La joven Kaitlyn Nieves Serra recibió un reconocimiento de la Sociedad Americana de Química (ACS) de EE. UU.

Kaitlyn Nieves Serra, a student researcher at the Molecular Center, was recently honored at the thirty-eighth annual American Chemical Society (ACS) National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium held in Seattle, Washington.

Kaitlyn's presentation was recognized for the novelty of her research, the way she presented her data and how she answered the judges' questions. The award was “Best Poster Presentation,” organized and judged by Dr. Juhienah Khalaf of GlaxoSmithKline. With more than 100 entries, nine students were awarded, and only one Puerto Rican.

(Humacao, P.R.) - Sindy Canales Díaz, a graduate of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH), recently completed her doctoral degree in pharmacy with a certification in strategic leadership from the University of Charleston. The doctor, also, was a recipient of the prestigious U.S. Public Health Excellence in Pharmacy Award.