Biological and health sciences

Larissa Avilés Santa: from the clinic to public health

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Dr. Larissa Avilés Santa during a medical trip to Guatemala. Photo courtesy of Dr. Larissa Avilés Santa.

From a young age, Dr. Larissa Avilés Santa knew she wanted to study the human body. “When I was in fourth or fifth grade I remember opening an Anatomy atlas and how fascinated I was by each illustration. The part of the book that caught my attention was the one about the male and female reproductive systems, and the explanation about the menstrual cycle and pregnancy,” she says. It was back then that her interest in endocrinology was born.

Estudiante del RUM? Quedan 2 días para entregar abstracts y arte para Simposio de Investigación Subgraduada en Biología

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Only a few days left to submit abstracts and artwork for the Biology symposium!

Deadline: Thursday, April 3

More information and abstract/artwork submissions by contacting Prof. David Logue 
david.logue@upr.edu

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Presidential Innovation Fellows - White House OSTP

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The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program brings the principles, values, and practices of the innovation economy into government through the most effective agents of change we know: our people. This highly-competitive program pairs talented, diverse individuals from the innovation community with top civil servants to tackle many of our Nation’s biggest challenges, and to achieve a profound and lasting social impact.

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Stop wasting money on dietary supplements

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Three articles in this issue address the role of vitamin and mineral supplements for preventing the occurrence or progression of chronic diseases. First, Fortmann and colleagues systematically reviewed trial evidence to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on the efficacy of vitamin supplements for primary prevention in community-dwelling adults with no nutritional deficiencies.

Protecting the scaly-naped pigeon

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The scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) is threatened by hunting in the Caribbean. At present, the pigeon is abundant in Puerto Rico, but overharvesting is a major concern; therefore, the development of a sustainable harvest strategy is a management priority. The management objective of the harvest strategy is to maximize hunting opportunity while keeping the population above an abundance threshold (NT) of 260,000 pigeons.

Solicita a curso en NIH sobre Investigación en Disparidades de Salud

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2014 NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course

Integrating Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research

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Abstracts - Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (UPR)

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¡Saludos! Nos place informarles que los resúmenes del 34to Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM), ya se encuentran disponibles en la página oficial del Foro: http://foro2014.rcm.

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