The Department of Biology, with the College of Science, kicks off the 31st SINSM
The Department of Biology, along with other departments in the College of Science, kicks off the 31st Summer Institute in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SINSM). This year, the Department of Biology warmly welcomes our 33 participants from various educational institutions. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-3 (Good Health and Well-being); SDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-5 (Gender Equality); SDG-6 (Clean Water and Sanitation); SDG-9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure); SDG-11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities); SDG-13 (Climate Action); SDG-14 (Life on Water); SDG-15 (Life on Land); SDG-17 (Partnership for Goals)
BS Biology Graduates pass the 2026 Philippine Academy of Microbiology (PAM), Inc. Certification Exam for Registered Microbiologist
The Department of Biology proudly congratulates our newly registered microbiologists! Your achievement is a testament to your dedication, perseverance, and passion for advancing the field of microbiology. As you step forward in your professional journey, may you continue to uphold excellence, contribute to scientific innovation, and make meaningful impacts in research, public health, and environmental sustainability. Passing the Philippine Academy of Microbiology (PAM) Certification Examination designates passers as Registered Microbiologists (RMicro). Padayon, mga Iskolar ng Bayan! We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
Department of Biology Faculty elected as President of the Asian Society for Natural Products โ Philippine Chapter for the 2026โ2027 term
The Department of Biology proudly congratulates one of its faculty members, Asst. Prof. Racquel C. Barcelo, on her election as President of the Asian Society for Natural Products โ Philippine Chapter for the 2026โ2027 term. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-5 (Gender Equality); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
New paper out entitled “Antagonistic Endophytic Fungi against Blue Stain-associated Fungus from Benguet Pine (Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon) in Benguet, Philippines”
The Department of Biology is proud to share a recent publication by our MS CaRE alumna, Ms. Shirley Jaene S. Valdez, co-authored with Prof. Rosemary M. Gutierrez, a retired faculty member of the Department. The paper entitled โ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ช ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ-๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ (๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐บ๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ) ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ดโ is an output of Ms. Valdezโs MS thesis, completed under the guidance of her adviser, Prof. Rosemary M. Gutierrez. Congratulations to the authors! The full paper may be accessed through the following link: https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/antagonistic-endophytic-fungi-against-blue-stain-associated-fungus-from-benguet-pine-pinus-kesiya-royle-ex-gordon-in-benguet-the-philippines/ We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-15 (Life on Land)
Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong students visit the Department of Biology
The Department of Biology warmly welcomed students from Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong during their academic visit on March 4, 2026. The visit was coordinated by the Departmentโs Graduate Program Coordinator, Jeno Rey Pagaduan, who facilitated the engagement between the visiting students and members of the department with some MS CaRE students. The Department of Biology extends its appreciation to Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong for the opportunity for academic exchange and looks forward to strengthening collaboration in the future. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-17 (Partnership for Goals)
Department of Biology Scholars Receive DOST-NRCP Young Scientists Research Grant
The Department of Biology proudly celebrates another significant milestone achieved by our faculty and students. Asst. Prof. Kimberly Paglingayen, faculty member of the Department of Biology; Ms. Alhea Jei Cotelo, Teaching Associate; and Mr. Melvin Jake Manaog, MS Conservation and Restoration Ecology (MS CaRE) student, have been recipients of the Young Scientists Research Grant from the Department of Science and Technology โ National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP). As Young Scientists Research Grantees, they will undertake the following research projects: ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป (๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐): โ๐๐ฏ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด: ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโ ๐ ๐. ๐๐น๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ (๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐): โ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด๐ค๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ: ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ดโ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ๐ด (๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐): โ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ท๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ก๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ดโ These young scientists are under the mentorship of Prof. Zenaida G. Baoanan, who will guide them in the implementation and advancement of their respective research initiatives. The Department of Biology looks forward to strengthening its collaboration with DOST-NRCP through these research partnerships. Through these linkages, we aim to further advance evidence-based management strategies that contribute to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable stewardship of our invaluable natural resources. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
New Paper out from MS CaRE Alumni entitled “Enhancing Coral Restoration in the Philippines through Governance and Policy Integration.”
The Department of Biology is once again thrilled to share a co-authored publication by our alumna, Ms. Ethel Ruth A. Baquiran, entitled โEnhancing Coral Restoration in the Philippines through Governance and Policy Integration.โ The study may be accessed through the following link: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70334 Ms. Ethel is an alumna of the MS Conservation and Restoration Ecology (MS CaRE) Program with a specialization in coral conservation and restoration. We extend our warmest congratulations to Ms. Ethel and her co-authors on this significant contribution to coral restoration science and policy in the Philippines. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-15 (Life on Land)
New paper out entitled “Discovery of Novel Red Algal Inhibitors Targeting African Swine Fever Virus dUTPase through Integrated Computational Screening”
The Department of Biology congratulates our alumni, Razel F. Melendez and Christelle Jane C. Muyano, together with their mentors, Dr. Mark Andrian B. Macalalad and Dr. Fredmoore L. Orosco, on the publication of their study entitled โ๐๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.โ This work stemmed from their undergraduate thesis and was made possible through collaborations with Asst. Prof. Easter Joy Sajo, Asst Prof. Pablo Serrano, and Asst. Prof. Jeno Rey Pagaduan. Their study can be accessed through the following link: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0115701638415372251124101006 We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-3 (Good Health and Well-Being); SDG-4 (Quality Education)
Department of Biology alumnus named as a “The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)” 2025 Honoree
The Department of Biology proudly congratulates its alumnus, Prof. Deo Florence L. Onda, PhD, for being awarded The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) 2025. Prof. Deo is currently a professor at the Marine Science Institute of UP Diliman, specializing in marine plastic pollution and microbial ecology. His continuing valuable contributions to microbial oceanography are creating ripples across the nation and leaving a lasting impact that raises environmental awareness among fellow Filipinos. From your colleagues, advisees, and mentees, congratulations! You serve as an inspiration to all of us. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
Call for Student Assistants for 2nd Semester AY 25-26
ANNOUNCEMENT The Department of Biology is in need of student assistants to assist in the Department of Biology Faculty Room and Biology Instruments Room. Interested applicants may submit their applications with complete requirements through this Google Form: ๐https://forms.gle/XAzkJZP9bEcnWPTw8 See poster for more details.