Congrats to the Godoy Lab! The cervical microbiota of Hispanics living in Puerto Rico is nonoptimal regardless of HPV status @thegodoylab shines in the International Society for Microbiology Meeting in Buenos Aires Argentina. Dr Godoy presented a Plenary conference on the human microbiome and her latest work and her students Natalie Melendez and Elif Kardas…
The Microbiology Department congratulates Albersy Armina Rodríguez for obtaining a 2023 AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship! Albersy is a grad student of the Biomedical Sciences program in Microbiology, developing her dissertation work under the mentorship of Dr Ana Espino. Together they study the a recombinant Fasciola hepatica fatty acid binding protein as an anti-inflammatory treatment…
The Microbiology Department congratulates Mitchell Rosado for obtaining an R36 Aging Research Dissertation Award to finish his Ph.D. studies, funded by NIH. Mitchell is a grad student of Biomedical Sciences program in Microbiology, developing his work at the Sariol (UPR) and Mackler (ASU) labs. He is interested in investigating how the immune system and the…
Dr Godoy, was the plenary speaker of the 3rd day of the International Society for Microbial Ecology Latin American meeting @ismelat23 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She also moderated the human Microbiome session in the meeting.
Mr. Eduardo Tosado, Ph.D. candidate of the UPR Microbiome lab was the recipient of the Blue Ribbon distinction at the 2023 RCMI Consortium National Conference on April 12 – 14 2023 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA This distinction recognizes the top 10% abstracts with higher scientific impact Title: “Changes in women’s physiological and cervical disease status…
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…