INVESTIGATOR SPOTLIGHT Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves Receives Research Award Advancing research on stress, sleep, and early cardiovascular risk in Puerto Rican children. Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves Associate Professor and Research Center Co-director San Juan Bautista School of Medicine We are pleased to share that Dr. Yaritza Inostroza-Nieves, Associate Professor and Research Center Co-director at San Juan Bautista…
Centro Salud Justicia de Puerto Rico Centro Salud Justicia de Puerto Rico realiza el 9no Simposio Empieza por Creer sobre de la violencia sexual y los medios digitales Secretaria de Estado Rosachely Rivera Santana Fiscal Laura Hernandez Gutierrez Dra. Linda Perez Laras Estudiantes Angelie, Mileny, Bianka, Amelia y Nayerlie incluyendo Dr Byung Lee de University…
Faculty Recognition • June 2026 Celebrating Faculty Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Leadership Center: Dr. Linda Pérez Laras Congratulations to Dr. Linda Pérez-Laras on receiving the 2026 Dr. Yocasta Brugal Faculty Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity Award on June 4, 2026. This award, given by the President of the San Juan Bautista School of…
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is proud to share that on April 16th, 2026, we celebrated our 10th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium with great enthusiasm and more than 150 attendees. We had 68 poster presentations, 34 (50%) from SJBSM and 34 (50%) from other institutions. We were honored to welcome participants from UPR campuses (MSC,…
At San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, we are excited to share the scientific community’s enthusiasm to join us and attend the 10th SJBSM Interdisciplinary Research Symposium, to be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at our institution’s facilities in Caguas, PR. It will be a pleasure to welcome you to join us and celebrate a…
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine proudly marks the 10-year anniversary of the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center, a transdisciplinary program dedicated to trauma-informed, victim-centered clinical forensic services for survivors of sexual violence and for advancing research that recognizes violence as a critical public health issue. Over the past decade, the Center has strengthened evidence-based…
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…