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. Errol Montes Pizarro Departamento: Matemáticas Descripción: Proyecto de investigación sobre la historia de algunas tradiciones de instrumentos de cuerdas de África Occidental y Central y su relevancia para estudiar las expresiones musicales caribeñas con énfasis en los instrumentos de cuerdas desarrollados en el Caribe.
Investigador: 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 and…
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…
Investigadora: Dra. Patria C. López de Victoria Departamento: Inglés Descripción: “After a climatological natural disaster of catastrophic proportions, such as Hurricane María, which struck the island on September 20, 2017, people tend to share their Hurricane stories and experiences as a means to cope with the experience and/or make meaning of their experience. Storytelling, in light…
