University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Medical Student monica.alexandra.01@gmail.com I’m currently a medical student at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. While finishing my Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Chemistry I’ve been immersed in the vast world of Natural Sciences. My ultimate goal is to study Medicine and then pursuing a career in…

MD Candidate (2014) University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, P.R. jonathan.velez5@upr.edu I am a Second year “Medical-diabetic” student at the UPR-RCM, interested in the field of Endocrinology. Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders have captured my attention ever since I started acquiring knowledge about Biochemical Pathways in college. As I was learning about them,…

MD Candidate (2013) University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, P.R. cedricpluguez@gmail.com (787) 688-7601 Research Interests My research takes into account the health effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) at the clinical level as it relates to the environment. Of important relevance to our Caribbean atmospheric setting is the presence of winds carrying…