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- Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award – NIH Academic Enrichment Program (NAEP)
Date: June 14, 2021
Congratulations to our former lab member José González Dalmasy for his well-deserved fellowship in the POSTBAC IRTA from NAEP!!!
- Negron’s Research Group Outstanding Research Award
Date: May 28, 2021
Congratulations to our lab member Ariana de Jesús Hernández.
We recognized her effort with our “Outstanding Research Award“, with appreciation for her dedication to research of excellence!!!
- Virtual Presentation for QUIM4999 – Undergraduate Research Symposium
Date: May 19, 2021
Hour: 1:00 pm
Our students Ariana, Renis and Alondra presented their research progress reports at the QUIM 4999 virtual symposium!
Congratulations in your excellent presentations!!!
- 8th Student Meeting of Research, Creations, and Community Service of the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Date: May 18, 2021
Hour: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Our research students Renis, Ariana and Alondra presented at the 8th Student Meeting of Research, Creations, and Community Service of UPRC. Congratulations for this great achievment!!!
Renis J. Agosto Nieves
Ariana De Jesús Hernández
Alondra López Colón
- 8th Student Meeting of Research, Creations, and Community service of the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Date: May 18, 2021
Hour: TBA
Our research students will be presenting their projects at the 8th Student Meeting of Research, Creations, and Community service of the UPR Cayey Interdisciplinary Institute.
Registration deadline: May 10, 2021
- 54th ACS Junior Technical Meeting (JTM) & 39th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM)
Date: April 24, 2021
Congratulations Ariana, Renis and the other research students from UPR Cayey on their outstanding virtual research presentations at the 54th ACS Junior Technical Meeting!!!
- 1st Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Town Hall Meeting
Date: April 16, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Negrón on his outstanding virtual research presentation at the first Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Town Hall Meeting!!!
He was the only researcher from the University of Puerto Rico presenting!! Congratulations for this great achievement!!!!
- Summer Internships 2021: Center of Sustainable Nanotechnology
Alondra got accepted to the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience 2021 at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. She will work at the Dr. Catherine Murphy’s Research Laboratory. Congratulations for this great achievement!
- ABRCMS 2020: Outstanding ePosters Presentations Awards!!!
Date: November 16, 2020
Congratulations Alondra, Mariela and the students from UPR Cayey on their ABRCMS 2020 Presentations!! Alondra and Mariela WON Outstanding Presentation Awards!!!
- “A Novel Route to Neuroprotection in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury” – By Edwin Vázquez Rosa, Ph.D.
Date: November 12, 2020
Platform: Zoom Meetings
Hour: 10:30 am
Chronic neurodegeneration, major cause of the long-term disabilities that afflict survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is linked to an increased risk for late-life neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, vascular dementia, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Dr. Vázquez, current researcher from the Louis-Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, offered a conference about his research experience in the finding of the restoration of blood-brain barrier (BBB) structure and function by P7C3-A20 when administered 12 months after TBI. This pharmacotherapy was associated with cessation of chronic neurodegeneration and recovery of normal cognitive function, benefits that persisted long after treatment cessation. Pharmacologic renewal of BBB integrity may this provide a new treatment option for patients who have suffered a remote TBI, or other neurological conditions associated with BBB deterioration.
- Our Research work was on the News!!!
Date: October 26, 2020
El Nuevo Día
Noticentro
University of Puerto Rico Magazine
- “The natural compound 4R-cembranoid and memantine share similar cholinergic pathways to induce neuroprotection” – By Yancy Ferrer Acosta, Ph.D.
Date: October 13, 2020
Platform: Zoom Meetings
Hour: 10:30 am
Dr. Ferrer is an expert in neurobiology; she studies the function and regulation of astrocytes in ischemic strokes.
She offered a conference about her research group investigation of the role of astrocytes in the neuroinflammation process. Some of the studies and techniques performed in her laboratory are primary cell cultures of astrocytes, mouse models of ischemic stroke, western blots, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, among other molecular biology techniques.
Currently, Dr. Ferrer is studying the neuroprotective properties of natural compound 4R-cembrenoid for the development of treatments for ischemic strokes.
- ABRCMS 2020: Abstracts accepted for Virtual Experience!!
Date: September 24, 2020
Alondra and Ariana, current research assistants, got accepted to the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students 2020 (ABRCMS 2020) to present their research projects.
- “A Novel Approach of Organic Nanomaterials for Current Challenges in Medicine” – By Luis M. Negrón Ríos, Ph.D.
Date: September 10, 2020
Platform: Zoom Meetings
Hour: 10:30 am
Dr. Negrón talked about his research. His interests are the synthesis and study of stimuli-responsive organic molecules called lipid dendrimers that self-assemble in nanoparticles for drug-delivery applications. He is interested in understanding how lipid dendrimers can form these nanoparticles in order to develop a new alternative for therapeutic agents for neurological applications.
His research group apply concepts of organic chemistry (synthesis and characterization), analytical chemistry, nanotechnology, supramolecular chemistry, among other interdisciplinary areas. He is currently working in lipid dendrimer derivatives used for the encapsulation and delivery of drugs that induce neuroplasticity to treat brain strokes.
- PR-LSAMP 2020 Fellowship: Renis and Ariana received PR-SLAMP Award for Academic Year 2020-2021
Date: August 2020
Current research assistants Renis and Ariana received PR-LSAMP Fellowship for their research projects for academic year 2020-2021. Congratulations for this great achievement!
- Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (RISE) Program Fellowship: Alondra was accepted to the RISE Research Group Fall 2020 Cohort
Date: August 3, 2020
Alondra, current research assistant that studies the hydrophobic formation of lipid dendrimers nanoparticles used as a potential strategy to encapsulate statins drugs for drug delivery applications, received RISE award for her research project funding during Fall 2020. Congratulations for this great achievement!
- 7th Student Meeting of Research, Creations, and Community Service
Date: June 19, 2020
Hour: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Ariana and Alondra presented their research projects at the 7th Student Meeting of Research, Creations, and Community service of the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Excellent work!!!
- Virtual Presentation for QUIM4999 – Undergraduate Research Symposium
Date: May 14, 2020
Platform: Google Meets
Hour: 10:30 am
Congratulations to Ariana, Alondra and all chemistry students that presented their progress reports at the Undergraduate Research Virtual Symposium of the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey.
- Summer Internships 2020: Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
Date: March 2, 2020
Alondra got accepted to the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. She will work at the Dr. Catherine Murphy’s Research Laboratory. Congratulations for this great achievement!
- Activity of Professional Development at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Date: February 14, 2020
Hour: 11:00 am
Place: NEC Amphitheater
Professor Negrón gave an oral presentation about his research as a faculty member from the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Congratulations on your well-deserved success!
- Presentation for QUIM4999 – Undergraduate Research Symposium
Date: December 10, 2019
Place: 311 MMM
Hour: 10:30 am
The undergraduate students from the chemistry department, Alondra and Ariana, gave oral presentations for the end of semester at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Excellent work!
- Poster presentations at the PR-Neuroscience Symposium
Date: December 7, 2019
The undergraduate students Alondra, José, and Ariana gave poster presentations at the 27th Puerto Rico Neuroscience Conference hosted by ”Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamón, PR”. Nice work, and best wishes for the next adventure!
- Negron’s Research Laboratory received three grants on Fall 2019!!!
Date: December 2019
Place: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Congratulations on your well-deserved success Dr. Negrón!!!
- PR-LSAMP 2019 Fellowship:
Date: September 11, 2019
Ariana received PR-LSAMP Fellowship for their research projects for academic year 2019-2020. Congratulations for this great achievement!
- Fluorescent Light Microscopy Seminar- By Lic. Bismark Madera
Date: February 27, 2019
Hour: 10:30 am
**NEW PLACE**: NEC Amphitheater
Lic. Bismark Madera from the Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology Facility (NIEF) will be offering a fluorescent light microscopy seminar at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Don’t forget to register for this great opportunity!
Link for Registration
Lab Activities
- End of semester laboratory activity
Date: May 28, 2021
Congratulations to our group members for all their hard work and achievements during the semester!! We wish you a great and well-deserved summer vacation!!
- Christmas lunch
Date: December 16, 2019
Negron research group wishes you a merry christmas, and a happy new year! Cheers!
Negron Research Group 