As previously reported in the May 2023 Newsletter, PDC organized a Mock Study Section during the afternoon of the 12th Scientific Day of the Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (The Alliance). Here we summarize the organizational steps and report the participants’ evaluation results. During the Mock Study Section, the following researchers participated in…
The All of Us Scientific Program will recruit one million people from all parts of the United States. The Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital in San Juan is accepting individuals interested in participating in All of Us! This way, we hope to someday help accelerate medical research. Participants will share information about their health, habits, and…
Oportunidad de empleo Nombre del programa – Puerto Rico Care Término de la propuesta – hasta 30/nov/23 Agencia auspiciadora: Institutos Nacionales de Salud / NIH – National Institute of Health) Los pueblos a cubrir son: San Juan, Carolina, Caguas, Mayagüez, Ponce y Yauco, Aguadilla y Luquillo Este proyecto busca medir el impacto de COVID en…
Hospitales HIMA•San Pablo, collaborating institution of The Alliance, acknowledges its Clinical Research Coordinator Ms. Migdalia Arce-Calderón for her 25-years career in clinical research, as we celebrate Clinical Trial Month in May 2023. Born in The Bronx, NYC, Migdalia started her professional life as Assistant Administrator at a multiple-apartments building complex for 13 years. This experience…
The Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (The Alliance) held its 12th Scientific Day on May 3rd, 2023. The theme for the plenary session was “Population Health After Disasters: Responses from the Scientific Community”. The activity was organized by the Professional Development Core. Since 2019, The Alliance’s Scientific Day is one of the main…
The California-Mexico-Puerto Rico (CAMPO) Consortium (part of the National Cancer Institute-funded US-Latin American-Caribbean HIV/HPV-Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network [ULACNet, NCI grant # U54CA242646) conducts clinical trials (CTs) to prevent HPV-related cancers among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Mexico and Puerto Rico (PR). In PR, the CAMPO study is led by Dr. Ana Patricia Ortiz,…
The Alliance extends our warmest congratulations to the interdisciplinary team from UPR School of Medicine on their outstanding achievement at the Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) National Meeting in Houston, Texas. Their abstract titled “Cervical meta-omic analyses identify tyramine metabolism in women with dysplasia” was recognized as the best overall scientific abstract, a…
Welcome our new member! Founded in 1913, the UPR School of Pharmacy was the first accredited health profession program available at a higher education level in Puerto Rico. It currently has a curriculum that offers active and collaborative learning to enhance skill development. Its mission is to educate students, pharmacists, and scientists to improve community…
On March 30th, 2023, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine celebrated its 7th SJBSM Interdisciplinary Research Symposium in person at the institution, focusing on joining multiple disciplines and institutions to facilitate research collaboration and the advancement of knowledge. The Symposium’s Plenary session theme was Lifestyle Medicine for Healthy Living, and we were pleased to welcome…
