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…
Dr Larry Forney, Senior mentor of Dr Godoy, appointed Visiting Endowed Chair by the UPR Medical Sciences Campus and Sponsored by the Hispanics-in-Research Capability (HiREC) Endowment, S21MD001830 HiREC-NIMHD
COVID-10 HCW and Pregnant High-risk study highlighted by El Nuevo Dia newspaper on 15/03/2021 one year post pandemic. Link: https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/los-boricuas-que-aportaron-a-los-adelantos-cientificos-contra-un-enemigo-comun-el-covid-19/
Dr Godoy-Vitorino appointed Visiting Scholar at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Link: https://sites.rutgers.edu/mgdblab/home/lab-members/
En los últimos diez años se ha descubierto que el microbioma es parte integral de la salud del ser humano. Son millones de bacterias, hongos, arqueas (microorganismos) y parásitos que viven en nuestros cuerpos, tanto dentro como fuera. Todos tienen una función. Así lo describe la microbióloga Filipa Godoy Vitorino, profesora asociada del Departamento de Microbiología del Recinto de…
