December 23, 2024. Drs. Laura Vicente-Rodríguez and Mark W. Miller were awarded a grant  ($56k) under the Research Opportunity Awards for Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (ROA - PUI) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will support a collaborative project between the UPR Medical Sciences Campus and the UPR Cayey Campus.

February 27, 2025. Institute faculty and students attended a seminar presented by Dr. Patrick Emery, Department of Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School. The seminar was titled:  Biological Rhythms at Sea: A Tale of Two Clocks . It was held at the Molecular Sciences Research Center (MSRC) and sponsored by the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)  Puerto Rico Center for Neuroplasticity .

February 25, 2025. Dr. Jonathan Crooke provided hands-on training on the new Sutter CRISPR instrumentation at the Institute of Neurobiology. The equipment forms part of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Center for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities (CCRHD) Neurogenetics & Biomaging Service. Participants in the workshop (left to right):  Yanilis Velázquez, Yaniushka Fernández, Alexa Negrón, Fabiola Pagán, Arelys Rivas-Jiménez, and Dr. Jonathan Crooke.

Desde la izquierda la Rectora, Dra. Myrna L. Quiñones Feliciano; la Decana de Asuntos Académicos, Dra. Yasmín Pedrogo;  Dr. Andrew Seeds, Dra. Stephanie Hampel y la Decana Asociada de Asuntos Académicos, Dra. Wanda I. Colón