Date

Chapter

Title of the presentation

Presenter’s Name

Feb.   2

Ch. 6

Viruses

1. Ebola – an epidemic in Africa

1. Claudia Char cchar050@fiu.edu

           4

Ch. 7

Microbial Nutrition and Growth

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

1. Melanie Baez mbaez016@fiu.edu

           9

Ch. 8

Microbial Metabolism

1. Food fermentation around the World

1. Jade Moten jmote001@fiu.edu

          16

Ch. 9

Microbial Genetics

1. Antibiotic resistance – where does it come from?

1.  Cristina Williamson cwill221@fiu.edu

          18

Ch. 10

Genetic Engineering

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

2. What is genetically engineered food that we eat?

1. Briana Padron bpadr009@fiu.edu

2.  Tracy Galdamez tgald002@fiu.edu

          23

Ch. 11

Control of Microbes

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

2. Antibacterial compounds in household products

1.Lauren Kearns lkear005@fiu.edu

2. Nia Gay

ngay006@fiu.edu

          25

Ch. 12

Drugs and Microbes

1. What are the alternatives to antibiotics?

2. Problems associated with antibiotics

1. Guy Paul gpaul027@fiu.edu

2. Christina Perez cpere356@fiu.edu

Mar.      1

Ch. 13

Microbe-Human Interactions

1. Gut microbes – why do we need them?

2. What is botulism?

1.  Jonathan Cano jcano043@fiu.edu

2. Alison Marte

amart673@fiu.edu

             3

Ch. 14 

Non-specific Defense

1. Chiropractic adjustments and immunity

Guest speaker

             8

Ch. 15

Specific Immunity

1. Controversies with vaccines

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

1. Maricarla Leiva mleiv012@fiu.edu

2.  Veronica Camus vcamu002@fiu.edu

            10

Ch. 16

Disorders in Immunity

1. AIDS epidemic worldwide

2. Can exposure to microbes prevent allergies

1. Alisha Marte amart671@fiu.edu

2. Javier Concepcion jconc022@fiu.edu

          22

Ch. 17 

Diagnosing Infections

1. Can bacteria and viruses kill tumor cells?

2. Skin manifestations of various infectious diseases

1. Cristina Leon c.m.leon11@gmail.com

2. Rocio Taveras rpier095@fiu.edu

           29

Ch. 18

Skin and Eyes

1. Flash-eating bacteria in Florida

2. The Return of Measles

3. Blindness causing microbes  - a worldwide disease

1. Cecie Diaz cdiaz233@fiu.edu

2. Jarling Perez jarlingperez@icloud.com

3. Karen De la Peña kdela001@fiu.edu

           31

Ch. 19

Nervous System

1. Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa

2. Rabies in the USA

3. Leprosy in India

1.  Sanna-Kay Mcgregor smcgr012@fiu.edu

2. Lianet Monzon lmonz003@fiu.edu

3. Robert Ortiz terrahomework@gmail.com

Apr.       5

Ch. 20

Cardiovascular

1. Septicemia in US hospitals

2. Bubonic plague throughout the history

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

1.  Helena Mckenzie hmcke006@fiu.edu

2. Juan Fernandez jfern533@fiu.edu

3.  Amal Ibrahim Alowayyid aalow005@fiu.edu

             7

Ch. 21

Respiratory

1. Flue is common throughout the World

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

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

1. Paula Honorato phono002@fiu.edu

2.Lissette Ruiz ruizlissette@yahoo.com

3.  Bianca Martinez biancamartinez211@gmail.com

           12

Ch. 22 Gastrointestinal

1. Cholera in Haiti

2. Dealing with tooth caries – a historical perspective

3. Helicobacter pylori- common bacteria in the United States

1.  Sherley Joseph sjose117@fiu.edu

2.Valonie Richardson vrich015@fiu.edu

3. Mario Jacome mjaco048@fiu.edu

           14

Ch.23 Genitourinary

1. Syphilis in Miami-Dade county

2. Human Papilloma virus in South America

3. Trichomonas vaginalis in the U.S.

1. Arancha Savinon asavi010@fiu.edu

2.  Janessa Devera jdeve005@fiu.edu

3. Carina Bernadel

cbern050@fiu.edu

           19

Ch. 24 Environmental

1. The importance of soil bacteria

2. Toxic algae in Florida

3. Does globalization accelerate the spread of deadly diseases?

4. Safe food handling

1.  Andrea Duque duqandrea@hotmail.com

2.  Veronica Tabares veronica_tabares@yahoo.com

3. Ruth Lorenzo rlore019@fiu.edu

4. Celina Riquier criqu003@fiu.edu

                        21

Ch. 25

Applied Microbiology

1. Drinking water – purification systems

2. Waste water purification systems

3. Using microbes to make things we need

1.  Elizabeth Andarcio eanda004@fiu.edu

2. Catalina Ortega corte056@fiu.edu

3. Dayana Delrio ddelr011@fiu.edu

May       3

FINAL EXAM