Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DOCTORAL EXAMINATION OF CYNDI MAE BANDONG, PHD IN MICROBIOLOGY CANDIDATE

The Institute of Biology invites you to the Doctoral Examination of Cyndi Mae S. Bandong, PhD Candidate in defense of her dissertation “Molecular Analyses of the Nitrogen-fixing Frankia sp. Isolated from Coriaria intermedia Matsum. Collected from Benguet, Philippines and Its Implication on the Spread of the Members of Coariariaccae” for the degree of Ph.D in Microbiology. The Doctoral Examination will be held via zoom on March 15, 2021, 5:00PM Manila Standard Time. To register click HERE

NEWS
EDC AND UP PARTNER UP FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

The partnership for the Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring Program (BCMP) which started its two phases in 2008 and 2012 is expected to be continued into its third phase after a memorandum of agreement signing between the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and the University of the Philippines (UP). This partnership, pioneered by three outstanding scientists — the late Dr. Perry Ong, Dr. Leonard Co, and Dr. Daniel Lagunsad, is expected to focus on the Biodiversity Metrics, Flagship Species Initiative, Flora Conservation, Botanical Treasures and the establishment of the UP-Institute of Biology (UPIB)-EDC Biodiversity Hub.

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IB FACULTY ELECTED TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS ACADEMICIAN

The Institute of Biology would like to congratulate Dr. Windell L. Rivera, for being elected to National Academy of Science and Technology as Academician in recognition of his achievements in the Medical Sciences. Congratulations, Sir Windell! Windell L. Rivera, Ph.D.Professor 12, UP Scientist III Link to official announcement

IB study suggests Philippine fruit bats may be entirely new species of their own based on DNA data

A recent study conducted in the Institute of Biology using mitochondrial DNA barcodes suggests that Philippine fruit bat species may be classified as a species of their own due to their high sequence divergence with specimens found in other Southeast Asian countries. For more details on this news visit: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/philippine-fruit-bats-may-be-entirely-new-species-of-their-own-dna-suggests/?fbclid=IwAR252McGTahNxxRrGeeUVf_KXfyO5NUiApHGW4xxybXEBDNLDnFBbUD5sbQ