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Cognitive behavioral therapy decreases depression symptoms in people with diabetes

Submitted on 30 January 2015 - 10:27am

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A group of reserachers from the Institute of Psychology Research (IPsi) at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, found that young people with diabetes and depression shown reduce symptoms of anxiety after been exposed to cognitive behavioral therapy.

UPR-Humacao shines at annual biomedical research conference

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 26 January 2015 - 1:24pm

Two students from the Biology Deparment at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus were awarded for their reearch presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABCRMS) during November in San Antonio, Texas.

Giovani Deliz, junior in the General biology program and Raiza Reyes, junior under a Microbiology major were recognized along another 11 students among 1700 participant students. ABRCMS is one of the biggest research conference for underepresented minority students and is funded by the American Society of Microbiology under an NIH grant.

To read the entire blog, visit the Spanish version of this site. This article was published in Dialogo Digital.

Puerto Rico is ideal for sciences

Submitted on 21 January 2015 - 11:08am

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The recent scientific advancements from the Memory and Learning Lab lead by Dr. Gregory Quirk at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus show that the local institutions are making significant contributions to the scientific world.

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Significant scientific advancement from research group at the University of Puerto Rico

Submitted on 21 January 2015 - 10:48am

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Dr. Gregory Quirk and his research team from the Medical Sciences Campus at the University of Puerto Rico realized an important study about fear conditioning that was published in the journal Nature.

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Students from UPR- Rio Piedras shine in national competition

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 13 January 2015 - 10:33am

Students from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (UPR-RP), shone bright again in the recent edition of the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) by obtaining 8 awards in various categories. This is the largest professional conference for students in the field of biomedical and behavioral science that takes place in the United States (US) and this year it took place in San Antonio, Texas.

Some 57 students from the on campus undergraduate research programs "Minority Access to Research Career (MARC)" and "Research Inititative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)" participated in the event and presented 31 scientific works as posters and oral presentations.

STEP-UP Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 10 December 2014 - 4:32pm

STEP-UP Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Awards: At least $3,500 stipend for 8-12 wks of research

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NIH busca evaluadores de trasfondos diversos - Excelente oportunidad de conocer más sobre la agencia

Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 24 November 2014 - 12:55pm

Saludos a todos,

El NIH actualmente esta buscando mayor representación de grupos minoritarios en las ciencias entre los evaluadores pares (peer reviewers) de propuestas de fondos. Servir de evaluador para el NIH es la mejor manera de adquirir información clave que puede mejorar tus propuestas de fondos.

Aquellos interesados en participar como evaluadores, favor someter a NIH su información a través de este enlace antes del 14 de diciembre:

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Trabajo: Director de Programas, Modelos Organismales, NIH

Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 15 September 2014 - 10:53am

The Office of the Director (OD) of the National Institutes of Health is seeking exceptional candidates for the positions of Program Director of Comparative Models and Program Director of Genetic and Biological Resources (Health Scientist Administrator GS-601-13/14/15), Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM), in the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI).

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UPR part of key collaboration for the fight against HIV

Submitted on 10 September 2014 - 1:45pm

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The University of Puerto Rico will be a key partner in a collaboration to develop a vaccine against HIV, together with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and CDI Labs, and with the support of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and the National Insitute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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