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
May 2004 Bachelor in Industrial
Microbiology
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Teaching experience
August 2004 – present-
Laboratory Instructor of Clinical
Microbiology
Research and work experience
August 2002 -
present -
Presence of
purple non sulfur photosynthetic bacteria in the phytotelmata
of bromeliads found in diverse forests of
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,
·
Summer 2003, A-312 Water Ditching and Survival
by the Interagency Aviation Training from US Department of Interior,
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)