{"id":18888,"date":"2023-09-07T19:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/?page_id=18888"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:43:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18888\" class=\"elementor elementor-18888\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7767997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7767997\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787fdfe\" data-id=\"787fdfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-92beb17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92beb17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ea663b\" data-id=\"2ea663b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074d1be elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"074d1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/1edc753f-8e4c-42c0-b964-2f92caf2eca1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/1edc753f-8e4c-42c0-b964-2f92caf2eca1-1.png 436w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/1edc753f-8e4c-42c0-b964-2f92caf2eca1-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/1edc753f-8e4c-42c0-b964-2f92caf2eca1-1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbcd282\" data-id=\"cbcd282\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04c911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c04c911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1e9a7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d1e9a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Increasing Discoveries in Genomics for the Next Generation (IDGeNe)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59118e5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59118e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text )\">The first undergraduate training program focused on Genomic within the University of Puerto Rico system and possibly within the island public and private educational landscape. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text )\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250bc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"250bc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1af5fcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1af5fcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d23a5\" data-id=\"29d23a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170ca61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"170ca61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3551899 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3551899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Application Closed<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60c014 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c60c014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/230175564299868\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">APPLICATION CLOSED<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec76a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cec76a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thank you for your interest in our program!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af40ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af40ba6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da82338\" data-id=\"da82338\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a519f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a519f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-933b105 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"933b105\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b2fdcf\" data-id=\"1b2fdcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506d845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"506d845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Field of Genomics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61156b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61156b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The field of Genomics is, probably, the fastest growing filed in biomedical and biological research, and one with a significant impact on medical, ethical and overall societal issues. Initially, the field was somewhat circumscribed to studies in genetics and molecular biology, however, as studies and technical capacities have increased, the field has extended into many other areas of research. It is this expansion, together with the implications that originate from the genomic findings, that makes it imperative for every segment of society to be represented among those that work in Genomics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b09a394\" data-id=\"b09a394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f66b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0f66b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/istockphoto-526390485-612x612-1-e1746037850801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19966\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/istockphoto-526390485-612x612-1-e1746037850801.jpg 612w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/istockphoto-526390485-612x612-1-e1746037850801-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e640898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e640898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6ef988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6ef988\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5967f2\" data-id=\"e5967f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c9d07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14c9d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/idgene-bibiana-poster-e1746024427206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/idgene-bibiana-poster-e1746024427206.jpg 443w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/idgene-bibiana-poster-e1746024427206-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f82ed8\" data-id=\"0f82ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a84bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a84bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8354165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8354165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"584\">To increase the research opportunity to undergraduate students in areas of research associated with Genomics by providing meaningful, hands-on research experiences and structured activities that reinforce scientific identity as future researchers and prepared them for graduate work. Our program is designed to cultivate research competence and professional development, supporting students&#8217; progression toward advanced training and careers in the biomedical field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5450ffd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5450ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-07-at-3.45.39-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18912\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-07-at-3.45.39-PM.png 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EthicsLaw-Society Implications (ELSI) and Empowerment-Resilience (ER) activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da02968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da02968\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24ee0b\" data-id=\"f24ee0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa8034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2aa8034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-797b9ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"797b9ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c24af9\" data-id=\"7c24af9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd22b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"bd22b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Facilities and other Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\"><p>The Department of Biology at UPR-RP is divided among three different buildings: <strong>Facundo Buero, Julio GarciaDiaz and Natural Sciences<\/strong>. These buildings house teaching and research facilities for faculty, undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p><p><b>A. UPR-RP Biology Department Facilities<\/b><\/p><p>There are 10 fully equipped laboratories that are used for teaching laboratories. At present (2023) there are 21 active researchers, each with their own laboratory space. In addition, other spaces or facilities are available to investigators. Some of them include:<\/p><ul><li><em>Botanical and Zoological Collections<\/em><\/li><li><em>Microscopy Facility<\/em>\u00a0<\/li><li><em>Tissue Culture Facility<\/em><\/li><li><em>Animal Research Facility<\/em>\u00a0<\/li><li><em>Sequencing and Genotyping Facility<\/em> (SGF)<\/li><\/ul><div><p>Websites: College of Natural Sciences:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/\">https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu<\/a>\/<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\">Biology Department:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology\/\">https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology\/<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul><li>El Verde Field Station (<a href=\"http:\/\/evfs.ites.upr.edu\/\">visit website<\/a>)<\/li><li>Center for Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (CBB)\u00a0<\/li><li>High-Performance Computing Facility (HPCf) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcf.upr.edu\/\">visit website<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul><p><b>B. Molecular Sciences Research Center (MSRC):\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size)\">This facility is a joint collaboration between the UPR-RP and the UPR-RCM campuses.<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Neuroimaging and electrophysiology facility<\/li><li>Crystallization design<\/li><li>Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics<\/li><li>Nuclear Magnetic Resonance<\/li><li>Surface Analyses<\/li><\/ul><p>Website:<a href=\"http:\/\/cicim.upr.edu\/\"> http:\/\/cicim.upr.edu\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>C. Center for undergraduate interdisciplinary research and learning (CRiiAS)<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size)\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.criiasupr.org\/\">http:\/\/www.criiasupr.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>D. Center for Academic Excellence (CEA)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/cea.uprrp.edu\/\">https:\/\/cea.uprrp.edu\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>E. Faculty Research Labs<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">External Advisory Committee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\"><p>Our Advisory Committee has an outstanding roster of members in different Genomic research areas. They are a diverse group of established investigators that can provide their own viewpoints on our Program. The members will offer academic and non-academic views from top research institutions on the training in Genomics for URM students. The responsibilities of this committee include:<\/p><p>a) Evaluation of the IDGeNe programmatic performance based on the established milestones and measurable objectives as reported in the annual report.<\/p><p>b) Providing recommendations based on the results reported by the assessment and evaluation plan at the end of every semester.<\/p><p>c) Participation in an annual meeting to discuss the progress of the IDGeNe program d) Evaluating the recruitment and retention performance of the IDGeNe program and providing recommendations when necessary.<\/p><p>The EAC will also play a pivotal role in providing scientific advice, help in the preparation of applications to be submitted by the project scholars.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Institutional Environment and Commitment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\"><p>University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (UPR-RP)- is the oldest, largest, and most important Campus of the University of Puerto Rico system &#8211; a State-funded, public, co-educational institution. UPR is a member of the Hispanic-American Colleges and Universities (HACU) and, like all other campuses, is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities. It is classified by Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral University with High Research Activity.\u00a0<\/p><p>UPR-RP was established in 1903 as Puerto Rico&#8217;s first public institution of higher education. It is the largest campus of the system and offers the most disciplines, featuring the most extensive research and library resources on the island. Located in the metropolitan area of San Juan, UPR-RP is recognized as the top- rated center for higher education in Puerto Rico.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size)\">The programs offered include Bachelor\u2019s degrees in 74 majors, master\u2019s degrees in 46 areas, PhDs in 14 subjects, and 8 certification and professional degrees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size)\">Around 90% of the registered undergraduates classify their ethnicity as Latinex, making UPR-RP one of the largest Hispanic Serving Institution in the nation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size);font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Most undergraduates are Puerto Ricans born and raised on the Island. In this sense, the institution is ethnically homogeneous and racially diverse. As such, diversity programs are not focused\u2014as would be primarily the case in the U.S.\u2014on race and ethnicity, but rather on socio-economic status.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size);font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">To ensure that it has a diverse student body, the UPR-RP has several important initiatives. The most fundamental one is that UPR-RP is heavily subsidized by the government so that students from all socioeconomic levels can attend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b862db6\" data-id=\"b862db6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9e323 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9e323\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab7075d\" data-id=\"ab7075d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0472b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0472b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f17340 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f17340\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b2461\" data-id=\"d6b2461\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89099cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89099cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A two-year internship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526adb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526adb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2-year long participation in a research lab provides a more realistic view of what a career in the field really means and, on the steps to get there. The program will <strong>begin the first week of June<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c903eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c903eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11a128\" data-id=\"c11a128\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acf97e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8acf97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-334b95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"334b95f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4781531\" data-id=\"4781531\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ff88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66ff88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f2c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53f2c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer Research Immersion (First Summer)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f77ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f77ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cohort of IDGeNe scholars will participate in Program activities for nine (9) weeks.<\/p><p>The first s<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">ummer activities are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Bioinfo Basics<\/li><li>Carpentries workshops<\/li><li>Meet the Mentors<\/li><li>Genomics and Society<\/li><li>Oral presentations<\/li><li>Seminars and short workshops<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c806dec\" data-id=\"c806dec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5688b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a5688b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0635cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0635cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mainland Research Experience (Second Summer)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abe591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0abe591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IDGeNe program will sponsor the participation of scholars in research experience in Genomics at one top-mainland institution during their second summer in the program. Students will be exposed to a different research topic in a different environment that serves to expand their knowledge and expertise.<\/p><p>Partnered Institutions that will provide the summer research experience:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2466e8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2466e8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55e2654\" data-id=\"55e2654\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f032c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f032c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)<\/li><li>Harvard University<\/li><li>University of Pittsburg<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d670a8\" data-id=\"4d670a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b866f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b866f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>University of Wisconsin<\/li><li>University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)<\/li><li>UT Southwestern<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd0b63a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd0b63a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14074dd\" data-id=\"14074dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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Year<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-802a5bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802a5bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06dfe57\" data-id=\"06dfe57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389f4a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389f4a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Scientific Research<\/li><li>Professional Development activities<\/li><li>Empowerment and Resilience\u00a0activities<\/li><li>Ethical, Legal and Social Implications activities<\/li><li>Poster and oral presentations<\/li><li><em><strong>Annual Genomics Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><p>Seminars and short workshops:<\/p><ul><li>Scientific seminars<\/li><li>Scientific and technical Workshops<\/li><li>Recruitment seminars<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba407b\" data-id=\"eba407b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8901d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8901d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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These include:<\/p><ul><li>Weekly journal clubs<\/li><li>Near-peer mentoring by more advanced undergraduates, graduate students and\/or post-docs<\/li><li>A more in depth comprehension and mastering of the research tools and the analyses of results.<\/li><li>A long research project also provides the student with the opportunity to propose new experiments or methodologies.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13591f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13591f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ca994\" data-id=\"d1ca994\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2515a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a2515a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f160391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f160391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ece666e\" data-id=\"ece666e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3a4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1e8b1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d1e8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Application Closed<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e54de elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c6e54de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/230175564299868\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">APPLICATION CLOSED<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861fe0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"861fe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thank you for submitting your application! 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