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| Intereses de Investigación | | Our research laboratory is focus on Microbial biotechnology and bioprospecting. In order to isolate, characterize and manipulate microbes with biotechnological potential, we specially use microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemical approaches. We are also involved in generating metagenomic libraries from tropical habitats, searching for novel microbial groups and enzymatic activities of medical and industrial applications.
The lab expertise range from the used of genetic engineering tools for DNA isolation, manipulation, and analysis, to the used of functional proteomics technologies such as phage display for the development of bioindicators. The majority of the research projects in our lab will generate nucleic acids of some sort (genes), and metabolites that will require the in silico analysis | | | | Reconocimientos Recientes | | Sep 17, 2009, MERCK Health Innovation Award 2009, Category of Education, as Adjunt member of the University Institute for the Community Development. "Vinculando la educación y el servicio comunitario en equipo hacia la autogestión" | | | | Mar 22, 2009, Premio Herminio Lugo Lugo, Awarded by the Beta Beta Beta Honor Society distinguing the research, the education, and the promotion of scientific activity among the students as well as bringing support to the Tribetas | | |
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| Publicaciones Recientes ( Ver Todas ) | | Maria F. Rojas-Duran, Rebecca Vazquez and Carlos Rios-Velazquez. 2009. Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Bacteriophages from Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal Science. 54(1). | | | | Isenbargar, T. A., Finney, M., Rios-Velazquez, C., Handelsman, J., and Ruvkun, G. 2008. Miniprimer PCR, a New Lens for Viewing the Microbial World. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74(3): 840-849. | | | | Roger Valle-Molinares, Sonia Borges, Carlos Ríos-Velázquez. 2007. Characterization of possible endosymbionts in Onychochaeta borincana (Annelida: Glossoscolecidae). European Journal of Soil Biology. 43:14-18. | | | | Luna-Pineda Tatiana; Soto Feliciano Kristina; De la Cruz-Montoya Edwin; Londono Leonardo C. ; Rios-Velazquez Carlos; HERNANDEZ-RIVERA Samuel P. 2007. Spectroscopic characterization of biological agents using FTIR, normal Raman and surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopies. Chemical and Biological Sensing VIII, Proceedings Vol. 6554. | | | | Rios-Velazquez, C., L. Casillas-Martinez and P., T., Visscher. 2007. Learning Geomicrobiology as a team using microbial mats, a multidisciplinary approach. Journal of Biology and Microbiology Education Vol 8: 28 - 35. | | |
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