Ongoing Research

Research Activities

Publications

2026

• Climacosa, F.M.M., Ornos, E.D.B., Diwa, E.R.S., Guantia, M.G.R., Qureshi, A.P., Gapaz, N.C.L.L., Dacasin, A.B., Asis, J.L.B., Carampel, A.C., Dela Cruz, A.M., Gordovez, F.J.A., Reyes, J.C.B., Tabios, I.K.B., Manalo, R.V.M., Cruz, J.M.C. and Anlacan, V.M.M. (2026) ‘Challenges in community-based recruitment of Alzheimer’s disease cases: Experience of the monitoring drug efficacy through multi-omics research initiative in Alzheimer’s disease (MEMORI-AD) study’, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports, 10, pp. 1–13.

2025

• Boco, S.R., Capidos, C.G., Fornillos, R.J., Sucharitakul, P., Lawley, J.W., Talacay, D., Collins, A.G., Fontanilla, I.K., Comendador, J.E. and Ladiao, F.R. (2025) ‘Molecular signatures reveal intra-species divergence, undetectable by traditional morphology, in the deadly box jellyfish, Chironex yamaguchii (Cubozoa; Chirodropidae) of Western Pacific’, Regional Studies in Marine Science, 78, 104033.

• Ge, Y., Liu, H., Ren, N., Qadeer, A., Tabios, I.K., Fontanilla, I.K., Leonardo, L.R., Sripa, B. and Cheng, G. (2025) ‘The global prevalence of and factors associated with parasitic coinfection in people living with viruses: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, Pathogens, 14(6), 534.

• Macinas, M., Tantengco, O.A.G., de Paz-Silava, S.L.M., Kammala, A.K., Menon, R., Taylor, B.D.P. and Tabios, I.K.B.T. (2025) ‘Comparative analysis of vaginal inflammatory cytokines among HPV-positive and HPV-negative women in Manila, Philippines’, American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 94(3), e70148.

• Salvo, P.L.M., Torriana, P.A., Kunting, A.C., Fontanilla, I.K., Leonardo, L.R., Mamades-Moendeg, K.J., de Cadiz, A.E., Fornillos, R.J.C., Tantengco, A.Z.G. and Tabios, I.K.B. (2025) ‘Molecular identification of heterophyids in human stool samples from the Philippines’, Parasitology International, 104, 103134.

• Tantengco, O.A., Khu, M.E., Riosa, J.M., Go, A.M., Ramos, M.J., de Paz-Silava, S.L. and Tabios, I.K. (2025) ‘Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with bacterial vaginosis among asymptomatic nonpregnant women in the Philippines’, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 52(12), pp. 10–97.

• Tantengco, O.A.G., Tabios, I.K.B.T., Francisco, A.G., Velayo, C.L., Lintao, R.C.V., Climacosa, F.M.M., Dalmacio, L.M.M., Cando, L.F.T., Perias, G.A.S., Acebes, R.A.N. and de Paz-Silava, S.L.M. (2025) ‘Prevalence and genotype distribution of high-risk human papillomavirus infections among women in selected communities in the Philippines: Results of the DEFEAT HPV study’, Journal of Virus Eradication, 11(1), 100620.

2024

• Climacosa, F.M., Anlacan, V.M., Gordovez, F.J., Reyes, J.C., Tabios, I.K., Manalo, R.V., Cruz, J.M., Asis, J.L., Razal, R.B., Abaca, M.J. and Dacasin, A.B. (2024) ‘Monitoring drug Efficacy through Multi-Omics Research initiative in Alzheimer’s Disease (MEMORI-AD): A protocol for a multisite exploratory prospective cohort study’, BMJ Open, 14(11), e078660.

• Tabios, I.K., Tantengco, O.A., Limpoco, A.G., Domingo, G.D., Ornos, E.D. and Apostol-Nicodemus, L. (2024) ‘Anxiety, depression, and family dysfunction among COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital and isolation facilities in the Philippines’, SciEnggJ, 17(Supplement), pp. 391–399.

• Tenorio, J.C., Tabios, I.K., Inpankaew, T., Ybañez, A.P., Tiwananthagorn, S., Tangkawattana, S. and Suttiprapa, S. (2024) ‘Ancylostoma ceylanicum and other zoonotic canine hookworms: neglected public and animal health risks in the Asia–Pacific region’, Animal Diseases, 4(1), 11.

2023

• de Paz-Silava, S.L.M., Tabios, I.K.B., Tantengco, O.A.G., Climacosa, F.M.M., Velayo, C.L., Lintao, R.C.V., Cando, L.F.T., Perias, G.A.S., Idolor, M.I.C., Francisco, A.G., Catral, C.D.M., Chiong, C.M. and Dalmacio, L.M.M. (2023) ‘Determinants of Acquisition, Persistence, and Clearance of Oncogenic Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection in the Philippines: DEFEAT HPV Study Protocol’, Healthcare, 11(5), 658.

• Francisco, A.G., Reyes, J.C., Tabios, I.K., Cruz, C.J., Ang, M.A., Heralde III, F.M., Lacuna, A.R. and de Paz-Silava, S.L. (2023) ‘Seroprevalence of human adenovirus type 5 neutralizing antibodies in the Philippines’, PLOS ONE, 18(12), e0293046.

• Manalo, D.L., Bolivar, J.K., Yap, P.R., Gomez, M.R., Saldo, Z.P., Espino, M.J., Dilig, J.E., Fornillos, R.J., Perez, S.A., Baga, R.A., Sunico, L.S., Fontanilla, I.C. and Leonardo, L.R. (2023) ‘From Perpetual Wetness to Soil Chemistry: Factors Favoring Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi Snail Presence’, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9(1), 9.

2022

• Apostol-Nicodemus, L., Tabios, I.K.B., Limpoco, A.G.O., Domingo, G.D.P. and Tantengco, O.A.G. (2022) ‘Psychosocial Distress among Family Members of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Hospital and isolation Facilities in the Philippines’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(17), 5236.

• Cando, L.F., Perias, G.A., Tantengco, O.A., Dispo, M.D., Ceriales, J.A., Girasol, M.J., Leonardo, L.R. and Tabios, I.K.B. (2022) ‘The Global Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum, and S. haematobium in Pregnant Women’, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(11), 354.

• Cruz, T.T., Llanes, K.K., Toledo, J.M., Catabay, J.A., Fornillos, R.J., Fontanilla, I.K. and Paller, V.G. (2022) ‘Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Ascaridoid Parasites of Philippine Decapterus species’, Journal of Nematology, 54(1), pp. 1–12.

• Lintao, R.C.V., Cando, L.F.T., Perias, G.A.S., Tantengco, O.A.G., Tabios, I.K.B., Velayo, C.L. and de Paz-Silava, S.L.M. (2022) ‘Current Status of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cancer in the Philippines’, Frontiers in Medicine, 9, 929062.

• Tabios, I.K.B., Sato, M.O., Tantengco, O.A.G., Fornillos, R.J.C., Kirinoki, M., Sato, M., Rojo, R.D., Fontanilla, I.K.C., Chigusa, Y., Medina, P.M.B., Kikuchi, M. and Leonardo, L.R. (2022a) ‘Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis in schistosomiasis japonica patients in the Philippines’, Diagnostics, 12(8), 1902.

• Tabios, I.K.B., Sato, M.O., Tantengco, O.A.G., Fornillos, R.J.C., Kirinoki, M., Sato, M., Rojo, R.D., Fontanilla, I.K.C., Chigusa, Y., Medina, P.M.B., Kikuchi, M. and Leonardo, L.R. (2022b) ‘Diagnostic Performance of Parasitological, Immunological, Molecular, and Ultrasonographic Tests in Diagnosing Intestinal Schistosomiasis’, Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 899311.

Completed Research & Extension Projects

1. Demonstration of water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis control 

Duration: 2023 to 2025; Funding Agency: Asian Development Fund

2. Identification of high-risk areas for Taenia solium active transmission in the Philippines 

Duration: 2021 to 2025; Funding Agency: WHO WPRO

3. An integrative diagnostic approach in detecting human and animal schistosomiasis in situations of varying levels of prevalence in the Philippines 

Duration: 2021 to 2025; Funding Agency: WHO TDR

4. Characterization of zoonotic trematodes isolated from snail intermediate hosts in the Philippines 

Duration: 2023 to 2025; Funding Agency: OVCRD

5. Demonstrating the genotyping applications in health of rDBS collected by the Philippine Newborn Screening Program using X-linked Dystonia Parkinsonism as disease model 

Duration: 2023 to 2023; Funding Agency: NSRI

6. Seroprevalence of human Adenovirus 5 neutralizing antibodies in an adult population from urban Philippines: Implications on adenoviral vector-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
   Duration: 2021 to 2023; Funding Agency: DOST

7. UP TRAINS: University of the Philippines training assistance program to DOH and RITM
   Duration: 2021 to 2023; Funding Agency: DOH