BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Department of Biology - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Department of Biology X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Department of Biology REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260521T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260521T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T052839Z CREATED:20260513T052839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T052839Z UID:4042-1779357600-1779364800@biology.upb.edu.ph SUMMARY:Graduate Thesis Examination of thesis entitled "Moraceae Tree Diversity\, Assemblage\, and Density in Disturbed and Less Disturbed Lowland Forests in Mt. Busa-MaKiMa\, Sarangani Province\, Mindanao" DESCRIPTION:๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญThe MS CaRE Program of the Department of Biology\, College of Science\, University of the Philippines Baguio\, invites the public to the graduate thesis examination of Ms. Bhegie May G. Buay for the degree Master of Science in Conservation and Restoration Ecology.Thesis Title:Moraceae Tree Diversity\, Assemblage\, and Density in Disturbed and Less Disturbed Lowland Forests in Mt. Busa-MaKiMa\, Sarangani Province\, MindanaoDate: May 21\, 2026 (Thursday)Time: 10:00 AMF2F at IB 204 and Via ZOOM Virtual Conference.All faculty\, students\, and interested individuals are invited to attend. URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/event/graduate-thesis-examination-of-thesis-entitled-moraceae-tree-diversity-assemblage-and-density-in-disturbed-and-less-disturbed-lowland-forests-in-mt-busa-makima-sarangani-province-mindanao/ LOCATION:Rm 204\, Iskolar ng Bayan Building\, University of the Philippines Baguio\, Baguio City\, Benguet\, 2600\, Philippines ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/698751648_825110344007291_6365715148489521772_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260610T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260610T120000 DTSTAMP:20260609T023411Z CREATED:20260609T023411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T023411Z UID:4088-1781082000-1781092800@biology.upb.edu.ph SUMMARY:Data Interaction with Python (Plotly Dash) Workshop with Balik Scientist Dr. Arun Decano DESCRIPTION:Join Us for the Data Interaction with Python (Plotly Dash) Workshop!\n\n\n\nThe Department of Biology\, College of Science\, University of the Philippines Baguio\, through the DOST-PCHRD Balik Scientist Program of Dr. Arun Decano\, is pleased to present the first session of the Data Interaction and Genomics Workshop Series. \n\n\n\n Data Interaction with Python (Plotly Dash)\n 10 June 2026\n 9:00 AM โ€“ 12:00 NN\n\n Balay Internasyonal\, UP Baguio \n\n\n\nDiscover how Python can be used to transform data into interactive visualizations and web applications. Through hands-on exercises using Plotly Dash and Google Colab\, participants will learn practical approaches to data exploration\, visualization\, and scientific communication.\n\n\n\nThis workshop is open to faculty members\, researchers\, students\, and technical staff from UP Baguio and partner institutions who are interested in bioinformatics\, genomics\, antimicrobial resistance\, infectious diseases\, data science\, and related fields. \n\n\n\nAs part of the broader capacity-building initiative under the DOST-PCHRD Balik Scientist Program\, this workshop aims to strengthen local expertise and foster collaboration in genomics\, bioinformatics\, and data science in the Cordillera region and beyond.\n\n\nWe look forward to learning\, innovating\, and building research capacity together! URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/event/data-interaction-with-python-plotly-dash-workshop-with-balik-scientist-dr-arun-decano/ LOCATION:Balay Internasyonal\, UP Baguio Dormitory\, Governor Center Rd\, Baguio City\, Benguet\, 2600\, Philippines ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/720207638_847868128398179_2797484054002973599_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260706T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260706T170000 DTSTAMP:20260626T070223Z CREATED:20260626T070019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T070223Z UID:4218-1783324800-1783357200@biology.upb.edu.ph SUMMARY:Microbial Genomics Using Nanopore Long Reads with Balik Scientist Dr. Arun Decano DESCRIPTION:FROM FASTQ TO FINDINGS: COMMAND LINE-BASED MICROBIAL BIOINFORMATICS WORKSHOPS\nSession 2: Microbial Genomics Using Nanopore Long Reads \nFollowing the successful conduct ofย Session 1: Microbial Genomics Using Illumina Short Reads\, the Department of Biology\, College of Science\, University of the Philippines Baguio\, through theย DOST-PCHRD Balik Scientist Program of Dr. Arun Decano\, is pleased to announce theย continuation of the Microbial Bioinformatics Training Seriesย withย Session 2: Microbial Genomics Using Nanopore Long Reads. \nThis second session builds upon the concepts and skills introduced during the first workshop and provides participants with advanced hands-on training in the analysis ofย Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing dataย using command-line bioinformatics tools and reproducible analytical workflows. \nParticipants will gain practical experience in:\nQuality Control\nGenome Assembly\nGenome Annotation\nAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Profiling \nย Workshop Details\nDate:ย Monday\, 06 July 2026\nTime:ย 8:30 AM โ€“ 5:00 PM\nVenue:ย Basement 1\, Innovation and Technology Transfer Office\, University of the Cordilleras โ€“ Legarda Campus \nParticipants for this workshop were selected from among faculty members\, researchers\, students\, and technical staff of UP Baguio and its partner institutions with interests in bioinformatics\, genomics\, antimicrobial resistance\, infectious diseases\, data science\, and related fields. \nThrough this workshop series\, the program continues to strengthen technical expertise\, foster interdisciplinary collaboration\, and advance microbial genomics and bioinformatics capacity within UP Baguio\, its partner institutions\, and the Cordillera region. \nWe look forward to welcoming back our participants as they continue their journey from FASTQ files to meaningful scientific discoveries through the application of cutting-edge microbial genomics and bioinformatics. URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/event/4218/ LOCATION:University of the Cordilleras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261028T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261028T143000 DTSTAMP:20261027T052103Z CREATED:20261027T051518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T052103Z UID:7077-1793174400-1793197800@biology.upb.edu.ph SUMMARY:Workshop on Introduction to Invasive Species Risk Assessment DESCRIPTION:๐ŸŒฟ WORKSHOP ON INTRODUCTION TO INVASIVE SPECIES RISK ASSESSMENT \nThe Master of Science in Conservation and Restoration Ecology (MS CaRE) Program\, in collaboration with the Integrated Urban Landscape Resilience Program under the UP System Collective Mentorship Program (CMP)\, invites you to join the Workshop on Introduction to Invasive Species Risk Assessment\, featuring Prof. Dymphna N. Javier\, PhD\, Professorial Lecturer II\, as the resource speaker and facilitator. \nThis workshop aims to introduce participants to the fundamental concepts\, principles\, and methods of invasive species risk assessment\, providing a scientific basis for understanding potential threats to biodiversity\, ecosystems\, agriculture\, and human well-being\, and informing appropriate prevention\, management\, and control strategies. \n*Limited to active MS CaRE Students \nLetโ€™s strengthen our understanding of invasive species and explore science-based approaches to protecting biodiversity and ecosystem health! ๐ŸŒฑ URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/event/workshop-on-introduction-to-invasive-species-risk-assessment/ LOCATION:IB 204 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261103T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261103T113000 DTSTAMP:20261030T010903Z CREATED:20261030T010903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261030T010903Z UID:7164-1793696400-1793705400@biology.upb.edu.ph SUMMARY:Balik Scientist Program Exit Presentation DESCRIPTION:๐Ÿงฌ ๐๐„๐˜๐Ž๐๐ƒ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐“๐‘๐€๐๐’๐…๐„๐‘: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐†๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฌโฃ\nโฃ\n๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ\, ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ \, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ.โฃ\nโฃ\nThe University of the Philippines Baguio\, in partnership with the DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD)\, invites you to the ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐€๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐†๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ง๐จ\, Balik Scientist and Postdoctoral Bioinformatician at City St Georgeโ€™s\, University of London\, United Kingdom.โฃ\nโฃ\nJoin us as Dr. Decano shares the milestones\, accomplishments\, and impact of her six-month Balik Scientist engagement\, highlighting initiatives in genomics research\, bioinformatics training\, One Health antimicrobial resistance surveillance\, and the development of sustainable scientific collaborations in the Cordillera region.โฃ\nโฃ\n๐Ÿ“… ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ)โฃ\nโฃ\n๐Ÿ•˜ ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œโฃ\nโฃ\n๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ\, ๐”๐ ๐๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐จโฃ\nโฃ\n๐Ÿ’ป ๐‡๐ฒ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ | ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐žโฃ\nโฃ\nBe part of the conversation on strengthening local research capabilities\, empowering the next generation of scientists\, and building a sustainable genomics research ecosystem in the Cordilleras.โฃ\nโฃ\n๐Ÿ“ฒ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐‘ ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ!โฃ\nโฃ\n#BalikScientistProgram #DOSTPCHRD #UPBaguio #GenomicsResearch #Bioinformatics #OneHealth #SciencePH #CordilleraResearch URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/event/balik-scientist-program-exit-presentation/ LOCATION:Chancellorโ€™s Board Room CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261127T235900 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261127T235900 DTSTAMP:20261027T063433Z CREATED:20261027T063433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T063433Z UID:7092-1795823940-1795823940@biology.upb.edu.ph SUMMARY:Deadline for MSCaRE Applications for 2nd Sem 2026-2027 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Biology announces the opening of applications to the Master of Science in Conservation and Restoration Ecology Program for the 2nd Semester\, AY 2026-2027.\n\nThe deadline of application is on November 27\, 2026.\n\n\n\nHere is the link to the online application form: https://forms.gle/37JUBVNw13JfSFow7\n\n\n\nFor the DOST-ASTHRDP application requirements\, those interested can email the GPO at gpo.upbaguio@up.edu.ph. URL:https://biology.upb.edu.ph/event/deadline-for-mscare-applications-for-2nd-sem-2026-2027/ LOCATION:Benguet END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR