V Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology: Entities in Command Friday, March 16, 2012 • Universidad del Turabo • Gurabo, Puerto Rico Abstracts for poster presentations will be received until February 10, 2012. Award for best student posters • No registration fee for presenting students Early registration until March 2, 2012. Additional information and flyer at http://fem2012.blogspot.com/ Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera (Former President at University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute; Executive Vice President of Discovery and Analytical Sciences, RTI International, NC) Guest Speakers: Dr. Amy V. Callagham (University of Oklahoma, OK) Dr. Mónica S. Torres (Rutgers University NJ) Invited Doctoral Students: Ms. Gricel Ruiz-Ocasio (Universidad del Turabo, PR) Ms. Peyton Smith (University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI) Closing Remarks: Dr. Mildred Chaparro ( University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez , PR)