Estudiantes (Angelie, Mileny, Bianka, Amelia y Nayerlie) incluyendo Dr Byung Lee de University Central Connecticut, Dra. Linda Pérez y Dra. Linda Laras

Centro Salud Justicia de Puerto Rico realiza el  9no Simposio: Empieza por Creer sobre de la violencia sexual y los medios digitales

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…

Linda Perez Laras

Dr. Yocasta Brugal Faculty Excellence Awards

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…

10th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

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,…

Join the 10th SJBSM Research Symposium

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…

Dr. Linda Laras and a group

Celebrating 10 Years of Advancing Clinical Forensic Care and Public Health Research at the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center

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…

Plenary Speakers

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Marks Successful 9th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium with Strong Institutional Collaboration and Student Excellence

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…

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Hosts 9th Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention

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…

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Secures $6.31M NIH Grant to Establish SJB Biomedical Research Center for Health Disparities

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…