Identification of Four Similar Cell Culture Media According to their Glucose, Glutamine, and Pyruvate Content by Handheld Raman Spectroscopy

August 18th, 2023 – The first study on the identification of powdered complex cell culture media was published in collaboration with Karla Echeverría-Altamar, a Ph.D. Candidate from the Bioengineering Program, at the UPRM. The study describes the first efforts to build a spectral library to identify four cell culture media in powder form with spectra…

Industry-University collaboration

July 10th, 2023 – Our group visited Janssen Ortho LLC, Gurabo to start talking possible collaborations between us. We would like to thank Vanessa Aviles, Nimaris Rodriguez, Yleana Lugo, Brenda Lopez, Ileana Quiñones, Gustavo Alejandro, Anthony Gonzalez and the entire Janssen team for their valuable time as we learned about their high quality products. We…

Nicole at the Crystallization Design Institute

June 30th, 2023 – Nicole went to the Crystallization Design Institute (CDI), which operates within the UPR’s Molecular Science Research Center (MSRC). She received the NASA Puerto Rico Space Grant award for the academic year of 2022-2023 with an extension for the summer of 2023. At the CDI, Nicole assisted in the recrystallization processes to…