NIMBB UP-NIH Projects

Improving Molecular Diagnosis of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (2016)
Funding: US-NIH (RO1)
Role: Principal Investigator
Collaborators: University of California San Francisco
Status: On-going

Project 3D Targets: The UK-Philippine Research Consortium for Dengue Diagnostics and Drug Targets
(2015)
Funding: MRC-Newton Fund – PCHRD
Role: Principal Investigator
Collaborators: University of Glasgow and University of Bristol
Status: On-going

An HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance Library and Development of Molecular Diagnostics for Drug-Resistance Detection-Part: Surveillance of Mutations for Acquired Drug Resistance
(2014)
Funding Agency: PCHRD-DOST
Role: Co-Investigator
Status: on-going

DenCET (Dengue: Climate, Evolution and Transmission)
(December 2012 – December 2015)
Funding Agency: TECO-MECO (Taiwan-Manila Economic Cooperative)
Role: Principal Investigator
Beneficiary: Public Health
Status: Ongoing

Whole Genome Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) & Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in the Philippines
(2012)
Funding Agency: Emerging Science Technology Field Grant, University of the Philippines
Role: Principal Investigator
Beneficiary: TB Diagnostic Program
Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Beneficiary: National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health (DOH)
Status: Completed

High Throughput Simultaneous Detection of Waterborne Parasitosis from Household, Recreational
and Environmental Water Samples Using Microarray Analysis
(March 2010 – March 2013)
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
Role: Project Leader
Beneficiary: Public Health