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Ex-governor Luis Fortuño endorsed Ricardo Rosselló over Pedro Pierluisi the current Resident Commissioner who is also running for governor, saying that Rosselló is what the party needs, a young and smart candidate with new ideas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YMZwmIOMGI |title=Fortuño endosa a Ricardo Rosselló |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref> On June 5, 2016, Rosselló won the [[New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016|New Progressive Party primary]] against incumbent [[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico|Resident Commissioner]] [[Pedro Pierluisi]], thus becoming the party's candidate for governor and heading to the general election against PDP candidate [[David Bernier]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/rossellopruebalavictoria-2207188/ | title=Rosselló prueba la victoria | work=El Nuevo Dia | date=5 June 2016 | accessdate=5 June 2016 | author=Caro González, Leysa}}</ref> |
Ex-governor Luis Fortuño endorsed Ricardo Rosselló over Pedro Pierluisi the current Resident Commissioner who is also running for governor, saying that Rosselló is what the party needs, a young and smart candidate with new ideas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YMZwmIOMGI |title=Fortuño endosa a Ricardo Rosselló |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref> On June 5, 2016, Rosselló won the [[New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016|New Progressive Party primary]] against incumbent [[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico|Resident Commissioner]] [[Pedro Pierluisi]], thus becoming the party's candidate for governor and heading to the general election against PDP candidate [[David Bernier]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/rossellopruebalavictoria-2207188/ | title=Rosselló prueba la victoria | work=El Nuevo Dia | date=5 June 2016 | accessdate=5 June 2016 | author=Caro González, Leysa}}</ref> |
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[[Jorge Raschke]] is a [[pentecostal]] [[Assemblies of God]] [[pastor]] |
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Wanda Rolon is a [[evangelist]] [[pastor]] of Iglesia La Senda Antigua |
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[[Debora Seilhamer]] is a female [[volleyball]] [[player]] of the the [[Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team]] and the daughter of senator [[Larry Seilhamer]] |
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Ricky Rosselló | |
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| Born | Ricardo Antonio Rosselló Nevares March 7, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Political party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Spouse | Beatriz Areizaga de Rosselló |
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| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Ricardo Antonio "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares[a] (born March 7, 1979) is a college professor, scientist and politician. He is the candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico of the New Progressive Party in the 2016 elections and the President of the New Progressive Party. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan, Rosselló is the son of former Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rosselló.[1][2]
In 2010, Rosselló founded the political advocacy group Boricua ¡Ahora Es! that supports a change in the political status of Puerto Rico. After several years of political advocacy, on September 20, 2015 Rosselló announced he would seek the New Progressive Party's nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico at a rally in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.[3]
Early life and education
Rosselló was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the son of Pedro Rosselló, a doctor, and Maga Nevares. Rosselló attended Colegio Marista. During his high school years he was an athlete and a three-time junior tennis champion in Puerto Rico. He was selected to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiads.
He earned a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in biomedical engineering and economics, and a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan. As a college student he served as president of the Association of Puerto Rican Students at MIT and was the winner of the Dean’s Office award for outstanding leadership and community service. Additionally, he was the recipient of the office of minority “academic excellence” award and was the youngest deputy leader in the International Mathematical Olympiads in 2000.
As a researcher in college, Rosselló focused on adult stem cell research and worked on the Human Genome Project.[4]
After graduation, Rosselló worked as a researcher at Duke University. His work in the stem cell research area has been subject of several awards, such as the Biomaterials Conference STAR Award and has been recognized as a Scholar by the International Society of Neurobiology. His works have been published in several academic journals, including the Communicative & Integrative Biology Journal and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[4] He is a co-founder of Beijing Prosperous Biopharm, a medical company established in Beijing, China, that has developed various designer drugs aimed at cancer, prostate cancer, neurodegeneration problems, diabetes and HIV.[5] He has presented his research in various international conferences, including the Society for Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedic Research Society, and the Society for Biomaterials, where he was awarded two STAR research awards for outstanding research. His findings suggest a potential strategy to improve cell-cell communication in 3D, implying that both targeted delivery and cell-based strategies can be used as treatments to enhance communication in 3D living tissue, which can have a significant impact in tissue engineering and cancer therapy.[citation needed]
Political career
Rosselló became involved in politics during the 2008 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, when his father Pedro Rosselló lost a party primary against the eventual Governor Luis Fortuño. As a Democrat, Rosselló was a Hillary Clinton delegate to the 2008 nominating convention and an Obama delegate to the 2012 convention. In 2008, he had a key role in Clinton's get-out-the-vote efforts for the June 1 Puerto Rico presidential primary, appearing in her final TV ad with several democratic and Puerto Rican political leaders.[6]
Following this event, Rosselló became a political commentator, writing columns for El Vocero, a daily newspaper published in San Juan, covering politics, science, healthcare and economics topics. Additionally, Rosselló appeared as a regular guest analyst in several political radio talk shows.
Ricardo also published a book that depicted the accomplishments of his father’s administration (1993–2000). All copies of the limited edition print were exhausted in one day. To diffuse the message, he allowed the material to be public domain, and published it on the La Obra de Rosselló website for everyone to read.[7]
Boricua ¡Ahora Es!
In 2012, Rosselló founded Boricua ¡Ahora Es!, a political advocacy group that advocates changing Puerto Rico's current political status. The movement featured a grass-roots educational campaign,[8] suggesting that involvement of the international community may be necessary for the United States government to take action.[9] Boricua ¡Ahora Es! actively campaigned during the 2012 Puerto Rico status referendum.
Gubernatorial campaign and Plan for Puerto Rico
Since 2012, Rosselló was mentioned as a potential gubernatorial candidate for the 2016 election cycle.[10][11][12][13][14] During 2013, Rosselló began organizing a group of collaborators to build what he called Plan para Puerto Rico (Plan for Puerto Rico). This plan would serve as a blueprint to deal with the economic and political problems and Puerto Rico and by being built years before a candidacy, it would represent a more complete and realistic political agenda.
During 2014, Rosselló utilized his political platform to perform several protest events against the policies of incumbent Governor of Puerto Rico Alejandro Garcia Padilla. Some of these events included a march against a proposed Value Added Tax.
On September 19, 2015, he confirmed his intention to run for Governor of Puerto Rico in the upcoming 2016 elections,[15] and held a campaign rally the next day at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan that surpassed the previous attendance record held by Ricky Martin. At the rally, he endorsed Jenniffer González, a Republican, for Resident Commissioner.[16]
Ex-governor Luis Fortuño endorsed Ricardo Rosselló over Pedro Pierluisi the current Resident Commissioner who is also running for governor, saying that Rosselló is what the party needs, a young and smart candidate with new ideas.[17] On June 5, 2016, Rosselló won the New Progressive Party primary against incumbent Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, thus becoming the party's candidate for governor and heading to the general election against PDP candidate David Bernier.[18]
Endorsements
Jorge Raschke is a pentecostal Assemblies of God pastor
Wanda Rolon is a evangelist pastor of Iglesia La Senda Antigua
Debora Seilhamer is a female volleyball player of the the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and the daughter of senator Larry Seilhamer
Personal life
Rosselló married Beatriz Isabel in 2012. They have a daughter together, Claudia, born on August 21, 2014.[19] He has two brothers. He has gone to South America to work alongside other stem cell doctors in developing better stem cell treatment.[20]
Controversy
Ricardo Roselló claimed to have developed various drugs, but later made clear they are still in the research phase of development.[21] He was accused by Bolivian author Lupe Andrade of plagiarizing her column titled “Respondabilidad y democracia” (Responsibility and Democracy). He denied her claims and no legal action followed.[22][23]
Publications
Research
Rosselló, RA; Chen, C-C; Dai, R; Howard, JT; Hochgeschwender, U; Jarvis, ED (2013). "Mammalian genes induce partially reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells in non-mammalian vertebrate and invertebrate species". ELife. 2: e00036. doi:10.7554/eLife.00036. PMC 3762186. PMID 24015354.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
Rosselló, RA; Kohn, DH (2010). "Cell communication and tissue engineering". Communicative & integrative biology. 3 (1): 53–6. doi:10.4161/cib.3.1.9863. PMC 2881242. PMID 20539784.
Rosselló, RA; Wang, Z; Kizana, E; Krebsbach, PH; Kohn, DH (2009). "Connexin 43 as a signaling platform for increasing the volume and spatial distribution of regenerated tissue". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (32): 13219–13224. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902622106. PMC 2726403. PMID 19628695.
Rosselló, RA; Kohn, DH (2009). "Gap junction intercellular communication: A review of a potential platform to modulate craniofacial tissue engineering". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 88B (2): 509–518. doi:10.1002/jbm.b.31127. PMC 2744807. PMID 18481782.
Hansma, P; Turner, P; Drake, B; Yurtsev, E; Proctor, A; Mathews, P; Lelujian, J; Randall, C; Adams, J; Jungmann, R; Garza-De-Leon, F; Fantner, G; Mkrtchyan, H; Pontin, M; Weaver, A; Brown, MB; Sahar, N; Rosselló, R; Kohn, DH (2008). "The bone diagnostic instrument II: Indentation distance increase". Review of Scientific Instruments. 79 (6): 064303. doi:10.1063/1.2937199. PMC 2678790. PMID 18601422.
Books
Ricky Rosselló (October 2004). La Obra de Rosselló. Compilation of the administrative achievements of the Rosselló administration.[full citation needed]
Ricky Rosselló (2012). Un Mejor Puerto Rico Es Posible. Editoria Universidad de Puerto Rico. ISBN 978-0-8477-0481-1. Analysis about the colonial status of Puerto Rico. [24]
Notes
References
- ^ "Ricardo Rosselló gets UPR posting". Caribbean Business. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ http://boricuaahoraes.com/PR/?p=10[dead link]
- ^ "Ricky Rosselló y Jennifer Gonzalez se presentan juntos". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Un mejor Puerto Rico es posible". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Rosselló diseña medicamentos en China". El Nuevo Día.
- ^ "About". 15 June 2013.
- ^ ".:La Obra De Rossello:".
- ^ Info del autor Yennifer Álvarez Jaimes, EL VOCERO. "Ricky Rosselló quiere ganarse el apoyo del pueblo". Vocero.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ "Ricky Rosselló asegura que el status se definirá con una crisis". Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ricky Rosselló anhela entrar a la política". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Rosselló hijo no dice si aspirará a escaño de Crespo". Vocero.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Posible la candidatura de Ricky Rosselló para el 2012". Elexpresso.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Hijo de Rosselló niega que haya lanzado candidatura a comisionado residente". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Junte PNP mide fuerzas y aprueba reglamento". Elvocero.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Suárez, Lymaris (19 September 2015). "Confiado Ricardo Rosselló en su capacidad intelectual". El Nuevo Día.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ricky Rosselló y Jenniffer González se presentan juntos". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Fortuño endosa a Ricardo Rosselló". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Caro González, Leysa (5 June 2016). "Rosselló prueba la victoria". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Roselló comparte foto de su boda en Facebook". Metro.pr. 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Ricky Rosselló establece colaboración internacional de células madres y cáncer".
- ^ "El Nuevo Día".
- ^ "Escritora denuncia que Ricky Rosselló la plagió". 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Ricky Rosselló sin plagio alguno al publicar columna, dice abogada -". 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Un mejor Puerto Rico es posible – La Editorial UPR".