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	The Biophysical Society Awards the UCC Neuroscience PhD student Mr. Eduardo Quiroz is a graduate student of the Neuroscience PhD Program of the UCC. Mr. Quiroz is conducting his PhD research thesis at the Neuroscience Department of the UCC under the direction of Dr. Jorquera. Eduardo’s main focus is understand the molecular regulation of neuronal communication and links dysfunctions with human pathogenesis. His extraordinary work… More…
	Congratulations for your Achievements! The UCCSoM congratulates the first-time takers cohort for academic year 2013-2014 for their performance in the USMLE Step 1. With 100% of test results they have reached a 90% first-time takers pass rate and a 95% overall pass! More…
	National Awardees at the First Iberoamerican Contest on Good Practices in Health Promotion… The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO), awarded Medicina Urbana the first place in the Category Health Promotion Outreach, for their good practices. Medicina Urbana is currently nominated for the same award at the international level. Congratulations!!!… at UCC we are proud of the tireless work you guys do in the community. More..
	UCC congratulates Sandy Algaze for her achievement … Sandra had the opportunity to work in collaboration with the investigators in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at Stanford University, Lucile Packard Hospital in a study entitled the “Impact of an Adolescent Liver Transplant Clinic on Clinical Outcomes.” The study findings suggest that a specialized, multidisciplinary adolescent liver transplant clinic has the potential to improve adherence in a high-risk group of adolescent liver transplant recipients. More..
	Summer Board Meeting closes 2013 with new members, and set the road to the 2014 Best Practices Showcase. With an outstanding attendance of 27 presidents and representatives from our current 40 institutional members, HETS celebrated its summer Board Meeting on June 25 and 26, 2013 in New York. This meeting was hosted by Borough of Manhattan Community College in its recently opened Fitterman Hall building. This Boardmeeting closes the academic year 2012-2013 envisioning numerous new projects for next academic year, including the 2014 Best Practices Showcase. More..
	The Universidad Central del Caribe Receives the Specialized Neuroscience Research Program (SNRP) Award from the National Institute of Health (NIH). The Neuroscience team at the UCC lead by Dr. Maria Bykhovskaia has won a prestigious SNRP program project grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The mission of the SNRP at the UCC is to promote diversity and excellence in the field of neuroscience… More..