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Puerto Rico receives federal grant to support research on health disparities

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Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $19 million for the next five years to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sci-ences Campus to continue facilitating the development of competitive research being conducted by the Center for Collaborative Research in Minority Health and Health Disparities.

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#FundingOpportunity (R01): Applications are open for research on #ChronicDisease in the #Caribbean. Learn more

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RO1 Applications are open for research on Chronic Disease in the Caribbean. 

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UPR Medical Science Campus receives grant to study breast cancer

Submitted on 9 August 2017 - 1:24am

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The National Institute of General Medicine (NIGMS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted $150,000 to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) for a study on pharmaceuticals to block metastatic breast cancer cells.

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Solicitation of Nominations for the 2017 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Landis Award for Outsta

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https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NS-17-025.html

Notice Number: NOT-NS-17-025

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NIH Future Research Leaders Conference for Early Career Scientists

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The 2017 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Future Research Leaders Conference (FRLC) will be held September 12-14 in Bethesda, Maryland. FRLC is a career-development opportunity for talented early-career biomedical and behavioral scientists from diverse backgrounds.

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Searching for clues on Alzheimer's

Submitted on 18 March 2017 - 3:48am

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Mildred Rivera Marrero

A study on Alzheimer's disease to be conducted in Puerto Rico is recruiting volunteers. The Amaranth study will test a drug that attacks Alzheimer's disease in its early phase by avoiding the formation of the amyloid plaques that deposit in the brain and cause neuron damage.

For more information, please call (787) 758-2525, ext. 1988 or email amaranthrcm@gmail.com.

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Free Webinar on January 19: Is a Postbac right for you?

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On Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 2:00 PM (EST), join this Webinar to learn more about post baccalaureate (postbac) programs for recent college graduates in order to gain research and scientific experience after obtaining an undergraduate degree. Learn about types of postbac programs and how they can strengthen your application to PhD programs in the biomedical sciences. 

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Search for a cellular/developmental biologist at the NIH

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The National Institutes of Child Health & Human Development at the NIH is presently recruiting for a tenure-track or tenure-eligible investigator in the area of cellular and developmental neurobiology.

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Researcher at the UPR received NIH grant to study the epigenetics of cleft palate

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Dr.Carmen Buxó, researcher at the University of Puerto Rico received an K99/R00 NIH grant called FaceGenes to study the epigenetics of cleft palate. 

For more info about this research call 787-620-5729 or at 787-758-2525 ext. 2710,facegenespr@gmail.com.

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