DSCF trains UP Cebu researchers in Shotgun Metagenomics Sequencing

A Shotgun Metagenomics Sequencing training was conducted by the DNA Sequencing Core Facility (DSCF) on March 4-8, 2024 for University of the Philippines Cebu researchers. The trainees from UP Cebu were composed of researchers from Project REHAB (River Ecosystem Health Assessment using Biomonitoring Tools) under the DETOXS Program (Detection, Treatment, and Detoxification System for Emerging […]

PGC hosts World Expert Lecture Series talk featuring Dr. Glenn Satuito

Exploring the Depths—In an extension of the World Expert Lecture Series (WELS) Program hosted by the UP Office of International Linkages, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) presented a PGC Talks lecture featuring Prof. Dr. Glenn Satuito. The seminar took place on February 23, 2024, at the Institute of Biology Auditorium. Prof. Dr. Glenn Satuito, a […]

Clinical Geneticist-Molecular Genetic Pathologist now heads the Philippine Genome Center

The Philippine Genome Center of the UP System welcomes Felicitas L. Lacbawan, MD who used to teach at the Department of Human Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the UP College of Medicine. Dr. Lacbawan, a former chief medical officer for genetics and genomics in the US rejoined the University to rise to the challenge of […]

Bioinfo attends the HPCN Conference 2023

In Photos: The Core Facility for Bioinformatics (CFB) participated in the High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN) Conference 2023.  The HPCN conference stands as a foremost local platform fostering collaboration and interaction among scientists, academicians, systems and network engineers, as well as other professionals in the fields of high-performance computing (HPC), advanced networking, and computational science. […]

PGC partners with NCMH for a mental health tissue biobank and multi-omics capacity building program

In collaboration with the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH), the genome center launches a capacity-building program on mental health tissue biobank and multi-omics. By centering capacitation efforts towards awareness-building workshops and activities, the program will identify key NCMH staff and consultants which will ensure the sustainability of biobanking and multi-omics research efforts at the […]

Call for Applications: PGC Bioinformatics Training & Internship Program 2023

Student applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students in good academic standing, enrolled in a science or engineering course at an accredited college or university in the Philippines. Young professional applicants must have a BS degree in a science or engineering field, and be a researcher and/or faculty member employed at a research or higher education institution in the Philippines.

This will be held during the mid-year period from June 19 to July 28, 2023.

FREE AMR sample sequencing by PGC DNA Sequencing

The DNA Sequencing Core Facility (DSCF) in partnership with Golden Bat and QIAGEN is conducting a FREE sequencing of AMR samples from April 17-19, 2023.
Interested participants shall write a one-page rationale on why they need their sample/s sequenced and send it to dnasequencing@pgc.up.edu.ph with the subject: AMR Sequencing [Entry]_Affiliation_Name
Deadline for entries is on March 31, 2023. For more information, contact Ma. Celeste S. Abad at msabad@up.edu.ph or dnasequencing@pgc.up.edu.ph and/or call 981-8500 loc. 4707
Details on how to send accepted samples will follow.