{"id":20126,"date":"2025-03-14T14:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/?p=20126"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:50:16","slug":"what-an-experience-sacnas-uprrp-2nd-local-conference-was-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/2025\/03\/14\/what-an-experience-sacnas-uprrp-2nd-local-conference-was-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"What an Experience! SACNAS UPRRP 2nd Local Conference Was a Hit!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20126\" class=\"elementor elementor-20126\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf5107a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf5107a\" 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-09ebd4f\" data-id=\"09ebd4f\" 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-9fbfa4f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fbfa4f\" 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>This year&#8217;s SACNAS UPRRP hosted it&#8217;s 2nd Local Conference and was held on March 8, 2025, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/\">Faculty of Natural Sciences, R\u00edo Piedras<\/a> Campus. This past week, undergraduates, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students came together to present their latest scientific findings, making it another great year. One of the aims of these conference is to encourage collaboration and innovation among participants.\u00a0<\/p><p>This year\u2019s program included <strong>three keynote lectures<\/strong> by professors and researchers from\u00a0 institutions outside of Puerto Rico, <strong>poster presentations<\/strong><em>, <strong>1 minute talks <\/strong><\/em>and <strong>awards<\/strong><em>.<\/em> Students from several venues such as: UPR-R\u00edo Piedras, UPR-Mayag\u00fcez, UPR-Humacao UPR-Cayey, UPR-Medical Sciences Campus and private institutions such as Universidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez de Gurabo and the <span class=\"TextRun SCXW241520313 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-PR\" xml:lang=\"ES-PR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241520313 BCX0\">Universidad Interamericana de Ponce<\/span><\/span> were given the task of being part of this great annual event. An approximate total of 200 people attended the event.<\/p><p>The seminars given by these researchers benefited those who were present.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Marcy Kingsbury, PhD<\/strong>, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. \u201cHow perinatal stressors and inflammatory events shape the developing nervous and gastrointestinal systems of offspring\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>Luca Busino, PhD, <\/strong>Department of Cancer Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. \u201cFrom Unraveling DCAF15 Function to Rational Design of Degraders\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>Alejandra Medina Rivera, PhD<\/strong>, International Human Genome Research Laboratory. \u201cUnlocking the power of community data: LupusRGMX and immune cell research In LATAM\u201d.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d59547e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d59547e\" 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-9febecd\" data-id=\"9febecd\" 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-5dfd32e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dfd32e\" 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>As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/2025\/03\/13\/ramp-up-2025-retreat\/\">RaMP-UP Retreat<\/a> the 2025 Cohort presented their research at the SACNAS UPRRP poster sessions.<\/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-2b41b2d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2b41b2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9910102\" data-id=\"9910102\" 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-92bcba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bcba1\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-9-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-9-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-9-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-9-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-9.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Norangelik Quiles<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09d34a4\" data-id=\"09d34a4\" 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-e834f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e834f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-11.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Diego Villafa\u00f1e<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6aa7a4\" data-id=\"c6aa7a4\" 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-404cff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"404cff0\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-3-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, 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class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, 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elementor-element-8d23eb7\" data-id=\"8d23eb7\" 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-ee90b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee90b8a\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-4-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-4.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ang\u00e9lica Crespo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c448654\" data-id=\"c448654\" 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-04b6e9c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04b6e9c\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.33-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.33-AM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.33-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.33-AM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.33-AM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.33-AM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Millicent Sampson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ecbe89\" data-id=\"8ecbe89\" 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-034a931 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"034a931\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-10-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-10-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-10-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-10-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-10-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-10.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Camila S\u00e1nchez<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a0031f\" data-id=\"0a0031f\" 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-e021a92 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e021a92\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/sacnas-poster.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/sacnas-poster.jpg 537w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/sacnas-poster-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Geraldine Ortiz<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32ff604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32ff604\" 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-e51c0df\" data-id=\"e51c0df\" 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-89b4e19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89b4e19\" 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-0713e89\" data-id=\"0713e89\" 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-008cdd7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"008cdd7\" 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>Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Sciences, Computer Sciences, and Social Sciences were among the natural sciences covered by the students&#8217; research. The following students were recognized for their outstanding poster presentations at the undergraduate level:<\/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-a173402 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a173402\" 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>1st place &#8211; Samuel A. Rivera Vargas (Chemistry, UPR-RP)<\/li><li>2nd place &#8211; Mar\u00eda F. Acevedo Kury (Biology, UPR-Cayey)<\/li><li>3rd place &#8211; Daliana M. Agosto Disdier (Chemistry, UPRRP)<\/li><li>4th place &#8211; Paola G. Figueroa Pratts (Biology, UPR-RP)<\/li><li>5th place &#8211; Adri\u00e1n Duchesne Acevedo (Physics, UPR-RP)<\/li><\/ul><p>Additionally, the winners of the &#8216;1 minute talks&#8217; were:<\/p><ul><li>1st place &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Julianys Tirado Alicea (Biology, UPR-R\u00edo Piedras)<\/li><li>2nd place &#8211; Gabriela S. Paz Alvira (Biology, UPR-Humacao)<\/li><li>3rd place &#8211; Alfredo Frontera Del Valle (Biology, UPR-R\u00edo Piedras)<\/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-a939d36\" data-id=\"a939d36\" 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-95eefb3 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95eefb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&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=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-7-e1752156249180-987x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-7-e1752156249180-987x1024.jpeg 987w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-7-e1752156249180-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-7-e1752156249180-768x797.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-09-at-11.33.34-AM-7-e1752156249180.jpeg 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8441ed2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8441ed2\" 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>An inspiring aspect of the event is the organizing committee (a group of graduates, undergraduate and staff) which was composed by the president and vice president of the chapter of SACNAS UPRRP and members of the board of the Association of Graduate Students of Biology of the Recinto de R\u00edo Piedras. The task given to this group was to organize an event to promote research, which would ultimately create a professional and growth space for the university community.<\/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-30aff00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30aff00\" 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-8eff684\" data-id=\"8eff684\" 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-a7c9a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c9a34\" 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><strong>Sponsorship for this event was provided by IDGeNe and RaMP-UP programs.<\/strong><\/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-f42a629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f42a629\" 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-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58b1198\" data-id=\"58b1198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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