LABORATORY MEMBERS
Faculty Members
Dr. Ian Kim Tabios
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Animal Physiology
Research interest: Public health biology, Parasitology
Contact info: ibtabios2@up.edu.ph
I am a medical researcher engaged in projects addressing diseases of public health importance in the Philippines. My research centers on applying molecular biology to public health, emphasizing the provision of laboratory and community-derived evidence to inform policy and decision-making.
In addition to conducting research and providing training, I instruct basic and advanced courses in immunology, parasitology, and molecular biology at the University of the Philippines.
Raffy Jay Fornillos
Laboratory Manager
Instructor
Research interest: Molecular Parasitology, Medical Malacology
Contact info: rfcfornillos@up.edu.ph
Research Collaborators
Dr. Ourlad Alzeus Tantengco
Adjunct Faculty | College of Medicine, UP Manila
Research Interests: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Medicine
ogtantengco@up.edu.ph
Dr. Sheriah Laine de Paz-Silava
Associate Professor | College of Public Health, UP Manila
Research Interests: Virology, Molecular Medicine
smdepaz@up.edu.ph
Dr. Ian Kendrich Fontanilla
Professor and Director | Institute of Biology , UP Diliman
Research Interests: Molecular Genetics and Phylogenetics
icfontanilla@up.edu.ph
Dr. Lydia Leonardo
Professor Emeritus | College of Public Health, UP Manila
Research Interests: Parasitology, Medical Malacology
lrleonardo@up.edu.ph
Dr. Aleyla de Cadiz
Professor | Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, UP Mindanao
Research Interests: Microbiology, Parasitology, Drug Discovery
Research Associates
Marie Angeline Francisco
Project Technical Assistant (XDP)
MS MBB student | NIMBB, UP Diliman
mmfrancisco5@up.edu.ph
Amina Kunting
Project Technical Assistant (NO STD)
MS Biology student | IB, UP Diliman
ackunting@up.edu.ph
Students
Ongoing
Aaron Vince Catipon, MS Biology student | Fish-borne zoonotic trematodes diversity
Rashelle Mabag, MS Microbiology student | Detection of sexually transmitted infections (STI)
Janella Redrino, MS Microbiology student | Sponge-associated microbe drug discover
Jose Gerald Pediengco, MS Biology student | XDP genetic epidemiology
Amina Kunting, MS Biology student | Molecular detection of Schistosoma japonicum
Annette Yuyucheng, BS Biology student | Snail intermediate host genetic diversity
Hans Labordo, BS Biology student | Schistosomiasis serology in animals
Kriselda Cuevas, BS Biology student | Pooled genotyping for XDP
Jay Lorenze dela Cruz, BS Biology student | Sexually transmitted infections (STI) in pregnancy
Leanne Paras, BS Biology student | Molecular xenomonitoring
Ajalon Sarto, BS Biology student | Detection of Echinococcosis in definitive and intermediate hosts
Beryl Ivee Guzman, BS Biology student | Molecular detection of Schistosoma japonicum in bovines
Completed
Dodge Carl Nabua, BS Biology Class 2023 | Performance assessment of a direct real time PCR assay for genotyping of an XDP-associated SNV using rDBS collected by the NSC-VIS and the NSC-NIH from 2013 to 2020
Samantha Nicole Gaw, BS Biology Class 2024 | Optimization of a conventional PCR-based molecular snail xenomonitoring protocol to detect Schistosoma japonicum infection in pooled Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi samples
Samantha Bastes, BS Biology Class 2024 | Optimization of a molecular test to characterize DSC3 associated with XDP using rDBS from the Philippine Newborn Screening Program
Maria Hilaria de Castro, BS Biology Class 2024 | Best Undergraduate thesis finalist | Molecular Epidemiology of high-risk human papillomavirus in Filipino women with cervical infections
Mikayla de Guzman, BS Biology Class 2024 | Identification of suitable reference targets for miRNA normalization from the qPCR of serum samples of Filipino late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease patients
Maxine Khu, BS Biology Class 2024 | Prevalence and predisposing factors of bacterial vaginosis among nonpregnant women of reproductive age in an urban community center in the Philippines
Domingo Macinas, BS Biology Class 2024 | Comparative analysis of mucosal cytokines in cervicovaginal samples collected from HPV-positive and HPV-negative women
Ivan Paggadu, BS Biology Class 2024 | Comparative Assessment of the Diagnostic Performance of IHA Test, Single Stool K-K, and Stool PCR for the Detection of Active Human Schistosomiasis in Highly Endemic Barangays of Leyte using a Composite Reference Standard
Martine Rosete, BS Biology Class 2024 | Prevalence of Ureaplasma spp. infection and associated placental pathology among Filipino women with singleton second- and third-trimester pregnancy loss
Institute of Biology, College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
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