Publications and Talks

Journal Publications

Kristin M. Power, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Gary W. Luskey, Kristine G. Koski, and David H. Burns, “Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid to Assess Preterm Births”. Journal of Pregnancy, vol. 2011, Article ID 980985, 6 pages, 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/980985. 

Conference Papers

Efrain Perez Lao, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Rolando A. Gittens. "Assessing the Performance of Different Sample Targets for a MALDI-Tof Mass Spectrometer". Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXIV), 2014 IEEE. Panama City, Panama, November 12-14, 2014.

Non-Refeered Publications

V. López, J. Méndez, A. del Castillo A., J. Sanchez-Galan, "Aplicaciones para una Red de Supercómputo (GRID) en Panamá: Explorando Alternativas de uso Potencial", El Tecnológico, Julio-Septiembre 2008.

Conference Talks

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Grimaldo Ureña. "Estándares para la Representación de Redes Biológicas y Reacciones Bioquímicas en Biología de Sistemas". Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Ciencia y Tecnología (CONICyT), Ciudad de Panamá, 23-25 de septiembre de 2015.

Efrain Perez Lao, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Rolando A. Gittens. "Assessing the Performance of Different Sample Targets for a MALDI-Tof Mass Spectrometer". Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXIV), 2014 IEEE. Panama City, Panama, November 12-14, 2014.

Efrain Perez Lao, Carol Vasquez, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Rolando A. Gittens. "Characterization of RNA from Brain Tissue Using Maldi-Tof/Tof Mass Spectrometry". XV Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología APANAC. Panama City, Panama, October 16, 2014.

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Kristine G. Koski, and David H. Burns. “Spectroscopic Analysis of Amniotic Fluid to Assess Preterm, Term and Post-term Delivery in Pregnant Women”. Concordia University Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Research Conference (CBGRC), Montréal, November 18, 2011.

J. Sanchez-Galan  and J. Mendez. "State of the Art of The Mobile Agent Technology (Estado del Arte de la Tecnologiıa de Agentes Moviles)". 2nd National Conference of Engineering, Science and Technology - Technological University of Panama 2006 - Panama, Rep. of Panama, August 2006

J. Sanchez-Galan,   and J. Mendez. "Interoperability in the Software Agent Technologies (La Interoperabilidad en la Tecnologıa de Agentes)". XI Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología APANAC. Panama City, Panama, October, 2006 

Conference Posters 

Juan C. Rojas, Didio A. Ortiz, Sara Rosero, Sebastian Valerio, Diego Reginensi, Javier Sanchez Galan, Rolando Gittens, Amador Goodridge, Armando Durant. "Processing LC-MS/MS data for Lipidomics Studies". II Simposio Internacional de Bioinformática, Biociencias y Bioingeniería en Panamá. Ciudad del Saber. Panama City, Panama, February 25th, 2016. 

Didio A. Ortiz, Juan C. Rojas, Sara Rosero, Sebastian Valerio, Diego Reginensi, Javier Sanchez Galan, Rolando Gittens, Amador Goodridge. "MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of miRNA (Part 1: Matrix Protocol Standardization)". II Simposio Internacional de Bioinformática, Biociencias y Bioingeniería en Panamá. Ciudad del Saber. Panama City, Panama, February 25th, 2016. 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, David H. Burns, Kristine G. Koski. "Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy of Amniotic Fluid (AF) Distinguishes Between AGA and LGA Infants", Experimental Biology 2015. Boston, Massachusetts, March 28-April 1st, 2015.    

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Humberto Alvarez, Carli Halpenny, Marilyn E. Scott, Kristine G. Koski. “Using Systems Dynamics to Analyze Risk Factors Affecting The Health of The Ngabe-Bugle Community". XV Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología APANAC. Panama City, Panama, October 15-18, 2014. 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Doris M. Gonzalez-Fernandez, Enrique Murillo, Marilyn E. Scott, David H. Burns, Kristine G. Koski. “Near-infrared spectroscopy characterizes vitamin deficiencies and infection status during pregnancy”. Experimental Biology 2014. San Diego, California, April 26-30, 2014.  

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, David H. Burns, Kristine G. Koski. “NIR analysis of 2nd Trimester Amniotic Fluid for the Determination of Gestational Length and Infant Birth Weight”. 14th Annual McGill Biomedical Graduate Conference (AMBGC 2014). Montreal, Canada, March 13, 2014.

Harel S, Sanchez-Galan JE, Blanchette M, Magder S, Hussain S. A role for the ETS-Family of Transcription Factors in Angiopoietin-1/Tie-2 signalling axis. 12th Annual McGill Biomedical Graduate Conference (AMBGC 2012); 2012 March; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Kristin M. Power, Gary W. Luskey, Kristine G. Koski, and David H. Burns, “Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Amniotic Fluid to Assess Pre-term Delivery”. 94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montréal, June 5–9, 2011. http://abstracts.csc2011.ca/00002367.htm 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan  and J. Mendez. "Software Agent Technologies (La Tecnologıa de Agentes)". XI Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología APANAC. Panama City, Panama, October, 2006 

Invited Talks

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan: "Data analysis Metabolomics: Case study of latent tuberculosis infection". II Simposio Internacional de Bioinformática, Biociencias y Bioingeniería en Panamá". Ciudad del Saber. Panama City, Panama, February 25th, 2016. 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan: "Early Diagnosis of Health Status and Well Being Through Molecular Fingerprinting". 1st International Conference on Ambient Intelligence, Software Engineering and Electronic and Mobile Health – AmISEmeH 2016. Rio Hato, Coclé, Panama, Panama. January, 21-22, 2016. 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan: "Computación para las Ciencias de la Vida". II Encuentro de Ex Becarios de Doctorado de Senacyt. Panama City, Panama, May 13, 2015. 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan: "Computación para las Ciencias de la Vida y Software Libre". Feria de Software Libre (FLISOL 2015). Panama City, Panama, April 25, 2015. 

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Gave the following invited talks: "Mathematicians or Statisticians in Medical Research with the help of Bioinformatics Models", "Basis and Application of Experimental Medicine in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (used for Maternal Fetal Health)" and "Computational Genomics: Genomes and Evolution". First seminar of Bioinformatics applied to Human Medicine Research. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de San Carlos. Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 20-21, 2014.

Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, D. Gonzalez-Fernandez, M. Scott, D.H. Burns and K.G. Koski. “Insights into Maternal-Newborn Health: Pilot study of 34 Ngäbe-Buglé mothers (and their newborns) delivering at Hospital General del Oriente Chiricano (San Felix)”. Symposium on the impact of environmental, nutritional and infectious factors in the maternal and child health in Ngäbe-Buglé indigenous community. Universidad de Panama, Panama City, May 16, 2012.

Teaching

Numerical Optimization. Masters in Mathematical Engineering. Universidad Tecnologica de Panama. Summer 2016.

Programming Environments: Python Programming (9330). Dual Master’s Degree Program in Engineering and Supply Chain Management. 
GATECH-UTP. Fall 2015.

Teaching Assistant

TA for the course COMP-364: Computer Tools for Life Sciences in Winter 2010, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012.

Professional Activities 

Organizer for the "II Simposio Internacional de Bioinformática, Biociencias y Bioingeniería en Panamá". Ciudad del Saber. Panama City, Panama, February 25th, 2016. 

Program Committee and Revisor for 1st International Conference on Ambient Intelligence, Software Engineering and Electronic and Mobile Health (AmISEmeH 2016). Playa Blanca, Panama.

Member for the Technical committee and Revisor for 1st International Conference on Ambient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH 2015). Puerto Varas, Patagonia, Chile - 1st - 4th December 2015.

Member for the Technical committee and Revisor for LACCEI 2015 (Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology).  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 29-31.

Member for the Technical committee and Revisor for CONCAPAN 2014 (34th edition of the Convention of Central America and Panama). IEEE CONCAPAN XXXIV. Panama City, Panama, November 12-14, 2014.

Organizer of the "1st National and International Symposium of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Systems Biology". XV Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología APANAC. Panama City, Panama, October 15-18, 2014.

Co-chair of the Roundtable "Prospects of Development for Biosciences and Advanced Technologies in Central America". XV Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología APANAC. Panama City, Panama, October 15-18, 2014.

Member for the Technical committee and Revisor for LACCEI 2014 (Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology). Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 22-24, 2014.

1st place winner in the computers and informatics section for the Project: "Awake Your Mind: Desarrollo de Mundos Virtuales de Aprendizaje Utilizando KODU Game Lab" .