Promoting a Healthy Weight
In commemoration of National Healthy Weight Week –January 18-24, 2026 Every year, during the third week of January, communities observe National Healthy Weight Week, an initiative that, since 1994, invites…
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Publication Fee Support
Publication Fee Support Guidelines The Professional Development (PD) Core maintains dedicated funds to support publication fees for Alliance-related research outputs. Alliance staff, awardees, and investigators affiliated with an Alliance institution—as…
IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Centers Working and Sharing Together
The Tracking and Evaluation Unit Director and Generating Research Opportunities Working together (GROW) Puerto Rico (PR) Network, Dr. Carlamarie Noboa Ramos, participated in a multipaper panel session “Engaging with Communities…
Alliance Kick-off Event Celebrates the Start of the 2025–2030 Funding Cycle
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…
Dr. Elsa Orellano – Advancing Functional Health for Older Adults
Dr. Elsa Orellano – Advancing Functional Health for Older Adults Mentor-Mentee Teams Program Awardee (2023–2025) Mentor: Dr. Nelson Varas-Díaz, Florida International University Affiliation: UPR-MSC, Department of Occupational Therapy Dr. Elsa Orellano continues to…
Measuring Community Engagement in Research: Reflections from Puerto Rico’s Experience with the Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research
By: Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD, MSc Co-Leader, Community Engagement and Outreach Core Representing Puerto Rico at ACCEL Delaware 2025 I had the honor of representing The Alliance at the 2025…