Scientific Program
Convener: Dr. Sharon A. Cantrell, Universidad
del Turabo, PR
8:00 am Registration
8:45 am Welcome Remarks
Dr. Roberto Lorán, Vice-Chancellor, Universidad del Turabo, PR
Ms. Yomarie Bernier, President, PRIMER Student Chapter
9:00 am Introduction to the Symposium
Dr. Sharon
A. Cantrell, Associate Vice-Chancellor, Graduate Studies and Research, Universidad del Turabo, PR
9:15 am Dr.
Alejandro Ruiz Acevedo Lecture
Microorganisms embrace the Anthropocene
Dr. Ariel E. Lugo; Director, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, US Forest Service PR
10:00 am Novel Fungal Pretreatments for
Lignocellulosic Bioconversion
Dr. Richard
L. Giles; University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
10:30 am Recess
10:45 am
Applied genomics and dengue virus: from research to
application
Dr. Gilberto A. Santiago; Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, PR
11:15 am
Effect of primary contact recreation in Río Sabana in the northeast of Puerto Rico
Ms. Miriam Salgado Herrera; Doctoral Student, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR
11:30 am
Coprolites
as sources of Unexpected Archeological Information: That too, shall Pass
Dr. Gary
Torranzos;
Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR
12:00
pm Closing Remarks
Dr.
Sharon A. Cantrell, Universidad del Turabo, PR
12:15 pm Adjourn
12:30 pm Lunch and Poster
Session. Salón de Actos, UT