Kellyann Román-Cruz and Héctor G. Torres-De Jesús were awarded scholarships to attend the Emerging Researchers National 2024 Conference, which will be held in Washington DC from March 14-16.

This opportunity will allow them not only to present the latest results of their scientific research conducted at the Center for Research in Molecular Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico (CICiM-UPR), but also to improve their scientific communication skills and explore global professional alternatives in the sciences, which are the main objectives of the conference.

Kellyann -a Microbiology student- and Héctor -a Coastal Marine Biology trainee with a minor in Microbiology-, both from the University of Puerto Rico, will join the Molecular Biology and Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, directed by Dr. Rafael Maldonado, in 2021 and 2023, respectively.

In just several semesters, these two undergraduates have excelled in the field, and have proven to lead projects with an international vision, thanks to the modeling of their mentors.

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