Grant Holders

Our mission is to foster the development of individuals committed to science and research for the physical and mental health of Puerto Ricans. For the past 11 years we have helped more than 1k medicine students, researchers, undergraduate, pre-college students and others, in their professional growth through our scholarship program and other donations.

2025

Natalia Pagán Zayas

Health Research Scholarship

Natalia is a third-year doctoral student in Microbiology at the Medical Sciences Campus, where she investigates the impact of high-risk behaviors on the oral and cervical microbiome of Puerto Rican women and their relationship to the persistence of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, under the mentorship of Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino. Her work stands out for integrating science and public health to identify biomarkers that aid in prevention and early detection, with a focus on reducing health disparities among Hispanic women in Puerto Rico.

Juan Figueroa Hidalgo

Health Research Scholarship

Juan is a Natural Sciences student majoring in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. He is currently participating in a project focused on developing innovative strategies for the early detection of lung cancer in Puerto Rico, where approximately 1,200 cases are diagnosed annually, most at advanced stages. Under the mentorship of Dr. Yamixa Delgado at the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, he is working on validating a panel of non-invasive biomarkers as an accessible alternative to low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). This project stands out for its potential to establish an early screening protocol that is cost-effective and applicable in community centers, promoting more equitable access to lung cancer detection in Puerto Rico.

Jeymily Ares Estrada

Health Research Scholarship

Jeymily is a doctoral student in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Medical Sciences Campus. She is currently participating in a research project addressing a critical public health need in Puerto Rico by studying Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive and high-prognosis skin cancer whose incidence is increasing in the United States. Given the lack of specific data on this disease in Puerto Rico, the project seeks to characterize tumors using samples from the MD Anderson Cancer Center biobank, generating baseline knowledge for future epidemiological and clinical studies in Puerto Rico. The research explores whether existing, low-cost cholinergic drugs could be repurposed as an affordable alternative to expensive immunotherapies, particularly benefiting vulnerable and immunocompromised populations. Furthermore, it strengthens local cancer research and positions Puerto Rico as an active collaborator in the development of innovative strategies for this disease.

Mariangeliz Delgado

Health Research Scholarship

Mariangeliz is a Bachelor of Science student with a concentration in Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. She is currently conducting research focused on the potential medicinal use of a scientifically understudied native Puerto Rican plant. Her project evaluates whether the natural compounds of this species can help fight lung cancer by analyzing whether they reduce the growth of cancer cells and strengthen the immune system’s response. This research seeks to provide more accessible treatment alternatives adapted to the reality of Puerto Rico, while also promoting the scientific value and responsible use of Puerto Rican biodiversity.

Gloria Carrasquillo Rosa

Health Research Scholarship

Gloria is a doctoral student in Anatomy and Neurobiology at the Medical Sciences Campus. She is currently developing a clinical analysis project at the Gamma Knife Center of Puerto Rico, located at the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration (ASEM) Hospital. Her work focuses on the systematic analysis of clinical data to support local evidence-based medicine and develop predictive risk models for cranial radiosurgery. Furthermore, the clinical findings will be validated in an experimental transgenic zebrafish model to study how radiation affects blood vessels and brain tissue, allowing for a better understanding of potential complications. This approach integrates clinical and experimental research with the goal of contributing to treatment planning and reducing serious complications associated with neurosurgical conditions requiring this type of intervention in patients from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Deyaneira González Rodríguez

Beca Investigación Científica

Es recipiente de la Beca Investigación Científica este año 2025 y está próxima a culminar su 2do año en la Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista. Junto a su investigadora principal, la Dra Yaritza Inostroza Nieves, trabaja el proyecto titulado In Vitro Effects of Endometriosis-Associated Inflammatory Factors on Neuronal Excitability and Morphology. Deyaneira nos comparte “Desde un punto de vista personal, este proyecto representa una oportunidad importante para mi formación como futura médica y
científica. Me permite desarrollar habilidades en biología celular, neurociencia y electrofisiología, herramientas fundamentales para la investigación traslacional en enfermedades neurológicas. Me ayuda a fortalecer mi capacidad para diseñar modelos experimentales que integren distintos sistemas fisiológicos, algo esencial para entender enfermedades complejas como la endometriosis y la epilepsia. A nivel clínico, los hallazgos de este estudio podrían abrir nuevas posibilidades terapéuticas combinando tratamientos neuro farmacológicos y hormonales. Si logramos entender cómo la endometriosis impacta la función cerebral, podríamos identificar fármacos que reduzcan la hiperexcitabilidad neuronal y proporcionen un enfoque más preciso y efectivo para las pacientes con síntomas neurológicos asociados a esta enfermedad”.

Andrea Fábregas

Community Grant

Marcel Grau

Community Grant

Alondra Rosado

Community Grant

Victoria García

Community Grant

Eric Pérez

Community Grant

Edicer Ramírez

Publication Grant

Gabriel Román

Publication Grant

Félix Rivera

Publication Grant

Gabriela Soto-Canetti

Publication Grant

Rychel Torres

Publication Grant

Valeria Torres

Publication Grant

Ambar Marrero

Conference Grant

Andrea Fábregas

Conference Grant

Eduardo Pérez

Conference Grant

Gustavo Serrano

Conference Grant

Miguel De Jesús

Conference Grant

Paulette Ayala

Conference Grant

Patricia Torres

Conference Grant

Rafael García

Conference Grant

José Acosta

Conference Grant

Alondra Collazo

DMD-PHSU Dental Grant

Khris Justiniano

MD-PR Grant

Karla Alvarado

MD-PR Grant

María Dos Santos

MD-PR Grant

Geriam Ruiz

MD-PR Grant

Rolando Irizarry

MD-PR Grant

Kerianys Torres

MD-PHSU Grant

Gabriel Román

MD-PHSU Grant

Adriana Aleman

MCAT Grant

Caleb Morales

MCAT Grant

Gabriel Bernier

MCAT Grant

Sophia Gómez

Science Camp Grant

Hecelimar Figueroa

Science Camp Grant

Katyana Vélez

Science Camp Grant

Carlos Calderón

Scientific Research Grant

Deyaneira González

Scientific Research Grant

Alondra Toro

Scientific Research Grant

Coral Martes

Scientific Research Grant

Raymond Quiñones

Special Scholarship (Yale School of Medicine)

Noelia Sánchez

Sexual Violence Research

Aleika Restituyo

Sexual Violence Research

Paola del Río

Health Research Grant

Lianel Rosario

Health Research Grant

Carmen Acosta

Health Research Grant

Kazandra Ruiz

Health Research Grant

Juan Figueroa

Health Research Grant

Jeymily Ares

Health Research Grant

Gloria Carrasquillo

Health Research Grant

Melanie Díaz

Health Research Grant

Kyara Berríos

Health Research Grant

Alanis Torres

Health Research Grant

Sthephanie Estrada

Health Research Grant

Manuel Frau

Health Research Grant

Michael Jiménez

Health Research Grant

James Torres

Health Research Grant

Joshua Nieves

Health Research Grant

Adriana Díaz

Health Research Grant

Natalia Pagan

Health Research Grant

Laura Rodriguez

Health Research Grant

Anelisse Dominicci

Health Research Grant

Mariangeliz Delgado

Health Research Grant

Dorca Marcano

Health Research Grant

Aleandra Ortiz

Health Research Grant

Alexdiel Figueroa

Health Research Grant

Andrea Pereira

Health Research Grant

Fabiola Ricardo

Health Research Grant

Francisco Pumarejo

Health Research Grant

Beca

2024

Lorivette Ortiz Valentin

Health Research Grant

Neisha M. Ramírez Serrano

Health Research Grant

Rafael García

Health Research Grant

Tadana Vázquez-Rotschuh

Health Research Grant

Vanessa Maekgraf

Health Research Grant

Andrea B. Pi Rivera

Health Research Grant

Carmen Acosta Fernández

Health Research Grant

David Febre Alemañy

Health Research Grant

Eduardo Pérez Luciano

Health Research Grant

Erik Vélez Pérez

Health Research Grant

Gretchen Albarrán Acosta

Health Research Grant

Jan M. Ruiz Núñez

Health Research Grant

Kiara Vega Bellido

Health Research Grant

Luinet Meléndez Rodríguez

Health Research Grant

Lorivette Ortiz Valentín

Health Research Grant

Nashaly Irizarry Méndez

Health Research Grant

Neisha Ramírez Serrano

Health Research Grant

Paola Flores Pérez

Health Research Grant

Rafael García Andujar

Health Research Grant

Raymond Quiñones Alvarado

Health Research Grant

Tadana Vázquez Rothschuh

Health Research Grant

Vanessa Markgraf

Health Research Grant

Isamar Rivera

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Ivette Torres Placa

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Noelia Delgado Rodríguez

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Joan M. Neptune Rosa

MD-Community Grant

Angelymar Vélez Santana

MD-Community Grant

Armando Ruiz Justiz

MD-Community Grant

Alondra Soto González

MD-Community Grant

Gabriel González Díaz

MD-Community Grant

Alexandra M. Bermúdez Medina

MD-PHSU Grant

Héctor Rivera Cabrera

MD-PHSU Grant

Frances Rodríguez Ramos

MCAT Grant

Arlinda Méndez Serrano

MCAT Grant

Emily Rivera Ramírez

MCAT Grant

Angelique Figueroa Vargas

Science Camp Grant

Jomary Álvarez Rivera

Science Camp Grant

Karla Reyes Rojas

Science Camp Grant

Paula Méndez Torres

Science Camp Grant

Yarelis Villanueva Santos

Science Camp Grant

Katyana Vélez Ramos

Science Camp Grant

Katherine Guerra Torres

Scientific Research Grant

Sebastián Bernaschina Rivera

Scientific Research Grant

Carlos García Cortés

Scientific Research Grant

Emil Varas Rodríguez

Scientific Research Grant

Karla Santiago Soltero

Scientific Research Grant

María Vázquez Machado

Scientific Research Grant

Brian Soto Miranda

Conference Grant

David Correa Vargas

Conference Grant

Erik Vélez Pérez

Conference Grant

Marcel Grau Rodríguez

Conference Grant

Karla Santiago Soltero

Conference Grant

Miguel de Jesús Rodríguez

Conference Grant

José Colón Soto

Conference Grant

Armando Ruiz Justiz

Publication Grant

2023

Kevin D. Hornedo González

Medicine Grant

Gabriela Rosado González

Medicine Grant

Nelson D. Franqui Ríos

Medicine Grant

Paola Rullán Oliver

Medicine Grant

Bryan Vega Sanabria

Medicine Grant

Félix A. Zayas Rodríguez

Medicine Grant

Jean Carlos Quiles Vega

MCAT Grant

Nyleishka Pagán González

MCAT Grant

Darielis M. Ortiz de Jesús

Science Camp Grant

Amelimar Maldonado Echevarría

Science Camp Grant

Karla M. Santiago Soltero

Scientific Research Grant

Keishla M. Arce Ruiz

Scientific Research Grant

Natalia I. Ortiz Alvelo

Scientific Research Grant

Maralexa Martínez Valcárcel

Scientific Research Grant

Gabriel González Díaz

Scientific Research Grant

Delmarie M. Rivera Rodríguez

Conference Grant

Gabriel González & Joshua Vivas

Conference Grant

Yarelis Roque Reyes

Conference Grant

Cayetana Lazcano Etchebarne

Conference Grant

Laura Santiago Caobi

Conference Grant

Alondra Soto González

Conference Grant

Adrián Naoun

Publication Grant

Emil Varas

Publication Grant

Carlos Monroig

Publication Grant

Mariana Fonseca Chavier

MD-PHSU Grant

Adriana Gutiérrez Camacho

MD-PHSU Grant

David Febre Alemañy

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Nicole D. García Ortiz

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Carlos Monroig Rivera

Health Research Grant

Carmen Acosta Fernández

Health Research Grant

Erik Vélez Pérez

Health Research Grant

Fabiana Marini Martínez

Health Research Grant

Jeriel Dumeng Rodríguez

Health Research Grant

Joel A. Orengo Orengo

Health Research Grant

María A. Lopera Mejía

Health Research Grant

Nicol Ríos Ortiz

Health Research Grant

Paola Rullán/ Yousef Majid

Health Research Grant

Rafael Cordero Villamil

Health Research Grant

Raymond Quiñones Alvarado

Health Research Grant

Yadiel A. Rivera López

Health Research Grant

Yesenia Rivera Escobales

Health Research Grant

2022

Eric L. Graulau Rivera

Medicine Grant

Daisy Pulido

Medicine Grant

Carlos A. Monroig Rivera

Medicine Grant

Gerson G. Santiago González

Medicine Grant

Natalia S. Laguna Santiago

Medicine Grant

José I. Acosta Julbe

Medicine Grant

Vanesa Campos Colberg

Medicine Grant

Brian D. Soto Miranda

MD-PHSU Grant

Maralexa Martínez Valcárcel

MD-PHSU Grant

Kimberly N. Pagán Reyes

MCAT Grant

Carla I. Quiles Vélez

MCAT Grant

María F. Dos Santos Torres

MCAT Grant

Kristie M. Torres Montero

MCAT Grant

Eva L. Serrano Menéndez

Science Camp Grant

Angelis Cabrera Rodríguez

Science Camp Grant

Atrim G. Rodríguez Santiago

Science Camp Grant

Amelimar Maldonado Echevarría

Science Camp Grant

Jazmín Z. Jiménez Montes

Science Camp Grant

Nelly Arroyo Alvarado

Health Research Grant

Sheila Valle Cortés

Health Research Grant

Raymond Quiñones Alvarado

Health Research Grant

Beatriz Morales Cabán

Health Research Grant

Edicer Ramírez Rivera

Health Research Grant

Jorge Rivera Velázquez

Health Research Grant

Gerardo Collazo Malavé

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Janice Delgado Díaz

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Gretchen Caballer Rivera

Sexual Violence Research Grant

2021

Juan Silva

Medicine Grant

Evián Pérez

Medicine Grant

Alexandra Alfonso

Medicine Grant

Jessalyn Pla

Health Research Grant

Daraishka Pérez

Health Research Grant

Elliott Rodríguez

Health Research Grant

Jesús Meléndez

Health Research Grant

Eduardo Medina

Health Research Grant

Dianiris Astacio

MD-PHSU Grant

Camille Ruiz

MD-PHSU Grant

Bridgitt Cortés

MCAT Grant

José Rodríguez

MCAT Grant

Gabriela Massanet

MCAT Grant

Yainira Méndez

MD-PHSU Grant

Cristina Rivera

Science Camp Grant

2020

Karlene Vega

MD-PHSU Grant

Laura Rodríguez

MD-PHSU Grant

Gabriel Sacarello

Medicine Grant

Hiram Jiménez

Medicine Grant

Kiara Ortiz

Medicine Grant

Víctor Acosta

Medicine Grant

Edison Martínez

Medicine Grant

Sharlene Santiago

MCAT Grant

Emily Torres

MCAT Grant

Andrea Rodríguez

MCAT Grant

Zally Torres

Health Research Grant

Beatriz Morales

Health Research Grant

Alejandra Medina & Luis López

Health Research Grant

Alexandra Aquino

Health Research Grant

Gabriela Ortiz Soto

Health Research Grant

Robert Rabelo

Health Research Grant

Luis Díaz Medero

Sexual Violence Research Grant

2019

Claudia Colón

Health Research Grant

Jaisy Vega

Health Research Grant

Eva Gordián

Health Research Grant

Analee Aponte

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Astrid Irizarry

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Linda Pérez

Sexual Violence Research Grant

Anthony Robateau

MD-PHSU Grant

Jaymilitte Bosques

MD-PHSU Grant

Joedali Baez

MD-PHSU Grant

Stephanie Sánchez

MD-PHSU Grant

Daniel Rivera

MD-PHSU Grant

Sergio Maldonado

MD-PHSU Grant

2018

Darielys Mejías

MD-PHSU Grant

Yaiel Rodríguez

MD-PHSU Grant

2017

Lorein Moya

MD-PHSU Grant

Sofía Saavedra

MD-PHSU Grant

Javier Colón

MD-PHSU Grant

Francisco Baralt

MD-PHSU Grant

2016

Raymond Isidro

MD-PHSU Grant

Brian Torres

MD-PHSU Grant

Héctor Vargas

MD-PHSU Grant

Lubriel Sambolín

PhD-PHSU Grant

Melanie Hidalgo

PhD-PHSU Grant

Joaris Soto

PhD-PHSU Grant

Angélica Rivera

PhD-PHSU Grant

2015

Rocío Lamboy

PhD-PHSU Grant

Yesenia Castillo

PhD-PHSU Grant

Angel Díaz

MD-PHSU Grant

Jean Carlos Lafontaine

MD-PHSU Grant

Christian Cuvillier

MD-PHSU Grant

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