Biomedical Research Education
Program of Puerto Rico
(BREP)

BREP Program is Highlighted 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. The Summer Internship Program and the BioMed Battle Team Comic Book series were the focused of the report. Middle School Students participating in the Summer Internship Program were interviewed and filmed while conducting research laboratory activities.

Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet, Principal Investigator of the Biomedical Research Program (BREP) welcomed Ms. Charito Fraticelli from Telemundo, Channel 2 to the BREP Program facilities.

Ms. Fraticelli interviewed students from different parts of the Island which were participating in our Third Annual Summer Internship Program.

The students were filmed during the DNA Extraction Laboratory Session at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus.

Mr. Ricardo Loperena, BREP's Graphic Design Artist, discusses the creative process behind the BioMed Battle Team Comic Book series.

The BREP Program thanks Ms. Fraticelli for helping disseminate to the Puerto Rican community the achievements of our students, as well as goals and objectives of our program!

Contact Information:

Emma Fernandez-Repollet, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Biomedical Research Education Program of Puerto Rico
Biomedical Building No. 1, Suite 295
GPO Box 365067
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067
Telephone: (787) 764-7074
Fax: (787) 274-1639
Email:efernandez@rcm.upr.edu