Federal grant establishes a virology research institute at Inter American University

Submitted on 27 October 2021 - 2:23pm

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Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico

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The Aguadilla Campus of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico is the only institution in Puerto Rico that will be part of a collaborative effort that will establish an Integrated Biology Institute focused on viruses. Together with researchers from four institutions in Arkansas and Maine and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), viral interactions and mechanisms at all levels of life will be studied.

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UPR Humacao celebrates Bioscience Week 2021

Submitted on 15 October 2021 - 12:37pm

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Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Humacao

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The Department of Biology of the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH) announces the virtual celebration of the 18th edition of Bioscience Week under the slogan Bioscience: Innovation that Works! The official week of the event at the national level is from October 11 to 15, but it will continue with different regional activities aimed at students and various sectors of the scientific community throughout the month.

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Study by the Medical Sciences Campus reveals the immune response to Covid-19 in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 4 October 2021 - 3:47pm

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Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

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Researchers from the School of Medicine of the Medical Sciences Campus (RCM) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) have found for the first time characteristics of the immune response to Covid-19 in Puerto Rico. The group of researchers, led by Dr. Carlos Sariol, Researcher and Director of the Comparative Medicine Unit and Dr. Ana M. Espino, professor and Director of the Parasite Immunology Laboratory of the Department of Microbiology, recently published the results of the study in the prestigious scientific journal Viruses.