Department of Biology

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New publication entitled “The parasite’s parasite: Exploring virophages’ antiviral strategies in developing current and novel antiviral therapies” by the Department of Biology faculty and student

A big congratulations to 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐨 𝐕. 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨 and 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐆. 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚 of the Department of Biology, UP Baguio, for their newly published work! Title: The parasite’s parasite: Exploring...

New publication entitled “Identifying Potential Rhodophyte-Derived Inhibitors of African Swine Fever Virus pS273R Cysteine Protease: A Computational Screening Approach” by Department of Biology faculty and students

Congratulations to our Department of Biology faculty and students from UP Baguio for their latest research publication! Title: Identifying Potential Rhodophyte-Derived Inhibitors of African Swine...

Highlights from the Department of Biology’s participation in the 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 (𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌) held on April 3–5, 2025 at UP Baguio

In line with the main theme, “𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬” the Department of Biology adopted its own focused...

We are looking for full-time faculty members (with possibility for tenure)

Join the Department of Biology, UP Baguio! The Department of Biology, College of Science at the University of the Philippines Baguio is looking for full-time faculty members (with possibility for...

Department of Biology faculty represented the University of the Philippines Baguio in the recent update of terrestrial and integrated Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Philippines

Assoc. Prof. Aris Reginaldo, Assoc. Prof. Liezel Magtoto, and Asst. Prof. Arvin Jet Marcaida of the Department of Biology, UP Baguio, represented the university in the recent update of terrestrial...

Department of Biology faculty were Scientists Speakers at the Research Festival (RESFEST) 2025 at the Philippine Science High School – CAR Campus last March 24, 2025 with the theme “Relevant Innovations for Emerging Issues.”

Asst. Prof. Deign Frolley Soriano, Chairperson and Dr. Ailyn F. Fadriquela, Senior Lecturer and Balik Scientist of Department of Biology, UP Baguio were one of the Research Festival (RESFEST) 2025...

The 5-day World Lecture Series during March 19-25 organized by the Department of Biology, College of Science, UP Baguio, concludes

The 5-day World Expert Lecture Series with Dr. Tim Downing, organized by the Department of Biology at UP Baguio, has come to a close. From March 19-25, we’ve had the...

World Expert Lecture Series – Talk “Advances in virus genome assembly, analysis, and mutation detection”

What an incredible session with Dr. Tim Downing! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the exclusive lecture on Advances in Virus Genome Assembly, Analysis, and Mutation Detection. From...

World Lecture Series (WELS) officially commenced on March 19, 2025

This morning, the World Experts Lecture Series (WELS) officially commenced with a warm welcome for Dr. Tim Downing, Group Leader & Head of Genomics at The Pirbright Institute, UK. The...