Faculty and students from the COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity participated in the annual Brain Awareness Week (BAW) program at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. The program, organized in collaboration with the Society for Neuroscience, brought students from three schools, including Cupeyville, Colegio Castillo Fuerte, and Colegio Congregación Mita, to the campus for hands-on demonstrations and…
Organizer: The COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity Speaker: Patrick Emery, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Neurobiology UMass Chan Medical School Date: February 27, 2025 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Molecular Sciences Research Center José del Castillo Seminar Room Hosted by: COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity, University of Puerto Rico
The Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Puerto Rico Center for Neuroplasticity sponsored a seminar presented by Dr. Patrick Emery, Department of Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School. It was held at the Molecular Sciences Research Center (MSRC).
Join us for the Winter Symposium, an insightful event exploring the latest research in neuroscience, development, and physiology within the context of our ever-changing environment. 📅 Date: February 27, 2025 ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 📍 Location: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan – Molecular Sciences Research Center, Conference Room #1 Network with…
The COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity sponsored a seminar by Dr. Alberto Cruz Martin, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Cruz Martin presented his work Beyond Phagocytosis: The Intracellular Complement Pathway in Synaptic Degradation. The seminar was followed by an informal question / answer session. December 16, 2024.
The COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity co-sponsored the 32nd Annual Puerto Rico Neuroscience Conference. The program included four seminars by visiting investigators, three poster sessions, and a NeuroBlitz by former UPR students. The COBRE Program sponsored the travel of Dr. Jennifer Morgan, Senior Scientist and Director, Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering, Marine…
Rivera, A., Bracho-Rincón, D. and Miller, M.W. (2025), Localization of Cholecystokinin/Sulfakinin Neuropeptides in Biomphalaria glabrata, an Intermediate Host for Schistosomiasis. J Comp Neurol, 533: e70016. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.70016
The lab of Andrew Seeds and Stefanie Hampel published a new article in eLife: Link: https://elifesciences.org/articles/87602 “Somatotopic organization among parallel sensory pathways that promote a grooming sequence in Drosophila”, Katharina Eichler, Stefanie Hampel, Adrián Alejandro-García, Steven A Calle-Schuler, Alexis Santana-Cruz, Lucia Kmecova, Jonathan M Blagburn, Eric D Hoopfer, and Andrew M Seeds. April 19, 2024.
Students, staff, and faculty from the UPR Center for Neuroplasticity took part in the symposium “Neuroscience, Development and Physiology in a Changing Environment”. The symposium assembled students and researchers from the University of Massachusetts, the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA), and the University of Puerto Rico. It was co-sponsored by the NIGMS Centers of…
Faculty and students from the COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity participated in the Brain Awareness Week program. Over 100 students from three high schools participated in workshops and hands-on activities designed to highlight advances in the field of neuroscience. March 19, 2024. University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus.