Dr. Pablo Altieri’s Legacy: Excellence in Cardiology and Research

Submitted by Nelson Escobales and Sabzali Javadov on 13 February 2024 - 11:20am

We publish this note to celebrate and share the memory and contributions of Dr. Pablo I. Altieri-Nieto a member of our #CienciaBoricua community, who passed away recently. We thank Drs. Nelson Escobales and Sabzali Javadov, Professors in the Department of Physiology at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and former Presidents of the Puerto Rico Physiological Society, for their collegiality and authorship.

Dr. Pablo I. Altieri-Nieto, born in Añasco, Puerto Rico in 1943, was a renowned cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Center of PR and the Caribbean and a Professor at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) School of Medicine.

Dr. José Molina Cotto's legacy

Submitted by Josefina Arce on 6 October 2023 - 3:07pm

Dr. José Molina Cotto, born on August 28, 1958, in the beautiful town of Aibonito and raised in the city of Fog, Cayey, Puerto Rico, was a fundamental figure in the University of UPR-Cayey.

A defender of science: Dr. Edwin Vázquez de Jesús

Submitted by Josefina Arce on 6 October 2023 - 2:33pm

Dr. Edwin Vázquez de Jesús was a product of Puerto Rico's public education system. He graduated from Miguel Meléndez Muñoz High School and then did his bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. He continued his academic career obtained his master's degree in Microbiology at Long Island University in New York, and pursued doctoral studies at City College of the City University of New York. He completed his studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus with a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Science, like love, should be celebrated everyday…

Submitted by Greetchen Díaz-Muñoz on 3 February 2014 - 3:00pm

Are you passionate about science? Do you recognize its importance in our society? Science is all around us... in what is detected by your senses and what is not. Likewise, love as defined by humans, is everywhere and in all moments. So, why choose one day to celebrate them? If we can do it every day! Here, our volunteer team and constributors share some reasons to love science and celebrate it all year. What is yours?