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Alianza para la Investigación

El Proyecto V Cooperativo del Consorcio entre la Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) y el Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico celebra la Semana de la Investigación Clínica y Traslacional del 6 al 12 de mayo. La apertura, el lunes 6 de mayo, estará a cargo de Sharon Terry, presidenta y CEO de Genetic Alliance, quien ofrecerá la conferencia: Engaging and Empowering Non-Scientists: Interaction with Clinical and Translational Researchers. El Simposio anual del Proyecto V Coop RCM-UCC también contará con el oncólogo Fernando Cabanillas, quien hablará sobre los Retos de la comunicación con el público para informar del Cáncer. More…

Outstanding accomplishments

Jose L. Reyes González, a doctor in Neurosciences student of the UCC Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, was selected to offer an oral presentation at the Third Interdisciplinary Research Symposium held at the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine. His presentation titled A Mouse Model of Gulf War Illness Allows for Mechanistic Studies and the Search for Antidotes was awarded First Place in the Oral Presentation Category of the scientific activity.

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Award from AAI

Dr. Aníbal J. Valentín-Acevedo from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology was awarded an Early Career Faculty Award from the American Association of Immunologists. This award provides support to early career investigators to present their Research at the American Association of Immunologist Annual Meeting from May 8-13 in San Diego California. Dr. Valentín-Acevedo is currently studying the molecular response of human B cells to various stimuli including viral infections.

Dra. Nereida D. Diaz Rodriguez appointment as a professional member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

The Universidad Central del Caribe is honored to announce that Dra. Nereida D. Diaz Rodriguez, our dean of academic affairs, was appointed as a professional member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The appointment was made after the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) endorsed her nomination to the LCME. The LCME completed the vetting process at their spring 2019 meeting.

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Campamento de Biología Molecular

La UCC ofrecerá nuevamente el Molecular Biology Summer Academy durante la semana del 3 al 7 de junio. El campamento está dirigido a estudiantes universitarios que quieren ampliar sus conocimientos y destrezas en el laboratorio así como recibir consejos y aprender métodos para desarrollar una carrera en las ciencias. Los estudiantes que participen del campamento aprenderán técnicas como PCR, Western Blot, Bacterial Transformation, y recibirán orientación de cómo ser exitoso en una carrera de ciencias. La fecha límite para solicitar es el 12 de abril.
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The UCC community congratulates Dr. Jose Ginel Rodriguez

The Universidad Central del Caribe is honored to announce that Dr. Jose Ginel Rodriguez, the dean of our school of medicine, will receive the Hispanic Health Leadership Award at the National Hispanic Medical Association’s (NHMA) 23rd Annual Conference, to be held from April 11-14, 2019, in Arlington, VA. This recognition is bestowed on our dean of medicine in recognition of his leadership and commitment to eliminating health disparities…
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