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Dr. William Fenical, USA (left) chats with PAMBA member, Dr. Thomas Long (USA, CEO ZuZu Bioceuticals), during conference coffee break.

Dr. Elisabeth von Brand (PAMBA, Chile) and Dr. Gloria Arenas (who works closely with PAMBA Vice-President, Dr. Sergio Marshall, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), pause their research discussions to pose for the camera.

Three PAMBA members (left to right) Dr. Pamela Chavez Crocker (Chile), Fernando Quezada (USA) and Dr. Irma Gutierrez Rivera (Brazil).

PAMBA President, John van der Meer poses for camera with four PAMBA members from Brazil (Left to Right) Dr. Irma Gutierrez Rivera and three students Edith Mariela Burbano Rosero, Gislaine Gomes Martins Guethi and Claudiana Paula de Souza Sales.

Plenary Speaker Eric Mathur (PAMBA, USA; Vice-President, Metagenomics; Synthetic Genomics Solutions Inc.) with (left to right) Adi Ramon (recent M.Sc., Interuniversity Institute of Eilat, Israel) and Dr. Pamela Chavez Crocker (PAMBA, Chile).

Conference delegates (left to right) Juana M. Lugo (Cuba), Yamila Carpio (Cuba) and Iselis Delgado. Juana and Yamila are students of PAMBA member Dr. Mario Pablo Estrada Garcia at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Havana. Iselis is a Cuban student doing her Ph.D. thesis research with Dr. Alfredo Molina at the Andres Bello University in Chile.

Dr. William Fenical, USA, answers questions following his presentation in the conference lecture room.

Dr. Ruth Lopez Alcantara (PAMBA, Mexico) visits one of the commercial booths at the conference.

Dr. Brian Dixon (PAMBA, Canada) and student Danila Gomez from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso discuss her research poster.

Dr. Mario P. Estrada Garcia (Cuba) poses with two of his students, Juana Maria Lugo and Yamila Carpio in front of their poster presentations.

Yamila Carpio and Juana Lugo pause a moment on their way to dinner for a photo.

Sandra Zelada (in pink), member of the conference organizing committee and secretary to the conference planner, Dr. Sergio Marshall, chats with the Cuban delegation (Juana Lugo, Yamila Carpio y Dr. Mario Estrada Garcia) at the pre-dinner reception.

Some conference participants, after dinner, waiting for their transportation back to their hotels. From left to right, Juana Lugo (Cuba), Yamila Carpio (Cuba), Eric Mathur, Adi Ramon (Israel), Pierre Meulier, and Vitalia Henríquez, Javier Gimpel and Dr. James Robeson (all three from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile).

Dr. Jennie Hunter Cevera (PAMBA, USA; on left) chats with a conference speaker, Dr. Vickey Webb (New Zealand), at a reception prior to dinner.

Conference venue, Hotel Del Mar, in Viña del Mar, Chile.

View of ocean surf, from the hotel window.

Conference venue viewed from the channel (hotel, center background).

Nellie van der Meer (Canada) enjoying the flowers along the street in sunny Viña del Mar while the snow accumulates at her home in Halifax, Canada.

John van der Meer poses with a store-front Santa Claus in Viña del Mar.

To enjoy some additional photos taken during the “Waking up a Sleeping Beauty” Marine Biotechnology Conference in Viña del Mar, 09 -13 December 2007,visit this site:
http://community.webshots.com/album/562042462dWfeIu?start=0