January 2026 Newsletter GROW PR Network

GROW PR Network celebra su 15.ª reunión presencial en Ciales  El pasado 16 de diciembre de 2025, los miembros y colaboradores de GROW PR Network (Generating Research Opportunities Working Together), iniciativa de la Alianza, se reunieron en las instalaciones de Prymed Medical Care en Ciales. Este decimoquinto encuentro fue clave para consolidar la sinergia entre…

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Promoting a Healthy Weight

In commemoration of National Healthy Weight Week –January 18-24, 2026 Every year, during the third week of January, communities observe National Healthy Weight Week, an initiative that, since 1994, invites reflection on lifestyle habits. This 2026, from January 18-24, this commemoration takes on special relevance in Puerto Rico, where figures on overweight and obesity confront…

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Publication Fee Support Guidelines The Professional Development (PD) Core maintains dedicated funds to support publication fees for Alliance-related research outputs. Alliance staff, awardees, and investigators affiliated with an Alliance institution—as well as approved external collaborators—with a new or active Alliance-supported study may request support through the Online Request Services portal. The Alliance recognizes that Article…

Sue Giancola, PhD Senior Associate Director Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) University of Delaware Mary Culnane, MSN, MS, PhD Policy Scientist, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) University of Delaware Angela Sy, PhD Associate Core Director, Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) University of Hawaii at Manoa Carlamarie Noboa Ramos, MS, PhD Adjunct Professor University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus Kimber McKay, PhD Professor and Chair, School of Public and Community Health Sciences University of Montana

IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Centers Working and Sharing Together

The Tracking and Evaluation Unit Director and Generating Research Opportunities Working together (GROW) Puerto Rico (PR) Network, Dr. Carlamarie Noboa Ramos, participated in a multipaper panel session “Engaging with Communities and Primary Care Practices: Evaluating CTR Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) models” at the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association in Kansas City. Practice-Based Research…

Alliance Kick-off Event Celebrates the Start of the 2025–2030 Funding Cycle

The Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research in Puerto Rico successfully hosted its Alliance Kick-off Event, marking the official launch of the new 2025–2030 funding cycle under the NIH Institutional Development Award for Clinical and Translational Research Network (IDeA-CTR). The Alliance—led by the UPR Medical Sciences Campus in collaboration with Ponce Health Sciences University/Ponce Research…

Elsa Orellano

Dr. Elsa Orellano – Advancing Functional Health for Older Adults

Dr. Elsa Orellano – Advancing Functional Health for Older Adults Mentor-Mentee Teams Program Awardee (2023–2025) Mentor: Dr. Nelson Varas-Díaz, Florida International University Affiliation: UPR-MSC, Department of Occupational Therapy   Dr. Elsa Orellano continues to make an outstanding impact through her research and mentorship. As Principal Investigator, she successfully secured a $1.22M NIH R01 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research…

Measuring Community Engagement in Research: Reflections from Puerto Rico’s Experience with the Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research

By: Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD, MSc Co-Leader, Community Engagement and Outreach Core Representing Puerto Rico at ACCEL Delaware 2025 I had the honor of representing The Alliance at the 2025 Community Research Exchange (CRE) hosted by  IDeA‑ Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) from Delaware (Delaware‑CTR ACCEL),  where I presented a workshop titled “Measuring the Impact…

ISCORE-RC Newsletter METRICS, Why this information is important

ISCORE RESOURCE CENTER August 2025 NEWSLETTER

ISCORE-RC Metrics   Why is this information important? Collecting metrics through ISCORE-RC provides a clear picture of the clinical research landscape in Puerto Rico. These data reflect not only the number of active and newly activated studies, but also critical aspects such as the average time to execute contracts, IRB approval processes, and participant recruitment…