NSRI-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (2018)
PROJECT LEADER
CO-PROJECT LEADER
TITLE OF PROJECT
Institute of Biology
Dr. Ahmad Reza F. Mazahery
"Establishment of Pre-inductive Culture Conditions for the Endodermal Differentiation
of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem cells"
Dr. Gil M. Penuliar
"Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Multilocus Sequence Typing Genotypes in
Campylobacter jejuni from Chickens in Metro Manila"
Dr. Windell L. Rivera
"Molecualar Detection and Identification of Leptospira spp. Isolated from pediatric and
Adult Patients in the Philippines"
Dr. Lillian Jennifer V. Rodriguez
Dr. Brian S. Santos
"Population genetic structuring of a widespread tropical fig tree Ficus septica"
"Population genetic analysis and DNA barcoding of Caranx sp. In Batangas"
Dr. Pierangeli G. Vital
"Isolation, Identification and screening of citric acid-producing fungal endophytes from
Citrus microcarpa"
Dr. Olivia C. Cabrera
Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones
(Extension)
"Spatiotemporal distribution and relative abundance of small cetaceans along southern
Tañon Strait in relation to environmental factors"
Dr. Marie Christine M. Obusan
Dr. Windell L. Rivera
Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones
Dr. Maria Auxilia T. Siringan
(Extension)
"Emerging Leptospirosis and Toxoplasmosis in Marine Wildlife Reservoir Hosts: The
Case of Cetaceans Stranded in Philippine Waters"
Dr. Jessica F. Simbahan
Dr. Virgie A. Alcantara, UPLB
(Extension)
"Assessment of laminarinase enzymes from various sources for the control of
Alternaria solani, a phytopathogenic fungi of tomato, eggplant and pepper"
Dr. Jessica F. Simbahan
(Dr. Joel DLC. Siopongco)
Ms. Annalee S. Hadsall, UPLB
(Extension)
"Survey of flowering angiosperms and screening for antimicrobial and industrially
important properties of microbial endophytes from Narra (Pterocarpus indicus) and
molave (Vitex parviflora) growing in the UP Arboretum"
Institute of Chemistry
Dr. Susan D. Arco
"Copolymerization of PEG-based methacrylates with methacrylic acid in 1-alkyl-3
methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate"
Dr. Marlon T. Conato
"Peptide-based Metal-Organic Frameworks (Peptide-MOFs) for Chiral Resolution of
Racemic Drugs"
Dr. Rheo B. Lamorena-Lim
"Aqueous Phase Study on Selected Metal Oxides Aged by Low Molecular Weight
Organic Acids"
Dr. Imee Su Martinez
"SFG Studies of Phospholipid Monolayers"
Dr. Ricky B. Nellas
"Atomistic Stimulation of the Nucleation of Atmospherically Relevant Four-Component
Systems"
Dr. Monissa C. Paderes
"Synthesis and Characterization of Urea-Based Molecules as Hydro- and
Organogelators"
Dr. Leon M. Payawan, Jr.
"Fabrication of Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial ZnO/Polymer Nanocomposite Thin
Films"
Dr. Medel Manuel L. Zulueta
Dr. Susan D. Arco
"Exploration of the Regioselective Acylation of Monosaccharides in Ionic Liquids"
Institute of Mathematics
Dr. Jonathan V. Caalim
Dr. Ralph John L. Dela Cruz
Dr. Clarisson Rizzie P. Canlubo
Dr. Agnes T. Paras
Dr. Diane Christine P. Pelejo
Dr. Rovin B. Santos
Dr. Lilibeth D. Valdez
Dr. Ma. Lailani B. Walo
"Symplectic Completion of Matrices"
"Local Trivialization of Bundles of Algebras"
"The Jordan canonical form of a product of elementary S-unitary matrices"
"Sign Patterns that Require or Allow Algebraic Positivity"
"Symmetric Perfect Colorings of Groups"