Dr. Yancy Ferrer-Acosta and Dr. Yamixa Delgado Reyes We are excited to share the positive impact of a collaborative research pilot project, awarded by the Alliance in 2021-2022, that helped advance the research careers of two new investigators by integrating their different expertise to expand knowledge. This pilot project titled “Delivery of Edelfosine through the…
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is proud to share that on April 3rd, 2025, we celebrated our 9th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium with great enthusiasm and over 150 attendees. Dr. Yaritza Inostroza, Chair of the 9th Organizing Committee, coordinated the event with the support of Dr. Shirley Valentin, Dr. Linda Perez-Laras, Mrs. Maggie Gonzalez, and…
At San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSM), we are excited to share the enthusiasm received from the scientific community to attend the 9th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium’s Plenary Session titled “The Road to Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention: The Intersection between Research and Evidence-based Practice”and the response to our call for poster presentations. The Symposium will take…
We are delighted to share the Save the Date to invite faculty, staff, and students to attend the SJB 9th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Thursday , April 3rd, 2025, 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…
The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJB), under the leadership of President Dr. Yocasta Brugal, is pleased to share the exciting news of the approval of a highly competitive grant from the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH) under the Biomedical Research Facilities funding opportunity PAR-23-306. NIH funded…
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…
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…
On April 2nd, 2024, the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSM) celebrated its with great enthusiasm and over 150 attendees. Dr. Yocasta Brugal, SJBSM President, and the 8th Organizing Committee thank the presenters, evaluators, SJBSM Students’ Council, the Research Interest Group, and attendees for contributing to the Symposium’s success and for making it once…
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine’s Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves Secures 2024 AIM-AHEAD Fellowship, Advancing Cardiovascular Research Through AI and Machine Learning Congratulations to Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves, Associate Dean of Biomedical Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, and active researcher at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, on receiving the 2024 Traineeship in Advanced Data Analytics Fellowship…
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…