The Philippine Genome Center supported by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) organized a workshop for representatives from some of the participating ASEAN countries during the 9th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (IAMMST-9) held in October 2016. Project […]
PGC visits new building
As part of the preparations for the transfer to the new building, PGC ED and staff visits the new building for preliminary inspection.
3-day training in DNA Extraction and Capillary Sequencing for PCC Staff
The DSCF team with the Philippine Carabao Center staff (2nd-3rd from L: Gerard Ramos, Shanemae M. Rivera, Excel Rio S. Maylem) who took part in a 3-day training in DNA Extraction and Capillary Sequencing.
Virologist’s sequencing technologies in Ebola outbreak
The Philippine Genome Center of the UP System is holding a free seminar titled “Using viral genomic sequencing to track virus transmission during the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa” by Professor Ian Gordon Goodfellow of the Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge.
Nelzo Ereful, PhD
Post-doctoral Researcher (Bioinformatics)
National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Cambridge, UK
Research Focus: (1) Allele-specific expression imbalance and its association with important traits using hybrids and MAGIC (Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Crosses) population in both rice and wheat; (2) Wheat Bioinformatics: (a) Time-series and differential expression analyses between control and wheat samples challenged with ergot fungus and (b) SNP identification among several wheat lines.
Renato A. Vega, PhD
Associate Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences Cluster
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Antonio G. Lalusin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Plant Breeding,
Crop Science Cluster, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Maria Genaleen Q. Diaz, PhD
Professor, Institute of Biological Sciences
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Maria Genaleen Q. Diaz is a Professor at the Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Her field of specialization is Genetics and Molecular Biology.
Hayde F. Galvez, PhD
PhD, Molecular Genetics and Plant Breeding
Assistant Professor and Head, Genetics Laboratory
Institute of Plant Breeding-Crop Science Cluster
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Research Areas: plant molecular genetics/genomics studies for crop improvement and germplasm management application; basic S&T research studies towards the development of molecular biotechnology technologies; and crop pre-breeding employing advancements in genomics and computational biology.
Antonio C. Laurena, PhD
Research Professor
Biochemistry Laboratory/Crop Biotech Division
Institute of Plant Breeding, Crop Science Cluster
College of Agriculture, UP Los Banos