We are in need of one (1) full time faculty specializing in Microbiology!
The Department of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Baguio is in need of one (1) full time faculty member specializing in Microbiology starting this 1st Semester of AY 2024-2025. Submit your application requirements via email to biology.upbaguio@up.edu.ph and the Department Chair, Dr. Roland M. Hipol (rmhipol@up.edu.ph), until May 30, 2024. Refer to the poster below for more details on qualifications and requirements. Apply now! We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
The BS Biology Program is now AUN-QA Certified!
The Department of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Baguio is proud to announce that the BS Biology program has recently received its ASEAN University Network- Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) certification. BS Biology is the 3rd undergraduate degree program of the University of the Philippines Baguio certified by the AUN-QA. This milestone is the result of the evaluation conducted last 12th-14th of March 2024 at UP Baguio, during the 378th AUN-QA On-site Program Assessment. The Department of Biology expresses our sincere appreciation to all the UP Baguio support and academic staff, students, alumni, and employers, whose contributions were instrumental in the success of the assessment process. Learn more about the ASEAN University Network (AUN) here: https://www.aunsec.org Padayon! We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth); SDG-17 (Partnership for Goals)
Research Highlight: Anuran species found in Camp John Hay by DB Students
𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 (𝟑) 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐠 (𝐀𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧) 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲! Two (2) of these species are Luzon and Philippine endemics. The Luzon fanged frog is designated by the IUCN as a Near Threatened species indicating its vulnerability to endangerment. Meanwhile, the Diminutive Forest Frog is a species endemic to the Philippines but its exact identification is yet to be confirmed. So, its conservation status still needs to be clarified. These frog species show the importance of conservation efforts at Camp John Hay. Without our attention, they could be lost forever. Let’s work together to safeguard our wildlife and the pristine beauty of Camp John Hay’s ecosystem. Hop on as we learn more about these “ribbiting” species and how to identify them Researchers:MARK P. VILLARUBIASOPHIA REIGN M. GUERREROBIANCA GAIL Y. CURA Adviser:ARVIN JET B. MARCAIDA, PH.D. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-15 (Life on Land)
The Department of Biology congratulates the 2024 Physicians Licensure Exam (PLE)
The Department of Biology, College of Science, and University of the Philippines Baguio extend its congratulations to its BS Biology alumni who have taken and passed the Physicians Licensure Examination held last April 2024. We are honored to have been a part of your journey and celebrate this milestone with you. Padayon, mga Iskolar ng Bayan! We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-3 (Good Health and Well-being); SDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
DB Faculty receives two International Publication Award (IPA)
Prof. Zenaida Baoanan received not just one but two International Publication Awards (IPA) for her recent scientific outputs. Her first IPA resulted from her collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa during her postdoctoral research on cone snails, conducted under the Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program for Advanced Research in Agriculture. The second IPA is an output from her Cordillera Studies Center Faculty Research Grant with Prof. Karen Ballada, formerly of the Department of Biological Sciences and currently a faculty member at DMMMSU, Bacnotan Campus. Access the papers here:–https://doi.org/10.3390/md21020061–https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03969-5 We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-3 (Good Health and Well-being); SDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-13 (Climate Action); SDG-15 (Life on Land)
DB Faculty receives an International Publication Award (IPA)
CONGRATULATIONS Prof. Zenaida Baoanan and Asst. Prof. Deign Frolley Soriano are recent recipients of an International Publication Award (IPA) for their scientific contribution in environmental management and biodiversity work! The two members of the Department of Biolgy earned an International Publication Award for their study entitled: Biomass and Carbon Stock Assessment of Trees in the Lowland Evergreen Forest of Mt. Iraya, Batanes, Philippines. The paper was a collaboration with scientists from Benguet State University (BSU) and Batanes State College (BSC) and was produced as part of the Popularizing Access to Biodiversity Information Data and Conservation Opportunities (PABIDACO) project under the CHED-DARE TO Research Grant, with both members of the department being part of the project. Access the paper here: https://doi.org/10.56899/152.01.20 We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-13 (Climate Action); SDG-15 (Life on Land)
New paper out entitled “Two new species of 𝐵𝑢𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑚 (Orchidaceae, sect. Polymeres) from Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve, Luzon Island, Philippines”
New Paper Out! Congratulations, Assoc. Prof. Liezel Magtoto for their new paper entitled: Two new species of 𝐵𝑢𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑚 (Orchidaceae, sect. Polymeres) from Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve, Luzon Island, Philippines Access the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04187 We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-15 (Life on Land)
The University of the Philippines Baguio holds a discussion entitled “Conversations on Wildlife and Conservation”
The University of the Philippines Baguio in partnership with UP Baguio College of Science (CS), the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), and the San Roque Power Corporation holds a discussion entitled “Conversations on Wildlife and Conservation” at the CS AVR on March 15, 8:30 AM – 12:00 NN. Dr. Hector Miranda, Jr., the former Science Director of the Philippine Eagle foundation and currently the interim Dean of Thomas F. Freeman Honors College in Texas Southern University is one of the keynote speakers in the discussion. He was also joined by key experts on wildlife and conservation: Dr. Jayson Ibañez, PEF Director for Operations; and our very own Dr. Aris Reginaldo, Assoc. Professor, UP Baguio; and Dr. Zenaida Baoanan, Professor, UP Baguio. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-13 (Climate Action); SDG-15 (Life on Land); SDG-17 (Partnership for Goals)
The three-day 378th on-site AUN-QA Program Assessment of the BS Biology Program of the College of Science concludes
To cap off the three-day 378th on-site ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Program Assessment of the BS Biology Program of the College of Science, AUN-QA assessors Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chin and Dr. Tan Chin Hon presented their preliminary assessment findings earlier today at the Chancellor’s Board Room. Afterwards, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chin and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Rosemary Gutierrez delivered their closing remarks. Tokens of appreciation were also given to the AUN-QA assessors. The Department of Biology would like to sincerely thank everyone who has worked tirelessly during our preparations for this event, as well as all our dear students, academic staff, support staff, alumni, and employers who participated as interviewees during this assessment. We appreciate your continued support for our esteemed University and again, thank you all very much! We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-17 (Partnership for Goals)
AUN-QA Assessors visit UP Baguio
ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) assessors Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chin of Vietnam National University and Dr. Tan Chin Hon of the National University of Singapore conducted site visits around the University of the Philippines Baguio, 1:15 PM, 12 March 2024. This is part of the 378th on-site AUN-QA Programme Assessment of the BS Biology Program of the College of Science. We support the Sustainable Development GoalsSDG-4 (Quality Education); SDG-17 (Partnership for Goals)