RCMI Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

RCMI Program Celebrates Conclusion of 1996-2001 Grant Cycle

The RCMI Program at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus celebrated the conclusion of the grant's third five-year cycle on Friday, August 31, 2001 at the Zipperle Restaurant.

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Glaxo Smithkline Researchers Explore Collaboration Opportunities With UPR Researchers

On Monday, August 27, 2001, four researchers from Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) in Collegeville, Pennsylvania met with a group of researchers from the University of Puerto Rico at the Resource Center for Science and Engineering, Río Piedras Campus, to explore the possibility of developing collaborative research alliances.

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Society of Research Administrators (SRA) celebrates its Annual Meeting

The Puerto Rico Chapter of the Society of Research Administrators (SRA) held its fourth annual meeting on August 23-25, 2001 at the Normandie Hotel in San Juan Puerto Rico. This year the meeting focused on "A New Vision of the Higher Education in Puerto Rico".

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Research And Development Forum: "Key for the Technological Transformation of Puerto Rico"

The College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico sponsored a Research and Development Forum in which representatives from the government, academia and industry discussed their perspectives on the role that research and development should play in the economic development of Puerto Rico.

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Dr. Marlene Haffner, Director, Office of Orphan Product Development, USFDA, Visits UPR Medical Sciences Campus

On August 9, 2001 the UPR Medical Sciences Campus received the visit of Dr. Marlene Haffner, Director of the Orphan Drug Program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Research in Malaria: Newspaper Article

Congratulations to Dr. Adelfa Serrano, Professor of the Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, for the article published in The San Juan Star related to her research on malaria.

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Society of Research Administrators (SRA)

A leadership retreat, organized by the Society of Research Administrators (SRA), was held on August 4-7, 2001, in Winston-Salem North Carolina.

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Undergraduate Summer Students

The MBRS-RISE Program organized a Poster Presentation Session in which undergraduate summer students presented the results of their research experiences. The activity was held on August 3, 2001 in the Student Center of the Medical Sciences Campus.

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Health Conditions of the Elderly in Puerto Rico

On August 2, 2001, Dr. Alberto Palloni from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Drs. Melba Sánchez-Ayéndez and Ana Luisa Dávila from the School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, presented the project "Health Conditions of the Elderly in Puerto Rico" to representatives of the academic, government and industry sectors.

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Principal Investigators of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program met in San Juan Puerto Rico

The Principal Investigators of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program met in San Juan Puerto Rico July 12-14, 2001. Dr. Judy L. Vaitukaitis, Director of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and Dr. Sidney A. McNairy, Jr., Associate Director of the Infrastructure Area at NCRR, presented detailed reports on the initiatives available at NCRR to support biomedical research at RCMI Institutions.

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RCMI Sponsors DNA Microarray Technology Seminar

The Coordinator of the RCMI Molecular Biology Facility and Director of the Biochemistry Department, Dr. José Rodríguez Medina, organized a two-day DNA Microarray Technology Seminar, taking place June 13-14, 2001.

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AAAS Representatives Visit Medical Sciences Campus

During the week of May 14, the AAAS conducted its second panel review with the objective of evaluating the five thrust areas identified by Puerto Rico-EPSCoR and preparing a report with recommendations regarding future directions for competitive research in Puerto Rico.

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Outstanding Graduate Students are Recognized by the Associate Deanship of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate Studies of the School of Medicine

On May 11, 2001, Dr. Walter Silva, Associate Dean of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate Studies of the School of Medicine recognized in a special ceremony the outstanding work and achievements of four of its graduate students.

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MSC Graduate Student Wins First Prize at Education and Research Forum

Congratulations to graduate student Lilliam Cruz Orengo of the Department of Physiology for winning first prize at the XXII Education and Research Forum with her podium presentation, "Eph Receptors Protein Tyrosine Kinases (RPTK) as Putative Inhibitory Cues After Spinal Cord Injury."

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Dr. María José Crespo is Designated Fellow

Dr. María José Crespo of the Pharmacology Department at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus was recently selected for the privileged position of Fellow of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences of the American Heart Association.

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Caribbean Primate Research Center

Dr. Edmundo N. Kraiselburd, Professor and Director of the Unit of Comparative Medicine recently announced that the Caribbean Primate Research Center (CPRC) was awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.

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Clark Atlanta University Hosts

The RCMI Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development at Clark Atlanta University hosted a symposium on Latest Advances in Cancer Research on April 26 and 27.

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BD Pharmigen Sponsor Seminar at

Representatives from BD Biosciences visited the UPR Medical Sciences Campus last April 19-20, 2001. During its visit, the company co-sponsored two activities with the RCMI Program.

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Investigators from the Medical Sciences Campus received Scholarly Productivity Awards (SPA) at the 13th AAAS and Puerto Rico EPSCoR Annual Meeting

Dr. Glorissa Canino, Director of the Institute of Behavioral Sciences and Dr. José Rodríguez-Orengo from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, were recognized by the Puerto Rico EPSCoR Committee for their outstanding contribution to the continued growth and development of new science and technology in Puerto Rico.

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22nd Scientific Research Forum

The University of Puerto Rico's Medical Sciences Campus 22nd Annual Research Forum was held from April 18-20, 2001, with activities on campus and at the Intercontinental San Juan Hotel. The theme of this year's forum was "Health Reform, Education, and Long-distance Health Services: Development and Challenges for the Academic Health Centers of the New Decade."

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CDC Inaugurates New Facility

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inaugurated its new San Juan Laboratories on Wednesday, April 18, 2001.

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Internet2 Day @ UPR

The University of Puerto Rico High Performance Computing facility will celebrate Internet2 day on April 20, 2001.

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Dr. José R. Carlo Appointed Acting Chancellor of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus

Dr. José R. Carlo, Associate Director of the RCMI Clinical Research Center, was appointed acting Chancellor of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus on March 19, 2001.

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The National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases

The National Library of Medicine and the Oak Ridge Institute for Sciences and Education (ORISE) had their training on how to search NLM's toxicology and environmental health databases on the Internet, how to find valuable information on contaminants in your community, and other environmental health information resources on the Internet on April 3-4, 2001.

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Brain Awareness Week Begins at Plaza Las Américas

National Brain Awareness Week will be celebrated from March 12-18, 2001 at Plaza Las Américas with an exhibit organized by the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences and Río Piedras Campuses, along with the Sigma Xi Society of Neuroscience, the Medical Sciences Campus RCMI Program, and the COBRE Program.

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Dr. Rodica Lenkei, from CALAB Research in Stockholm, Visits the RCMI Program at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus

Dr. Rodica Lenkei, Senior Investigator of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at CALAB Research in Stockholm, Sweden visited the UPR Medical Sciences Campus during February 28-March 2.

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Dr. David Satcher Visits Puerto Rico for the Lydia J. Roberts Lecture

Dr. David Satcher, Assistant Secretary of Health and Surgeon General of the United States was the distinguished lecturer at the 36th Lydia Jane Roberts Conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 8, 2001.

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New Center for Maternal Infant Studies(CEMI) Celebrates Open House

The new Center for Maternal-Infant Studies (CEMI by its Spanish acronym) inagurated its new facilities on March 7, 2001 with an Open House. The activity was attended by numerous faculty, students and visitors at the Medical Sciences Campus.

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Genotyping of TNF Microsatellites in Patients with Crohn's Disease

A joint project has recently been initiated between the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and the Cedars Sinai Medical Center Division of Medical Genetics to analyze the haplotypes for Tumor Necrosis Factor microsattelites in patients with Crohn's Disease in Puerto Rico.

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Web Based Structural Bioinformatic Modules: Applications for Teaching and Research

Dr. Robert Dottin, Professor of Biological Sciences and RCMI Program Director at Hunter College of the City University of New York, presented a seminar entitled "Web Based Structural Bioinformatic Modules: Applications for Teaching and Research", at the Medical Sciences Campus on February 26, 2001. Dr. Dottin presented the seminar with the assistance of Mekbib Gemeda and Dina Demner-Fushman, also from Hunter College.

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