Curriculum Vitae

 

Juan A. Vega Sepúlveda

University of Puerto Rico

Mayagüez Campus

Tel: (787)-832-4040 Ex. 2874

E-MAIL: juanvegapr@hotmail.com , javspr@hotmail.com 

 

 

EDUCATION           

August 2004 – present M.S. in Biology

            University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

May 2004 Bachelor in Industrial Microbiology

            University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

    Teaching experience

August 2004 – present- University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus

            Laboratory Instructor of Clinical Microbiology

   Research and work experience

August 2002 - present - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus   

                                    

Presence of purple non sulfur photosynthetic bacteria in the phytotelmata of bromeliads found in diverse forests of Puerto Rico.  

 

Dr. Carlos Ríos-Velázquez, PhD. Laboratoty

 

Summer 2003 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency DESA Edison, NJ – Microbiology testing, water and sediment sampling.

 

SPECIAL TRAINING AND COURSES

   Courses

·         Biology of fresh water resources (Limnology)

·        Biochemistry

·        Bacterial Genetics

·        Scanning Electron Microscopy

Training

·        April 2004, National Hispanic Environmental and Sustainable Energy Conference, Albuquerque, NM

 

·        Summer 2003, A-312 Water Ditching and Survival by the Interagency Aviation Training from US Department of Interior, Edison, NJ

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

March 2003 – ACS Junior Technical Meeting

 

·        Aislamiento y caracterización de bacterias fotosintéticas púrpuras no sulfurosas en distintos bosques de Puerto Rico.

 

 

April 2003 - IX SIGMA Xi STUDENT POSTER DAY  

 

·        Presencia de Bacterias Fototróficas Anoxigénicas Púrpuras no Sulfurosas en la Fitotelmata de Bromelias en Diversos Bosques de Puerto Rico.

 

March 2004 – ACS Junior Technical Meeting

 

·        Presencia de Bacterias Fototróficas Anoxigénicas Púrpuras no Sulfurosas en la Fitotelmata de Bromelias en Diversos Bosques de Puerto Rico.

 

 

 

MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS

 

·        American Society for Microbiology (ASM; since 2004)

·        Association of Future Teachers (AFM; 2003)

·        Student Society of Microbiology (SEMI; 1999)

·        U.S. Naval Sea Cadets (1993 –97)

·        Marching and Concert College Band (since1998)

·        First Trumpet of Rock Band, Cuerdas Rotas (since2000)

·        National Hispanic Environmental Council(MNHEC; since2004)

·        Youth group Catholic Church in San German, PR from (Director; 2000-2003)

·        Hispanic Association of College and Universities Alumni (HACU; since2003)