{"id":20244,"date":"2026-03-12T17:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/?p=20244"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:21:21","slug":"annual-ramp-up-retreat-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/2026\/03\/12\/annual-ramp-up-retreat-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual RaMP-UP Retreat 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20244\" class=\"elementor elementor-20244\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a51378f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a51378f\" 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-9a2f730\" data-id=\"9a2f730\" 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-5644a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-image-accordion\" data-id=\"5644a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-image-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"eael-img-accordion accordion-direction-horizontal eael-img-accordion-horizontal-align-center eael-img-accordion-vertical-align-center\" id=\"eael-img-accordion-5644a5a\" data-img-accordion-id=\"5644a5a\" data-img-accordion-type=\"on-hover\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9683-2-scaled.jpeg);\"  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\">\n                                        <div class=\"overlay-inner \">\n                        <h2 class=\"img-accordion-title\">Mentors<\/h2>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9697-scaled.jpg);\"  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\">\n                                        <div class=\"overlay-inner \">\n                        <h2 class=\"img-accordion-title\">Students<\/h2>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9739-scaled.jpg);\"  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\">\n                                        <div class=\"overlay-inner \">\n                        <h2 class=\"img-accordion-title\">Presentations<\/h2>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9698-scaled.jpg);\"  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\">\n                                        <div class=\"overlay-inner \">\n                        <h2 class=\"img-accordion-title\">Retreat<\/h2>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <style typr=\"text\/css\">\n                    #eael-img-accordion-5644a5a .eael-image-accordion-hover:hover {\n                        flex: 3 1 0% !important;\n                    }\n                    #eael-img-accordion-5644a5a .eael-image-accordion-hover:hover:hover .overlay-inner * {\n                        opacity: 1;\n                        visibility: visible;\n                        transform: none;\n                        transition: all .3s .3s;\n                    }\n                <\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53277e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c53277e\" 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>On Friday, March 6, 2026, the RaMP-UP Program hosted its <strong><em>Annual RaMP-UP Retreat &amp; Pre-SACNAS UPRRP Local Conference Meeting<\/em><\/strong> at the Hilton Garden Inn San Juan Condado. The event began at 5:00 p.m. and brought together RaMP-UP students, their mentors, and conference guest speakers to celebrate student research and promote scientific exchange.<\/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-4fb9075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb9075\" 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>During the event, students presented their research, exchanged ideas, and received constructive feedback from faculty and colleagues. Mentors attended the event to support their mentees. The annual retreat also provides opportunities for participants to learn about other scientific innovations, approaches and a wide range of biological topics like genomics, environmental, neuroscience, computational and more.\u00a0<\/p><p>Students presentations:<\/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-ca8677f elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-advanced-data-table\" data-id=\"ca8677f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-advanced-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ea-advanced-data-table-wrap\" data-id=\"ca8677f\"><div class=\"ea-advanced-data-table-wrap-inner\">\n                <table class=\"ea-advanced-data-table ea-advanced-data-table-static ea-advanced-data-table-ca8677f ea-advanced-data-table-sortable\" data-id=\"ca8677f\"><thead><tr><th style=\"width: 176px\"><p>Student      <\/p><\/th><th style=\"width: 617px\"><p>Title<\/p><\/th><th><p>Mentors &amp; Co-mentors<\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Cooper&nbsp;Malone&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Characterizing the&nbsp;Cooperative DNA-binding Properties of the Optix Transcription Factor<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Jos\u00e9 A. Rodr\u00edguez-Martinez, PhD<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Alexander&nbsp;Y.&nbsp;Ortiz Rivera<\/p><\/td><td><p>Evolutionary imbalance in the naturalization success of alien plants across Mediterranean regions<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Trevor Fristoe, PhD<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: David Ortiz, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Elizabeth De La Torre<\/p><\/td><td><p>Investigating the Genetic Diversity of&nbsp;Hemileia&nbsp;vastatrix&nbsp;in Puerto Rico<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Paul Bayman, PhD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: Martha C. Giraldo Zapata, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Juli\u00e1n&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Soto&nbsp;P\u00e9rez&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Uncovering Intra-Population Genome Variation Through De Novo Reference Genome Assembly<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Riccardo Papa, PhD&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: Marie Lluberes, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Nathalie Torres Serrano&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>The transcription factor basonuclin-1, a key player in the progression of triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Esther Peterson, PhD<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: Josu\u00e9 P\u00e9rez Santiago, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Melvin&nbsp;O. Pag\u00e1n&nbsp;Figueroa&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Functional Characterization of GABA-Associated Genes in&nbsp;Lactiplantibacillus&nbsp;plantarum&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Imilce A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, PhD<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: Carlos Rios Vel\u00e1zquez, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Isabelle&nbsp;Pillow&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Functional Traits of Proliferating Climbing Plants Shift Across Environmental Gradient&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Mentor: Carla Restrepo, PhD<\/p><p>Co-mentor: Jos\u00e9 Dumas, PhD<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Haley&nbsp;Arbon&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Investigating the&nbsp;virome&nbsp;of Puerto Rican&nbsp;honey bees(Apis mellifera) after Hurricane Maria&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Mentor: Trugul Giray, PhD&nbsp;<\/p><p>Co-mentor: Jos\u00e9 L. Agosto, PhD&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Arelys Del Mar&nbsp;L\u00f3pez P\u00e9rez&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Gene Expression Responses of&nbsp;Thalassia&nbsp;testudinumUnder Simulated Herbivory Pressure&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Mentor: Kelcie Chiquillo, PhD<\/p><p>Co-mentor: Juan S. Ram\u00edrez Lugo, PhD<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Matthew&nbsp;Luchs&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Reveals Distinct Nerve Cord Cell Populations in the Sea Cucumber&nbsp;Holothuria&nbsp;glaberrima&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td><p><span>Mentor: Jos\u00e9 E. Garc\u00eda Arr\u00e1ras, PhD&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span>Co-mentor: Humberto Ortiz, PhD<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n            <\/div><\/div>\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-afae2dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"afae2dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088e5da\" data-id=\"088e5da\" 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-d10402a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d10402a\" 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\/2026\/03\/IMG_9699-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9699-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9699-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9699-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9699-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9699-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" 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\">Cooper Malone<\/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-8b62e3d\" data-id=\"8b62e3d\" 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-338cada elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"338cada\" 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\/2026\/03\/IMG_9716-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9716-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9716-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9716-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9716-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9716-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" 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\">Elizabeth De La Torre<\/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-66f7bd0\" data-id=\"66f7bd0\" 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-2a0d193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a0d193\" 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\/2026\/03\/IMG_9727-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9727-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9727-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9727-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9727-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9727-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" 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\">Juli\u00e1n Soto<\/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-853d75d\" data-id=\"853d75d\" 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-379bb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379bb59\" 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\/2026\/03\/IMG_9747-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9747-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9747-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9747-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9747-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_9747-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" 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\">Nathalie Torres<\/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-097cb9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"097cb9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176cb88\" data-id=\"176cb88\" 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-3a1511a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a1511a\" 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\/2026\/03\/IMG_2351-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2351-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2351-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2351-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2351-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2351-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" 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\">Matthew Luchs<\/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-6aaa46e\" data-id=\"6aaa46e\" 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-2925b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2925b74\" 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=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-02-2-1024x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-02-2-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-02-2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-02-2-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-02-2.jpg 1536w\" 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\">Arelys L\u00f3pez<\/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-bcf5be4\" data-id=\"bcf5be4\" 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-78323f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78323f7\" 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=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-04-6-1024x751.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-04-6-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-04-6-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-04-6-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-04-6.jpg 1404w\" 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\">Melvin Pag\u00e1n<\/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-83e55b6\" data-id=\"83e55b6\" 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-1078610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1078610\" 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=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-03-7-1024x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-03-7-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-03-7-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-03-7-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-07-17-36-03-7.jpg 1470w\" 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\">Isabelle Pillow<\/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-a8360bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a8360bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b27e988\" data-id=\"b27e988\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b6f4e7\" data-id=\"0b6f4e7\" 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-bbc8374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbc8374\" 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=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2331-2-1024x785.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2331-2-1024x785.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2331-2-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2331-2-768x589.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2331-2-1536x1178.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/IMG_2331-2-2048x1571.jpeg 2048w\" 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\">Haley Arbon<\/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-5373520\" data-id=\"5373520\" 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-ab0f738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab0f738\" 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2048w\" 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\">Alexander 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7bd181\" data-id=\"a7bd181\" 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-c616575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c616575\" 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 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