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Annual Retreat - NSF PIRE Program
June 17, 2020.
The UPR Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE) program held its 4th Annual Retreat using the Zoom platform. Thanks to all students who reported on their research experiences from the summer of 2019. Our External Advisory Committee provided many recommendations and suggestions that will improve the program moving forward.
Institute Students Admitted to Prestigious PhD Programs
Congratulations to two Institute students who will be off to graduate school this summer. Mariela Rosa Casilla will enroll in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of California San Francisco and Anthony Hernandez will attend the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. ¡Enhorabuena! Mariela y Anthony!!
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Institute of Neurobiology Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
Institute of Neurobiology labs responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with contributions of gloves and other PPE to Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine residents at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus.
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Collaborations forged between Institute of Neurobiology and Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Jean A. King, Dean of Arts & Sciences, and Dr. Arne Gericke, Department Head, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, visited the Institute of Neurobiology on October 7, 2019. They met with the leadership and faculty from the UPR COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity to discuss potential collaborations and student exchange initiatives.
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Institute Investigator Awarded NIH Grant
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Congratulations to Institute investigator Dr. Bruno Marie for having been awarded a R21 grant from the NIH.
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Institute Awarded $2.9 Million Grant for Hurricane Restoration
SAN JUAN– El Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico anunció hoy la obtención de una subvención de $2.9 millones para devolver a su estado óptimo, previo al paso de los huracanes Irma y María, al Instituto de Neurobiología con sede en el Viejo San Juan.
PIRE program met with Dr. France A. Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation and Dr. Jorge Haddock Acevedo, President of the University of Puerto Rico
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NSF officials visit Institute
Drs. Andrea Johnson and Minerva Cordero, Program Officers from the NSF Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), and Mr. L. Rashawn Farrior, Grants Officer, Division of Grants and Agreements (DGA) visited the Institute on November 5, 2018, The NSF team held meetings and discussions with our CREST Puerto Rico Center for Environmental Neuroscience students and faculty, and with UPR MSC administrative staff. Thanks to all who participated !