During March 16-18, 2005, the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus celebrated the XXV Annual Forum in Research and Education. The objective of this year's forum was to emphasize the diversity that exists in science, health research, and education in Puerto Rico. As part of the activity, students and professors participated in lectures and also had the opportunity to share their research with the scientific community through oral and poster presentations. Yamil Gerena López, Ph.D. Candidate, participated in the poster presentation and was awarded the "First Prize in the Philosophy Degree Category in the basic sciences area" for his poster presentation entitled "T Cell Expression of Insulin Receptor and Its Role in Diabetes". Special congratulations to Yamil on another outstanding achievement.
