Biological and health sciences

Global resonance of Puerto Rican research

Submitted on 5 November 2012 - 1:27am

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Prestigiosa revista destaca investigación de científicos del RUM

Dos catedráticos del Departamento de Biología del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) participaron en un proyecto internacional, denominado Mil Genomas, cuyos resultados salen publicados en la prestigiosa revista científica Nature.

Los doctores Juan Carlos Martínez Cruzado y Tarás Oleksyk figuran entre los autores de la  publicación que detalla, entre las más de mil personas estudiadas a nivel mundial, una muestra de 55 puertorriqueños a quienes se les secuenció el genoma completo.

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Educators, Students and Scientists Share the ‘PhUn’ in Physiology

Submitted on 4 November 2012 - 9:50pm

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A local teacher from Colegio San Conrado will partner with a physiologist from Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences to help students explore physiology, the study of how living things work, during PhUn (Physiology Understanding) Week, which begins November 5.

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers:

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Graduate fellowship - Emerging Infectious Diseases

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The Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship provides public health research and professional development in the area of infectious diseases and health disparities with a special focus on increasing knowledge and interest in public health careers among students from under-represented populations. The 9-week fellowship program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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National Science Foundation funding suspended for UPR

Submitted on 26 October 2012 - 9:07pm

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La probatoria que enfrenta la Universidad de Puerto Rico con los fondos de la Fundación Nacional de la Ciencia (NSF) ha causado que se detengan proyectos que subsisten por medio de propuestas federales de la NSF en el Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, adscrito al Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, y proyectos en el Centro de Recursos para Ciencias e Ingeniería, adscrito a la Administración Central de la UPR.

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An avant-garde research center

Submitted on 26 October 2012 - 8:50pm

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Investigaciones de vanguardia que podrían ayudar a combatir mejor enfermedades como cáncer o Alzheimer, entre otros estudios en diversos campos científicos, se desarrollarán ahora en modernos espacios creados en una estructura de siete niveles inaugurada ayer en Río Piedras.

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NIH funded STEM Workshop at Ponce School of Medicine. Apply now!

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Ponce School Of Medicne (PSM) is hosting an NIC-funded interactive workshop on stem cells in cancer here at PSM. Sixteen participants will have the opportunity to learn new concepts and also acquire hands-on experiences in stem cells in the lab. Selected participants will have all expenses paid. This course is geared towards minority/disadvantaged graduate students, post-docs, residents, fellows,and junior faculty.

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February 3-9, 2013

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Taking science outside the research lab

Submitted on 25 October 2012 - 10:01am

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Los estudiantes de ciencias biomédicas del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), buscan despertar en la comunidad escolar el interés por el estudio de las ciencias como una carrera profesional.  Para cimplir ese objetivo, realizan actividades con estudiantes que asisten a las escuelas elementales, intermedias y superiores del País. 

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SUNY DownState Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Summer Insitute

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Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE)

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