Events

47th ACS Senior Technical Meeting

The “Science and Technology Competency and Education Core – Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence" of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus will sponsor the Meeting: FROM BENCH TO MARKET: HARNESSING CHEMICAL TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING DRUGS, DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS, AND BIOSENSORS.  This meeting is part of the 47th ACS Senior Technical Meeting which will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2024,  at the Embassy Suites Hotel, San Juan PR.

STCE Core will cover registration for students who submit abstracts and request financial assistance to participate.  Please send evidence of your abstract submission and a letter of recommendation from your mentor to sandra.charriez@upr.edu.  

For the deadline and additional information, please click on the following links:

Registration

Abstract Submission

Computational Approaches to Drug Target Discovery and Validation Workshop

Click the following link to download a PDF version of the workshop outline: Workshop Outline

Click the following link to download the workshop presentation in PDF format: Workshop Presentation

Dr. Sean B. Carroll is visiting the UPR-Río Piedras

Dr. Sean B. Carroll is visiting the UPR-Río Piedras

Dr. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, author, educator, and film producer. He leads the Science & Educational Media Group at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), is the Head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, and is the Andrew and Mary Balo and Nicholas and Susan Simon Endowed Chair of Biology at the University of Maryland. He is also Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An internationally-recognized evolutionary biologist, Carroll's laboratory research has centered on the genes that control animal body patterns and play major roles in the evolution of animal diversity. In recognition of his scientific contributions, Carroll has received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences, has been selected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and elected an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization.

Individual Development and Experimental Design Plans: Life-Time Integrated Skills

Seminar offered by Dr. Juan López Garriga. Date: Saturday, Nov 05, 2022 – Time: 9:00AM – 3:00PM – Place: UPR-Cayey, Science Building, Amphitheater (NEC).

SEMINAR TOUR SERIES

SEMINAR TOUR SERIES

 The “STCE Core – PRINBRE” of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus will be hosting the seminar entitled: “Lanifibranor (a pan-PPAR agonist) improves markers of cardiometabolic health and glycemic control in patients with NASH”. Our speaker Dr. Michael Cooreman, is the Chief Medical Officer from Inventiva Pharma.

The seminar will take place on Thursday, October 06, 2022, at 12:00PM to 1:00PM
in the UPR-MSC 6th floor Room 622.

Click here to access ZOOM videoconference.

Password: 324256

LINUX WORKSHOP PART I

LINUX WORKSHOP PART I

Boquerón Cluster Operating System for Bioinformatics & Computation

  • Location: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce
  • Date: Friday September 16, 2022
  • Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
  • Room: FE-206

LINUX WORKSHOP PART II

LINUX WORKSHOP PART II

Boquerón Cluster Operating System for Bioinformatics & Computation

  • Location: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce
  • Date: Friday October 7, 2022
  • Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
  • Room: FE-206

LINUX WORKSHOP PART III

LINUX WORKSHOP PART III

Boquerón Cluster Operating System for Bioinformatics & Computation

  • Location: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce
  • Date: Friday October 28, 2022
  • Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
  • Room: FE-206

1st Summer Internship Program

1st Summer Internship Program

The STCE is pleased to invite you to participate in the first Summer Internship Program Poster Presentation to be held at the Conrado F. Asenjo Library at the University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus. This next Friday, August 12, 2022 at 3:30 PM.

11ma Conferencia Anual Concilio Americano de Plantas con Actividad Medicinal

11ma Conferencia Anual Concilio Americano de Plantas con Actividad Medicinal

Invitado Especial: Dr. David Julius, Premio Nobel – Filosofía 2021

Fecha: 28 junio- 2 julio

Lugar:  Recintos Univ. Interamericana Barraquitas y Bayamón