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.
Varios estudiantes del Departamento de Microbiología de la Escuela de Medicina participaron de la conferencia anual del Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust 2023. Con mucho éxito los Srs Michael Rodríguez, Jennifer Díaz, Natalie Melendez y Elif Kardas presentaron sus avances científicos dejando en alto los trabajos de investigación del Departamento. La Srta Jennifer…
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…
The Microbiology Dept celebrates the successful presentations by PhD students Albersy Armina (poster) and María Del Mar Figueroa Gispert (oral) at the ASM microbe 2023. The meeting was held in Houston, Texas from June 15-19 and is the largest microbial sciences gathering in the world. Drs Ana Espino and Raul Rivera attended the meeting and are shown here…
El Departamento de Microbiología celebra los primeros premios recibidos por parte de Facultad y estudiantes de Alliance. (The Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) U54GM133807. La Dra Filipa Godoy recibió el premio de productividad cientifica; la Dra Stephanie Dorta recibió mejor proyecto piloto, la Dra Yisel Cantres recibió mejor…
The Godoy Lab was represented at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023 being held in Orlando by our Ph.D. candidate Natalie M. Meléndez-Vázquez. Her research evaluated the role the gut microbiome may have in modulating the efficacy of a new cancer treatment (oncolytic viruses) against gastric cancer. Congrats Natalie! To know…
Representation from the Microbiology Dept of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine at the 2023 National Conference of the RCMI Consortium. This activity presents research opportunities and shares new and innovative approaches, to develop the next generation of health disparities research. The RCMI center is headed by Dr Emma Repollet and showcases research…
The Department of Microbiology congratulates Miss Xaymara González, a graduate student in the Mycology lab, led by Dr Bolaños, who successfully defended her MSc thesis titled “Outdoor Fungal Spores Increase Susceptibility to COVID-19 Among Residents of San Juan and Caguas, Puerto Rico.” Comittee: Dr. Benjamin Bolaños-Rosero (mentor), Dr. Stephanie Dorta Estremera, Dr. Felix E. Rivera Mariani…
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