Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, a pioneer in microbiome research in the Caribbean region and Professor of , and her stellar team from the Microbiology and Anatomy Depts. have secured a $11.3M NIH-NIGMS grant to launch the COBRE Puerto Rico Center for Microbiome Sciences (PR-CMS) — the first center of its kind in the region! The center is funded by the NIH NIGMS and plans to bridge to other centers in Puerto Rico, broadening representation in microbiome sciences.
This proudly places Puerto Rico on the global map of microbiome science.
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