covid19

CienciaPR joins the call to integrate San Juan into the municipal contact tracing system

Ciencia Puerto Rico joins the COVID-19 Wisdom Coalition (COSACO), the Citizen Health Committee (CCS), Vistazo a la Ciencia…

CienciaPR awarded grant from the Simons Foundation's Science Sandbox to engage Puerto Rican audiences with the science of COVID-19

Over the next year, the organization will create a collection of resources to help Puerto Ricans protect themselves and their…

Yale Ciencia Academy Fellows and Alumni Respond to COVID-19

One of the pillars of the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) is that beyond their research, our scientists can contribute to society…

CienciaPR, Puerto Rico Public Health Trust and Mercy Corps join forces to educate about COVID-19

The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT) and Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), together with the humanitarian organization…

“Salud Pública al Mediodía”, a new virtual show about COVID-19 and public health

The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT), a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT),…

Alert on the Increase of COVID-19 Cases in Puerto Rico after surpassing 225 thousand molecular tests

After accomplishing more than 225,000 thousand molecular tests by private reference laboratories on the Island; The Puerto Rico…

Innovación para acelerar el acceso a pruebas moleculares

En el laboratorio de Engine-4 Coworking Space en Bayamón se adelanta el diseño y la impresión tridimensional de hisopos de…

Puerto Rico reference laboratories have reached 100,000 molecular tests

The COVID-19 Clinical Laboratory Working Group led by the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT), a program of the Puerto Rico…

Scientific organizations ask Governor to prioritize purchase of molecular tests for COVID-19

Scientific community underscores the need for "a coherent strategy, informed by the best available scientific evidence" and…

From zero to over a thousand molecular tests a day

Recognizing the scarcity of molecular testing on the Island and with the concern that the number of tests needs to be increased…