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 […]
Professor of the School of Microbiology participated in the “Encuentro Nacional de Levaduras”
Professor Mauricio Ramírez. School of Microbiology Mauricio Ramírez Castrillón, professor of the School of Microbiology, participated in the “National Meeting of Yeasts”, held on May 26 and 27, at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and organized by the National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) of Yeasts, Brazil. Professor Ramírez Castrillón is a […]
School of Microbiology, remembers with great affection one of its outstanding graduates
Jorge Armando Peña. Microbiology Graduate Jorge Armando Peña, Microbiologist and Bioanalyst, UIS, is one of the young graduates that the School of Microbiology, today wants to remember. “I graduated as a Microbiologist from the Universidad Industrial de Santander in the year. 2019. That same year, I did a research stay at the Department of Immunology […]
School of Microbiology celebrated its sixty-seventh anniversary
With an academic and recreational day, the School of Microbiology celebrated the 67th anniversary of the Microbiology program and commemorated the Day of the Bacteriologist, Microbiologist and Bioanalyst. Three conferences were chosen for this celebration. Hormones and Emotions: The chicken or the egg?”, by Dr. Norma Alayón, Biochemist of the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), […]
Master in Microbiology advances to achieve high quality accreditation
The academic community of the School of Microbiology held the “Indicator Evaluation Workshop” as a step towards self-evaluation for the purpose of obtaining high quality accreditation of the Master’s program in Microbiology. The activity was divided into six working groups made up of 19 people. Students, professors and directors participated in the activity. This activity […]
Students of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis program participated in a blood donation day
45 seventh semester students of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis program of the Faculty of Health, accompanied by the direction of three professors of the program, participated in the design and execution of a blood donation campaign in collaboration with the Hemocenter of Santander. As a main marketing strategy, the creation of stories and reels on […]
A firm commitment to educational quality: this is how the curricular reforms of the undergraduate programs at the Faculty of Health are progressing
During the last four years, the Schools and Departments of the Faculty of Health of the Universidad Industrial de Santander have led an unprecedented process of academic transformation. These are the curricular reforms of the undergraduate programs, a collective effort that has involved the constant dedication of professors, curricular committees and management teams, who have […]