The University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC) is proud to announce its second NIH-sponsored cancer training program, the Research Education Program on Microbes, Infections, and Cancer (REPMIC), funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) with a grant of $1,853,572. This program is designed to train young Puerto Rican researchers in topics…
The Hispanic Alliance of Clinical and Translational Research (The Alliance) continues supporting investigators at different career stages through the Scientific Communication in Clinical and Translational Research post-doctoral certificate. This initiative was designed to provide individual coaching, knowledge, and tools to investigators to master their scientific writing skills for manuscript publication. About the Post-doctoral Certificate The…
GROW PR Network welcomes its newest member! Generating Research Opportunities Working Together for Puerto Rico welcomes its newest member, Camuy Health Services, Inc., a community-based, non-profit organization that provides health services in the northwestern region of Puerto Rico. Their mission is to offer the highest quality in health services to the Camuy population and neighboring…
In 2023, the Biomedical Informatics, Bioinformatics, and Cyberinfrastructure Enhancement Core (BiBEC) welcomed Dr. Castro as a consultant, working with big data analytics, focusing on the N3C Data Enclave. Recently, Dr. Castro joined (BiBEC) and the Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research in a full-time capacity! Dr. Pedro J. Castro is a computational scientist with…
We are pleased to share that Dr. Yaritza Inostroza, Associate Professor at the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, was one of three Puerto Rican researchers accepted to participate in the competitive NHGRI-funded CREiGS Short Course at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. The course started in-person August 12-13, 2024, at…
Dr. Caleb Esteban, Principal Investigator at the Queer Biopsychosocial Health Laboratory at PHSU, recently presented at the National LGBTQ Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. He shared secondary data from the Alliance’s pilot study titled Exploring Cardiometabolic Risk Disparities by Sex and Sexual Orientation Among Hispanic Sexual Minorities. In addition, Dr. Esteban co-authored an article titled…
The VI Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, coordinated by the Graduate School of Public Health at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, took place from May 2-3, 2024, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. The theme, “Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities in Public Health and Health Promotion,” set the…
The poster titled “Technological Connectivity, Social Isolation, and Community Resilience: A Qualitative Analysis of Community Forums in Puerto Rico” examines the challenges faced by isolated communities in Puerto Rico regarding access to technology, social connection, and the ability to recover from adversities. This study, conducted by the Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, highlights…
The Puerto Rico Community Engagement Alliance (PR-CEAL), in collaboration with Castañer General Hospital, Inc. (CGH), has enhanced public health preparedness in rural areas of Castañer-Lares, Jayuya, Adjuntas, and Maricao. From October 2023 to June 2024, PR-CEAL impacted 150 participants through initiatives in clinical research, first responder support, and public health policy education. Capacity Building for…
With immense pride and pleasure, we announce that Dr. Linda Laras, a distinguished faculty member at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine and Director of the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center, has been honored with the prestigious David Chadwick Outstanding Professional Award by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). This award, presented…