Biological and health sciences

United Nations recognizes Puerto Rico's efforts in manatee conservation

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The United Nations (UN) selected Puerto Rico to train people from the United States, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil on the proper management of stranded marine species.

New SACNISTA PhD Profile: Researcher, Role Model, Advocate – Dr. Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer

Submitted on 1 October 2013 - 9:43pm

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Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer didn’t know she could be a scientist until she was in college. Born and raised in the small town of Vega Alta in Puerto Rico, Feliú-Mójer was passionate about exploring the natural world as a girl, but her K-12 science classes did not make direct links between her local environs and the scientific concepts covered. It wasn’t until she met her first real scientist, biology professor Dr. Agnes Martínez Lahoz at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón, that her idea about what she could do in the world changed.

Brain-machine interface, bridge to the future

Submitted on 1 October 2013 - 9:23pm

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The field of brain-machine interfaces has made great leaps in its understanding of the brain, how its codes and interprets information and how to use that knowledge to "connect" brains and machines.

In this article, David Schwarz, graduate student in the Nicolelis Lab at Duke, one of the world leaders in brain-machine interfaces, explains some recent advances in the field, what they mean and the road ahead.

Posición de facultad en UCLA con enfoque en mentoría a minorías en ciencias

Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 1 October 2013 - 5:51pm

Life Sciences Open Rank Tenure Track Faculty Position Job Announcement
University of California Los Angeles

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Registrate y somete tu abstract para el Puerto Rico Neuroscience Conference

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Eternal life at the bottom of the sea

Submitted on 1 October 2013 - 11:18am

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When it's under stress the jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula, which can be found in Caribbean waters, can return to the polyp juvenile stage of its life, effectively escaping death. This abilitiy has earned it the nickname of "immortal jellyfish". By studying this fascinating animal we could learn many things about aging that can be useful to humans.

Posición de postdoc en biología estructural en la UPR-RP

Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 30 September 2013 - 10:03am

A postdoctoral research position isavailable immediately in the laboratory of Dr. José Lasalde Dominicci at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.