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Summer biomedical research program for high school and middle school students

Submitted on 12 July 2015 - 10:24pm

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The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Medical Sciences Campus (MSC) held its Annual Biomedical Summer Internships for middle and high school students during the month of June.  Twenty three (24) Middle School students and twenty eight (27) High School students from three different educational districts participated in the internships. 

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Young scientist finds clues for one day curing glaucoma

Submitted on 11 August 2014 - 6:39pm

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Brunymarie Velázquez / brunymarie.velazquez@elnuevodia.com

The regeneration of the optic nerve and a cure for glaucoma could one day be possible thanks in part to findings from a study led by Giam Vega-Meléndez, a young 26 year-old Puerto Rican graduate student who is on a fast-track to a research career. Vega found that certain proteins, naturally released by the body during development, can promote the regrowth of optic the nerve after injury or degeneration. The research project was conducted in its entirety by Vega-Meléndez, a graduate student in the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences campus (UPR-MSC), under the direction of Dr.

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RCM succesfully treated bilateral retinoblastoma case in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 22 March 2013 - 10:26am

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Nicole Colón

The Department of Ophtalmology and Pedriatrics at the Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico used a combination of therapies to treat a bilateral retinoblastoma case in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rican scientists study Huntington's disease

Submitted on 27 February 2013 - 4:47pm

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Sulay Rivera-Sánchez

A group of scientist at the Medical Sciences Campus (RCM), University of Puerto Rico (UPR) are studying Huntington's disease. The team is lead by Dr.Sylvette Ayala-Peña.

Ther author is a doctral student at RCM-UPR and a member of Ciencia Puerto Rico.

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