ALAM logo XVI Latin American Congress of Microbiology (LAMA)
VI Cuban Congress of Microbiology and Parasitology
III National Congress of Tropical Medicine

Havana, Cuba
11-15 November 2002
"Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute

PAHO-IPK logo

Sponsors
Latin American Microbiology Association
Pan American Health Organization, Havana, Cuba
Cuban Society for Microbiology and Parasitology
Nacional Council of Scientific Societies of the Cuban Ministry of  Public Health

President of the
Organizing Committee
Secretary General Other Contacts
Dra. Alina Llop
allop@ipk.sld.cu
Phone:
(537) 22 06 51 / (537) 22 04 48
Fax:
(537) 24 60 51 / (537) 22 06 33
Dr. Ernesto Montoro emontoro@ipk.sld.cu
Phone:
(537) 22 06 51 / (537) 22 04 48
Fax:
(537) 24 60 51 / (537) 22 06 33
Dr. Rolando Tápanes tapanes@ipk.sld.cu
Dra. María Guadalupe Guzmán lupe@ipk.sld.cu
Dr. Gerardo Martínez gerardo@ipk.sld.cu
B.Sc. José Luis Pelegrino pele@ipk.sld.cu

Background & general information

When the XIV Latin American Congress of Microbiology was held in Asunción, Paraguay in October 1998, the Cuban representative (Dr. Ernesto Montoro) requested, on behalf of the President of Cuban Society of Microbiology and Parasitology, Prof. Gustavo Kourí, that the XVI edition of the Congress would be held at the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) in Havana, Cuba.

Two years later, this request was unanimously supported by the participants to the XV Latin American Congress of Microbiology held in Merida, Mexico in April 2000.

Previous congresses

Year

Dates

Cities

Countries

Participants

1996

November

Caracas

Venezuela

600

1998

1-5 November

Asunción

Paraguay

500

2000

9-13 April

Mérida

Mexico

1000



Scientific Program & Main Topica

Scientific program Main topics
  • Pre-Congress Courses
  • State-of-the-Art Lectures
  • Round Tables
  • Symposia
  • Free Topics
  • Posters
  • Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology and Medical Parasitology
  • Molecular biology, Immunology and Vaccines against communicable diseases
  • Bacterial resistance
  • Nosocomial infection
  • Emerging and reemerging diseases
  • Epidemiology and treatment of communicable diseases
  • Medically-important vectors

Official languages Spanish and English

Other Activities

Exhibition of scientific professional materials and literature


Registration Fees

Before the end of
June 2002

After the end of
June 2002

ALAM Members

140.00 USD

160.00 USD

No Members

160.00 USD

180.00 USD

Students

60.00 USD

80.00 USD

Accompanying persons

60.00 USD

80.00 USD