RCMI Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

4th International Wolbachia Conference

Approximately one hundred investigators, post doctoral fellows and graduate students from five continents and eighteen countries, ranging from Brazil to Sudan, Australia to Holland came to Puerto Rico for the 4th International Wolbachia Conference that was held at the Paradisus Resort, June 24-29, 2006.

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Dr. José G. Conde, Associate Director of the RCMI Program and Director of the Center for Information Architecture in Research, Named Co-chair of the ResearchChannel Internet2 Working Group

Dr. José G. Conde, Associate Director of the RCMI Program and Director of the Center for Information Architecture in Research, was named Co-chair of the of the ResearchChannel Internet2 Working Group on April 5, 2006. Dave Devereaux-Weber, Network Engineer at the Division of Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the other co-chair of the group.

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Construction Phase of the Molecular Science Building of the University of Puerto Rico Announced in a Special Ceremony

The University of Puerto Rico aims to construct a 152,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art research facility for the Molecular Sciences, which has strong potential for economic development opportunities in Puerto Rico. This building will provide the arena for cutting-edge research in the molecular and other related sciences, and will contribute to Puerto Rico’s development in Science and Technology, helping to make the Island a competitive player in the growing economy of knowledge.

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Dr. Walmor De Mello appointed International Mentor of the American Heart Association

Dr. Walmor De Mello, Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at the School of Medicine, was appointed International Mentor of the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is in the process of establishing a new International Mentoring Program for young physicians and scientists located outside the United States.

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Re-engineering the Partnership: Submit of the University- Industry Congress

Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, attended the Re-engineering the Partnership: Submit of the University-Industry Congress hosted by the Government-University- Industry Research Roundtable held at the National Academy of Sciences on April 25, 2006.

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RCMI Program Directors Meeting Organized by Howard University

Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, RCMI Program Director and Dr. José G. Santiago, Associate Program Director attended the Spring Meeting of the RCMI Program held at the Embassy Suites Hotel at the Chevy Chase Pavilion on April 24, 2006. The meeting was organized by Howard University.

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Puerto Rico Conference Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Emma Fernandez-Repollet, Director of the RCMI Program and Vice President for Research and Technology was a guest speaker at the Puerto Rico Conference for Investment and Development. The conference was organized by the PR Chamber of Commerce as a forum in which investors and entrepreneurs were able to learn about the excellent opportunities our island offers to operate a successful business. Dr. Fernandez-Repollet participated in the session “Research and Development: A Unique Partnership with the Academic Area”.

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RCMI Program Director Emma Fernández-Repollet attended the Biotechnology Industry Organization Expo-2006 in Chicago

During April 7-12, 2006, Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Vice President for Research and Technology and RCMI Program Director, attended the Biotechnology Industry Organization meeting in Chicago, IL. She joined a delegation of the University of Puerto Rico, including President Antonio Garcáa Padilla and Chancellors, José R. Carlo, Gladys Escalona de Motta, Jorge Vélez Arocho, Hilda Colón and Ram Lamba.

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Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet Chairs Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Special Emphasis Panel for the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the NIH

Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Vice President for Research and Technology and RCMI Program Director, chaired the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Special Emphasis Panel held on March 14 and 15, 2006 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The grant applications covered a broad range of technical areas from microbiology, cellular and molecular biology, stem cells, genetics, nutrition, cancer, to neuroscience and endocrinology, and many other areas.

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Dr. Fernandez-Repollet participates in the “Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The New Frontiers in Economic Development”

Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Director of the RCMI Program and Vice President for Research and Development, participated as one of the invited panelists in the Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The New Frontiers in Economic Development sponsored by the Puerto Rico Techno-Economic Corridor (PRTEC) and the Puerto Rico Economic Development Company (PRIDCO). The Forum was held in the Mayaguez Resort and Casino on March 10, 2006.

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Dr. José G. Rigau Pérez visits University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

The RCMI AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases Program at the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus and the Sigma Xi Scientific Society sponsored the visit of Dr. José G. Rigau, member of the Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia on April.

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University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus receives Rick Tarleton, PhD, Professor from the University of Georgia

The RCMI AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases Program at the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus sponsored the visit of Dr. Rick Tarleton, Professor from the University of Georgia, on April 5, 2006.

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Graduate Student from the UPR Medical Sciences Campus selected to represent the RCMI Program at the 56th Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Raissa Menéndez-Delmestre, a Ph.D. student in the department of Physiology, has been selected as one of the graduate students that will represent the RCMI Program at the 56th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany June 25-30, 2006.

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Center for Information Architecture Staff Participate in GCRC’s Annual Meeting

Staff from the Center for Information Architecture in Research (CIAR) attended the General Clinical Research Center's National Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on April 15-18, 2006.

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University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Receives Dr. Hugh B. Nicholas Jr. from Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

The RCMI AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases Program at the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus sponsored the visit of Dr. Hugh B. Nicholas Jr., Senior Scientific Specialist from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center on August 19, 2005. Dr. Nicholas presented the seminar Changing substrate specificity by remodeling domain interfaces in glutathione transferases.

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