2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105886We present up-to-date QCD predictions for open charm and bottom production at RHIC in nucleon-nucleon collisions at \sqrt{S} = 200 GeV. The electron spectrum resulting from heavy flavor decays is also evaluated for direct comparison to the PHENIX and STAR data. These predictions seek to establish a rigorous benchmark, including the theoretical uncertainties, against which nuclear collision data can be compared to obtain evidence for nuclear effects.4 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics, 21-27 July 2005, Lisbon, PortugalHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenologytext