The PR-AABRE Steering Committee will be the program's policymaking body. The Steering Committee will establish the policies and operating procedures for both itself and the Alliance, and will interact with the External Advisory Committee to develop strategies for implementation of their recommendations. The Steering Committee will ensure that all the PR-AABRE institutions enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will define the relationships among all institutions and the Alliance. The Steering Committee will meet at least three times per year.

The PR-AABRE Steering Committee profits from distinguished members of the scientific community that had proven expertise in the formulation of public policy for the development of S&E research and from representatives from all academic institutions public and private represented in the Alliance. The Principal Investigator of the PR-AABRE program will serve as the Chairman for the Steering Committee. The Program Coordinator, the Bioinformatics Core Director, the Vice President for Research of the University of Puerto Rico, each Thrust Area Coordinator, and a representative for each of the PR-AABRE institutions will integrate the Steering Committee.

The composition of the Steering Committee is as follows:

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Dr. Fernando A. Gonzalez, PR-AABRE Principal Investigator and Steering Committee Chairman (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus)

• telephone: (787)-764-0000 x. 2437
• email: fernando at hpcf dot upr dot edu

Dr. Emma Fernandez, Vice President for Research of the University of Puerto Rico

• telephone: (787)-763-9401
• email: efernandez at upr dot edu

Dr. Ida Mejias, Chairperson of Department of Medical Technology, and PR-AABRE Program Coordinator (Inter American University - Metropolitan Campus)

• telephone: (787)-767-5081
• email: imejias at inter dot edu

Dr. Conchita Zuazaga, Acting Director of Neurobiology Institute, Director of Center for Molecular, Behavioral and Developmental Neuroscience (COBRE 1), and PR-AABRE Neuroscience Coordinator (University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus)

• telephone: (787)-753-1653
• email: czuazaga at neurobio dot upr dot clu dot edu

Dr. Jose F. Rodriguez-Orengo, Chairman of Biochemistry Department, and PR-AABRE Drug Design & Development Coordinator (University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus)

• telephone: (787)-754-4929
• email: jrodriguez at rcm dot upr dot edu

Dr. Jose R. Rodriguez-Medina, PR-AABRE Molecular Medicine Coordinator (University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus)

• telephone: (787)-758-2299
• email: jorrodriguez at rcm dot upr dot edu

Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga, High Performance Computing facility Director and Bioinformatics Core Director (University of Puerto Rico - High Performance Computing facility)

• telephone: (787)-753-1653
• email: humberto at hpcf dot upr dot edu

Dr. Carlos Gonzalez (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus)

• telephone: (787)-764-0000 x. 2482
• email: cgonzale at goliath dot cnnet dot clu dot edu

Dr. Walter Silva, Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences, Director MBRS Program (University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus)

• telephone: (787)-758-2525 ext. 1608
• email: wsilva at rcm dot upr dot edu

Dr. Jose A. Torres, Dean of Research (Ponce School of Medicine)

• telephone: (787)-840-2575 x. 2158
• email: jtorres at psm dot edu

Dr. Antonio Alegria, Director MBRS Program (University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Campus)

• telephone: (787)-850-0000 x. 9050
• email: aealegria at webmail dot uprh dot edu

Dr. Eddie Rios, Chairman of Microbiology Department and RCMI Program Director (Universidad Central del Caribe)

• telephone: (787)-798-3001 x. 228
• email: rios at uccaribe dot edu

Dr. Roberto Ramirez, Dean of Arts and Sciences (Metropolitan University - Ana G. Mendez System)

• telephone: (787)-766-1717 x. 6556
• email: rramirez at mail dot suagm dot edu

Dr. David Mendez, Dean of Doctoral Studies (Universidad del Turabo - Ana G. Mendez System)

• telephone: (787)-743-7979 x. ????
• email: edmendez at mail dot suagm dot edu

Dr. Lilia Ana Amigo, Dean of School of Sciences, Mathematics and Technology (Universidad del Este - Ana G. Mendez System)

• telephone: (787)-257-7373 x. 3929
• email: ue_lamigo at suagm dot edu

Dr. Gabriel Infante, Special Advisor for Institutional Development (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico)

• telephone: (787)-841-2000
• email: ginfante at pucpr dot edu

Dr. Juan Lopez-Garriga (University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus)

• telephone: (787)-832-4040 x. 2107
• email: sonw at caribe dot net

Dr. Armando Rodriguez-Duran, Dean of Arts and Sciences (Inter American University - Bayamon Campus)

• telephone: (787)-279-1912 x. 2219
• email: arodriguez at bc dot inter dot edu

Dr. Jose Cabiya (Carlos Albizu University)

• telephone: (787)-721-7187
• email: jcabiya at albizu dot edu

Dr. Ana Teresa Mendez-Merced (University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon Campus)

• telephone: (787)-86-2885 x. ????
• email: anatmendezmerced at yahoo dot com

Dr. Yamil Gerena, Director of the Institute of the Interdisciplinary Research (University of Turabo)

• email: ygerena at suagm dot edu