Today, the island is inhabited by descendants of the original founder population of 409 individuals. Founder individuals were imported from India by Clarence R. Carpenter and the School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan that was operated by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the University of Puerto Rico.
Today, the island is inhabited by the descendants of the original 409 settlers who arrived from India. These pioneers were brought to the island by Clarence R. Carpenter and the medical research center in San Juan, which was operated by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the University of Puerto Rico.