VIII Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology: Interconnecting Spheres

Date: 

Friday, 13 March 2015

Location: 

Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos, Universidad del Turabo

The Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research invites you to our annual symposium at Universidad del Turabo.

Everyday, profound scientific initiatives disclose microbial properties that are valuable to understand and to deal with environmental constraints that mankind has made. Therefore, we are convening international and local researchers, within an interdisciplinary scenario, to discuss microbial capabilities and diversity with potential for novel products. We take this opportunity to examine scientific advances towards environmental balances, sustainable development, and societal progress with lessons for innovation. New discoveries are achieved by searching for frontiers in environmental microbiology. We, at Universidad del Turabo and the Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research (PRIMER), recognize our responsibility to search for and carry out research that will provide solutions to environmental constraints and descriptions of novel and intriguing biological phenomena. This is a task for multiple disciplines and a commitment for the global scientific community to achieve transformations.

Speakers

Dr. Timothy J. Donohue (University of Wisconsin-Madison, and ASM President)
Dr. Jean Lodge (US Forest Service, and MSA President)
Dr. Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Dr. Michael Rubin (University of Puerto Rico-Cayey)

Registration

Registration form [here]


Fee includes lunch, certificate and scientific program

• $10 (UT undergraduate students)

• $15 (students)

• $25 (faculty and academic personnel)

• $35 (others)

• $10+ (surcharge after March 6th, including on-site)

Contact us

Dr. Sharon A. Cantrell
Dr. José R. Pérez-Jiménez
Symposium Co-Chairs
Phone: 787.743.7979 ext. 4268, 4279
scantrel@suagm.edu / ut_jperezjm@suagm.edu

Ms. Yomarie Bernier
President, PRIMER Student Chapter
Phone: 787.743.7979 ext. 4116

Ms. Darlene Muñoz
Administrative Director
damunoz@suagm.edu
Phone: 787.743.7979 ext. 4119

Fax: 787.744.5427