El Departamento de Microbiología y Zoología Médica celebra con orgullo este proyecto novel del Dr Bolaños y el Dr Mariani (RCM alumni) que revela que las altas concentraciones de esporas fúngicas en el aire exterior se relacionan estrechamente con aumentos de influenza y COVID-19, y permiten anticipar repuntes en la misma semana o en la…
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.
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Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, dos investigadoras europeas –una de España y la otra de Portugal se unieron de una forma imprevista, por medio de una iniciativa que vincula a dos grandes centros del estudio del cáncer. Y el lazo que selló la conexión duradera entre ambas fue Puerto Rico.
The Microbiology Department is happy to share the latest publication by Dr Joel Vega titled Mosquito salivary apyrase regulates blood meal hemostasis and facilitates malaria parasite transmission
The gut microbiota is one of the most critical factors in human health. It involves numerous physiological processes impacting host health, mainly via immune system modulation. A balanced microbiome contributes to the gut’s barrier function, preventing the invasion of pathogens and maintaining the integrity of the gut lining. Dysbiosis, or an imbalance in the gut microbiome’s composition and function, disrupts essential processes and contributes to various diseases.
In the education category, Félix Rivera Mariani, a Puerto Rican scientist who currently resides in the state of Florida, was awarded. His interest in health and education led him to found the organization “Vistazo a la Ciencia”, an initiative that has had a significant impact on disease prevention in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Adelfa E. Serrano Acta Parasitologica is pleased to present the top 10 most downloaded articles from the first half of 2024 and selected for their contributions to
In recent decades, Caribbean coral reefs have lost many vital marine species due to diseases. The well-documented mass mortality event of the long-spined black sea urchin Diadema antillarum in the early 1980s stands out among these collapses. This die-off killed over 90% of D. antillarum changing the reefscape from coral to algal-dominated. Nearly 40 years later, D. antillarum populations have yet to recover. In early 2022, a new
The Microbiology Department proudly shares a manuscript just published in Cancers by the Dorta Lab, focusing on identifying immune and microbial biomarkers associated with PD-1 Blockade Sensitivity in a Preclinical Model for HPV+ Oropharyngeal Cancer https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/11/2065 The first authors are Miss Jennifer Diaz, a PhD candidate of Dr. Dorta who has focused her work on…