Professor of the Department of Pediatrics participated as a lecturer in an important national congress
Professor Jürg Niederbacher Velásquez, attached to the Department of Pediatrics of the School of Medicine, participated as a lecturer in the 34th version of the Colombian Congress of Pediatrics, recently held in Cartagena. His research “Bronchiolitis in children: review of latest recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. The controversy continues”, was a review on a very […]
Participate in the conversation on health, environment and society, how do they connect?
We invite you to participate in this series of discussions on health, environment and society that will be held from the Department of Public Health of the School of Medicine, between July and November 2025, free admission. This will be a space to encourage dialogue between community, academia and government. There you will be able […]
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 research wins first place in National Congress of Pain and Palliative Care
Juan José Quintero Olarte, second year resident of the Anesthesiology and Resuscitation postgraduate course, and Viviana Pahola Rueda, professor attached to the Department of Surgery, participated in the VII National Congress of Pain and Palliative Care, held by the Colombian Association of Palliative Care in Medellin. During the event, they obtained the first place in […]
Anesthesiology and Resuscitation postgraduate resident obtained second place during his participation in an international congress
Edgar Andrés Rueda Carrillo, resident of the Specialization in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation UIS, participated as a speaker at the residents’ forum held at the XXXVIII Latin American Congress of Anesthesiology held from May 21 to 24 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. He participated with the research “Fragility as a predictor of postoperative morbimortality”. The objective […]
School of Nursing, present at international event on Information Systems and Technologies
Professor Carolina Vargas Porras, from the School of Nursing, represented the Universidad Industrial se Santander as a speaker at the CISTI’2025 – 20th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, held in Lisbon, Portugal. In this important international event, in the section Information Technologies in Education, the paper entitled “Artificial intelligence: ”support or potential risk“ […]
UIS students stood out during the international congress of plastic surgery in Singapore
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) left its mark at the World Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) 2025, held in Singapore. With the outstanding participation of three young residents of its postgraduate program in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, the UIS not only represented Colombia, but also raised the name […]
UIS graduate led successful intrauterine fetal surgery to correct a ‘rare disease’
A milestone for fetal medicine was recently achieved in Colombia: a team of specialists successfully performed the first intrauterine fetal surgery to treat Gastroschisis, a serious congenital defect in the abdominal wall of the fetus that exposes the intestines to the amniotic fluid, compromising its development, circulation and even the baby’s life. The intervention, performed […]
UIS and E.S.E. HUS sign agreements to strengthen training, research and innovation in health
Reaffirming their commitment to academic excellence, the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) and the ESE Hospital Universitario de Santander signed two agreements for 10 years: 1. Renewal of the Teaching and Service relationship and 2. Inter-institutional cooperation for research, innovation and knowledge transfer. The first agreement is aimed at strengthening the Teaching-Service relationship, allowing students […]