Enterobacteria from Mexican Salsas and Their Control with Probiotic Bacteria Project Description
The Proline Biosynthetic Genes of Solanum sp.
Project Description
Thermostable Lipases from Soil Microbes
Project Description
Research Group Members
Graduate Students: Monica Trevino, Melinda Perez, Julia Cadena.
PUENTES 2008 Students:
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS
I. LCC-TAMIU Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program
PUENTES: Promoting Undergraduate Education Now Through Experimental Sciences
Five-week long program during summers at the Department
of Biology and Chemistry, Texas A&M International University.
The program aims to bridge students from community college programs to four-year university programs. Information about PUENTES can be downloaded here. It is supported by a Bridges Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
II. Interns in Biomolecular Sciences
United States Office of Naval Research.
Summer long program at the Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station.
The program centered on research activities conducted at laboratories that have
ONR support. The program was active from 1998 - 2005. It was supported by ONR grant No N00014-98-1-0641.
2005 ONR Interns: Robert Frade
Past ONR Interns:
1998- Melissa Magnon, Jo-Emma Ortiz, Abril Pineda
1999- Jerry Bueno, Liz Millan, Jules Minne, Robert Pahrizgar
2000- Valerie De la Paz, Jeffrey Huvar, Chris Lozano, Liz Millan,
Nathan Rubio, Rodney Saenz
2001- Danny Munoa
2002- Kay Ascencio, Julia Cadena, Karla Peña, Rodney Saenz, and Gilbert Sanchez
2003-No participant from TAMIU
2004- Deyanira Osoria, Eduardo Garza
III. Joint Admission Medical Program
(JAMP)
Applications for the 2008 entering cohort are now closed. If you are a Freshman at TAMIU and would like information on JAMP, please contact me at 956-326-2585 or Ms. Isabel Solis at 956-326-2441. We are always looking forward to meeting pre-JAMPers!!!. Please visit the
Main Jamp Site where you will find abundant information to help you prepare your JAMP application.
IV. WELCH FOUNDATION
"CHEMISTRY ACHIEVMENT PROGRAM"
The Chemistry Achievment Program is supported by a chemistry departmental grant
from the Welch Foundation , one of the nation's
oldest and largest private funding sources for basic chemical research. We encourage
students interested in careers in chemistry to contact a faculty member to find
out more about the program. Only two students per year are admitted. Fellows
receive monetary support.
ATTENTION !
We currently have THREE slots available in cohort 6. Qualifications
to apply: Chemistry major, Freshman or Sophomore standing, GPA of 3.3, and commitment to research.
We will accept applications until suitable fellows are selected. For information please contact Ms. Isabel Solis, Department of Biology and Chemistry, (956) 326-2441.
V. Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP)
Collaborative program with The University of Texas Medical
Branch, Galveston. For information, contact me (326-2585) or Ms. Isabel Solis
(326-2441), or visit the EMSAP web page.
Cohort 1 (Class of 2003) - Bernice Esteghamatdarshad and Erika
Torres
Cohort 2 (Class of 2004) - Cesar Bañuelos
Cohort 3 (Class of 2005) - Eduardo Garza, JJ Hernandez and
Thomas Martin
Cohort 4 (Class of 2006) - Monica Guzman (UTMB), Sandra Herrera (UTMB), Sam Flores (UTMB), Devry Saenz (UT Houston)
Cohort 5 (Class of 2007) - Juan A. Davila (UTMB), Ericka Peña, Vannesa Murillo
Cohort 6 (Class of 2008) - Samantha Romanos, Blanca Garcia, Gisselle Perez-Milicua (UTMB), Frank Garcia, Jorge Serrato (UTMB)
Cohort 7 (Class of 2009) - Eliezer Castañeda, James Cortez, Geoffrey Daves, Cynthia Gallardo, Carina Gonzalez, Selina Mata
Cohort 8 (Class of 2010) - Luis Mares
Cohort 9 (Class of 20011) -
Personal Background
I was born in Monterrey,
NL Mexico, and graduated from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores
de Monterrey (ITESM) with a degree
in Biochemical Engineering. I worked for the Cuauhtemoc brewery (of Bohemia,
Tecate and XX fame) for five years before deciding to attend graduate school.
After obtaining a PhD in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry from the Biological
Sciences Department at Purdue University,
I became part of the faculty of Texas A&M International University in
Laredo, TX.
Activities/Interests.
I am interested in teaching biological and
chemical sciences to undergraduate students, and to do so, I
utilize both traditional classroom and laboratory methods, as
well as resources in computer aided instruction. I am also interested
in providing pre-professional advisement and research opportunities to undergraduates.
Other Sites to Visit
Some web pages from my
home town have interesting stuff. You can visit the city of Monterrey and the
state of Nuevo Leon through
the UANL server. You can also learn about
the ITESM or Tec de Monterrey, one
of the elite universities in Latin America.
This page was originally created September 29, 1995
Number of visitors since December 4, 1998
Last updated on
May 31, 2008
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The information on this page and subsequent
pages/links represents an initiative of Mario G. García-Ríos
and not that of Texas A&M International University.
