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Dr. Rhod Azanza recipient of UPAA Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Award
“The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) announced the 11 awardees for the Lifetime Distinguished Achievements category in the 2013 UP General Alumni-Faculty Homecoming and Reunion on June 22.
Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza (MS’79; PhD’86), fondly called the “Red Tide Lady,” has made pioneering research on seaweeds and microalgal biology, coastal environment management and seafood [...]
Pagkilala at Parangal sa mga Magsisipagtapos sa Taong 2013
Congratulations to our very own students! They were honored at the College of Science Recognition Program for Graduating Students of Class 2013 on Saturday, 27 April 2013 at 5pm at the College of Science Amphitheater. The University graduation was held the following day, 28 April 2013 at 3pm at the UP Diliman Amphitheater.
Shown on this [...]
Congratulations to the Class of 2013 Graduates!!
[ April 26, 2013 6:00 pm to May 7, 2013 6:00 pm. ] Congratulations to our very own students! They will be honored at the College of Science Recognition Program for Graduating Students of Class 2013 on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 5pm at the CS Amphitheater. The assembly time is at 4:15 pm.
The University graduation is on April 28, 2013, 3pm at the UP Diliman [...]
Congratulations Miman Santos, new Ph.D. graduate
Ms. Mary Ann G. Santos successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Effect of heterotrophic bacteria on the growth and cellular toxin levels of Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum” on 14 January 2012. The examination committee was composed of: dissertation adviser – Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza; co-adviser – Dr. Wolfgang Reichardt, reader – Dr. Maasaki Kodama; dissertation [...]
Ms. Iris Bollozos is a Fullbright grantee
Congratulations to Ms. Iris Bollozos who got the Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) Doctoral Dissertation Award! She will be doing a chapter of her dissertation at Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), University of Miami for nine months on larval behaviour in relation to food and physical conditions.
MSI Faculty Awardees for the UP Scientific Productivity Awardees for 2012-2014
Several MSI senior staff were awardees for the UP Scientific Productivity Awards for the period 2012-2014 cycle. Read more details on this at “40 faculty members named UP scientists” at UP Dilman website.
Scientist III
1. Rhod Azanza
2. Perry Aliño
3. Helen Yap
4. Giselle Concepcion
Scientist II
1. Cesar Villanoy
Scientist I
1. Malou McGlone
2. Laura David
3. Ronald Villanueva
4. Ando Siringan
5. Annette Meñez
Awarding [...]
Congratulations to Ms. Neda Barghi for successfully passing her candidacy examination and dissertation proposal defense
Congratulations to Ms. Neda Barghi for successfully passing her candidacy examination and dissertation proposal defense titled ”Investigating the evolution, diversification and expression of conotoxins through comparative transcriptomics and genomics of closely related conus species” on 17 December 2012.
UPD Centennial Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant (July 2012 – June 2013 Cycle) awardees
Congratulations to the UPD Centennial Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant (July 2012 – June 2013 Cycle) awardees from MSI. The awarding ceremony was held during the University Council Meeting on 19 November 2012, Monday, 9:00 AM, at the Malcolm Theater, College of Law. There are 12 Professorial Chair and 17 Faculty Grant awardees from the College of Science out of [...]
DOST Balik Scientist exit report presentation of Dr. Cecille Conaco
[ October 1, 2012; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Please attend the exit report presentation of Dr. Cecille Conaco, DOST Balik Scientist and who will be joining the UPMSI as new faculty. This will be held at 3 pm, October 1, 2012, at the Marine Science Institute Audio Visual Room.
The Balik Scientist Program is an initiative of the DOST to reverse the effects of migration of [...]
Congratulations to MSI graduates & research assistants
The MSI Director, Dr. Annette Menez enjoins the MSI family in congratulating four of graduates and research assistants who were recently awarded PhD scholarships from different foreign institutions! Hip-hip Hooray!!
Ms. Karen Bondoc
PhD scholarship – The Exploration of Ecological Interactions with Molecular and Chemical Techniques” (IMPRS-MCE)
School – International Max Planck Research School, Jena, Germany
Course Title – Complex [...]


