Dr. Laura Vicente Rodríguez, COBRE Phase III Pilot Project recipient, was awarded a $621,000 federal grant for a four-year study aimed at understanding why headaches can persist after repeated mild head trauma.

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Dr. Laura Vicente Rodríguez, COBRE Phase III Pilot Project recipient, was awarded a $621,000 federal grant for a four-year study aimed at understanding why headaches can persist after repeated mild head trauma. Funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will support research into how inflammation affects the brain regions responsible for regulating…

Students from COBRE-supported labs participated in the Lilly R&D Talent Development Activity (TDA) at the Molecular Sciences Research Center.

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Students from COBRE-supported labs participated in the Lilly R&D Talent Development Activity (TDA) at the Molecular Sciences Research Center. Lilly’s TDA offers graduate students opportunities to work on research projects within Lilly’s R&D organization. Students gain experience with pharmaceutical research, collaborate with Lilly scientists, and learn how their scientific training can contribute to the development…

Dr. Jorge D. Miranda, COBRE NIEF Director, presented information about the graduate program in Physiology to more than 30 undergraduate students at the University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus.

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Dr. Jorge D. Miranda, COBRE NIEF Director, presented information about the graduate program in Physiology to more than 30 undergraduate students at the University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus. He highlighted departmental research projects, admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, and research facilities, including the NIEF facilities in the Molecular Sciences Building. A similar presentation reached…

Dr. Kevin De Leon and Dr. Bruno Marie recently published an article in the prestigious journal Genetics: “Autophagy, the ubiquitin proteasome system, and the MAPK pathway control the temperature dependence of synaptic growth”. Congratulations Dr. De Leon and Dr. Marie!

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This study shows that developmental temperature does not affect all synapses equally. Using the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction, we find that higher temperature selectively increases bouton number at phasic 1s motor terminals, while tonic 1b terminals remain stable. We identify neuronal autophagy and the Hiw-Wnd/P38b pathway as key regulators of this temperature-dependent structural remodeling. These…

Dr. Roberto Rodríguez Morales, COBRE II Pilot Project Leader, published an article in Animal Behaviour

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Dr. Roberto Rodríguez Morales, COBRE II Pilot Project Leader, published an article in Animal Behaviour: Navarro-Pagan J, Figueroa-Colon P, Figueroa-Negron A, Perez-Fabregat L, Morales-Cintrón A, Mendoza-Anduce J, Ortiz-Franco A, Kozol RA, Rodriguez-Morales R. The resident effect dominates over previous winner/loser experience in surface fish of the Mexican tetra. Anim Behav. 2026 Aug;238:123636. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123636. Epub…