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PRIMER invites you to our annual symposium at Universidad del Turabo

PRIMER invites you to our annual symposium at Universidad del Turabo

Welcome

Nowadays, disciplines seek to combine innovative solutions to face environmental challenges to life on Earth. 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.


The PRIMER pursues a better understanding of microbial roles within the Neotropical environment with global impact. We invite you to be part of this journey:


Eighth Symposium
Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology
interconnecting spheres
Friday, March 13, 2015 • Universidad del Turabo • Gurabo, PR
8 AM • Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos, UT

Poster Session

1.    ¿Puede la cafeína alterar procesos biológicos en microorganismos acuáticos: Tetrahymena pyriformis?  Viviana M. Ayala-Agosto, Edward Hernández-Lara, Keishla Sostre-Fontánez, Zoraida Pérez-Mercado, and Ana M. Lugo-Chinchilla.  Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas Puras, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto Bayamón, Bayamón, PR.
2.   Control of Bacteria in Edible Phyllosphere Using Commercial and Home Base Vegetable Washing Solutions.  Karla M. Ayuso Ruíz, and Wanda L. Rodríguez Toro.  Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao, Humacao, PR.
3.  Hexadecane-Degrading Bacteria from the Martín Peña Canal in Puerto Rico.  Yomarie Bernier-Casillas1,3, and José R. Pérez-Jiménez1,2,3. 1School of Natural Science and Technology, 2Interdisciplinary Research Institute; 3Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR.
4.    The Portuguese Striped Dolphin Microbiome.  Beatriz M. Cabrera Colón1, A. Rodriguez1, J. Fabre1, A. L. Alves2, F. Gonçalves2, A. Cristina Mesquita2, P. Soares-Castro2, M. Ferreira2,3, A. Marçalo3,4, J. Vingada2,3,4, C. Eira3,4, F. Godoy-Vitorino1, and P. Santos2.  1Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, PR 00646, 2Centre for Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Portugal, 3Portuguese Wildlife Society, Quiaios Field Station, Apartado 16 EC Quiaios, 3081-101 Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 4CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
5.  Characterization and Identification of Bacteria Isolated from Soil Located in Tropical Ecosystems.  Eduardo J. Correa-Vázquez, Mariceli Fernández-Martínez, Arelys Flores-Vázquez, Natalia Maldonado-Vázquez, José C. Pabón-López, Gabriel Pérez-Otero, Joseph Pérez-Otero, Laura Ramos-Flores, Myrielis Rivera-Burgos, Carolina Berrios-Rivera, Natalia Berrios-Rivera, Leidymar Cartagena-Sanabria, Ambar C. Casillas-de León, Némesis Fuentes-Nevarez, Catherine Guash-Medina, Aida C. Guzmán-Rivera, Thalia Ortega-Pérez, Tina N. Pereira-Torres, Adriana Reyes-de León, Yanielis Rodríguez-Ramírez, Yivette Sánchez-Sosa, Christopher Quintanal-Segarra, Olgary Figueroa-Santiago, Carlos Ricart-Morales, Hernando Steidel-González, Edwin Vázquez, and Michael R. Rubin.  Howard Hughes Research Experiences for Teachers Program at UPR-Cayey, Departments of Biology and Pedagogy, University of Puerto Rico-Cayey, Cayey, PR.
6.  The Mycobiome of Mangrove Ecosystems in Puerto Rico’s Southern Karst.  Jean Fabre Albarran1, A. Rodriguez1, J. Cuevas1, E. Torres1, M. Cafaro2, T. Glavina3, J. Kimbrell3, J. Jansson4, and F. Godoy-Vitorino1.  1Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, PR, 2University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, 3DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, 4DOE Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
7.     A serpentine Metallophilic Consortia in Tabebuia heterophyllarhizosphere.  Haydeé Herrera Camacho, J. Fabre, T. Glavina, E. Santiago ,E. Kirton S.G. Tringe, and F. Godoy-Vitorino.  Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, PR, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, Río Piedras, PR.
8.   Ammonia-Oxidazing Archaea at El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico.  Dana M. Malavé-Miller1, Anamary Carazo-Carrión1, Diana Laureano-Córdova3, and José R. Pérez-Jiménez1,2,3.  1School of Science and Technology, 2Interdisciplinary Research Institute, 3Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, USA.
9.    Coastal Bacterial Microbiome and Health Risk Assessment of four Public Tropical Beaches in Puerto Rico.  Reinaldo J. Mercado-Hernández, Keymarie Ayala-Manso, Siriann Montero-Parrilla, Cristhian Calo-Guadalupe, Jorge Maldonado-de Jesús, Angélica Pabón-Castro, and Karlo Malavé-Llamas.  1School of Science and Technology, URGREAT-MBRS-RISE, Universidad del Este, Carolina, PR.
10.  Metagenomic Analyses of Microbial Communities Associated with the Tropical Tree Tabebuia heterophylla.  Yakshi N. Ortiz-Maldonado1, Haydee Herrera2, Jean Fabre2, Tijana Glavina3, Eugenio Santiago1, Edward Kirton2, Susannah G. Tringe2, and Filipa Godoy-Vitorino2.  1University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, Río Piedras, PR, 2Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, PR, 3DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA.
11.   The Bacterial Diversity in Red and Black Mangroves has a High Biotechnological Potential.  Gilmary Ortiz Morales, Beatriz Cabrera, Arnold Rodríguez-Hilario, Jean Fabre, Jean Cuevas, J. Sánchez, Ernesto Torres, M. Cafaro, T. Glavina, J. Kimbrell, J. Jansson, and Filipa Godoy-Vitorino.  1Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, PR, 2Universidad Latina de Panamá, Panamá City, Panamá, 3University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, 4DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, 5DOE Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
12.   Application of dypB as a Biomarker in Bacterial Lignin Degradation.  Jonathan Otero Colón 1,3, and J.R. Pérez-Jiménez1,2,3.  1School of Natural Science and Technology, 2Interdisciplinary Research Institute, 3Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR.
13. Assessment of the Allergenic Potential of the Tropical Pollen from the Trumpet-Tree (Cecropia schreberiana), the most common Pollen in Puerto Rico.  Angélica M. Rivera Alvarado1, Cristian Calo-Guadalupe1, Félix Rivera-Mariani2 and Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero3.  1School of Science and Technology, URGREAT-MBRS-RISE, Universidad del Este, Carolina, PR, 2Miami Dade College, Miami, FL, 3Department of Microbiology and Zoology, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences, San Juan, PR.
14.   What’s Milk got to do with it? A study into the Milk Microbiota in an Endangered Caribbean Sea Cow.  María I. Rivera Díaz, and Ashley A. Matchett.  Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamón, Bayamón, PR.
15. Antimicrobial Effect of Improved Antibiotics Combined with Ni and Semi-Green Ag Nanoparticles in Klebsiella pneumoniae.  Keishla M. Rodríguez Graciani, Raúl Alenó, Marco Miranda, Joan Delgado Irizarry, Eulalia Medina, Lourdes Díaz Figueroa, and Edmy J. Ferrer Torres.  Department of Science and Technology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR.
16.   Abnormal Cervicovaginal Cytology and HPV Status Result in Different Microbiomes.  Arnold Rodríguez-Hilario, Chardiel Delgado, Josefina Romaguera-Agrait, Daniela Vargas, Rafael Tosado-Acevedo, Rafael Guerrero-Preston, Larry J. Forney, Martin J. Blaser, María G. Domínguez-Bello, and Filipa Godoy-Vitorino.  1Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, PR, 2University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Department of Ob-Gyn, San Juan, PR, 3University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, San Juan, PR, 4Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 5University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 6New York University, Department of Medicine, New York City, NY.
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