Nov 18, 2025 | Community Engagement Core, Events, PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team, Research Translation
El Planeta de los Productos: Inspiring Curiosity Through Science and Storytelling In October, members of the Community Engagement Core (CEC) visited Ramón Torres Rivera School in San Lorenzo, Morovis, a rural community in the mountainous area of the archipelago....
Oct 23, 2025 | Community Engagement Core, Media Coverage of PROTECT, PROTECT Team
PROTECT-ECHO Puerto Rico Cohort Highlighted by NIH ECHO Program In September, the PROTECT-ECHO cohort site was spotlighted by the ECHO program for its significant contributions to knowledge of maternal and child health across Puerto Rico. The NIH introduced the...
Jul 23, 2025 | Community Engagement Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team, Research Translation
PROTECT Researchers Address Lead and Public Health with Educational Materials and Collaborations Lead exposure has been a major public health issue for decades. Lead is a naturally occurring element that can frequently be found at Superfund sites and is known to cause...
Feb 10, 2025 | Community Engagement Core, Data Management & Analysis Core, Events, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), Project 2 (Toxicology), Project 3 (Fate & Transport), Project 4 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT Researchers Discuss Progress and Collaboration at 2025 Annual Retreat On January 10th and 11th, PROTECT hosted its 2025 Annual Retreat in Dorado, Puerto Rico. More than 80 investigators, staff, advisory committee members, university leaders, and trainees met...
Jan 14, 2025 | Community Engagement Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team
PROTECT Holds Family Day for Participants On November 16th, the PROTECT Community Engagement and Human Subjects and Sampling Cores hosted the first ever PROTECT Family Day. The event, held the weekend before Thanksgiving, gave the PROTECT team the chance to show their...
Oct 30, 2024 | Community Engagement Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, PROTECT Team
Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez Selected for CDC Committee and White House Summit This summer, PROTECT Researcher Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez was invited to take part in two major federal environmental health initiatives: the CDC’s Lead Exposure Prevention Advisory...
