I. NSRI-Funded Projects
RESEARCHERS
TITLE OF PROJECT
Institute of Biology
Jonathan A. Anticamara
Testing Options to Recover and Increase the Survival of Coral
Post-Settlement Recruits in Representative Degraded Reefs of
the Philippines
Ernelea P. Cao
Comparative Genetic Characterization of Coffee (Coffea sp.)
Varieties Grown in the Visayas and Mindanao Areas of the
Philippines
Elena S. Catap
Pharmacological Screening of Two Priority Agricultural Plant
Species: An Evaluation of their Potential Impacts on Health and
Wellness
Carmela P. Española
Ecology and Population of Cavity-nesting Birds at Subic
Watershed Forest Reserve and Adjacent Forests of Bataan
National Park, Luzon, Philippines
Joyce A. Ibana
Determination of the Role of Tumor-Associated Glycoprotein-72
(TAG-72) in the Induction of Immune-Suppression in Tumor
Microenvironments
Gil M. Penuliar
Prevalance and Profiling of Campylobacter isolates from poultry
meat products in Metro Manila
Gilda C. Rivero
Effects of Exogenous Salicylic Acid on the Cadmium Uptake and
Antioxidative Response of Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)
Windell L. Rivera
Development of Multiplex PCR for Detection of Ehrlichia canis,
Babesia canis and Hepatozoon canis in Canine Blood
Pierangeli G. Vital
Prevalence of Bacterial Pathogens and Somatic Phages in
Agricultural Irrigation Waters within Metro Manila
Sandra L. Yap
Phenology and Seed-Seedling Dynamics of the Palanan Forest
Dynamics Plot
Institute of Chemistry
Evangeline C. Amor
Cholinesterase Inhibitor/s from Moringa oleifera Lam.
Susan D. Arco
Guillermo M. Nuesca
Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Poly (NVinylCarbazole) and its Copolymers
Maria Pythias B. Espino
Nitrosamines in Environmental Waters
Rheo B. Lamorena- Lim
Analysis of the Oxidative Degradation of Asphalt Concrete:
Headspace Analysis Using Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry and Particulate Matter
Imee Su Martinez
The Synthesis and Characterization of Room Temperature Ionic
Liquids for Gas Capture Technology Development
Leon M. Payawan, Jr.
Application of TiO2/PAA and Ag/PAA Nanocomposites in
Flourescent-detection and Photodynamic Interaction of CatalasePositive Bacteria
Portia Mahal G. Sabido
Windell L. Rivera
Development of Ornithine-Rich Lipopeptides with Potential
Antimicrobial Activity
Florentino C. Sumera
Synthesis of Poly (Hydroxy-Lauric-Co-Lactic Acid) Liquid
Polymer for Dissolving Lipophilic Drugs Applied to Sustained
Release Parenterals
Aaron Joseph L. Villaraza
Synthesis and Characterization of Eu3+-DOTA and Eu3+-DOTAtype Complexes as Potential ParaCEST Imaging Agents
Institute of Environmental Science And Meteorology
Ronald Macatangay
Gerry Bagtasa
Simulating CO2 and CO Concentrations at Possible Observation
Sites and at Existing Air Quality Stations in the Philippines
Institute of Mathematics
Jose Ernie C. Lope
Mark Philip F. Ona
Agnes T. Paras
Ralph John L. de la Cruz
Dennis I. Merino
Agnes T. Paras
Daryl Q. Granario
Noli N. Reyes
Formal Solutions Of Singular Nonlinear Partial Differential
Equations
S-orthogonal and S-Householder Matrices
On the Ψs - Polar Decomposition Of Matrices
Error Estimates for Moreau’s Proximity Operator
Biological Research and Services Laboratory
Raquel O. Rubio
Evaluation of Genotoxicity of Antimicrobial Compounds Isolated
from Actinomycetes
II. Externally-Funded Projects of NSRI Researchers
RESEARCHERS
TITLE OF PROJECT
FUNDING
AGENCY
DNA Analysis Laboratory
Gayvelline C. Calacal
Maria Corazon A. De Ungria
Maria Corazon A. De Ungria
Lindsay Claire D.L. Carandang
Human DNA Forensics Program: Forensic DNA
Analysis Procedures for Human Remains
Identification
Human DNA Forensics Program: Y Chromosomal
DNA Variation of the Filipinos Across Families
Using Rapidly Mutating (RM) Y-chromosome
Specific Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Markers
Reconstruction of Jose Rizal’s DNA to Study His
Genealogy and Genetic Ancestry Using Lineage
and Ancestry Informative Markers
Maria Corazon A. De Ungria
Paleoenvironmental and Biodiversity Study of
Mindoro Island: An Archaeological Science
Initiative
Maria Corazon A. De Ungria
Formulation of an Integrated System of Forensic
DNA Testing for the Evaluation of Sexual Assault
Cases in the Philippines
Paul Ryan L. Sales
Validation of DNA Profiling Methods for Human
Teeth
PCHRD
PCHRD
OVPAAEFSTRG
OVPAAEIRG
OVPAA
OVCRD
Microbiological Research and Services Laboratory
Maria Auxilia T. Siringan
Glaezel Angelique V.Torres
Incidence and Determination of Food-borne
Pathogens
in
Vegetables
Towards
the
Development of Microbiological Standards for
Produce
DA-BAR
Research and Analytical Services Laboratory
Evangeline C. Santiago
Jannelle O. Cristobal
Monitoring
of
Chloramphenicol,
Nitrofuran
Metabolites and Malachite Green in Aquaculture
Feeds, Bangus and Shrimps for Regulatory and
Trade Purposes
Evangeline C. Santiago
Environmental Monitoring and Governance in the
Asian Coastal Hydrosphere - Monitoring and
Management of POPs in Asia
DA-BAR
UNU-ISP