Humbolt Kolleg

Alisson Iles Velez

Volcano sismology: field and experimental observation
Dr. Maria Alejandra Arciniega Ceballos
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
 Identify all small thing that have an interaction with field structure. Continuous
spasmodic
 Go to volcano and collect all type of particles for studying.
 Waveform inversion analysis of VLP and LP signals indicates composition source
 In lab, simulate the explosion of stone breaking. The questions are: What is
happening inside the volcano, before the explosion? What process is occurring?
 Deciphering seismograms and activity patterns
 Improve monitoring techniques
 Identify volcanic effects and hazard assessment.
 Improve educational and social programs
 Evaluate impact on health, soils, and infrastructure

Biogeography of acalyphoideae (Euphorbiaceae): a model to understand Caribbean

biodiversity.
Dr. Ana Angelica Cervantes
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
 Produce a robust phylogenic framework for the subfamily
 Know the lineages of acalyphoidease that diversity in the Antilles and their of
migration from the continent.
 Evaluate which biogeographical hypotheses explain in a better way the distribution
patterns of the Caribbean acalyphoideae.
Results
 Topologies from MP, ML, and BA were congruent
 Acalyphoideae is recovered as monophyletic with strong support
 Increase support for the phylogenetic backbone and major lineages.
 Recovered a neutropical clade
 Erismantheses is the sister group to all other acalyphoideae.
 The caribean acalyphoideae are products of independent arrivals from mainland to
the Antillean archipelago and its diversification occurred during the Miocene.
 Mexico stand out as ancestral areas for this sample
 The ages of the migrations alow us to reject ancestral land bridges
Efficient host-guest luminescent materials for photonic an biophotonic applications
Prof. Dr. Andrea Simone Stucchi
Sao Paulo University, Brazil
 Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP3) for bacteria PDI bioimaging
Advantages of NIR excitation
 Low photon damage of biological tissue
 Very weak background fluorescence
 Higher signal to noise ratio
 Higher penetration depth in bio tissue
Applications
 Drug and gene delivery
 PDT of cancer
  Bio imaging
 PDI of bacteria
Aromatic plants inoculated with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria increase
endogenous phytohormones and the combination of inoculation and exposition to meja
and SA influence the interaction between aromatic plants and rhizobacteria
Rhizosphere: it is the portion of soil influenced by the roots. It is the area of greatest
microbial activity and offers different habitats and nutritional resources for soil
microorganism. The bacteria that are found in the rhizosphere and are adapted to live in
conditions of their environment that are called Rhizobacterias.
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
The relationship established between plants and microbes is because the roots release
substances that contain nutrients and the microorganism, and also the root is an
ecological niche.
In it the rhizosphere, the microbial population is approximately 100 times greater than
in the rest of the soil without plants.
Increase in consumption
Changes in consumption habits with an increase in pre-prepared food, with an increase
in the demand for condiments due to their antioxidant properties.
The tendencies towards a healthier life that iss imposing the use of flavorings,
supplements and additives of natural origin, as well as a clear tendency of replacement
of synthetic medicines by other of natural origin
The increase of ethnic food, produce more migration.
Effects of inoculation with rhizobacteria and exogenous application of
phytohormones on aromatic plants
The uses of PGPR in agriculture is gaining importance in more crop systems throughout
the world because of their ability to increase growth and protect against pathogens in a
durable and ecology-friendly manner.
The endogenous phytohormones was increased in inoculated peppermint plants,
suggesting that both phytohormones are involved in the signaling pathways excited by
rhizobacterias.
PGPR inoculation has been known to increase the EO yield in M piperita plants, but the
promotion of the growth and the increasing of EO production induced by PGPR can not
be replace by the external application of phytohormones.
It observed that in addition to inoculation, the external application of MeJA at 2 Mm
could increase the EO production by up to 5-fold, indicating that there is synergy
between PGPR and MeJA. Thus, from a biotechnological standpoint, our findings could
be useful to help improve the productional EOs.