Sex: male
Education:
- University of the Philippines, College, Laguna, B. S. Zoology, 1930
Field of Specialization:
Fisheries Technology
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Dr. Asuncion Raymundo is recognized a Professor and currently Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Previously, she was the Director of the Institute of Biological Sciences, UPLB for 7 years. She completed her BS degree (cum laude)at the UP College of Agriculture, majoring in Soil Microbiology. She received her MS at the University of Hawaii, and her PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Later, she took post-doctoral studies in microbial/molecular genetics at IRRI and had research stints at Monash University, Osaka University and Kansas State University. She is a member of several honor and professional societies, including both the Philippine Society for Microbiology which she served as President and the American Society for Microbiology. A pioneer in microbial genetics and and the use of biotechnology in agriculture in the Philippines, Dr. Raymundo is an assiduous researcher, who has implemented numerous research projects or studies, including some funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, UNIDO and the Australian Centre for International Agriculture. She is a prolific author, having published over a hundred technical articles in refereed journals and proceedings, both local and international, in her field. As Professor, Dr. Raymundo has instituted and taught several courses in microbiology and plant pathology, written a number of laboratory manuals in various courses, and supervised over a hundred undergraduate, masteral and doctoral students. She developed the field of microbial genetics locally. She is active in extension, having served as organizer, coordinator or lecturer in various training courses, workshops, and seminars. In recognition of her work in microbiology, microbial genetics and biotechnology, Dr. Raymundo has received numerous awards, including the National Research Council of the Philippines Distinguished Award in Biology, UPLB Outstanding Teacher and also as Researcher, PCARRD Pantas Outstanding Researcher Award, and the Crop Science of the Philippine Achievement Award in Research, Outstanding Microbiologist Award given by the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Republica Award given by the Commission of Higher Education and the 2007 UP Outstanding Professional Award in Natural Sciences -biology (microbiology). In 2002, she was conferred the status of Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), a select group of eminent Filipino scientists who constitute an advisory group to the Office of the President in matters of science and technology. She currently heads the NAST Bioremediation Task Force and is the NAST focal person in charge of biology education.
Sex: Female
Education:
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- University of Illinois, USA, Ph.D. in Phytobacteriology
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- University of Hawaii, USA, MS in Phytobacteriology
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- University of Hawaii, USA, BS in Agriculture (cum laude)
Field of Specialization:
Microbial Genetics, Antibiotics, Bacterial Taxonomy, Industrial Microbiology , Biotechnology, Microbiology
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Dr. Eufemio Rasco, Jr. is recognized for his pioneering and outstanding contributions in the field of plant breeding, specifically tropical vegetables breeding at the University of the Philippines Los Banos and at the East-West Seed Company, Philippines. The majority of the vegetable varieties now commercially available not only in the Philippines but also in most of Asia are products of his vegetable breeding activities. Dr. Rasco's comprehensive work on breeding, seed production, and agronomy of the tropical white potato has contributed to the body of knowledge documented in the book "The Potato in Tropical Asia" of which he is the main author. This book has become the authoritive source of technical information on tropical white potato. His collaborative research work with the private sector has resulted in the approval of new genetically modified (GM) corn hybrids, contributing to a healthy competition in the expanding market for GM crops in the Philippines. At University of th Philippines Mindanao, Dr. Rasco developed a general education course on biotechnology, the first in the country, that is now adopted by four other universities. His book, "The Unfolding Gene Revolution" which was designed as main reference for this course is internationally distributed and has earned international and local acclaim.
Sex: Male
Education:
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- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, BS Agriculture (Animal Science), 1971
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- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, M.S. Plant Physiology, 1974
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- Cornell University, USA, PhD Plant Breeding, 1979
Field of Specialization:
Plant Breeding, Vegetables and Seed Production, Agriculture
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Sex: Female
Education:
- Philippine Normal College, Manila, B.S. in Mathematics for Teachers, 1980
- Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, M.S. Mathematics, 1984
- Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Ph.D. Mathematics, 1990
Field of Specialization:
Mathematics, Design Theory, Combinatorics, Graph Theory
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Sex: Male
Education:
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- University of the Philippines, College, Laguna, B. S. Agriculture, 1950
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- Cornell University, USA, M. S., 1957
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- Washington State University, USA, Certificate in Poultry Science, 1964
Field of Specialization:
Animal Nutrition