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Biology

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Vertebrate Reproductive Biology

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Reproductive Biology Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. Photo taken at the School of Biology, in a general shot showing one of the students working on a laptop computer, in the background you can see some microscopes of the laboratory.

The laboratory conducts research projects and trains students in the area of reproductive and developmental biology and related ecological aspects in vertebrates. It is associated with the vertebrate collections of the Natural History Museum in partnership with the other laboratories managed by members of the research group.

Services offered to the university: training of undergraduate and graduate students. Knowledge production.

Services offered to the general public: inventories and monitoring of fauna in collaboration with the MHN collections.

Biodiversity Study Group (GEBIO)

More than 70 undergraduate and graduate students have conducted their thesis research in this laboratory in nearly 30 years of work. Most of the work has been published in scientific journals.

Professor in charge

Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla

PhD in Biological Sciences

mpramir@uis.edu.co

6344000 ext. 1237

Ecology

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Ecology Laboratory, which is at the disposal of its students and the educational community. Photo taken at the School of Biology, in a general shot where in the foreground you can see the piece of an owl, one of the birds that are part of the school's museum.

This laboratory was created in 2010 and is associated with the Herpetological Collection of the Museum of Natural History and the Collection of Mastozoology of the UIS. Its field of study is framed within the Biological Sciences and its lines of research are ecology, zoology, ornithology and herpetology.

Our research projects are focused on fundamental aspects of population and community ecology and on general aspects of conservation. In that sense, we investigate how the interaction of spatial processes at local and regional levels determine which species are found within communities.

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We also work together with the laboratories and collections managed by researchers of the Biodiversity Studies Group.

Services offered to the university

The Ecology Laboratory provides diversity characterization and Fauna Monitoring services.

Workshops focused on bioacoustics in groups such as bats are offered to interested students.

Services offered to the general public

Workshops and training in basic knowledge of the world of mammals, with special emphasis on the characteristics of regional species

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Professor in charge

Víctor Hugo Serrano Cardozo

PhD in Biological Sciences

vserrano@uis.edu.co

6344000 ext. 1230

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Ecology Laboratory, which is at the disposal of its students and the educational community. Photo taken at the School of Biology, in a general shot where in the foreground you can see the piece of an owl, one of the birds that are part of the school's museum.

Entomology

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Entomology Laboratory, which is at the disposal of its students and the educational community. The photo was taken at the School of Biology, it is a general shot where you can see a student conserving butterflies and reviewing a book.

Both the Laboratory and the Entomological Collection of the Museum of Natural History were created in 1975 by Professor William Olarte Espinosa. The laboratory began its research with material obtained from samples obtained in guava, citrus, tobacco and palm cultivation areas. Later on, material collected during field trips, graduate work and contributions from the Biodiversity Studies Group was added.

Currently, the laboratory works mainly from collections made during research work in some regions of the department of Santander, especially in conservation areas, paramo zones, dry forests and the Bucaramanga metropolitan area.

Identification of insects of general interest.

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Professor in charge

Daniel Rafael Miranda Esquivel

Ph.D. in Natural Sciences

dmiranda@uis.edu.co

Systematics and Biogeography

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Systematics and Biogeography Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken in the School of Biology, it is a general plan of the laboratory in which you can see a work table, three computers and two shelves with books.

The Laboratory’s main objective is the training of highly qualified professionals and both empirical and theoretical research in the broadest aspect of Biological Systematics (phylogeny and historical biogeography). The laboratory was created in 2002 as a space for research and professional training activities. Its research projects are focused on the neotropics and on some groups of interest in the biogeographic region.

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Professor in charge

Daniel Rafael Miranda Esquivel

Ph.D. in Natural Sciences

dmiranda@uis.edu.co

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Systematics and Biogeography Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken in the School of Biology, it is a general plan of the laboratory in which you can see a work table, three computers and two shelves with books.

Plant Ecophysiology & Terrestrial Ecosystems

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology and Terrestrial Ecosystems, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken at the School of Biology, it is a general shot where the working tools of the laboratory can be seen.

The Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology & Terrestrial Ecosystems has the minimum infrastructure necessary to develop teaching and research activities in topics related to the evaluation of water relations (soil-plant-atmosphere), nutrition and mineral metabolisms of plants, foliar gas exchange in plants by means of infrared gas analysis equipment IRGA LICOR 6800 and chlorophyll fluorescence (MiniPam II, WALZ RFA), foliar spectrometer, mass spectrometry (12C/13C and 14N/15N) and spectrophotometry.

Services offered to the university

The Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology & Terrestrial Ecosystems develops teaching and research activities for the undergraduate and master’s degree in Biology. It also carries out research projects supported by national and international funding.

Services offered to the general public

The Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology & Terrestrial Ecosystems offers training and refresher courses on topics related to plant ecophysiology, management and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems. It also performs biochemical evaluations of plant tissues and soils.

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In addition, the laboratory provides advisory and consulting services to companies in the formulation and execution of research projects financed by national and international sources.

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Professor in charge

Nelson Rodríguez López

PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Plant Physiology)

fisionel@uis.edu.co

634 4000 ext. 2350

Conservation Biology Laboratory

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Conservation Biology Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken at the School of Biology, it is a general shot of the laboratory in which two desktop computers can be seen.

Conservation Biology Laboratory has the infrastructure for the development of teaching and research activities using databases for the analysis of information about the dynamics and effects of anthropogenic activity on biological diversity and terrestrial ecosystem functioning. Drones and remote sensing equipment are also used to monitor the dynamics of the primary productivity of ecosystems, their spatio-temporal variations and the effects of environmental variation on terrestrial ecosystems.

Services offered to the university

The laboratory carries out teaching and research for the undergraduate and master’s degree programs in Biology. It also conducts research projects supported by national and international funding.

Services offered to the general public

The laboratory offers training and refresher courses on topics related to plant ecophysiology, management and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems. It also performs biochemical evaluations of plant tissues and soils.

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In addition, the laboratory provides advisory and consulting services to companies in the formulation and execution of research projects financed by national and international sources.

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Professor in charge

Bjorn Reu

PhD in Geography

breu@uis.edu.co

634 4000 ext. 2350

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Conservation Biology Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken at the School of Biology, it is a general shot of the laboratory in which two desktop computers can be seen.

Genetics and Biotechnology laboratory

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, which is at the disposal of its students and the educational community. The photo was taken in the School of Biology, it is a general plan of the laboratory in which you can see the counters and the tools that the laboratory has.

Since 2012, the Laboratory of Genetics and Biotechnology has served as a support for undergraduate work in the field of population genetics. As of 2017, it incorporated studies on plant genetics, in vitro cultures, animal cytogenetics, among others – all of them supported by the in-depth subjects taught by associate professors.

We are working to offer services in the near future.

Professors in charge

Luz Nayibe Garzón Gutiérrez

PhD in Agricultural Sciences

lngarzon@uis.edu.co

634 4000 ext. 2350


Fernando Rondón González

PhD in Sciences (Biology)

ferongon@uis.edu.co

634 4000 ext. 2350

Environmental Microbiology and Mutagenesis (LMMA)

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Microbiology and Environmental Mutagenesis Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken in the School of Biology, it is a general shot of the laboratory in which a student can be seen seated, using one of the microscopes in the laboratory.

Mutagenesis, photoprotection and microbiology are LMMA’s main lines of research. Its work includes genotoxicological evaluation, chemoprevention, the study of natural photoprotectors, the study of genetic diversity of microbial communities, bio-prospecting, taxonomic identification, preservation of microbial collections and microbial genomics.

Preservation of microorganisms (Outreach service).

Genotoxicological evaluation.

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Microbiology and Genetics Research Group (GIMG)

Professor in charge

Jorge Luis Fuentes Lorenzo

PhD in Agricultural Sciences

jfuentes@uis.edu.co

634 4000 ext. 1236 – 2168

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Microbiology and Environmental Mutagenesis Laboratory, which is available to its students and the educational community. The photo was taken in the School of Biology, it is a general shot of the laboratory in which a student can be seen seated, using one of the microscopes in the laboratory.

Hydrobiology

Laboratory

The School of Biology invites you to get to know its Hydrobiology Laboratory, which is at the disposal of its students and the educational community. The photo was taken at the School of CBiology, it is a detail shot where you can see the hands of a student, who is pouring a substance into a bottle.

The Hydrobiology laboratory is a teaching, research and outreach unit belonging to the School of Biology, which has the fundamental purpose of developing studies in the areas of ecology and biodiversity of the communities found in aquatic systems of epicontinental waters (lentic and lotic). The laboratory has a wide experience in projects such as Santander BIO and Expeditions to Antarctica, where it participated in the identification and publication of the species found in these environments and their relationship with the environmental conditions.

Services offered to the university

Analysis of hydrobiological samples, field trips to aquatic systems.

Services offered to the general public:

Analysis of hydrobiological samples, field trips to aquatic systems, preservation and storage of hydrobiological material in the collections of the Museum of Natural History.

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Professor in charge

María Isabel Críales Hernández

PhD in Natural Resources

mcriales@uis.edu.co

lab.hidrobiologia@uis.edu.co

634 4000 ext. 2352

Do you want more information?

Contact Us

School of Biology

+57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2354

biosecre@uis.edu.co

UIS  Main Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Carrera 27 # 09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Do yo want more information?

Contact Us

School of Biology

+57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2354

biosecre@uis.edu.co

UIS  Main Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Carrera 27 # 09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Do yo want more information?

Contact Us

School of Biology

+57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2354

biosecre@uis.edu.co

UIS  Main Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Carrera 27 # 09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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