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 9 years we have helped more than 1.5K medicine students, researchers, undergraduate, pre-college students and others, in their professional growth through our scholarship program and other donations.
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He was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently a doctoral student in optometry at the School of Optometry of the Universidad Interamericana in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. His project Development of educational materials on visual health as a tool to increase health equity has the mission of developing educational materials, specifically in the visual health field, due to the lack of educational resources in the spanish language in the websites of the main organizations in the visual health field. These are, specifically, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Optometry, and the American Optometric Association. “This study is the first in the United States and Puerto Rico with the mission of increasing the literacy in visual health through the development of educational materials in Spanish, free of medical technicality, based on reliable sources, and without exceeding a level of literacy greater than that of a sixth grade student.”
Health Research Scholarship
He was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently a doctoral student in biomedical sciences at Ponce Health Sciences University. Joel’s goal is “to become a comprehensive scientist to contribute to the knowledge of breast cancer and develop novel therapies that can benefit different communities, such as Puerto Rican women.” That is why his research The Combined Targeting of Aurora Kinases A and B as a Potential Combined Therapy for early metastasis suppression against Triple-negative Breast Cancer in non-Hispanic black women will positively impact the health of Puerto Rican women by demonstrating how the mitotic kinases cells are therapeutic targets that will help develop innovative therapies to increase their survival rates and quality of life.
Sexual Violence Research Scholarship
He was a recipient of the Sexual Violence Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently a student at the School of Medicine-San Juan Bautista. His project Experiences of sexual misconduct and violence among residents and medical students in academic healthcare settings in Puerto Rico focuses on “promoting the implementation of new policies that do not put the career, education and reputation of victims at risk, with the purpose of making the medical field a healthier and safer work and learning environment.” David, along with his project team, want to educate their participants “about the actions that can be taken in situations of sexual violence; This in turn safeguards the privacy of the participants and provides appropriate routes of support to those victims who wish to do so.”
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She was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently a student at Ponce Health Sciences University. Fabiana is working on the project A Neutrophil-Centered Assessment on Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, which focuses on “exploring the connection between obstructive sleep apnea and the inflammatory response generated by neutrophils, key cells of the immune system.” The main purpose of this project is to “elucidate the role of these cells in apnea and determine how their activity is related to the severity of the disease.” Fabiana and her project colleagues “aspire to discover innovative methods to monitor the disease and propose therapies that mitigate complications linked to obstructive sleep apnea, especially in the patient population in Puerto Rico.”
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He was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in public health, with a focus on the epidemiology field. Erik works on the project Social determinants of mental health among medical students in Puerto Rico: A mixed-methods study. This project “focuses on a cross-sectional study that adopts a mixed methods approach, integrating both quantitative and qualitative components supported by evidence. The methodology has been designed to obtain a holistic understanding of the relationship between the social determinants of health and the mental health symptoms that medical students in Puerto Rico currently face.” This research is expected to offer “significant contributions that influence the development of public health interventions aimed at improving the mental health and well-being of future health professionals on the island.”
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She was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently a doctoral student in chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. Her project Bimetal compounds that synergize cytotoxic metals and dual intracellular chelation of copper and iron has as its main objective triple negative breast cancer and promotes an innovative strategy for the design of drugs developed as a therapy against cancers that are resistant to treatments. An established centralized attack generates synergy by conjugating two Fe/Cu chelating agents with cytotoxic metals, such as Ti(IV) and Au(I).
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He was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently a doctoral student in biomedical sciences at Ponce Health Sciences University. His project The Role of Chronic Stress on Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and the Notch Signaling Pathway in the Ovarian Cancer Tumor Microenvironment “aims to provide a comprehensive approach to understand the mechanism of how chronic stress can affect cell biology/function of the Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) and their effects on ovarian cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment”. In the long term, Yadiel “aims to highlight the importance of evaluating the impact of chronic stress on the tumor microenvironment of ovarian cancer, which is essential to develop novel therapeutic regimens that aim to improve the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer in Puerto Rico and around the world.”
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Paola has received 2 Intellectus scholarships during 2023. During the month of June 2023 she received a scholarship to cover her tuition costs in medicine and in November 2023 she was awarded a scholarship, along with his colleague Yousef Majid, to cover expenses of the project Promoting Health Care in Puerto Rico through Multidisciplinary Clinics led by Ponce Health Sciences University Students. This research seeks to provide medical, nursing and psychological services to communities in Puerto Rico that lack health insurance and/or cannot pay for medical care. It will focus on addressing and preventing systemic barriers affecting the population to encourage sustainability in its model. Along with the participation of community groups, the Student-Run Free Clinics (Clínica del Sur) bring together students to provide free medical services to the southern regions of Puerto Rico.
Health Research Scholarship
She was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in genetics. Her project Defining Allelic Variations in High Frequency Among the Puerto Rican Population in Genes Associated with Coronary Heart Diseases focuses on “identifying allelic variations to associate genetic factors that contribute to the high prevalence of coronary heart diseases in Puerto Rico. It is hoped that the findings of this research can help improve early detection, prevention and treatments adapted to the Puerto Rican population. Nicol indicates that “with the assistance of our scholarship, this research will provide knowledge that will allow advances in treatments and thus improve the health of its population.”
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He was a recipient of the Health Research Scholarship in 2023 and is currently pursuing his doctorate in medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University. The project developed by Rafael and his project team, Value-Based Health Care Research Fellowship, focuses on the implementation and optimization of the Value-Based Health Care model in the institution’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery. It shows that value-based healthcare improves patient satisfaction while minimizing the costs of unnecessary treatments. The student understands that applying this new model will alleviate the burden that millions of patients face when seeking high-quality treatment. Rafael “hopes to benefit the health of the people of Puerto Rico by being at the forefront of this new health system in our country, thus applying the concepts learned throughout his research with the support of Fundación Intellectus.”
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These are the stories of our 2023 scholarship recipients
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