Biomedical Research Education
Program of Puerto Rico
(BREP)
News and Events
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Over Fifty Students will participate in the BREP'S 2008 Summer Internships
The Biomedical Research Education Program of Puerto Rico (BREP-PR), a federally funded program supported by a SEPA (Science Education Partnership Award) award from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be sponsoring its 5th and 6th Biomedical Summer Internship during June 2008. |
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Message from Dr. L. Anthony Beck
Dr. Tony Beck informs that the SEPA program has been selected as one of eight projects from the 27 NIH Institutes and Centers to be included in the health/outreach component of a NIH Overview and Highlights Fact Sheet. |
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BREP PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL DIABETES DAY-HEALTH FAIR
The BREP-SEPA Program participated in the National Diabetes Day]Health Fair organized by the Pediatric Foundation of Diabetes at the San Jorge Childrenfs Hospital on November 14th, 2007. |
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BREP'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) along with several other exhibitors including pharmaceutical industries Elli Lily, Abbott and Amgen; research consortium INDUNIV, and science education programs such as Science on Wheels participated in the Bioscience Week Exhibit celebrated on September 20-21, 2007. |
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Middle School Students Participate in the 5th Biomedical Summer Internship
The Biomedical Research Education Program of Puerto Rico (BREP-PR), a federally funded program supported by a SEPA (Science Education Partnerhsip Award) from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), will be sponsoring a Biomedical Summer Internship during June 18-22, 2007. |
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Science Teacher Workshop: Principles of Green Chemistry
On March 5, 2007 The Pfizer Foundation in collaboration with Keystone Center for Education presented the workshop: The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. The BREP Program was the liaison in Puerto Rico for this activity. Fifteen teachers from various schools throughout the island participated in this activity. |
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SEPA Presentations at the 10th RCMI International Symposium
The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) of Puerto Rico participated in the Xth Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program International Symposium "Pathways to Discovery: Multidisciplinary Translational Research" held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel during December 13-16, 2006. |
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Diabetes Center for Puerto Rico Celebrates its Third Anniversary
The BREP Program was invited to participate in the activities organized to celebrate the Third Anniversary of the Diabetes Center for Puerto Rico. One of the main activities was the presentation of the book: "Antología de Investigaciones del Centro de Diabetes para Puerto Rico", which includes the epidemiological and clinical studies conducted at the Center. |
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Second Puerto Rico Biotechnology Week
During the second celebration of the Biotechnology Week, the BREP program was awarded a special distinction for promoting the interest of K-12 students in science and technology. Principal Investigator, Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, accepted the award on behalf of the BREP Program. The Biotechnology Week is coordinated by the university-industry consortium INDUNIV. |
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Workshop for Science and Math Teachers on: "How to write a successful educational proposal?"
On September 13th 2006, the BREP Program held as part the Teachers' Professional Development Program a workshop entitled "How to write a successful educational proposal?" Thirty teachers from various schools throughout Puerto Rico participated in the event. |
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BREP Program Sponsors 4th Biomedical Summer Internship Program for Middle School Students The The Biomedical Research Education Program of Puerto Rico (BREP-PR), a federally funded program supported by a SEPA (Science Education Partnership Award) award from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be sponsoring the 4th Biomedical Summer Internship during June 12-16, 2006. Twenty six (26) students from twelve (12) Middle Schools within the Island will participate in the internship. Students were selected based on the recommendations of their science teachers. |
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Second Comic Book of the BioMEd Battle Team Series, "DIABETES DANGER", Introduced at a Press Conference The Biomedical Research Education Program of Puerto Rico (BREP-PR), a Science Education Award Partnership (SEPA) program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), introduced the second volume of the series comic book BioMEd Battle Team: Diabetic Danger at a press conference organized by the Press and Communications Office of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. |
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The BREP Program receives a grant from the Pfizer Foundation The Biomedical Research Education Program of Puerto Rico (BREP-PR), a federally funded program sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH), was awarded $30,000 by the Pfizer Foundation in Groton, Connecticut to strengthening the Professional Development Program for Science Teachers. |
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Puerto Rico Biotechnology Week The BREP program was invited to participate in the "Puerto Rico Biotechnology Week" coordinated by the university-industry consortium INDUNIV. The activities included a special exhibit of technological equipment as well as education and research programs that impact the technological development of the Island. |
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BREP's Director of Research Education Participated in the BSCS "Keys to Science" Workshops, Sponsored by the Pfizer Foundation Mr. Felipe Padilla, Director of Research Education of the BREP program, was invited to attend the "Content Updates through Scientific Inquiry" and the "Molecular Biology and Biotechnology" workshops at the Keys to Science Institute of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) organization in Colorado Springs, CO. Mr. Padilla's participation was sponsored by the Pfizer Foundation. |
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BREP Science Teachers Participate in the International Workshop "Microbes by the Sea ", sponsored by Pfizer Foundation BREP science teachers, Ms. Evelyn Díaz Valdés from the Jesús T. Piñeiro School in Cidra and María J. Cruz Ocasio from the S. U. Ramón E. Betances School in Arecibo, were invited to participate in the workshop "Microbes by the Sea " held at the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut in July, 2005. This international workshop was supported by the Pfizer Foundation. |
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Workshop on the Integration of Forensic Science in the Classroom On August 20th, the BREP program held its second 2005 Professional Development activity, a workshop focusing on the integration of forensic science in the classroom. Twenty eight teachers from various schools throughout Puerto Rico participated in the event. |
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BREP PROGRAM IS HIGHLIGHTHED BY PUERTO RICO TV CHANNEL The BREP Program received the visit of local journalist Ms. Charito Fraticelli, who prepared a special report of the program for Telemundo, Channel 2, TV Station. The story first aired on prime time, during the evening news segment, on Wednesday, June 14th, 2005 and has been repeated in several occasions. |
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BREP Program Sponsors its Third Summer Internship Activity The third BREP Summer Internship Program was held during June 6-10, 2005 at the UPR, Medical Science Campus. Eighteen students and four teachers, from fifteen different middle schools from the Island, participated in the Internship. |
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Special Launching of the BioMed Battle Team Comic Book at Borders Bookstore
On Friday, April 16, 2005, the scientific and administrative staff of the Puerto Rico BREP Program presented the comic book "Cardiac Crisis" at Borders Bookstore. |
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The BREP Program Sponsored a Community Outreach Exhibit at Santa Rosa Mall
The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) with the assistance of the Elohim School of Caguas sponsored a Community Outreach Exhibit at the Santa Rosa Mall in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on April 16, 2005. |
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Science Education Partnership Award Annual Directors Meeting 2005
The Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Directors Meeting was held on February 17-20, 2005 in Tucson, Arizona. The attendees were welcomed by Dr. Marlys H. Witte, MD, Director of Student Research Programs of the University of Arizona and Dr. L. Tony Beck, Director, National Center for Research Resources, NIH. |
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The BREP Program and Pfizer Inc. Host Workshop for Science Teachers The BREP program in collaboration with Pfizer Inc. organized a special workshop for science teachers focusing on the importance of incorporating the scientific method in the science classroom. The workshop entitled "Integrating Research into the Science Classroom" was held at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus on January 27, 2005. |
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The Petra Corretjer de O'Neill High School in Manatí celebrated the inauguration of its BioMed Research Club The Petra Corretjer de O'Neill High School in Manatí celebrated the inauguration of its BioMed Research Club on December 10, 2004. The activity was organized under the leadership of science teachers: Ms. Carmen Fernández Repollet, Ms. Evelyn Rodríguez Maldonado, and Ms. Alma Sánchez Rivera. |
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The Elohim School of Caguas conducted an Art Fair The Elohim School of Caguas conducted an Art Fair during the month of November 2004; the fair theme was the Circulatory System. Students presented art projects that included pictures, drawings, and sculptures of the circulatory system. |
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Successful Participation of the BioMed Battle Team in the Caguas Health Fair The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) in collaboration with the Elohim School of Caguas, which has served as the beta site for activities developed by BREP, participated in the Health Fair held at Centro de Bellas Artes in Caguas during October 20-21, 2004. |
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Pfizer Educational Alliances Congress The BREP Program was invited to attend the first "Educational Alliances Congress" sponsored by Pfizer Pharmaceutical at the Embassy Suites in Dorado on August 3, 2004. More than 16 organizations were invited to attend this activity including: Alianza Corporativa Pro-Educación, Science on Wheels, AlACiMa, Sapientis, Fundación Comunitaria Puertorriqueña, Congreso de Líderes, Puerto Rico Libre de Drogas, APOS and Universidad Politécnica. |
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PRChem 2004 Recognized K-12 Science and Technology Initiatives
in Puerto Rico
The "Colegio de Quimicos de PR" in its annual conference and exhibition recognized three K-12 Science & Technologies Initiatives on the Island. The BREP program was invited to participate at the conference celebrated in the Westin Rio Mar during July 27-30, 2004. Thousands of chemists attended the conference giving us the opportunity to introduce our program to them. |
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The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) Initiates BioMed Battle Team Web Sites The BREP program launched their BioMed Battle Team websites with a 3 days training given at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus during the month of July 2004. Participating at this training were 26 science teachers from 14 different Intermediate Schools from the Puerto Rico Department Education. |
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Second Summer Internship Program Sponsored by the Biomedical Research Education Program The BREP program conducted its second Summer Internship Program during the June 1-4, 2004 at the UPR, Medical Science Campus. Eighteen students and one teacher, from seven different middle schools from the Island, participated in the program. |
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The Biomedical Research Education Program Begins his Outreach Program with an Exhibit at Villa Blanca Plaza Mall The Biomedical Research Education Program in collaboration with the Elohim School, which has served as a beta site for activities developed by the BREP program, organized an exhibit at the Villa Blanca Plaza Mall in Caguas. |
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Staff from the Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) meets with the Science Teachers at the Department of Education of Puerto Rico. Staff of the Biomedical Education Research Program (BREP) at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus, Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Dr. Abe Schwartz and Mr. Felipe N. Padilla; introduced the PR-BREP program to a group science teachers from Intermediate Schools of the Island. The meeting was held at the Department of Education. |
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Science Education Partnership Award Annual Directors Meeting The Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Directors Meeting was held on February 26-28, 2004 at the St. Louis Science Center. The attendees were welcomed by Frieda Smith, St. Louis Science Center and Vicki May, Washington University. |
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BREP's Director of Research Education participated in the District's Science Fair in Vega Baja Mr. Felipe N. Padilla, BREP's Director of Research Education, was invited to participate in the Department of Education, Vega Baja District, Science Fair 2004. Students from 12 schools in the district ranging from Elementary to High School participated in the Science Fair. |
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The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) begins distribution and evaluation of their first BioMed Battle Team comic book at schools Distribution of the first BioMed Battle Team comic book is in progress. Public and private schools have been contacted to serve as testing sites for this initiative. The first selected site was the Montessori School, "Escuela del Trabajor", were Ms. Marlin Sufron, Academic Affairs Officer gave us the opportunity to meet students at the school. |
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Mr. Felipe N. Padilla Álvarez joins the Biomedical Research Education Program as the new Director of Education in Investigation Mr. Felipe N. Padilla Álvarez joins the Puerto Rico Biomedical Research Education Program (PR-BREP) as the new Director of Research Education. Mr. Padilla was born in Ciales, P.R. and attended the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus were he completed a Bachelor in Sciences with a major in Biology. |
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First Summer Internship Program sponsored by the Biomedical Research Education Program The BREP program conducted its first Summer Internship Program during June 19-26, 2003. Nine students and one teacher, from two different high schools, participated in the program which included visits to the research facilities supported by the RCMI Program at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. |
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Investigators from the Medical Sciences Campus attend Annual Director's Meeting of the Science Education Partnership Award Program Dr. Emma Fernández Repollet, Principal Investigator and Dr. Abe Schwartz Co-Investigator of that Puerto Rico Biomedical Research Education Program attended the annual director's meeting of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program held during February 20-22, 2003 in La Jolla, CA. The School of Medicine at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus received a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center of Research Resources in January, 2003. |
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Science Educational Partnership Award (SEPA) awarded to Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet Dr. Emma Fernández Repollet, RCMI Program Director at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, received a Science Educational Partnership Award from the Division of Clinical Research at the National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Dr. Fernández-Repollet proposed to develop a Biomedical Research Education Program to improve the knowledge of Puerto Rican K-12 students about biomedical research focusing on diseases and disorders that disproportionately impact our population. |
Contact Information:
Emma Fernandez-Repollet, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Telephone: (787) 764-7074
Fax: (787) 274-1639
Email:efernandez@rcm.upr.edu
