Call for Abstracts: SJB 8th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Health Equity – Submit Your Research for Poster Presentation by February 19th, 2024
We are delighted to invite faculty and students to submit an abstract for consideration to present a poster at the SJB 8th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, in the afternoon at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine institutional facilities. We continue with our aim to integrate multiple academic levels, disciplines, and institutions to discuss basic sciences, clinical research, case reports, and behavioral and community research findings to advance knowledge and collaborations in the pursuit of health equity.
The due date for submission of abstracts is February 19th, 2024.
The Organizing Committee is planning a program for the Symposium consisting of a Plenary Session and scientific poster presentations. The central topic of the plenary session is The Search for Biomarkers to Advance Health Equity. We aim to present perspectives from three experts from different disciplines ( basic sciences, public health, and medicine ) with successful experiences working in interdisciplinary teams:
- Suranganie Dharmawardhane, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry Department
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
- Rafael Guerrero-Preston, DrPH
Chief Scientific Officer, LifeGene Biomarks
- Wilfredo de Jesus- Rojas, MD, MSc
Assistant professor, Ponce Health Sciences University
Medical Director, P.R. Pediatric Rare Lung Diseases and Asthma Institute
For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Estela S. Estape, SJB Research Center Director, at e_estape@sanjuanbautista.edu.
