Curriculum Vitae

 

Ricardo D. Burgos Muñiz

University Of. Puerto Rico

Mayagüez Campus

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

E-MAIL: rdburgos@centennialpr.net

 

 

EDUCATION

August 2004– present M.S. in Biology

            University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

June     2004- Bachelor in Science in Industrial Microbiology

            University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus,
            Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

    Teaching experience

 

August 2004 - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus               

            Laboratory Instructor of Microbiology

   

Research

August 2001– December 2002            University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, PR

Undergraduate research fellow, Dr. Carlos Ríos-Velázquez laboratory in the Biology Department

Preliminary Isolation of Peptides to Detect the Presence of Pathogenic Cyanobacteria by using T7 Phage Display

 

January 2003- December 2003           University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, PR

Undergraduate research fellow, Dr. Carlos Ríos-Velázquez laboratory in the Biology Department

Molecular recognition of toxins specific peptides to develop biomarkers. 

 

 

January 2004- may 2004                     University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, PR

Undergraduate research fellow, Dr. Carlos Ríos-Velázquez laboratory in the Biology Department

Use of different Phage Display as a Proteomics Technology for the Study of Protein-Protein Interactions.

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL COURSES

  • Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes and Gene Regulation
  • Bacterial Genetics
  • Bacterial Physiology

 

Undergraduate Courses:  Freshwater Biology, Microbial Physiology, Microbial Ecology, Clinical Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Medical Mycology, Industrial Mycology, Biochemistry

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

 

Posters and Oral

 

  • Tenth Chemical Engineering Symposium, November 5-6, 2003, Mayaguez Resort, Mayaguez, P.R.

 

  • Oceans 2003; Marine Technology and Oceans Science, September 20-26 2003, Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, Ca

 

  • Molecular Display: The chemistry set for Proteins and small molecules,

            May 12-13 2003, Cambridge, MA

 

  • Minorities striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Ocean Sciences Program (MSPHD’s) (NASA/USJGOFS). May 2-10 2003, Washington, DC

 

  • VIII SIGMA-XI Poster Day: April 3, 2003, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus  

 

  • Minority Graduate Education at Mountain States Alliance and Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities Research Conference(MGE@MSA/WAESO); Arizona State University (ASU) April 1 2003, Arizona

 

  • Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (PRSLAMP), Interdisciplinary Scientific meeting and ACS Junior Technical Meeting; March 8 UPR-Rio Piedras, P.R.

 

  • First Colloquium in Protein Structure, Function and Dynamics; February 5-8 2003, Ponce, PR

 

  • Latin American & Caribbean Biotechnology Congress: November 7-8 2002, Mayaguez Resort, Mayaguez, P.R.

 

  • Bios 02, Department of Biology Open House; May 1 2002, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus  

 

 

  • VII SIGMA-XI Poster day : April 18 2002, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus  

 

 

  • Industrial Biotechnology Program Advisory Board Meeting: February 21-22 2002, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus  

 

 

 

Laboratory experience:

Electrophoresis gels, Sequencing gels, PCR, Cloning, Mutagenesis, DNA transformations, Mini Preps DNA extraction methods, Spectrophotometers,                        Phages manipulation and enumeration, General Microbiology techniques.

 

 

Special Trainings and Workshops

 

Display Technologies, Library Construction, and Screening

 

Bioinformatics 

 

Advance Tropical Microbial Ecology

 

Personalized Medicine: Molecular Technology to Diagnose Diseases, Invader Technology by Third Wave Technology

 

Active Learning Strategies in Biology Laboratory

 

 

 

 

Awards Received

First place winner: poster competition at Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities Research Conference, (WAESO) Arizona State University

Honorific mention: poster competition at Oceans 2003, San Diego, CA

Fellowship: 2003 Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Ocean Sciences Program (MSPHDS) (NASA/USJGOFS).

Rafael Carrion, Jr. Scholarship, Popular Bank of Puerto Rico foundation

 

Travel Award for WAESO/ASU conference

 

Travel Award for Oceans 2003 conference

 

Travel Award for JGOFS 2003 conference

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Memberships

 

ASM-American Society for Microbiology 

 

MSA-The Mycological Society of America

 

SEMI- Student Society of Industrial Microbiology (member of the directive board 2003)

 

 IEEE- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers