The importance of the intestinal microbiota in health
All the microorganisms – bacteria, archaea, parasites, viruses, fungi – that live in the intestine are called the intestinal microbiota. It is estimated that we have more than 100 trillion microorganisms in our colon. Having a good digestion, regulation of the immune system, and adequate mental health, is partly the result of eating foods that […]
Microbiology and Bioanalysis Program will start 2025 with a new curriculum
After advancing in a process of curricular reform of the five undergraduate programs of the Faculty of Health, directed by the campaign “UIS Health Professional of Tomorrow”, the School of Microbiology is pleased to announce that, from the first semester of 2025, it will offer its students the new curriculum of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis […]
Know the UIS Clinical Laboratory service schedules
The Clinical Laboratory of the Universidad Industrial de Santander offers diagnostic support services in the areas of basic clinical laboratory, medium and high complexity, always ensuring a reliable and timely diagnosis, for the welfare of the Santander community. During this period of collective vacations UIS, the Clinical Laboratory will be open during the following hours: […]
‘We eat, drink and breathe microplastics’, says microbiologist and bioanalyst UIS
Due to the poor disposal we have in the world we are generating large amounts of waste. More than 800 million tons of plastics enter the marine environment every year. Plastic particles have different levels of toxicity, these are present in many of the elements that we use every day, icopor, clothes made of polyester, […]
Students of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis program expressed their creativity in the XII Bactearte contest
Students of the fourth, sixth and tenth semester of Microbiology and Bioanalysis participated in the XII Bactearte contest, organized by the University of Santander, UDES. The live brushes and agar culture categories were chosen by the students to express art through microorganisms and bacteria in culture. These expressions exhibited the students’ passion for bacteriology by […]
Nursing student took first place in oral modality in national event
César Fernando Rodríguez Silva, student of the nursing program, participated as a speaker in the Precolloquium XXIV Meeting of Young Researchers Unisanitas. VIII Encuentro de Semilleros de Investigación UDCA: Fortaleciendo redes de conocimiento para el cuidado de la salud, organized by the Asociación Colombiana de Facultades y Escuelas de Enfermería (ACOFAEN), Unisanitas and Universidad de […]
Professor from the School of Microbiology participated in the International Symposium on Biotechnology
Professor Germán Zafra, from the School of Microbiology, participated as a keynote speaker in the International Symposium on Biotechnology: transforming science into solutions, held at the Center for Applied Biotechnology Research, National Polytechnic Institute – IPN. Tlaxcala, Mexico. The research entitled “Multiomic strategies in the study of the ecology and mechanisms of microbial degradation of […]
School of Microbiology starts the self-evaluation process for the renewal of accreditation of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis Program
Communications Department With the purpose of advancing in the renewal of the high-quality accreditation of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis program, the School of Microbiology started the self-evaluation process. The objective of this initial phase is to adjust the program’s self-evaluation model, which includes 12 factors that will be subsequently evaluated and weighted by the different […]
Microbiology student won first place in national painting contest
Stefanny Julieth Pérez Medina, ninth semester student of microbiology, participated in the “CNB Painting Contest for Bacteriologists and homologists”, organized by the National College of Bacteriology. The work “Intangible”, painting in acrylic on canvas made by the student Perez Medina, won first place in the Sixth CNB 2021 Painting Competition. “The health crisis and the […]
The Master’s Degree in Microbiology is now open for enrollment
Communications Department The School of Microbiology of the Universidad Industrial de Santander has open enrollment for the fifth cohort of the Master in Microbiology. Enrollment payment is due by January 24, 2022. This postgraduate program is a research program with mixed funding offered by the School of Microbiology. It is developed in the city of […]