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Filipa Godoy-Vitorino awarded as ASM/NSF UFRI INBRE Fellow

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ASM/NSF UFRI AWARD TO INBRE FELLOW Filipa Godoy-Vitorino

 

Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, an Associate Professor at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus and PI of the Microbial Ecology and Genomics Lab, was awarded the Undergraduate Faculty Research Initiative (UFRI) Fellowship supported by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Leaders Inspiring Networks and Knowledge (LINK) program.

Filipa was recognized at the National level, as a model of excellence in STEM research, and a stellar example of an active researcher committed to student learning in undergraduate biology.

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The dilemma of similar boas

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Scientists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources used genetics to discover that the Mona Island boa and the Virgin Islands boa are different species and not subspecies of the same.

 

The paper detailing this research was published in “Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution” 88, 144–153 en abril del 2015.

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Puerto Rican scientist among the U.S. most influential

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El Nuevo Día interviews Rafael A. Irizarry Quintero , professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston, MA about his research, goals and some advice for young scientists.

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Dos programas de investigación en genómica en Washington University in St. Louis

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We are looking for students who may be
interested in participating in our program, Opportunities in Genomics
Research (OGR). OGR programs are directed at increasing the number of
underrepresented students who pursue Ph.D.'s in genomics and related
fields. These programs provide students with a mentored research
experience at Washington University, as well as other engaging activities
to prepare students for competitive Ph.D. programs.

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New details of Puerto Rican genetics

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A recent study, published in PLoS Genetics by a team that included scientists from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, use genetic analyses to trace the ancestry of modern day Puerto Ricans.

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The millenary journey of a species

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Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez studied the mitochondrial DNA of Caribbean geckos to understand their evolution.

 

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Global resonance of Puerto Rican research

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Prestigiosa revista destaca investigación de científicos del RUM

Dos catedráticos del Departamento de Biología del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) participaron en un proyecto internacional, denominado Mil Genomas, cuyos resultados salen publicados en la prestigiosa revista científica Nature.

Los doctores Juan Carlos Martínez Cruzado y Tarás Oleksyk figuran entre los autores de la  publicación que detalla, entre las más de mil personas estudiadas a nivel mundial, una muestra de 55 puertorriqueños a quienes se les secuenció el genoma completo.

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