden in the era of Haart: Impact of selenium therapyFull Text via DOI: 10.2190/PFFD-D920-V041-N5KD Web of Science: 000184567500004
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2001Thrombocytopenia in HIV-infected drug users in the HAART eraFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/09537100120093956
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1993The esterified plasma fatty acid profile is altered in early HIV-1 infectionFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02536052
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Conference
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2015SEX AND THE BRAIN: FROM PHYSIOPATHOLOGY TO SEXUAL RISK PREVENTION. 305A-305A.Web of Science: 000361637102106
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Letter
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2015Use of Wearable Monitoring Devices to Change Health Behavior. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 1865-1865.
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2005Alcohol and public health [4] (multiple letters). 1386-1387.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66370-2
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2002Limited impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy in thrombocytopenia [3]. 260-261.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200206010-00017
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Meeting Abstract
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2015SEX AND THE BRAIN: FROM PHYSIOPATHOLOGY TO SEXUAL RISK PREVENTION. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 305A-305A.Web of Science: 000361637102106
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2012The Impact of Alcohol Use on Markers of Inflammation, and Cognitive Functioning on Antiretroviral Treated Individuals. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY.Web of Science: 000302288800028
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2012FLORIDA CONSORTIUM FOR HIV/AIDS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED RESEARCH TRIALS: FOCUS ON WOMEN, IMMUNOLOGY, AND TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 145A-145A.Web of Science: 000304806001133
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2011USE OF DECISION MODELING TO ESTIMATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TOBACCO USE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. VALUE IN HEALTH.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.1620 Web of Science: 000299107101673
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Review
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2005Thrombocytopenia in HIV disease: Clinical relevance, physiopathology and management. 365-376.Full Text via DOI: 10.2174/156801605774322364
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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
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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