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 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!!
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…
La concentración y composición de hongos en interiores de Hogares afectados por inundaciones del huracán María, presentaron mayores concentraciones y diversidad.
Con la firme convicción de que el Departamento debe garantizar un grupo amplio y diverso de facultativos para responder a los cambios en el campo de la Microbiologia moderna, cada vez mas inter-disciplinaria – y enmarcado en la dificil situación presupuestaria de la UPR- me enorgullece compartirles, que nuestro Departamento cuenta con 3 nuevos facultativos…
La Dra Filipa Godoy fué conferenciante invitada del Primer Encuentro del Grupo de Investigación del Caribe y Centroamérica para la Microbiota, Probióticos y Prebióticos, hoy sabado 11 de diciembre en Bayahibe, La Romana, Republica Dominica. Participó del panel sobre el rol de microbioma y salud, donde habló de sus proyectos en Puerto Rico sobre el…
As a Puerto Rican, I know that many of our communities are still suffering from the devastation caused by Hurricane María on September 20, 2017. Post-storm headlines highlighted increased mold and asthma spikes. But difficulties breathing in Puerto Rico are not new: the island can literally take your breath away. Puerto Ricans are disproportionately affected…
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…
The Department of Microbiology celebrates the great work of faculty and graduate students awarded 1st and 3rd places of the Robert Larus Award of the AAAS Caribbean Division annual meeting 2021. Dr. Benjamin Bolaños received an hommage to his lifelong work on aerobiology and presented an outstanding conference followed by a reactor panel of experts…
En el día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia celebramos a aquel grupo que ha dedicado su vida a la ciencia y la investigación científica en beneficio de la población de pacientes de Puerto Rico. Entre un amplio grupo de mujeres que han puesto el nombre de Puerto Rico en alto…