Research Facilities

The divisions facilities are housed in the Medical Sciences Campus building, with ancillary facilities at the: Institute of Neurobiology Caribbean Primate Research Center Cancer Center Latin American Center for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Center for Energy and Environmental Research Veterans Administration Hospital University Hospital University Pediatric Hospital And affiliated hospitals Each department has…

Biomedical Sciences Graduate Studies

Anatomy & Neurobiology Neuronal survival and plasticity. Locomotor behavior of primates. Sex seroids: synaptic physiology to behavior. Macromolecular structure of muscle thick filaments. Circadian visual system. Rhythmic activity in invertebrate nervous systems. Biomechanics and neural control of locomotion. Retinal morphology during aging. Neural basis of aggression in prawns. Craniofacial modeling. Skeletal biology of non-human primates.…

AIDS Clinical Trial Unit

What is the ACTU Project? ACTU is the acronym for “AIDS Clinical Trials Unit”, or AIDS Clinical Research Unit. ACTU Project is part of a network of clinical research centers on AIDS in different universities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Italy. These centers participate in the scientific research of new treatments for…

Center for Sports Health & Exercise Sciences

The Center for Sports Health & Exercise Sciences (SADCE in spanish) is a joint project of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee. The Center was established on february 28, 1988 in the Puerto Rican Olympic Training Center (“Albergue Olímpico”) in Salinas, and is an integral part of…