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Department of Biology

Current Research Projects

FacultyProject TitleDurationPartner Institution
Jeno Rey R. PagaduanMonitoring of Microplastics and Macroplastics accumulation in Ambuklao Lake, Bokod, Benguet Using Automated Technologies2023-2024Interdisciplinary Team Research Grant (ITRG)
Arvin Jet B. MarcaidaEcology of Cercarial Production in Tropical Freshwater Ecosystems: Host-Parasite Connections of Trematodes in the Cagayan RiverApril 2022 - May 2024DOST-JSPS Joint Research Program
Ronan Q. BaculiEffects of nutrient pollution on the taxonomic and functional diversity of bacterial primo-colonizers of plastics in marine environment.August to October 2023Dr. Neo Mei Lin at the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, National University Singapore
Zenaida G. BaoananEnhancing Urban Biodiversity within the Buyog Watershed in Baguio City (UP Baguio Focal Person and research team member)July 2022 - Dec 2022 (partnership is still on going)DENR-CAR
Zenaida G. BaoananAfrican Tulip (Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.): An emerging threat to Baguio City’s Green SpaceApril 2022 - Sept 2023Cordillera Studies Center-Interdisciplinary Research Grant, UP Baguio
Zenaida G. BaoananAssessment of Bioinvasion and Proliferation of Exotic Plant Species in Camp John Hay Forest Reserve in Baguio City: A Basis for the Policy Inputs on the Management of Exotic Plants and Promotion and Restoration of Native PlantsApril 2022 - March 2024DENR Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Service (FASPS)
Ma. Easter Joy V. SajoHEIRIT: Establishment of Social Innovation Laboratory and Business Inclusion (SILBI) Center: A DOST-supported Technology Business Incubation (TBI) at the University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) - Project LeaderJanuary 2023 - December 2024Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST PCIEERD)
Ma. Easter Joy V. SajoGeneration of Breast Cancer Mammosphere Assay as potential approach towards individualized cancer management - Project StaffMarch 2021 – December 2023 (with 10-month extension)DOST-PCHRD
Barcelo, RacquelDistribution, Habitat Characterization and Economic Uses of Native Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) in Benguet, Cordillera region March 2026 - February 2027Cordillera Studies Center- Interdisciplinary Research Grant, UP Baguio, Benguet Provincial Governor and Municipal Offices
Baculi, RonanVertical Structuring of Taxonomic and Functional Diversity in Landfill Soil MicrobiomesMarch 2026- February 2027Cordillera Studies Center- Interdisciplinary Research Grant, UP Baguio
Magtoto, LiezelField-based pollination assessment and pollen resource use of phytophagous bats in karts forest of Tuba, BenguetNovember 2025-October 2028DOST-NRCP
Magtoto, LiezelProduction of bacterial cellulose from kombucha SCOBY using gipah (Sarcandra glabra) as viable raw materials for woundsJanuary-December 2026DOST-PCHRD-CRHRDC
Tallad, Jay-Ann & Am-amlan, Mae-AnnMicrobial Diversity in Mine Tailings of Tuba, Benguet: Influence of Heavy Metals and Sediment PropertiesApril 2025 - July 2026Cordillera Studies Center- Interdisciplinary Research Grant, UP Baguio
Paglingayen, Kimberly & Baoanan, ZenaidaUnlocking the Potential of Dried Pine Needles: Applications for Agricultural Productivity and Soil RehabilitationJune 2026 - May 2027Cordillera Studies Center, John Hay Management Corporation, Philex Mining Corporation, Department of Science and Technology - National Research Council of the Philippines
Reginaldo, ArisEcology of Philippine pine forests and savannaNovember 2025 - PresentCurrently funded by Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio and individual support from Institutions of collaborators from University of Florida and The Chinese Academy (RC)