Wisconsin Science Festival - Spanish Scientists in USA

ECUSA@MidwestEXPO ID: EXP23

Science is… global and collaborative

La ciencia es… global y colaborativa

Because the next generations are the future of the world

Por que las nuevas generaciones sois el futuro del mundo

#ECUSAOutreach

Yeast & beerLevaduras y Cerveza

Meterological tsunamiTsunamis metereológicos

Plant resistanceResistencia de la plantas

Ion channelsCanales iónicos

Meterological TsunamisAlvaro LinaresUW-Madison, WIDepartment: Water [email protected]

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Environmental response: ion channelsAna Isabel Fernandez MariñoUW-Madison, WIDepartment: [email protected]


Ana Isabel Fernandez MariñoUW-Madison, WIDepartment: [email protected]

Environmental response: ion channels


Ana Isabel Fernandez MariñoUW-Madison, WIDepartment: [email protected]

Environmental response: ion channels


Skill training for handicapped people using video gamesAna RusUniversity Complutense of Madrid, ILDepartment: [email protected]






Understanding the universe by studying elementary particlesAntonio DelgadoUniversity of Notre Dame, INDepartment: [email protected]


Simulation of vehicle dynamics for mobility analysisAntonio Martin RecueroUW Madison, WIDepartment: Mechanical [email protected]

Double lane-change maneuver (ISO)



Double lane-change maneuver (ISO)



Vehicle mobility on granular terrain


More efficient bridge constructionsCarlos Alberto Merino CalvoSaint Louis University, MODepartment: Transportation/[email protected]


Corinna BurgerUW-Madison, WIDepartment: [email protected]

Understanding the mechanisms of learning and memory


David PerisUW Madison, WIDepartment: [email protected]

Biodiversity, evolution and biotechnological applications of yeasts

S. uvarum




S. c

ere

vis

iae

S. mikatae

S. arboricolaS. uvarum

52 58

100

61

100

99

100

100

53

100

100

100

0.02

7 wild Saccharomyces

species




Industrial yeasts

S. mikatae

S. arboricola

S. cerevisiae S. pastorianus

S. cer x S. eub

S. bayanus

S. cer x S. eub x S. uva

Patagonia A

Patagonia B/Tibet* (Lager)

West China

0.8%

3.9%

Holartic*/South America A

South America B

Australasia

4.4%1%

S. eubayanus

S. uvarum

S. kudriavzevii

3.5% 1.2% Europe*

Asia A

Asia BS. cer x S. kud

Triple Hybrids

S. cer x S. kud x S. uva

West/Eurasia A

America B

America C

Far East

<1%

2.5-3.5%

1.8%

S. paradoxus

China VChina IV

China IIIChina II

China I

Wine/European*China VI-VIII*

SakeNorth AmericanMalaysian

West African

<1%

0.4%

America C*

S. eub x S. uva




Domesticating yeasts for the

biofuel industry

Saccharomyces paradoxus

Saccharomyces mikatae

ALD

Xyloseporter

ADH

Lignotoxins tolerance

“Chassis” Strain

“Super Fuel” strain

LEGO pieces = genes/genetic elements

Genetic engineer


Eduardo Dominguez MuñaizUW Madison, WIDepartment: [email protected]

Improving plant insect resistance


Emma Teixeiro PernasUniversity of Missouri, MODepartment: Molecular Microbiology and [email protected]

Developing a better immune response

Generating a good Immunological memory

IMMUNE SYSTEM OUR INTERNAL

ARMY

VIRUSES LIKE FLU, HIV, EBOLA

BACTERIA LIKE TB

CANCER T

cell

T

cell

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www.sciencesourcemedicalservices. com


Enrique Valera CanoUniversity of Urbana-Champagne, ILDepartment: [email protected]

Technological tools for clinical diagnostic: biosensors


José María Alvarez de la PuenteOhio State University, OHDepartment: [email protected]

Improving Carbon footprint in the greenhouse sector


Ramón Lorenzo RedondoNorthwestern University, ILDepartment: [email protected]

HIV virus – host interaction for improving immune response to it


Ramón Lorenzo RedondoNorthwestern University, ILDepartment: [email protected]

HIV virus – host interaction for improving immune response to it


Sara PedronUniversity of Urbana-Champagne, ILDepartment: Chemical and Biomolecular [email protected]

Development of clinical tools for fighting cancer
