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October 10, 2023

RIPLRT mentee successfully defends her doctoral thesis: Dr. Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres

Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres, mentee of RIPLRT collaborator Dr. Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero and principal investigator Dr. Félix E. Rivera-Mariani, successfully defended her PhD thesis on October 6, 2023: “Indoor Fungal Bioaerosols after Hurricane Maria Related Flooding: Amplified Aspergillus spp. Identification and Evaluation of their Inflammatory Potential.”

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September 2, 2023

Open position in bacteriology at UPR Medical Sciences Campus

The Department of Microbiology of the University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus announced an open position for experts in bacteriology.

February 27, 2023

Fungal contamination: a respiratory health aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico published a study in Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health on mold levels in homes of Piñones, Puerto Rico, showing how the hurricane affected indoor fungal contamination in naturally ventilated Caribbean homes.

October 27, 2022

Mentees @ SACNAS 2022: Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres

October 25, 2022

Mentees @ SACNAS 2022: Xaymara Hernández-González

March 27, 2020

COVID-19… Quaran-Times!

July 1, 2019

Indoor Mold 101

May 23, 2019

What is Roseola, or the sixth disease?

May 2, 2019

Mentors — the unsung heroes

February 13, 2019

Curb your allergies

February 1, 2019

Running and the immune system

January 19, 2019