University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
San Juan, PR·Public·Medical school
3 labs on PI Pages. It spends $61M a year on research and awards 10 research doctorates a year.
- Students
- 1,982: 228 undergraduates, 1,754 graduate
- Postdocs
- 25
- Faculty
- 577 full-time
- Campus
- Mostly full-time, not residential
Labs here
Christian Bravo-Rivera
Neuroscience
Characterize how nucleus accumbens neurons and astrocytes encode the learning and expression of approach/avoidance conflict, using calcium fiber photometry in mice performing the platform-mediated avoidance task.
Filipa Godoy-Vitorino
Microbiology & Immunology
Compare bacterial and fungal communities and metabolites in cervicovaginal samples from more than 300 women with or without cervical dysplasia (precancerous cell changes) and high-risk HPV.
Cynthia Perez
Public Health & Epidemiology
Strengthen research infrastructure and build the skills of researchers and staff through an educational program on health and healthcare research.
Where its research money goes
A year of research spending, from the NSF survey every research university fills in.