**Acknowledgement**

We acknowledge the support of Tirtsa Porrata-Doria and the Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences (PSMHS) Research Center for Minority Institutions (RCMI), Molecular Biology Core Lab (G12 RR003050). Special thanks go to Robert Ritchie from the PSMHS/RCMI Publications Office (G12 RR003050/8G12MD007579-27). Additionally, would like to acknowledge Dr. Jacob Raber at Oregon Health Science University for mentoring and sparking my interest in apolipoproteins and cancer research.
