Institute of Biology

Profile – Leilani G. Sumabat-Dacones

Leilani G. Sumabat-Dacones, PhD Assistant Professor 5 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Plant Pathology, The University of Georgia, 2019 Research Mycology, Population biology of fungal plant pathogens Teaching BIO 1 (Contemporary Topics in Biology) BIO 112 (Mycology) MICROBIO 262 (Soil Microbiology) Research Laboratory Fungal Laboratory Email Address lsdacones@up.edu.ph Publications

Profile – Jessica F. Simbahan

Jessica F. Simbahan, PhD Associate Professor 7 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA, 2004 Research Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology, Production of Construction Materials Using Microbial Calcite Precipitation, Exploring Earthworm Gut Microorganisms for Useful Enzymes and Compounds, Characterization of a new Streptomyces sp. Teaching BIO 1 […]

Profile – Daisy May C. Santos

Daisy May C. Santos, PhD Assistant Professor 7 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Head PhD in Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2019 Research Genetics and Molecular Biology of Plants and Cyanobacteria Teaching BIO 11 (Fundamentals of Biology 1) BIO 150.1 (Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory) BIO 200 (Undergraduate Thesis) BIO 299 […]

Profile – Windell L. Rivera

Windell L. Rivera, PhD Professor 12 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Medical Science (Cellular and Molecular Microbiology), Nagasaki University, Japan, 1999 Research Protozoology, Applied Bacteriology, Medical Biotechnology Teaching BIO 395 (Advanced Studies in Biology) MICROBIO 241 (Advanced Microbial Genetics) MICROBIO 251 (Microbial Pathogenesis) MICROBIO 271 (Protozoology) MICROBIO 296 (Graduate Seminar) MICROBIO […]

Profile – Gil M. Penuliar

Gil M. Penuliar, PhD Associate Professor 6 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Medical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 2012 Research Medical Microbiology Teaching BIO 1 (Contemporary Topics in Biology) BIO 123 (Fundamentals of Microbial Physiology) BIO 196 (Undergraduate Seminar) BIO 200 (Undergraduate Thesis) Microbio 221 (Advanced Microbial Physiology) Microbio […]

Profile – Marie Christine M. Obusan

Marie Christine M. Obusan, PhD Associate Professor 3 Deputy Director for Facilities & Resources (DDFR) Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Environmental Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2015 Research Microbial Ecology of Aquatic Systems Teaching BIO 1 (Contemporary Topics in Biology) BIO 11 (Fundamentals of Biology 1) BIO 163 (Fundamentals of […]

Profile – Ivan Christian V. J. Imperial

Ivan Christian V. J. Imperial, MD, PhD Assistant Professor 5 Deputy Director for Academic Affairs (DDAA) Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member Doctor of Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, U.P. Manila PhD in Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman Research Immunology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Medical Biology Teaching BIO 1 (Contemporary Topics […]

Profile – Joyce A. Ibana

Joyce A. Ibana, PhD Professor 6 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2011 Research Reproductive Immunology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Drug Discovery Teaching BIO 150 – (Fundamentals of Cell & Molecular Biology) BIO 151 – (Fundamentals of Immunobiology) BIO 250 – […]

Profile – Alysa G. Estopace

Alysa G. Estopace, MSc Instructor 7 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member MS Microbiology, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2019 Research Bacterial Genetics Teaching BIO 11 (Fundamentals of Biology 1) BIO 12 (Fundamentals of Biology 2) BIO 141 (Microbial Genetics) Research Laboratory Email Address agestopace@up.edu.ph Publications

Profile – Davin Edric V. Adao

Davin Edric V. Adao, PhD Assistant Professor 7 Microbiology and Cell Biology Academic Group Member PhD in Biology, University of the Philippines, 2020 Research Protozoology, Parasitology, Molecular detection, Phylogenetics and Immunological detection Teaching BIO 120 (General Microbiology) BIO 141 (Fundamentals of Microbial Genetics) BIO 151 (Fundamentals of Immunobiology) Research Laboratory Pathogen-Host-Environment Interactions Research Laboratory (PHEIRL) […]