Desde el Origen

What if the microbial world around us is far more complex than we ever imagined? 🦠 In this season finale of Desde el Origen , we sit down with Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, microbiologist and microbiome researcher, to explore the invisible communities of bacteria living on and inside our bodies. From the gut to many other microbiome niches, Filipa explains how these microscopic organisms shape our h...

Welcome to Desde el Origen! In this week's episode, we have the incredibly brilliant and successful, Dr. Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust. In this interview, we talk about everything ranging her early interest in science and math, being the first woman in many spaces, and advice for the new generation of women in STEM.You can listen to this episode on...

We all experience stressful situations every single day; traffic jams, running late to work, spilling coffee on our favorite shirt. But what happens when stress is no longer momentary? What happens when it persists over time, like a breakup, a cancer diagnosis, or the loss of a loved one? Joining us today to answer these questions is leading stress researcher Dr. Andrea Sgoifo. Andrea has studied...

In this episode of Desde el Origen , Dr. Carmen Maldonado speaks with longtime friend and colleague Dr. Michelle Borrero. Michelle’s journey in science could not be further from the norm, and she is here to remind us that THAT’S MORE THAN OKAY! Not great at math? No worries, neither was young Michelle, who started out as a drama student before switching to STEM and, just a few years later, found h...

Scientific paths rarely unfold in straight lines, and Dr. Hector Franco’s journey is no exception. Trained first as a marine biologist, however now leads a cancer research lab at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Puerto Rico. He investigates how tumor cells respond to treatment, how Puerto Rican patients may differ from other populations, and how to optimize therapies under specific biological co...

For many of us, the path to finding our niche in academia can be tricky. It’s not always clear what to specialize in, or how to get there. Often, it’s the serendipitous moments that shape our careers: a PhD program that opens at the right time, a guest speaker you meet at a conference, a field expedition that changes your trajectory forever. Riccardo Papa is a leading scientist in butterfly genomi...