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The Alliance Retreat Highlights Year 1 Progress and Year 2 Priorities Annual Retreat 2026 | May 7 | The Royal Sonesta San Juan On May 7, 2026, The Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research held its Annual Retreat, bringing together leadership, core teams, institutional partners, and External Advisory Committee members to reflect on Year…
As part of the Public Health Week at Ponce Health Sciences University, Ms. Ángela M. Díaz presented the conference “Nutriendo PR: Where Everyone has a Place at the Table”. The session brought together approximately 65 in-person participants, along with additional attendees joining remotely. The presentation emphasized the importance of cross-sector collaboration to ensure that everyone’s…
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…
On April 24, 2025, Ponce Health Sciences University Public Health Program doctoral student, Mrs. Heidi Carrero Vallés, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in epidemiology titled “Retention and Adherence to Buprenorphine Medication in Patients Diagnosed with Opioid Use at a Community-Based Clinic in Southern Puerto Rico.” The objectives of the research project were to describe the…
The 19th Annual Scientific Conference and 3rd RCMI Symposium on Health Disparities, was held on May 17, 2025, at PHSU’s new Auditorium and Academic Tower, was a major success. The event aimed to showcase ongoing research at PHSU and its affiliates while highlighting health disparities affecting the Puerto Rican community. It featured panels on cancer,…
The Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research kicked off its 2025 retreat by reflecting on its remarkable achievements over the past four and a half years. Core leaders highlighted key successes, including the development of a clinical research data warehouse, expanded collaborations, and numerous pilot projects. The discussion also looked ahead, focusing on future goals…
The Alliance at the 9th National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) The Alliance was present at the 9th National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), held from June 16-19, 2024, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. Throughout this event, our Principal Investigators, Dr. Carlos Luciano and Dr. Evangelia Morou, along with…