Universidad del Turabo • Interdisciplinary Research Institute Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research invites you to the Fourth Symposium Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology a deep look into nature Friday, March 25, 2011 Argentina Hills Amphitheater • Universidad del Turabo 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Guest Speakers: * Dr. Tom Bruns (University of California, Berkeley, CA) • President of the Mycological Society of the Americas * Dr. Ron Oremland (U.S. Geological Survey, CA) • authority in microbiology of arsenate * Dr. Evens Emmanuel (Université Quisqueya, Haiti) • international expert in water quality * Dr. Costantino Vetriani (Rutgers University, NJ) • research in deep sea biotechnology * Dr. Steve Massey (Universidad de Puerto Rico-Río Piedras) • specialized in bioinformatics deciphering of bioprospects Contributed Oral Presentations by Doctoral Students * Sofía Burgos (Universidad de Puerto Rico-Río Piedras) * Gloria Torres (Universidad del Turabo) Poster Session: Submission before March 4, 2011 (ASM General Meeting Format Guidelines) Early Registration Fee (before March 11, 2011; scientific program and meals): $10 UT-undergraduate students; $15 students; $25 faculty; special rate for groups Presented by FIPSE-Pathway for Advanced Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing (P116V090048) • FIPSE-PRIMER Alliance for Environmental Biotechnology and Sustainable Development (P116M090022) • NSF-ATE PRIMER-Tropical Bioprospecting Venture at CETA (DUE-0903274) • Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Micología Information: 787-743-7979, Ext. 4569 or 4567 • mocruz@suagm.edu • http://fem2011.blogspot.com