Steering Committee

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:

Dr. Sandra Peña de Ortíz,

PI/PC of PRAABRE & Steering Committee Chairwoman, Director of Centralized Research Instrumentation (CRI) Core, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras

• Telephone: 787-764-0000 ext. 7957
• E-mail: sandra@hpcf.upr.edu

Dr. Héctor Santiago

Interim Vice President for Research & Technology, University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration

• Telephone: (787)-250-0000 ext. 3125
• E-mail: hector.santiago15@upr.edu

Dr. Ida Mejias

PRAABRE Program Coordinator & S.T.C.E. Core Director, Chairperson of Department of Medical Technology, Institutional Representative for Inter American University - Metropolitan Campus

• Telephone: (787)-767-5081
• E-mail: iamejias@metro.inter.edu

Dr. Conchita Zuazaga

PRAABRE Island-Wide Scientific Network & Neuroscience Area Coordinator, Professor of Neurophysiology, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus

• Telephone: (787)-753-1653
• E-mail: czuazaga@hpcf.upr.edu

Dr. José F. Rodríguez-Orengo,

PRAABRE Drug Design & Development Coordinator, PRAABRE S.T.C.E. Core Coordinator, Chairman of Biochemistry Department, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus

• Telephone: (787)-754-4929
• E-mail: jose.rodriguez139@upr.edu

Dr. Jose R. Rodríguez-Medina

PRAABRE Molecular Medicine Coordinator, PRAABRE S.T.C.E. Core Coordinator, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus

• Telephone: (787)-758-2299
• E-mail: jose.rodriguez123@upr.edu

Dr. Humberto G. Ortiz-Zuazaga

PRAABRE Bioinformatics Core Director, High Performance Computing Facility Director, University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration

• Telephone: (787)-               
• E-mail: humberto@hpcf.upr.edu

Dr. Walter Silva

PRAABRE Mentoring Initiative Coordinator, PRAABRE Institutional Representative of University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus, Professor of Physiology, Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus

• Telephone: (787)-758-2525 ext. 1608
• E-mail: walter.silva@upr.edu

Dra. Emma Fenández Repollet

Director RCMI, Professor of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico, Main Building, Medical Sciences Campus

• Telephone: (787) 787-763-9401
• Email: e.fernandez@upr.edu

Dr. Antonio Alegría

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Campus, Director MBRS Program, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Campus

• Telephone: (787)-850-0000 x. 9050
• E-mail: antonio.alegria1@upr.edu

Dr. Jose Cabiya- Morales

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Carlos Albizu University, Chancellor, Carlos Albizu University

• Telephone: (787)-721-7187
• E-mail: jcabiya@albizu.edu

Dr. Wilfredo Colón Guasp

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Universidad Del Este, Dean of School of Science and Technology & Professor, Universidad Del Este, Sistema Ana G. Méndez

• Telephone: (787)-257-7373 x 3938
• E-mail: ue_wcolon@suagm.edu

Dr. Vesna Eterovic

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Universidad Central del Caribe, Professor of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe

• Telephone: (787)-269-1752
• E-mail: vesna.eterovic@gmail.com

Dr. Jose E. Garcia Arrarás

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of University, of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Professor of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

• Telephone: (787)-764-0000 x 2596
• E-mail: jegarcia@hpcf.upr.edu

Dr. Gabriel Infante

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Special Advisor for Institutional Development,Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

• Telephone: (787)-841-2000
• E-mail: ginfante@email.pucpr.edu

Dr. Juan López-Garriga

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus, Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus

• Telephone: (787)-832-4040 x. 2107
• E-mail: sonw@caribe.net

Dr. Carlos M. Padin Bibiloni

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Universidad Metropolitana, Dean Escuela de Asuntos Ambientales, Universidad Metropolitana, Sistema Ana G. Méndez

• Telephone: (787)-766-1717 Ext. 6410
• Email: cpadin@suagm.edu

Dr. Jose R. Pérez Jimenez

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Universidad Del Turabo, Director of Interdisciplinary Investigation, Universidad Del Turabo, Sistema Ana G. Méndez

• Telephone: (787)-743-7979 x 4279
• E-mail: ut_jperezjm@suagm.edu

Dr. Gladys Ramos

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, Special Assistant of the Chancellor, External Resources Director, of University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus

• Telephone: (787)-738-2161 x 2575
• E-mail: gladys.ramos@upr.edu

Dr. Armando Rodríguez-Duran

PRAABRE Institutional Representative Inter American University - Bayamon Campus, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Inter American University - Bayamon Campus

• Telephone: (787)-279-1912 x. 2219
• E-mail: arodriguez@bc.inter.edu

Dr. José A. Torres

PRAABRE Institutional Representative of Ponce School of Medicine, Dean of Research, Ponce School of Medicine

• Telephone: (787)-840-2575 x. 2158
• E-mail: jtorres@psm.edu