Date

Chapter

Title of the presentation

Presenter’s Name

Jan. 30

Ch. 6

Viruses

1. What we know about Zika virus?

Camila L Martinez cmart462@fiu.edu

Feb.   1              

Ch. 7

Microbial Nutrition and Growth

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

Brian Aurelien baure003@fiu.edu

          6

Ch. 8

Microbial Metabolism

1. Use of food fermentation around the World

Shannoy Shaw sshaw041@fiu.edu

        13

Ch. 9 Microbial Genetics

1. Antibiotic resistance – where does it come from?

Jair Alcivar

jalci009@fiu.edu

        15     

Ch. 10 Genetic Engineering

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

Princess Bowen princessbowen62@gmail.com

2. What is genetically engineered food that we eat?

Abby Zeledon

azele008@fiu.edu

        20

Ch. 11

Control of Microbes

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

Amy Molina

amoli095@fiu.edu

2. Antibacterial compounds in household products

Kenflore Atilus

katil001@fiu.edu

        22

Ch. 12

Drugs and Microbes

1. What are the alternatives to antibiotics?

Mariasol Vargas mariasolv29@gmail.com

2. Problems associated with antibiotics

Zane Bloom

zbloo001@fiu.edu

        27

Ch. 13

Microbe-Human Interactions

1. Gut microbes – why do we need them?

Placidus Fernando pfern016@fiu.edu

2. What is botulism?

Paolo Maldonado pmald014@fiu.edu

Marc 1

Ch. 14 

Non-specific Defense

1. Chiropractic adjustments and immunity

Invited guest speaker

          6

Ch. 15

Specific Immunity

1. Controversies with vaccines

Tiffany Martinez tiffanymartinez0904@icloud.com

2. Fever caused by infectious diseases – good or bad?

Carolina Sanchez csanc044@fiu.edu

          8

Ch. 16

Disorders in Immunity

1. AIDS epidemic worldwide

Ashley Rivera

arive301@fiu.edu

2. Can exposure to microbes prevent allergies

Manuel Pineda mpine071@fiu.edu

        20

Ch. 17 

Diagnosing Infections

1. Can bacteria and viruses kill tumor cells?

Manoucheca Benjamin mbenj019@fiu.edu

2. Skin manifestations of various infectious diseases

Danielle Camps dcamp106@fiu.edu

        27

Ch. 18

Skin and Eyes

1. Flash-eating bacteria in Florida

Annerys Arias

aaria063@fiu.edu

2. The Return of Measles

Alexandra Avalos aaval008@fiu.edu

3. Blindness causing microbes  - a worldwide disease

Fatin Bleibel

fblei001@fiu.edu

       29

Ch. 19

Nervous System

1. Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nedjy Prosper

npros003@fiu.edu

2. Rabies in the USA

Gabriela Manrique gmanr007@fiu.edu

3. Leprosy in India

Islande Resignac iresi001@fiu.edu

Apr  3

Ch. 20

Cardiovascular

1. Septicemia in US hospitals

Natalie Nieves-Narvaez nniev011@fiu.edu

2. Bubonic plague throughout the history

Jason Maradiaga jmara020@fiu.edu

3. Malaria, one of the world’s deadliest diseases

Christina Fleury fleurychristina1999@gmail.com

         5

Ch. 21

Respiratory

1. Flu epidemics throughout the World

Gabriela Cohen gcohe021@fiu.edu

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

Brian Vivo

bvivo002@fiu.edu

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

Isabella Sanchez isanc091@fiu.edu

        10

Ch. 22 Gastrointestinal

1. Cholera in Haiti

Darla Belizaire

dbeli011@fiu.edu

2. Dealing with tooth caries – a historical perspective

Victoria Crincoli vcrin001@fiu.edu

3. Helicobacter pylori- common bacteria in the United States

Elizabeth Silberman esilb002@fiu.edu

        12

Ch.23

Genitourinary

1. Syphilis in Miami-Dade county

Brittnee Gonzalez bgonz144@fiu.edu

2. Human Papilloma virus in South America

Ana Demeneghi Ludke ademe015@fiu.edu

3. Trichomonas vaginalis in the U.S.

Ana Frank

afran199@fiu.edu

        17

Ch. 24 Environmental

Ch. 25

Applied Microbiology

1. Toxic algae in Florida

Shane Mcauliffe smcaulif@bellsouth.net

2. Does globalization accelerate the spread of deadly diseases?

Kimberly Lafortune klafo003@fiu.edu

3. Safe food handling

Susy Cohen

scohe072@fiu.edu

4. Drinking water – purification systems

Kevin Castroreyes kcast122@fiu.edu