Filipino scientists back from abroad to help PH fight the pandemic
Some Filipino scientists formerly based abroad have joined other frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 and are now working in various hospitals in the country.
A professor of Chemistry and Associate Vice President for Research at the University of San Agustin, Dr. Jonel P. Saludes, is now assisting in assessing the capacities of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)’s facilities and technicians for compliance and accreditation by the Department of Health. Dr. Saludes trained on various fields like magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, chromatography, and chemical biology, to name a few, from the University of California Davis and University of Colorado Boulder.
Dr. Doralyn S. Dalisay, a 2019 Outstanding Professional of the Year awardee in the field of Pharmacy given by the Professional Regulatory Commission, is also assisting in assessing the capacities of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)’s facilities and technicians for compliance and accreditation by the Department of Health.
Dr. Dalisay returned to the Philippines as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Balik Scientist in June 2015 to establish a research program on natural products drug discovery at the Center for Chemical Biology and Biotechnology (C2B2) in University of San Agustin. Incidentally, she holds two US patents on the use of a marine natural product for fungal infections and cancer.
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A professor of Chemistry and Associate Vice President for Research at the University of San Agustin, Dr. Jonel P. Saludes, is now assisting in assessing the capacities of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)’s facilities and technicians for compliance and accreditation by the Department of Health. Dr. Saludes trained on various fields like magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, chromatography, and chemical biology, to name a few, from the University of California Davis and University of Colorado Boulder.
Dr. Doralyn S. Dalisay, a 2019 Outstanding Professional of the Year awardee in the field of Pharmacy given by the Professional Regulatory Commission, is also assisting in assessing the capacities of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)’s facilities and technicians for compliance and accreditation by the Department of Health.
Dr. Dalisay returned to the Philippines as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Balik Scientist in June 2015 to establish a research program on natural products drug discovery at the Center for Chemical Biology and Biotechnology (C2B2) in University of San Agustin. Incidentally, she holds two US patents on the use of a marine natural product for fungal infections and cancer.
Note: Lifted article.
SEE FULL STORY: https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/05/13/filipino-scientists-back-from-abroad-to-help-ph-fight-the-pandemic/
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scientists Discover Antibiotic Compounds from Bacteria Thriving in Marine ENVIRONMENT
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The research team at the Center for Chemical Biology and Biotechnology (C2B2) and Center for Drug Discovery and Development (CND3) led by Dr. Doralyn S. Dalisay and Dr. Jonel P. Saludes has discovered antibiotics from a bacteria thriving in marine sediments of the Philippines. The antibiotics kill the multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MDRSA), a pathogen that causes a range of illnesses from minor skin infections to life-threatening diseases, by breaking the protective membrane of the cell. The findings of this research provide evidence that these antibiotics potentially serve as leads to combat antibiotic resistant pathogens.
The research paper was reviewed by antibiotic experts from Italy and Russia and was published in high impact international journal, Frontiers in Microbiology today, April 24, 2020. Frontiers in Microbiology, one of the most cited microbiology Q1 journals, has an Impact Factor of 4.259 and publishes rigorously peer-reviewed manuscripts across the entire spectrum of microbiology. This research is made possible through a grant awarded to University of San Agustin by the Grant-in-Aid Program of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The research paper is co-authored by Melissa June Paderog (Faculty, Department of Pharmacy and C2B2), Angelica Faith Suarez (Research Associate, C2B2), Edna Sabido (Research Associate, CND3), and Dr. Zhen Jie Low (Waters Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore). Read more about the discoveries in Frontiers in Microbiology website: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00743. |
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The leadership of the University in research and publications is widely acknowledged. The USA Coordinating Center for Research and Publications has four specialists institutes: Institute for Augustinian Studies, Institute for Social Development Issues and Initiatives, Fray Luis de Leon Creative Writing Institute and Institute for Panayana and Cross-Cultural Studies. Each institute publishes a regular journal in book form.
Recently, the Center for Educational and Institutional Research was created. It has two institutes: Villanova Institute for Social Science Research and Cultural Studies and the Mendel Institute for Science and Technology Research.
The University of San Agustin Publishing House was also established in order to publish and disseminate researches in the University. Works of writers and scholars in the region are, likewise, published under its imprint. Libro Agustino. In its three years of existence, two Libro Agustino titles bagged the prestigious Philippine National Book Awards.
Recently, the Center for Educational and Institutional Research was created. It has two institutes: Villanova Institute for Social Science Research and Cultural Studies and the Mendel Institute for Science and Technology Research.
The University of San Agustin Publishing House was also established in order to publish and disseminate researches in the University. Works of writers and scholars in the region are, likewise, published under its imprint. Libro Agustino. In its three years of existence, two Libro Agustino titles bagged the prestigious Philippine National Book Awards.