News 2001-2002
2001-2002
Dr. Melvin Spann Visits RCMI Center for Information Architecture in Research
Dr. Melvin L. Spann visited the RCMI Center for Information Architecture in Research on April 29 and 30. During his visit, Dr. Spann evaluated the progress of the Center and provided advise on further development
First Puerto Rican Conference in Public Health
The School of Public Health of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus organized the first Puerto Rican Conference in Public Health. The activity was held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan. Approximately 800 persons from 18 different countries attended the activity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were significantly represented in the Conference.
Dr. J. Paul Robinson, Professor at Purdue University, visits UPR Medical Sciences Campus
Dr. J. Paul Robinson, Professor of Immunopharmacology and Biomedical Engineering and Director of Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories visited the UPR Medical Sciences Campus on April 11-12, 2002. The visit was organized through the Center for Information Architecture in Research, which is coordinated by Dr. José G. Conde, Associate Director of the RCMI Program.
Opportunities in the Private Industry: Seminar by María Rivas, MD, from Eli Lilly Export, S.A.
Dr. María Riva's seminar was part of the special activities sponsored by the RCMI Program Division of Research Services. This activity was organized for graduate students participating in the course: Bioethical and Survival Skills in Research. The course is directed by Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Director of the RCMI Program.
University of Puerto Rico Announces the Creation of Three World-Class Research Centers in Medical Biotechnology
UPR President Antonio García Padilla announced in a press conference, that the University of Puerto Rico has three new high-tech centers for research and development. The University received $19.8 million in competitive funds from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
RCMI Program Principal Investigators Meeting
The Principal Investigators of the RCMI Program celebrated their semi-annual meeting on November 16-17, 2001 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Dr. Richard Orkand 1936-2002
Dr. Richard K. Orkand, former Director of the Institute of Neurobiology and Professor at the Medical Sciences Campus, died in Seattle, Washington on January 16, 2002
Esq. Susan Freya Olive offered first seminar sponsored by the Advancement in Research Activity
On September 10, 2001 Ms. Susan Freya Olive from the firm Olive & Olive, PA located in Durham NC, presented the seminar "Intellectual Property Law" at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus.
RCMI Program Hosts NCBI Workshops
The RCMI AIDS and Emerging Diseases Program and the RCMI Center for Information Architecture in Research co-hosted two workshops offered by staff from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National Library of Medicine.
A Short Course: Responsible Conduct of Research offered to the Minority International Research Training (MIRT) Program at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
A one-day course on "Responsible Conduct of Research" was offered to undergraduate, graduate and medical students participating in the MIRT program, directed by Dr. George Hillyer, Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus and Professor of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus on February 1, 2002.
Dr. Walmor De Mello Receives Medal of Merit from the International Society for Heart Research
The International Society of Heart Research conferred Walmor De Mello, M.D., Ph.D., the Medal of Merit at its XVII World Congress
INDUNIV Holds Second Forum for Innovation
The Industry/University Research Consortium holds its Second Forum for Innovation on May 21-24, 2002 at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan.
RCMI Program Presents Initiatives at Internet2 Spring Meeting
RCMI Program staff and faculty presented initiatives for minority institutions to the Internet2 Health Science Working Group during the Internet2 Spring Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 7, 2002.
Sequence Analysis Using SeqWeb at the High Performance Computing Facility
On Tuesday, March 21, 2002, Mr. Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga, Bioinformatics Specialist at the University of Puerto Rico High Performance Computing Facility (HPCf), presented a seminar on the use of SeqWeb and GCG for analysis of DNA sequences
Caribbean Conference on Clinical Genetics Focuses on the Genetics of Diabetes
The Caribbean Conference on Clinical Genetics was held in San Juan. Puerto Rico, on from September 21 to 22, 2001. This year the conference focused on the genetics of diabetes.
Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Director of the RCMI Program, visits the flow cytometry facilities of the National Laboratory for HIV Immunology in Ottawa, Canada
On February 14, 2002 Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Director of the RCMI Program, visited the flow cytometry facilities of the National Laboratory for HIV Immunology in Ottawa, Canada. Francis F. Mandy, Director of the National Laboratory, acompanied Fernández-Repollet during the tour of the facilities.
Flow Cytometry Annual Workshop
The Annual Flow Cytometry Workshop was held at the Faculty Club of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, on September 25th-28th, 2001.
Special Seminars in Neuroscience
The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus received the visit of Dr. Alberto Ferrús from the Cajal Institute and Dr. Flora de Pablo Dávila from the Center of Biological Research in Madrid Spain.
16th Annual Meeting of the Clinical Cytometry Society
Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus attended the annual meeting of the Clinical Cytometry Association held in Orlando, Florida, on November 8-13, 2001.
COBRE Program Project Celebrates First Annual Retreat
The First Annual Retreat of the COBRE Program was held on December 14-16th at the Hyatt Regency Cerromar in Dorado, PR.
First BRIN / RCMI Bioinformatics Workshop held at Los Alamos National Laboratories
Institutions (RCMI) Bioinformatics Workshop was held during March 8-9, 2002 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The workshop was organized by Dr. Susan Kayar and Dr. Shelia McClure, Health Scientist Administrators, Research Infrastructure Division, NCRR, in collaboration with Dr. Kevin Facemyer, University of Nevada Reno, and Dr. Karl Steiner, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, who also served as workshop moderators.
Biomedical Research Forum of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus
A Biomedical Research Forum was organized by the Associate Deanship for Biomedical Sciences and Graduate Studies of the School of Medicine. The Forum was held at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus on April 18-19, 2002.
Delegation from the University of Puerto Rico Visits the Dominican Republic
On January 10th and 11th Antonio García-Padilla, Esq., President of the University of Puerto Rico, headed a delegation of representatives from the three main campuses of the University of Puerto Rico to the neighbor country of Dominican Republic.
NLM's Toxicology Information Outreach Panel Holds Annual Meeting in Puerto Rico
The Toxicology Information Outreach Panel (TIOP) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) held its eleventh annual meeting at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on December 3 and 4, 2001.
RCMI CIAR hosts visit from the Charles R. Drew University and the University of California, Los Angeles
The Center for Information Architecture in Research, coordinated by Dr. José G. Conde, Associate Director of the RCMI Program, sponsored the visit of Dr. Richard Baker and Dr. Charles W Flowers from Charles R. Drew University, and Dr. Daniel Valentino from the University of California, Los Angeles. The visit included special meetings to discuss strategies that will help develop research collaborations between Charles R. Drew University, UCLA and the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. For this purpose, the group met with Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Director of the RCMI Program.
RCMI Spring Symposium 2002
The RCMI 2002 Spring Symposium, the Workshop on Collaborative Research and the Program Directors Meeting was sponsored by Jackson State University on April 23-27, 2002.
RCMI Center for Information Architecture Hosts Supercourse Mirror Site
The RCMI Center for Information Architecture, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh, has established a mirror site of the Supercourse at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University.
