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Puerto Rican researcher makes important discovery about Parkinson's disease

Submitted on 4 February 2022 - 2:24pm

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Dr. Daniel Colón Ramos led the study that was published this month in the scientific journal "Neuron"

A study, led by Puerto Rican researcher Daniel Colón Ramos, made an important discovery in the scientific maze to better decipher Parkinson's disease.

The group, composed of 15 researchers, identified a protein that is key to autophagy, a process or natural mechanism of cellular regeneration that basically consists of the elimination of cellular waste.

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Colón-Ramos Named Director of Wu Tsai Institute’s Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity

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Daniel Colón-Ramos has been named the inaugural director of the new Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity in the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University.

El científico puertorriqueño Dr. Daniel A. Colón Ramos es designado como miembro de la Academia de Ciencias e Ingeniería de Connecticut

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El Dr. Ramos, quien es asesor y fiduciario del Fideicomiso para Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación de Puerto Rico (FCTIPR), fundador de Ciencia Puerto Rico y profesor de Neurociencia y Biología Celular de McConnell Duberg en la Universidad de Yale, es uno de los 15 nuevos miembros de la prestigiosa Academia dedicada a la innovación tecnológica en la ciencia.

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