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Dr.
Ricardo Rosselló Nevares
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Antonio Rosselló Nevares

(1979-03-07) March 7, 1979 (age 45)
Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party of Puerto Rico Democratic Party of the United States
Parent(s)Pedro Rosselló
Maga Neváres
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan
OccupationAssistant Professor, Researcher, Doctor, Economist, Entrepreneur, Athlete, Writer

Ricardo Antonio "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares[a] (born March 7, 1979) is neuroscientist and professor who is currently a candidate for th New Progressive Party nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico in the 2016 elections. 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

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Rossello, playing tennis for the MIT team.

Rosselló was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the son of Pedro Rosselló, a doctor, and Maga Nevares. Rosselló attended Colegio Marista. While in first grade, on the request of his teacher, he had his IQ tested and in spite of receiving an estimated score of 140-150, his parent's decided not to have him skip grades in favor of a more balanced social life. During his high school years he was an athlete and a three-time junior tennis champion in Puerto Rico. He had exceptional mathematical abilities and was the first Puerto Rican to be selected to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiads. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and economics, and a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan.

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 Pekín, 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.

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 Fortuno. 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.

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 Rossello website for everyone to read.

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,[6] suggesting that involvement of the international community may be necessary for the United States government to take action.[7] 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.[8][9][10][11][12] 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. The plan has been widely acclaimed by political analysts such as Luis Davila Colon, and Carmen Jovet and Jay Fonseca.

During 2014, Roselló 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 [13]

On September 19, 2015, he confirmed his intention to run for Governor of Puerto Rico in the upcoming 2016 elections,[14] 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.[15]

Personal life

Rossello married Beatriz Isabel in 2012. They have a daughter together, Claudia, born on August 21, 2014.[16] He has two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other a professional poker player.

He is a devout Catholic and has gone to South America to work alongside other stem cell doctors in developing better stem cell treatment procedures as part of his faith.[17]

Publications

Research

Mammalian genes induce partially reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells in non-mammalian vertebrate and invertebrate species. Rosselló RA, Chen CC, Dai R, Howard JT, Hochgeschwender U, Jarvis ED. doi:10.7554/eLife.00036.

Cell communication and tissue engineering. Rossello RA, H D. PMC 2881242 PMID 20539784

Connexin 43 as a signaling platform for increasing the volume and spatial distribution of regenerated tissue. Rosselló RA(1), Wang Z, Kizana E, Krebsbach PH, Kohn DH. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902622106.

Gap junction intercellular communication: a review of a potential platform to modulate craniofacial tissue engineering. Rossello RA, Kohn DH. doi:10.1002/jbm.b.31127.

The bone diagnostic instrument II: indentation distance increase. Hansma P(1), Turner P, Drake B, Yurtsev E, Proctor A, Mathews P, Lulejian J, Randall C, Adams J, Jungmann R, Garza-de-Leon F, Fantner G, Mkrtchyan H, Pontin M, Weaver A, Brown MB, Sahar N, Rossello R, Kohn D. doi:10.1063/1.2937199.

Books

La Obra de Rosselló – a compilation of the administrative achievements of the Rossello administration. Published on October, 2004.

Notes

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References

  1. ^ "Ricardo Rosselló gets UPR posting". Caribbean Business. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
  3. ^ "Ricky Rossello y Jennifer GOonzalez se presentan juntos". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Un mejor Puerto Rico es posible". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Rossello diseña medicamentos en China". El Nuevo Día.
  6. ^ Info del autor Yennifer Álvarez Jaimes, EL VOCERO. "Ricky Rosselló quiere ganarse el apoyo del pueblo". Vocero.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/20120823194717/http://www.elexpresso.com:80/noticias/locales/7638--ricky-rossello-asegura-que-el-status-se-definira-con-una-crisis. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Ricky Rosselló anhela entrar a la política". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Rosselló hijo no dice si aspirará a escaño de Crespo". Vocero.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Posible la candidatura de Ricky Rosselló para el 2012". Elexpresso.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Hijo de Rosselló niega que haya lanzado candidatura a comisionado residente". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Junte PNP mide fuerzas y aprueba reglamento". Elvocero.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Ricky Rossello convoca marcha contra el IVA". El Nuevo Día. 17 February 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ "Ricky Rosselló y Jenniffer González se presentan juntos". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Ricky Roselló comparte foto de su boda en Facebook". Metro.pr. 11 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Ricky Rosselló establece colaboración internacional de células madres y cáncer".

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