Date

Chapter

Title of the presentation

Presenter’s Name

Feb. 3

Ch. 6

Viruses

1. Ebola – an epidemic in Africa

1. Richmond Owusu-Ansah rowus001@fiu.edu

          5

Ch. 7

Microbial Nutrition and Growth

1. Microbes from extreme environments, where do we find them geographically?

1. Andrea U aurbi018@fiu.edu

         10

Ch. 8

Microbial Metabolism

1. Use of food fermentation around the World

1. Aymee Valero avale084@fiu.edu

Feb. 17

Ch. 9 Microbial Genetics

1. Antibiotic resistance – where does it come from?

1. Marcella Wedderburn mwedd008@fiu.edu

         19

Ch. 10 Genetic Engineering

1.  What are the moral issues regarding applications of genetic engineering discoveries?

1. Alba Fuertes afuer005@fiu.edu

        24

Ch. 11

Control of Microbes

1. Pathogenic microbes – how long they survive in non-host environments? 

1. Fabio Mayorga fmayo003@fiu.edu

        26

Ch. 12

Drugs and Microbes

1. What are the alternatives to antibiotics?

1. Andrea Perez apere704@fiu.edu

Mar. 3

Ch. 13

Microbe-Human Interactions

1. Chiropractic adjustments and immunity

1. Guest speaker: Fisher Chiropractic Center

          5

Ch. 14 

Non-specific Defense

1. Gut microbes – why do we need them?

1. Alex Guillen aguil030@fiu.edu

        17

Ch. 15

Specific Immunity

1. Controversies with vaccines

1. Gabrielle Morales gmora067@fiu.edu

        19

Ch. 16

Disorders in Immunity

1. AIDS epidemic worldwide

1. Kasey Garcia kgarc155@fiu.edu

        24

Ch. 17 

Diagnosing Infections

1. Can bacteria and viruses kill tumor cells?

1. Jessica Mena jmena048@fiu.edu

        31

Ch. 18

Skin and Eyes

1. Flash-eating bacteria in Florida

2. The Return of Measles

3. Blindness causing microbes  - a worldwide disease

1. Dorothy Morgan dmorg032@fiu.edu

 2. Aleyah Smith asmit253@fiu.edu

 3. Ruth Gomez rgome107@fiu.edu

Apr. 2

Ch. 19

Nervous System

1. Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa

2. Rabies in the USA

3. Leprosy in India

1. Agustina Badino abadi002@fiu.edu

2. Cristina Munoz cmuno064@fiu.edu

3. Isabel Hernandez ihern081@fiu.edu

         7

Ch. 20

Cardiovascular

1. Septicemia in US hospitals

2. Bubonic plague throughout the history

3. Rheumatic Fever and Acute Rheumatic Heart Disease

1. Sadiyah Ali sali049@fiu.edu

 2. David Perez-Espinosa dpere121@fiu.edu

 3. Neena Rivera nrive063@fiu.edu

        9

Ch. 21

Respiratory

1. Acute Respiratory Infections throughout the World

2. Tuberculosis- One of the world's deadliest disease

3. Whooping Cough and It’s Return to the US

1. Ottis Brown obrow016@fiu.edu

2. Gladys Mae Marcelino gmarc023@fiu.edu

3. Kimberly Figueroa kfigu014@fiu.edu

      14

Ch. 22 Gastrointestinal

1. Cholera in Haiti

2. Dealing with caries – a historical perspective

3. Helicobacter pylori- common bacteria in the United States

1. Jennifer Louissaint jloui072@fiu.edu

 2. Camila Pin cpin001@fiu.edu

 3. Yolanda Polissaint ypoli003@fiu.edu

      16

Ch.23

Genitourinary

1. Syphilis in Miami-Dade county

2. Human Papilloma virus in Colombia

3. Trichomonas vaginalis in the U.S.

1. Shenicka O'Brien sobri018@fiu.edu

2. Selena S Sifontes ssifo001@fiu.edu

3. Kyle Dempsey kdemp004@fiu.edu

         21

Ch. 24 Environmental

 Ch. 25

Applied Microbiology

1. The importance of soil bacteria

2. Toxic algae in Florida

3. Does globalization accelerate the spread of deadly diseases?

4. Safe food handling

5. Drinking water – purification systems

1. Noami Brackenridge nbrac004@fiu.edu

 2. Lauren San Diego lsand039@fiu.edu

 3. Victor Del Rio vdelr003@fiu.edu

 4. Andrea De Leon adele005@fiu.edu

 5. Duane Pearson dpear028@fiu.edu