Call for research papers U25 Fest
Would you like to share your research? As part of U25 Fest: Ideas for community growth, there will be opportunities to present oral papers and posters, organized by theme and faculty. 📍 Main Campus – Faculty of Sciences 📅 Wednesday, November 5 🎯 Thematic areas: – Quality education – Healthy living – Coexistence and democracy […]
Professor from the School of Microbiology participated in academic events on biotechnology
Mauricio Ramírez, professor at the School of Microbiology, participated as a guest lecturer in the Applied Mycology course at the School of Microbiology of the University of Antioquia. He also participated as a speaker with a poster presentation and an oral conference at the XII RedBio Meeting. This is a network for biotechnology and bioeconomics […]
U25 FEST is coming, ideas for growing as a community
From November 4 to 7, the Industrial University of Santander and its regional campuses will experience three days of activities and great experiences. “Educate to transform, live to heal, know to coexist” will be the slogan of this edition of U25 Fest, organized by the Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Health, and IPRED. This year’s […]
From the UIS to the Amazon: science that transforms copoazú and promotes sustainable development in Colombian agriculture
Copoazú, an Amazonian fruit also known as Theobroma grandiflorum, has become the focus of scientific research led by the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), with the aim of generating sustainable solutions for farmers in the department of Caquetá. The UIS research team, made up of professors Bladimiro Rincón Orozco and Mario Negrette from the Department […]
School of Microbiology to hold “IV Meeting on Fungi: Nature’s Versatile Kingdom”
With the aim of highlighting the importance of fungi in the clinical field, through conferences with national and international experts, the Funga research group at the School of Microbiology will hold the fourth edition of the fungi meeting. This activity aims to inform interested parties about the advances that have been made in the field […]
Professor of the School of Microbiology is a member of the Board of Directors of the National College of Bacteriology 2025-2028
Two graduates of the Bacteriology and Clinical Laboratory program, now Microbiology and Bioanalysis, are members of the Board of Directors of the National College of Bacteriology 2025-2028. They are Gloria Elsy Valencia Prince, undergraduate and postgraduate graduate and UIS professor of the School of Microbiology, who is the coordinator of the Research and Development Commission, […]
UIS Professor presented research at the 39th Congress of Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition
Professor Diana Cecilia Álvarez Salazar, attached to the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Faculty of Health, participated in the Call for Research of the José Félix Patiño Award in its 36th version, which is developed within the framework of the 39th Congress of Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition, held in Santa Marta, from June […]
UIS professors present first report on the fungus ‘Lodderomyces elongisporus’ in Colombia
A team of researchers from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), the Universidad Santo Tomás (USTA)-Bucaramanga and the Hospital Universitario de Santander (HUS), published the first report of the discovery in Colombia of the yeast Lodderomyces elongisporus in humans. The microorganism was isolated from clinical samples of two patients hospitalized in the intensive care units […]
UIS establishes collaboration with the Secretary of Health of Santander for the timely diagnosis of Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis represents a major public health problem in the region. Martha Lucía Díaz, Ph.D., professor at the School of Microbiology, formulated and executed a UIS research project on “Cutaneous Leishmaniasis”. This disease caused by a parasite of the genus leishmania, affects the skin in the most exposed areas. The disease is transmitted by an […]
Master’s Degree in Microbiology is now open for registration
The Master’s Degree in Microbiology is designed as a postgraduate research training program that seeks to promote the training of qualified researchers with the ability to provide effective solutions to particular problems of the region. It provides professionals in the area of health and related careers, training for the development of basic and applied research […]