Our Alliance team has recently completed essential training at the Advanced Studies Center for Emergency Medical Personnel (CEAEM), hosted by the School of Health Professions at the Medical Sciences Campus. The sessions, which focused on Basic Life Support (BLS), were conducted on June 7 and June 14, 2024. We extend our sincere appreciation to the…
Dr. Marian T. Sepulveda-Orengo, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Sciences at Ponce Health Sciences University, has been announced this year’s recipient of the Research Training Opportunity Program (RTOP). The RTOP is a two-stage training program promoting technology transfer and collaboration among Alliance researchers. Stage 1 of the RTOP involves the Alliance…
The Research Training Opportunity Program (RTOP) is based on a technology transfer strategy in which Alliance researchers participate in a two-stage training process. Stage 1, the Alliance will fund one visit per year by an eligible Alliance investigator to travel to a host laboratory within a U.S. institution that has developed and standardized the desired emerging technology. The…
The RTOP is based on a technology transfer strategy in which Alliance researchers participate in a two-stage training process. Stage 1, the Alliance will fund one visit per year by an eligible PR Alliance investigator to travel to a host laboratory within a U.S. institution that has developed and standardized the desired emerging technology. The investigators will establish…
As part of our social responsibilities, efforts to fight COVID-19 continue. Testing and vaccination opportunities are available throughout the island. Community and non-profit organizations keep requesting clinics. Since November 2020, we have been testing in over sixteen communities in Toa Baja, Cataño, Dorado, Vega Alta, Ciales, Bayamón, San Juan, Guaynabo, Loíza and Vieques. Recently,…
By: Nilda González, MS, MT Since the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for testing to identify possible infected patients was a health issue and priority globally. Puerto Rico was not an exception to this reality. As healthcare professionals, there is a commitment to be part of any initiative to promote and preserve…