Para registro favor ver, http://www.micropr.org/Puerto Rico Society of Microbiologists54th Annual MeetingPROGRAMThursday, June 16, 2011AM Moderator: Dr. Aurora Llopart GijÇ_n7:30 Breakfast & Registration8:30 Welcoming Remarks and presentation of "Proclama Semana del MicrobiÇ_logo" to Lcda. Gilda Wilson8:45 Mechanisms of Long-term Survival and Evolution of Bacteria Dr. Steven E. Finkel University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA9:45 Visit to the Exhibitors11:00 A Bacillus subtilis cell fraction (BCF) inducing calcium carbonate precipitation: biotechnological perspectives for monumentalstones reinforcement Dr. Massimiliano MarvasiPontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico12:00 LunchPM Moderator: Prof. Carlos GÇ_mez JimŽnez1:00 Exhibitors Presentations1:30 Visit to Exhibitors2:30 Dr. Arturo Carri—n Memorial Lecture GEMS (Geomicrobiology, Ecology and Metagenomics Studies) within Puerto Rico: past and future perspectives Dr. Lilliam Casillas4:00 Reception & CocktailFriday, June 17, 2011AM Moderator: Prof. Lourdes d’az7:30 Breakfast & Registration8:30 Survival and Adaptation in Biofilms: Applications to Microbial Fuel CellsDr. Steven E. Finkel University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA9:30 Visit to the Exhibitors10:30 RNAi Mediated Gene Silencing of Calcium/Calmodulin kinase I (sscamk1) in Sporothrix schenckii Lcdo. Jorge L. RodrÇ_guez Cab‡n University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus Metabolic & molecular characterization of a syntrophic acetate and lactate degrading consortium Ms. Merylin Mart’nez FelicianoUniversity of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus11:30 Administrative Meeting12:30 LunchPM Moderator: Dra. Lilia Ana AmigÇ_1:30 Visit to Exhibitors2:00 Aspectos sobre el Bioterrorismo Lcda. Yesenia Mangual Molina " Departamento de Salud3:00 Closing