Research experience

Seminars & Workshops

Conferences

The program activities are grouped into four (4) different categories:

  • Scientific activities: short courses, scientific seminars, technical workshops, meetings with faculty and others. These activities are aimed at strengthening the theoretical and research capacity of the students by extending their area of expertise, improving their technical abilities, and facilitating the overall experimental procedures. 
  • Professional development: activities will teach or improve students’ skills that are important in any professional environment, but in this case will be steered around the Genomics field. These activities include scientific writing, oral and poster presentations, networking among others
  • Empowerment and Resilience (ER): activities will focus on social and professional challenges URM groups in STEM face during the student career path.
  • Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI): activities address many of the issues that have arisen as the genomics field has made technical advances. These include the awareness of the implications of genomic studies for human society. Activities of the four different categories will be offered during the first summer immersion and during the academic semesters of the two-year internship.

Summer Research

First Summer (In-site) at UPR-RP

IDGeNe students receive “in-house” training in professional development during the first summer (june and july) via:

  • courses
  • workshops
  • laboratories
  • other activities…

At the same time, students begin working on a project in genomic research in the laboratory of one of the local mentors. After the summer, they continue their research work during the academic year.

Second Summer (Off-site)

One of the fundamental activities of our Program is for undergraduate students to participate in a summer research experience at one of the participating institutions. Students participate in a 10-week research experience in a top-tier mainland university.

Academic Years

During the academic year, our  IDGeNe students balance their academic and professional life between courses, program activities and continue with scientific research at their mentors laboratory. Some of the program activities include:

  • Seminars and short workshops
  • Poster and oral presentations
  • Networking
  • Conferences (P.R. and U.S.A)
  • Project Research
  • Professional Development activities

Travel: Research presentations at conferences in the U.S.A

Our students have the opportunity participate in various conference in the U.S.A:

  • Drosophila Research Conference (DRC)
  • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
  • American Association Cancer Research (AACR)
  • Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
  • NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting
  • And more…