2012 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

94 2012 Yearbook Dr. Valeria Grazú (Spain) Professor and researcher at the Institute of Nanoscience at the University of Zaragoza. Dr. Jesús Martínez de la Fuente (Spain) Researcher at the Institute of Nanoscience at the University of Zaragoza. They taught the course “Nanoparticle-Based Nanobiosensors: Monitoring of Toxins and Contaminants in Different Media and Clinical Diagnosis,” October 2–10. Dr. Fernando López Gallego (Spain) Associate Researcher at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry in Madrid. He delivered the lecture “Multi-enzymatic systems in fine chemical reactions” organized by the Academic Coordination of Biotechnology, November 29. Dr. Luis G. Kun (United States) Principal Researcher at the Information Resources Management Center at the National Defense University. Chair of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He delivered the lecture “The 21st Century: The Importance of Science and Technology Education for a Nation’s Development,” December 12. Dr. William Price (United States) Professor of Crop Sciences at the University of Georgia. Dr. William Ridley (United States) Faculty member in the Department of Nutrition at Saint Louis University. They conducted practical activities for the workshop “Food Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs),” organized by the International Food Biotechnology Committee of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), ILSI Argentina, and the Risk Management Commission of Uruguay, April 17. Dr. Valeria Grazú CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2012