Mr. Eduardo Tosado, Ph.D. candidate of the Microbiology Department, working under the mentorship of Dr Godoy-Vitorino, participates in the 2023 12th Annual Puerto Rico Oncology Symposium (FLASCO). Eduardo spoke about the role of the vaginal microbiome in cervical dysplasia. February 3, 2023 – February 4, 2023 Congrats!!
Investigadora del RCM y estudiantes graduados, publican articulo de revisión sobre el microbioma humano, un recurso completo para quienes quieran aprender sobre este órgano humano tan complejo. Lea el articulo en el siguiente enlace: A complete guide to human microbiomes: Body niches, transmission, development, dysbiosis, and restoration.
Background Prenatal adverse exposures have been associated with increased risks of developing respiratory diseases in children. The infant nasal microbiome is an important mechanism and indicator.background Objective To characterize and compare the nasal microbiome of infants who were in utero and exposed to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico during 2017, with that of infants who…
Invited Conference Dr. Dominguez-Bello, the co-founder of the Microbiota Vault and Henry Rutgers Professor of Microbiome and Health at Rutgers University, NJ, visited the Godoy Lab at the School of Medicine Department Microbiology and offered a seminar on Wednesday, March 16. Dr. Dominguez shared the latest perspectives on the impacts of lifestyle and urbanization on…
Dr. Filipa Godoy speaks about the human microbiome at the 60th annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsycopharmacology, study group on Microbiome in Brain Health and Diseases Across the Lifespan: Exciting New Directions for Integrative Research in Diverse Populations The meeting took place at the Puerto Rico Convention Center San Juan, Puerto Rico, December…
Sea urchins play a critical role in marine ecosystems, as they actively participate in maintaining the balance between coral and algae. We performed the first in-depth survey of the microbiota associated with four free-living populations of Caribbean sea urchins: Lytechinus variegatus, Echinometra lucunter, Tripneustes ventricosus, and Diadema antillarum. We compared the influence of the collection site, echinoid species and…
Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Ph.D. interview at: https://prsciencetrust.org/filipa-godoy-vitorino/
Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Ph.D. discusses the importance of a healthy microbiome and discusses ways we can keep our microbiomes functioning properly in order to prevent diseases, such as cervical cancer. What’s the Issue? You are your microbiome. The billions of microbes that live on and inside each of us are critical for regulating and maintaining…
