The G-RISE program at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus (UPR-RP) will mainly support the
biomedical Ph.D. programs at the Departments of Chemistry and Biology of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The
goals of G-RISE at UPR-RP are to increase the number of students that will successfully complete a doctoral
degree in a biomedical related area. Our measurable goal will be that 90% of the participating students will
complete doctoral degrees, while 70% of these will continue postdoctoral or research work in the biomedical
sciences. The program will achieve and maintain competitiveness of a diversified cohort of 25 graduate students
in their research areas by broadening, strengthening and enhancing their research, academic and professional
skills. These goals will be achieved by a continuous research experience, workshops and seminars designed to
improve professional skills, attendance and presentation of results at national scientific meetings, workshops
and short courses on topics of new trends in biomedical research and modern techniques offered by established
visiting professors or scientists, seminar series in the frontiers of cellular, molecular and chemical biology, area
conferences in themes of mutual interest to research groups at UPR-RP, improvement of student’s proficiency
in English to communicate their scientific results, workshops and seminars for professional skill development in
laboratory safety, improvement of student’s skills to manage time, and stress while seeking a balance between
graduate studies and personal life, among others. In addition, students will receive training in responsible
conduct of research, ethics, and instruction in methods for enhancing reproducibility. Our training results will be
properly disseminated among the scientific community by different means as well as the G-RISE student
academic achievements.