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, […]
The UIS participated in the National Congress on Nutrition, Parenting, and Health: Healthy Children, Strong Communities
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Faculty of Health, played a prominent role in the National Congress on Nutrition, Parenting, and Health: Healthy Children, Strong Communities, an event organized by the Colombian Society of Pediatrics, which brought together national experts in […]
The UIS will host the global meeting on preparedness for future epidemics
Annual Meeting of the CONTAGIO Consortium 2025 The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through its Faculty of Health, will host the Annual Meeting of the CONTAGIO Consortium (COhorts Network To be Activated Globally In Outbreaks), a key initiative funded by the European Commission (2023-2026). This meeting, which will take place in Bucaramanga from November 18 […]
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 […]
UIS professor presents research on anemia, academic performance, and blood donation in Europe
With the presentation of two scientific posters, Mike Celis Rodríguez, professor at the School of Microbiology, participates in the 2nd Congress of Hematology and Blood. Held in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, on November 3 and 4. The first poster presents the preliminary results of his project entitled “Anemia and academic performance in students […]
Professor at the School of Nutrition received the Antonia Santos Order
As part of the first Meeting to Raise Awareness of Community, Agricultural, and Social Organizations in Santander, the Santander Community Federation (FECOSAN) and the Association for Agricultural and Rural Development in Santander (ASOCAMPOSANDER) awarded Ximena Lucelly Sánchez Cortés, a professor at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, the “Antonia Santos Order” distinction in recognition of […]
The UIS welcomes more than 3,200 students to its academic programs
As part of the UIS 2025 Fair “Imagine being UIS” on October 28 and 29, 11th-grade students from public and private schools in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area visit the facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research, with the purpose of learning about each of the programs offered by the UIS. […]
UIS participated in the XV Latin American Pain Congress and Seedbed Meeting 2025
Professor Esperanza Herrera Villabona, director of the Pain Study Group and CPK Seed Group, affiliated with the School of Physical Therapy, participated in the XV Latin American Pain Congress Fedelat and XXXIII Colombian Pain Congress, held in Bogotá from October 16 to 18. At the congress, she presented a paper entitled: “Relationship between supra-threshold pressure […]
Positive outcome of the seminar workshop “Understanding the comprehensive management of chronic pain”
The Pain Study Group and CPK seedbed of the School of Physical Therapy developed the seminar workshop “Understanding the comprehensive management of chronic pain: movement and balance for its transformation.” This educational event, held for the second time at the Industrial University of Santander, was aimed at the university community and the general community facing […]
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 […]