The DSCF and CFB teams attended the 39th Annual Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Convention last November 29-30, 2012 at Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
Disclosure of Disease Risks in Genomic Research
The program on Ethics, Legal and Social Issues of the Philippine Genome Center is inviting interested parties to a colloquium entitled “Disclosure of Disease Risks in Genomic Research” on December 10, 2012, 2pm at NIH Conference Room, University of the Philippines, Manila.
BGI & JGI Echo Report
Last October 22-23, 2012, the DSCF and CFB (Core Facility for Bioinformatics) held an echo report of the BGI Bioinformatics Workshop and the JGI Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop. Mr. David Gonzales and Ms. Marylette Roa facilitated the BGI report, which covered a wide range of bioinformatics techniques to analyze next generation sequencing data.
DNA evidence could free the innocent -if it were available
Dr. Maria Corazon de Ungria, director of the Philippine Genome Center’s Forensics and Ethnicity program shared with Ms. Jessica Zafra of InterAksyon.com the significance of DNA tests, and the Innocence Project Philippines.
DSCF attends the 4th Annual Asia-Pacific Life Technologies Sequencing Summit
Dr. Cynthia Saloma and research assistant Denice Palmos attended the 4th Annual Asia-Pacific Life Technologies Sequencing Summit last October 7-9, 2012 held in Bali, Indonesia. The event featured plenary sessions and scientific poster presentations, which highlighted different research studies from a wide variety of genomic field specializations.
The use of forensic DNA evidence in effective governance of the local community
Last October 4, in the Star Science column of the Philippine Star, Dr. Maria Corazon de Ungria, director of the Philippine Genome Center’s Forensics and Ethnicity program shared the relevance of DNA tests in ‘crime-scene’ investigations as well as in identifying one’s parentage for custody or child-support cases.
PGC attends the BGI Bioinformatics Workshop
Last September 17-21, 2012, members of the PGC Core Facilities attended a bioinformatics workshop held in BGI (formerly Beijing Genomics Institute) Shenzhen, China. Marylette Roa represented CFB while David Gonzales represented DSCF. The workshop included topics on variation detection, small RNA research, transcriptomics, genome assembly, single cell omics, and epigenetics.
Adaptive radiation of venomous marine snail lineages and the accelerated evolution of venom peptide genes
Olivera B.M., Watkins M., Bandyopadhyay P., Imperial J.S., de la Cotera E.P., Aguilar M.B., Vera E.L., Concepcion G.P., Lluisma A.O.
An impressive biodiversity (>10,000 species) of marine snails (suborder Toxoglossa or superfamily Conoidea) have complex venoms, each containing approximately 100 biologically active, disulfide-rich peptides. In the genus Conus, the most intensively investigated toxoglossan lineage (∼500 species), a small set of venom gene superfamilies undergo rapid sequence hyperdiversification within their mature toxin regions.
Dr. Padilla receives Concepcion Dadufalza for Distinguished Achievement Award
InterAksyon.com · Monday, September 17, 2012
Dr. Carmencita David-Padilla who introduced new born screening in the country is the latest recipient of the Concepcion Dadufalza for Distinguished Achievement Award.
PGC Balik Scientist supports democratization of genomic sequencing
The Philippine Genome Center’s DNA Sequencing Core Facility (DSCF) through its Program Director, Dr. Cynthia P. Saloma, hosted a Balik Scientist in the person of Dr. Ernesto C. Almira of the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, USA.