Students from the Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (PR-INBRE) Undergraduate Summer Internship Program (USIP) visited labs affiliated with the COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity.

Students from the Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (PR-INBRE) Undergraduate Summer Internship Program (USIP) visited labs affiliated with the COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity. The students learned about neuroscience research conducted at the UPR Molecular Sciences Research Center.

Dr. Walter I Silva Ortíz, Center for Neuroplasticity Research Projects Core Director, participated in the 3rd External Advisory Committee Meeting of the COBRE Center for Promotion of Cancer Health Research (CePCHe)

Dr. Walter I Silva Ortíz, Center for Neuroplasticity Research Projects Core Director, participated in the 3rd External Advisory Committee Meeting of the COBRE Center for Promotion of Cancer Health Research (CePCHe).  Dr. Silva Ortíz directs the CePCHe Administrative Core.

COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity Research Projects Core Director, and Dr. Abel Baerga, COBRE Center for Promotion of Cancer Health Research Program Director, provided an orientation session on the newly implemented NIH and UPR Research Security Training (RST) and Domestic-only Research policies.

COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity Research Projects Core Director, and Dr. Abel Baerga, COBRE Center for Promotion of Cancer Health Research Program Director, provided an orientation session on the newly implemented NIH and UPR Research Security Training (RST) and Domestic-only Research policies. The session was shared with all UPR COBRE programs and participants.

The COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity celebrated its 13th Annual Retreat and Assessment Activity

The program hosted the four members of its External Advisory Committee: Dr. Karen Echeverri (Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole MA), Dr. Steven Treistman (UMass School of Medicine), Dr. José Lemos (UMass School of Medicine), and Dr. Jan Merino Ramírez (Seattle Children’s Hospital). UPR administrative personnel included Dr. Yasmin Pedrogo (Dean of Academic Affairs), Dr. Annabell…

Dr. José A. Lasalde, COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity Program Director, was awarded an EnTRUST Life Sciences Accelerator grant from the Puerto Rico Science Trust

Dr. José A. Lasalde, COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity Program Director, was awarded an EnTRUST Life Sciences Accelerator grant from the Puerto Rico Science Trust. Through the Technology Transfer Office, EnTRUST supports researchers across Puerto Rico in moving discoveries from the lab to real-world impact with mentorship, structure, and strategic guidance