Research Professor
Biochemistry Laboratory/Crop Biotech Division
Institute of Plant Breeding, Crop Science Cluster
College of Agriculture, UP Los Baños
Agriculture Program Director
Selected Publications
Yebron MGN, CC Sevilla, MHR Nyugen, KM Umali, II Aycocho and AC Laurena. 2010. 16S rDNA-based analysis of rumen bacterial diversity in Philippine carabao (Bubalus bubalis). Philipp J Vet Anim Sci 36:1-12.
ME Cueno, Y Hibi, K Karamatsu, Y Yasutomi, K Imai, AC Laurena and T Okamoto. 2010. Preferential expression and immunogenecity of HIV-1 Tat fusion protein expressed in tomato plant. J Transgenic Research (accepted in March 2010, with online abstract and full paper)
ME Cueno, Y Hibi, K Imai, AC Laurena and T Okamoto.2010. Impaired plant growth and development caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat. J Transgenic Research (accepted in March 2010, with online abstract and full paper).
ME Cueno, MGQ Diaz, MS Mendioro, AC Laurena and RP Laude. 2011. Sequence analyses of the coconut enolase 3’ end reveals a CACTG motif found within the 3’ UTR. Acepted in the Philippine Journal of Science.
ME Cueno, MGQ Diaz, MS Mendiora, AC Laurena, EMT Mendoza and RP Laude. 2011. An insight into the ontogenetic patterns observed among NQHVVN-containing transcripts found in varying ages of the coconut endosperm, Accepted in the Philippine Journal of Science.
Zaporteza ZM, RN Garcia, K Cimagala, AC Laurena and EMT Mendoza. 2011. Molecular characterization and genetic diversity analyses of papaya in the Philippines by sequence-tagged SSR markers. Phil. Agric. Scientist (submitted for publication).
Magdalita PM, AC Laurena and MTM Perez. 2011.Cloning of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase gene and initial transformation of ‘Solo’ papaya via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Phil. J Science (submitted for publication)
