Doctoral student in Biomedical Sciences completed an international internship
Diana Paola Peña Burgos, a doctoral candidate in the Biomedical Sciences program in the Department of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine and affiliated with the Center for Research in Tropical Diseases (CINTROP), completed a doctoral research internship at the Maimónides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC) in the city of Córdoba, Spain, between June […]
UIS leads study on how living conditions affect mortality in Colombia
The Berlín páramo and the Tona River basin are more than just beautiful landscapes. They are vital ecosystems that provide water to thousands of people in Santander and Norte de Santander. However, human activities in both ecosystems modify land cover and generate waste that affects the sustainable supply of water in terms of quantity and […]
Thesis by student specializing in ophthalmology was rated as “meritorious thesis.”
The thesis “Factors associated with the endothelial count of corneal tissue from donors at the Multitissue Bank and Advanced Therapies Center of the FOSCAL International Clinic,” written by Laura Sofía Torres Parada, a student in the Ophthalmology Specialization program at the UIS, supervised by Professor Alejandro Tello Hernández and co-supervised by Professor Néstor Iván Carreño […]
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 […]
UIS Pediatrics Resident Receives International Recognition in Guatemala
María Camila Velandia, a UIS physician and postgraduate resident in pediatrics, participated in and won first place in the oral presentation competition at the 66th National Pediatrics Congress in Guatemala. The research project, entitled “Clinical, sociodemographic, and nutritional characterization of overweight or obese children between the ages of 2 and 12 treated at the Santander […]
UIS professor participates in important international epidemiology conference
Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar, director of the Department of Public Health at the School of Medicine and member of the GUINDESS research group, participated as a speaker at the 43rd SEE (Spanish Society of Epidemiology) Meeting and 20th APE (Portuguese Association of Epidemiology) Congress, held from September 2 to 5 in Las Palmas de Gran […]
UIS graduate publishes book on basic money management concepts
Carlos Enrique Ramírez, Physician and Plastic Surgeon from the Industrial University of Santander. MSc in Regenerative Medicine and Nanotechnology from UCL (United Kingdom). Subspecialist in Facial Plastic Surgery from DAFPRS – Laclinic (Switzerland) and Mohs Surgeon from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), he recently published the book “What They Didn’t Teach Me.” “This work […]
Learn about and understand how to manage chronic pain
The Pain Study Group (GED), affiliated with the School of Physical Therapy at the Industrial University of Santander, will carry out the solidarity outreach project “Understanding and comprehensive management of chronic pain: movement and balance for its transformation” on September 25 and 26, 2025. The objective of this space is to educate about the causes, […]
UIS graduate establishes possible link between prenatal paracetamol use and increased risk of autism and ADHD
Diagnoses of autism and ADHD have increased worldwide in recent years; these findings may affect future public health policies as well as clinical guidelines for pregnant women. Diddier Giovanny Prada Ortega, a 2001 graduate of UIS with a doctorate in biomedical sciences from UNAM and postdoctoral studies at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public […]
UIS professors presented their research at the most important symposium on sensory science
Professors Katherin Castro Ríos and Ana Paola Mora Vergara, affiliated with the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Faculty of Health at the Industrial University of Santander, participated in the 16th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, the most important international event in the field of sensory science. The meeting was held in Philadelphia, United States, […]