Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Researcher
Resume:
MARÍA BERNARDITA PUCHULU
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Mailing address: Miami FL, US
(Green Card holder, US permanent resident-legally authorized to work) Experience
2026 Registered Dietitian (RD), with CDR.
https://www.credly.com/badges/7587a962-01fb-4880-afbe-e5ea5c79ef7f/public_url Permanent Florida License Permit: ND 15360 (Florida Department of Health) 2026 FVN LLC: Nutrition Care Process for children up 5 years old. 2025 Department of Public Health Sciences University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Family Health Coach. Part-time (1 hr/week).
Education
2024-2025 Florida State University (FSU) Dietetics Internship-ISPP program: Community: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Clinical Dietetics: Centre Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center and Baptist Health South Florida Hospital; Medical Nutrition Therapy: Nutrition ECW LLC; Food service: Seminole Dining-FSU. 2015-2020 Ph.D., in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biochemistry by the University of Buenos Aires
(recognized in US, Josef Silny & Associates, Inc). It was performed by a grant from National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), in the Department of Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, (UBACyT 20020130100045BA). Dissertation grade: Outstanding. 2003-2008 Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, University of Buenos Aires, (GPA: 3.52, recognized in US, J. Silny
& Associates, Inc.). Internships: Clinical Nutrition: Fundación Favaloro Hospital, Argentina; Public health: Argerich Hospital, Argentina.
Postgraduate training
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2009-2012 Residency in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at CGBA Hospital. External Rotations/Internships: Public Health/Nutrition community: CESAC 29, Santojanni Hospital, Mansilla Dialysis Institute, Fresenius Medical Care, Nephrology Institute – ITAC, (Argentina), La Princesa Hospital, Nephology Department, Spain.
Postdoctoral Research experience
2022-2025: under the supervision of Gabriela Cormick PhD (IECS-CONICET Argentina), I participated in research’s related to micronutrients in hypertension disorders during pregnancy. Skills
Nutrition Care Process (NCP)/Clinical experience During the FSU internship and Residency training program, I had trained in: Nutritional Care Process and MNT/Clinical in different fields such as Surgery, Cardiology (hypertension and cardiovascular disease), Pediatrics, Nephrology, Diabetes, Oncology, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Gastrointestinal disease, Food Service Management, and Public Health/Nutrition community (food insecurity context), obesity program. Nutrition and Clinical Research experience. Motivational Interviewing.
Lecture -Teaching/communication: I have 16 years of experience in lecturing and teaching at the University of Buenos Aires. Facilitated dynamic, interactive lectures for courses of 50+ students, employing techniques such as case-based learning, and to foster critical thinking and sustain high levels of engagement. Provided targeted academic mentorship to students, including one-on-one consultations during office hours, resulting in measurable improvements in student performance and course completion rates.
Research Skills
Basic Research: Experimental design. Animal care, anesthetize, perform cardiovascular microsurgery, Western blotting, Immunohistochemistry, oxidative stress technique, light microscopy. Data visualization tools. Statistical analysis.
Clinical Research experience: methodological design, selection of patients, informed consent, Nutrition assessment, bioimpedance, Nutrition intervention/education. Research communication skills: Communicate findings using models, charts and graphs, communicate biological research findings using scientific writing. Scientific papers preparation and writing. Grant requests confection.
Experience in mentoring students: manage undergraduate students (students from School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, UBA). Trained grad student’s teams.
Language Skills
- Spanish native speaker.
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- English: 2021: Broward Community School North: National Reporting System (NRS): English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) level 6 (advanced). B2- upper-intermediate: The Language Academy, Florida, US.
Informatics Skills
- EMR/Software: KALIX; CERNER; PointClickCare.
- Microsoft Office (Power-point expert Excel) and Internet. Microsoft Outlook. Canva. On line collaborative tools, Google classroom.
- Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), GraphPad Prism 5, Image J, Adobe Photoshop.
- MEDLINE/Pubmed. Covidence. Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap). Lecture/teaching Experience
2023-2024 Assistant Professor of Introduction to Scientific Knowledge, UNLAM. 2022 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Professor ISALUD University. 2022-2024 Mentor of undergraduate thesis in Nutrition and Dietetics ISALUD University. 2007-2024 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
2014-2023 Nutritional treatment in Pediatric renal disease at Pediatric Nutrition specialization career, CONEAU Nº11050/11, School of Nutrition, Universidad J. A. Maza, Argentina. Guest Lecturer in Congresses and Symposiums
2022 Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease: dietary acid load for I International Congress of Nutrition and Sport INANS (Peru).
2021 I International Conferences INANS 2021: Assessment of Nutritional Status in CKD. Nutrition Requirements in CKD.
2013 Nutritional Dialysis Peritoneal Supplementation. VIII Symposium of Nutrition in CKD: comprehensive approach, La Princesa Hospital, Spain. 2013 Myths and truths in the diet of patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. VIII Simpossium of Nutrition in CKD: comprehensive approach, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Spain.
Grants and Fellowships
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2021 To attend Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo FNCE 2021, US, by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.
2012-2013 Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Spain, for a clinical research in the Nephrology field. 2013-2014 Sociedad Madrileña de Nefrología (SOMANE) and Fundación de Investigación Biomédica, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa for a clinical research project in Nutrition and Nephrology.
2016 Travel grant. ESC Council to participate in European Society of Cardiology Congress, Italy. Publications
- Romero IB, Puchulu MB, Perez SM, et al. National adoption of World Health Organization recommendations on calcium supplementation during pregnancy. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 Nov 3. doi: 10.1111/nyas.70120.
- Matamoros N, Puchulu MB, Colman Lerner JE et al. Feasibility of increasing calcium content of drinking tap water following quality regulations to improve calcium intake at population level. Gates Open Res. 2024 Aug 29;8:5. doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.
- Cormick G, Romero I, Puchulu MB, et al. A simulation study to improve calcium intake through wheat flour fortification. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Jun 3:1-27.
- Puchulu MB, Garcia-Fernandez N, Landry MJ. Food Insecurity and Chronic Kidney Disease: Considerations for Practitioner. J Ren Nutr. 2023; doi:10.1053/j.jrn.2023.06.001
- Cormick, G., Settecase, E., Wu, M. L., Nichols, P. M., Devia, M., Dziarski, A., Matamoros, N., Puchulu, M. B., Belizán, J. M., & Gibbons, L. (2023). Calculation of the contribution of water to calcium intake in low- and middle-income countries. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1522(1), 149–157. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14973
- Arreche ND, Cernadas G, Puchulu MB, Fellet AL, Balaszczuk AM. Association/Dissociation of Caveolin-1 and Nitric Oxide Synthase in Preserving Renal Medulla Function during Hemorrhage and Aging. Am J Biomed Sci & Res. 2021 - 11(4). DOI:10.34297/AJBSR.2021.11.001655.
- Auzmendi J, Puchulu MB, García Rodríguez JC; Balaszczuk AM; Lazarowski A, Merelli A. EPO And EPO-Receptor System As Potential Actionable Mechanism To Protection Of Brain And Heart In Refractory Epilepsy And SUDEP. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2020. 26 (12). DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200219095548
- Puchulu MB, Arreche N, Zotta E, Donato M, Ogonowski N, Fellet A, Balaszczuk AM. Erythropoietin Improves Cardiovascular Function in Adult Rats after acute hemorrhage. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2019; 73(5):290-300. DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000666 5
- Puchulu MB, Ogonowski N, Sanchez-Meza F, Espinosa-Cuevas MLA, Miranda-Alatriste P. Dietary Phosphorus to Protein Ratio for the Mexican Population with Chronic Kidney Disease. J Am Coll Nutr. 2019; 38(3):247-258. DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2018.1501327
- Ogonowski N, Valdez LB, Zaobornyj T, Puchulu MB, Balaszczuk AM, Fellet A. Thyroid hormones and heart mitochondrial nitric oxide under hypovolemia. Endocrinol Metab Int J. 2018; 6(5):343 347.
- Ogonowski N, Piro G, Pessah D, Arreche ND, Puchulu MB, Balaszczuk AM, Fellet A. Thyroid disorders and nitric oxide in cardiovascular adaptation to hypovolemia. J Endocrinol 2016; 230:185- 195. DOI: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2013.Feb.11918
- ESC Congress Abstract: Puchulu MB, Arreche N, Altalef R, Ogonowski N, Silva J, Cernadas G, Donato M, Fellet A, Balaszczuk AM. Effects of erythropoietin on heart function and oxidative damage in age-associated hypovolaemic conditions. 2016. Abstract Number: 80628.
- Barril-Cuadrado G, Puchulu MB, Sánchez-Tomero JA. Table showing dietary phosphorus/protein ratio for the Spanish population. Usefulness in chronic kidney disease. Nefrología. 2013; 33(3):362- 71. DOI: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2013.Feb.11918
Reviewer books/scientific articles
Food & Supplement Medication Interactions. AND
Continuing Professional Education (the most relevant) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND); 2021 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo™ (FNCE®) 2025 GCP Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research. CITI Program. 2025 Motivational Interviewing-Brief Interventions in Health Care, Psychwire. 2025 ASPEN. Nasoenteric Feeding tube placement in the adult patient: safety and competency. 2025 ANHI: Pediatric Nutrition-Focused Physical exam; Adult malnutrition in the Critical Care Setting: Utilizing Nutrition-focused Physical exam in the ICU; Malnutrition Screening in Adults: Combining Evidence and Clinical Practice to Improve Patient Care; Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam - Part 1: Subcutaneous Fat and Muscle Loss, Part 2: Micronutrients, Fluid Accumulation and Functional Status; Enteral Tube Feeding 101; Training program in Nutrition and Wound healing. 2024 Introductory virtual course Systematics Reviews of the literature. PAHO/WHO 2023 Nutrition-related research: Best practices for evaluating and interpreting studies. Tufts CTSI Professional Education. 2022 Programming for Infant and Young Child Feeding Course. UNICEF-Cornell University. Other backgrounds/certifications
2025 Kidney Health Coach, American Kidney Foundation. 6
2025 CPR. American Red Cross. Basic Life Support (BLS). 2021-2022 Mentee in the University of North Florida 2021-2022 RD Mentorship Program with Ph.D. Matthew Landry mentor from Stanford University, US in a research project. Memberships
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, US. Member of Research Group, Renal Dietitians group, and Dietitians in Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Social Media
linkedin.com/in/maria-bernardita-puchulu-36779a154 References:
Sara M. St. George, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, MS Program in Prevention Science & Community Health Department of Public Health Sciences. Phone: 305-***-****, *.********@***.*****.*** Matthew Landry, Ph.D RDN, FAND, Assistant Professor of Population Health & Disease Prevention. UC Irvine, US. ********@**.***.***
Dr. Gabriela Cormick (Researcher from IECS-CONICET and Universidad de La Matanza, Argentina) *******@*****.**.**
Dr. Abril Seyahian, Radboud University Medical Center (The Netherlands). *************@*****.*** Dr. Ana Balaszczuk, (Ph.D University of Buenos Aires, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry). **********@*****.***
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