Investigador: Ricardo Chiesa Departamento: Biología Descripción: Epidemiological surveys have revealed that one third of the population is affected by an anxiety disorder during their lifetime. These disorders are mostly treated with benzodiazepines (BZD’s) which act as positive allosteric modulators of GABA(A) receptors to achieve their anxiolytic effect, yet their constant and consistent use can induce…
Investigadora: Ruth Pietri Departamento: Química Descripción: Protein fibrils are large aggregates of misfolded proteins that are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases such as familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a protein that forms fibrils, which has been implicated with ALS. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can inhibit protein fibrils by reacting with disulfide…
Investigador: Dr. Juan M. López Encarnación Departamento: Matemática-Física Descripción: The Resource Center for Science and Engineering (RCSE) received the EPSCoR Ril Track-1 Award #OIA-1849243 from NSF for the development of the Center for the Advancement of Wearable Technologies (CAWT): Engineered (Bio)Interfaces, Energy Harvesting/Storage and Data Analytics for Health and Diagnostic Monitoring. CAWTwill: (1) advance the fundamental…
Investigadora: Dra. Rosa E. Ficek Departamento: Instituto de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias Descripción: El Archivo del Huracán María colabora con la comunidad de Jájome Bajo, Cayey, para: 1) facilitar la documentación de historias orales en Jájome Bajo en formato vídeo y audio y recolectar fotografías del desastre, 2) archivar estos materiales en una plataforma accesible al…
