UIS researchers uphold the university’s reputation at the Colombian Cardiology Congress
The Electrocardiography (EKG) research group and its Cardiovascular research seedbed made a high-impact contribution to the recent Colombian Cardiology Congress, held in Cartagena from February 26 to 28, 2026. The delegation presented significant advances in the development of association models for heart failure, highlighting the methodological rigor and clinical applicability of their findings in contemporary […]
UIS professor receives national nomination for scientific contributions in rare diseases
Angie Sidney Naranjo García, professor in the Department of Basic Sciences, Physiology area, PhD candidate in Biomedical Sciences, and member of the UIS-UPB Neuroscience and Behavior research group, was nominated as a researcher in the category “Innovation, research, and scientific contributions in rare diseases” at the second FECOER awards gala. Her research career has focused […]
Neuroscience and behavior research group wins second place in national competition
The UIS neuroscience and behavior research group, led by professors Angie Naranjo and Carlos Conde from the School of Medicine’s Basic Sciences Department, made the UIS proud at a national event. In the national RCD competition, Clinical Surgical Neurology of the Association of Scientific Societies of Medical Students of Colombia, held in the city of […]
Off to Italy!… The UIS wins three national awards and will represent Colombia at EISI Turin 2026
The excellence in research of the Faculty of Health at the Industrial University of Santander has been recognized at the highest national level. The Cardiovascular Research Seedbed, linked to the Electrocardiography Research Group, won three national research awards in the area of health, within the framework of the XXVIII National Meeting of RedColSI Research Seedbeds. […]
Genetics students receive recognition at the Third Teaching and Research Forum
Medical students and members of the SIGHEN seedbed at the Industrial University of Santander won first, second, and third place in the poster category during the Third Teaching, Research, and Innovation Forum E.S.E HUS, held on November 24. First place: Intrafamilial phenotypic variability in pyruvate dehydrogenase E1alpha (PDHAD) deficiency: case report. Luis Alberto Melo Porras. […]
Doctoral student in Biomedical Sciences brings honor to the UIS
Lyda Victoria Rueda, a first-semester doctoral student in Biomedical Sciences, successfully presented her research proposal entitled: “Model for predicting the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with Chagas heart disease stages B, C, and D,” as part of the “Symposium on Data to Prediction. Fundamentals for the Construction of Health Models,” organized by the Department […]
UIS Cardiovascular Research Seedbed wins first place at U25 Fest
The research project entitled “Evaluation of knowledge of electrocardiography among general practitioners in Colombia,” presented by members of the Cardiovascular Research Seedbed, affiliated with the Electrocardiography Research Group, was awarded first place in the category “Best Research Project, Health Education,” at the U25 Fest scientific event, held at the UIS from November 4 to 7, […]
Research seedbed students took third place in genetics event
Members of the Human Genetics Research Seedbed (SIGENH) participated with the presentation of five posters at the “VII Latin American Symposium on Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine.” During the academic meeting, held in Pereira from October 23 to 25, one of the research projects presented, “Clark-Baraitser Syndrome: First Case Reported in Colombia,” won third place […]
Professor at the School of Medicine presented research on maternal lineages of the Andean population
With her work entitled “Genetic characterization of maternal lineages in the Colombian Andean population,” Professor Adriana Castillo, a member of the Department of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine and director of Research and Extension (DIEF) at the Faculty of Health, participated as a speaker at the 60th National and 11th International Congress of […]
Members of the Neuroscience Research Group participated in the Anatomy and Morphology Congress
Students from the Neuroscience and Behavior Research Group at the Industrial University of Santander participated in the Anatomy and Morphology Congress by presenting posters. The first, entitled “Anatomical basis of physiological tremor and characterization of hand tremor in young adults,” was presented by professors Carlos Conde and Angie Naranjo, and student Jennifer Zárate. The second […]