{"id":94610,"date":"2021-06-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-pew-funds-10-latin-american-scientists-conducting-critical-biomedical-research\/"},"modified":"2021-06-15T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T14:10:19","slug":"pew-financia-a-10-cientificos-latinoamericanos-que-desarrollan-investigacion-clave-en-biomedicina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/pew-financia-a-10-cientificos-latinoamericanos-que-desarrollan-investigacion-clave-en-biomedicina\/","title":{"rendered":"Pew Funds 10 Latin American Scientists Conducting Critical Biomedical Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PHILADELPHIA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 15, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the 2021 class members of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences. <\/p>\n<p>The 10 postdoctoral fellows from six Latin American countries\u2014Argentina, <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Peru<\/span>, and Uruguay\u2014will receive two years of funding to conduct research in laboratories across <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and will work under the mentorship of prominent biomedical scientists, including members of the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The field of biomedical research is continually faced with new challenges that require multiple perspectives from around the globe,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Susan K. Urahn<\/span>, Pew&#8217;s president and CEO. &#8220;Pew is proud to welcome these promising Latin American fellows to our network of researchers as they explore new solutions and advance scientific knowledge.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Fellows who choose to return to <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> to launch their own research labs will receive additional funding from Pew. Approximately 70 percent of participants have pursued this path, contributing to the development of a more robust biomedical research community in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Research interests in the 2021 class include how molecular interactions silence the X chromosome, how healthy gut bacteria can promote intestinal immunity, and how molecular and neural circuits guide animals&#8217; seasonal rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 2021 class of fellows joins the Pew network at a critical time, when laboratories face new hurdles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Eva Nogales<\/span>, Ph.D., professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span>, and chair of the program&#8217;s national advisory committee. &#8220;Equipped with diverse insights from each of their respective countries, these promising fellows will help respond to complex global challenges and build a critical foundation for biomedical research across <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Pew Latin American fellows and their U.S. mentors are:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Boero<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Venkatesh N. Murthy<\/span>, Ph.D., 2000 Pew biomedical scholar<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">Harvard University<\/span><br \/>Dr. Boero will explore the neural mechanisms that allow mice to make decisions based on smell. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Daiane Boff<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Victor J. Torres<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">New York University<\/span> Grossman School of Medicine <br \/>Dr. Boff will explore how toxins produced by the bacterium <i>Staphylococcus aureus <\/i>damage tissues and trigger sepsis, a life-threatening condition. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Emerson Carmona Rojas<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis G. Cuello<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center<\/span><br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmona Rojas<\/span> will probe the structure and operation of a channel protein that is overactive in some forms of leukemia.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Andrea Cuentas-Condori<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of Daniel Alfonso Col\u00f3n-<span class=\"xn-location\">Ramos<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">Yale University<\/span><br \/>Dr. Cuentas-Condori will examine how some neurons communicate using two different chemical signals rather than one.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Mariana Duhne Aguayo<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Joshua Berke<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, San Francisco<\/span><br \/>Dr. Duhne Aguayo will map the neural circuits that calibrate how swiftly animals move. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Guillermo Eastman<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">George S. Bloom<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">University of Virginia<\/span><br \/>Dr. Eastman will investigate how the two main toxic molecular species that are hallmarks of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease damage neurons by selectively altering protein synthesis.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jos\u00e9 L. Fachi, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Colonna<\/span>, M.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">Washington University<\/span> School of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-location\">St. Louis<\/span><br \/>Dr. Fachi will explore how metabolites produced by healthy gut bacteria promote intestinal immunity.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Joanna Chiu<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Davis<\/span><br \/>Dr. Hidalgo Sotelo will explore the molecular and neural circuits that guide animals&#8217; seasonal rhythms.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Rivera<\/span> \u00c1lvarez, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeannie T. Lee<\/span>, M.D., Ph.D., 1999 Pew biomedical scholar, 2019 Innovation Fund investigator<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">Massachusetts<\/span> General Hospital<br \/>Dr. Rivera \u00c1lvarez will investigate the molecular interactions that govern the silencing of the X chromosome.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Clara Selles<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><\/b>Laboratory of <span class=\"xn-person\">Moses V. Chao<\/span>, Ph.D.<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">New York University<\/span> Langone Health<br \/>Dr. Selles will explore whether the hormone oxytocin can protect neurons from the degeneration that accompanies Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today&#8217;s most challenging problems. Learn more at\u00a0<\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3185534-1&amp;h=2699102448&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen&amp;a=pewtrusts.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>pewtrusts.org<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Erin Davis<\/span>, 202-540-6677, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:edavis@pewtrusts.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">edavis@pewtrusts.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Pew Charitable Trusts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PHILADELPHIA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 15, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the 2021 class members of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences. <\/p>\n<p>The 10 postdoctoral fellows from six Latin American countries\u2014Argentina, <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Peru<\/span>, and Uruguay\u2014will receive two years of funding to conduct&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}