The medical sciences community of the island was recently enriched by twelve seminars at the Puerto Rico’s Toxicology Conference led by distinguished faculty members and fellows of the Medical Toxicology Program at the Department of Emergency Medicine of Emory University, which shed light on the critical situation related to over-the-counter medications, home remedies, and opioids. Thanks to an invitation from the local ChEMTox Laboratory, the RIVERA-OMICS laboratory had the privilege of participating in the event, gaining new perspectives through the involvement of Sebastián Rosario-Torres and Veronica Defilló-Martinez in three of the twelve seminars imparted. These sessions provided valuable information, emphasizing the complex mechanisms of our body's response to medication ingestion, with a particular focus on the crucial importance of proper dosing, especially for common medications such as aspirin and acetaminophen. Read More…

10X Genomics has recently been noticeably active in Puerto Rico, hosting two distinct activities in the San Juan metropolitan area; a genomics workshop sponsored by the Molecular Sciences Research Center (MSRC) and a Single Cell Genomics Symposium at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico (CCC-UPR). The activities collectively highlighted the significance of comprehensive biological insights, stressing the need to understand the molecular biology of single cells to paint a more accurate picture of the natural complexity of tissues. Read More…