Scientific Program

Scientific Program

Full Program Book [here]
Notes on Contribution of vaccination to Global Health by Dr Sonia Saavedra [here]


Co-Chairs:  Dr. Sharon A. Cantrell and Dr. José R. Pérez-Jiménez, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Gurabo, PR

Conveners: 

Ms. Bianca Serrano Torres • Member, PRIMER Student Chapter, UAGM, Gurabo, PR.

Ms. Karleen M. González Rosario • Assistant Director, PRIMER-MSEIP Project, UAGM, Gurabo, PR.

8:00 am      Registration

8:45 am      Welcome Remarks

                     Dr. José R. Pérez Jiménez, Director, PRIMER, UAGM-Gurabo

                     Dr. Nydia Bou, Vice Chancellor, Universidad Ana G. Méndez-Gurabo

                     Ms. Janmary Colón Alicea, President, PRIMER Student Chapter, UAGM-Gurabo

9:15 am      Dr. Alejandro Ruiz Acevedo Lecture

                     Microbes on Meds: Metabolism of Commonly Used Pharmaceuticals by Anaerobic Microbial Communities

                       Dr. Lily Y. Young • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

10:00 am    Bioprospecting for Phthalate-Degrading Bacteria

                     Ms. Janmary Colón Alicea • Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Recinto de Gurabo

10:15 am    Pathogens Complex Associated to Rambutan fruits (Nephellium lappaceumL.)

                     Ms. Darianne Alvarez Franceschi • Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Recinto de Gurabo

10:30 am    Environmental Surveillance Strategies for Zoonotic Arboviruses

                     Dr. Nicholas Komar • CDC, Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Colorado

11:15 am    The Contribution of Vaccines to Global Health

                     Dr. Sonia Saavedra • Retired Chief for Infectious Diseases, Veterans Hospital, PR

12:00 pm    Closing Remarks: Ways to do it better

                     Dr. José R. Pérez-Jiménez • Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Gurabo, PR

12:15 pm    Science Gallery: Poster Session and Lunch.