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Dr. Aletta Yñiguez to lead CoastPredict’s GlobalCoast ocean forecasting program in the Philippines
Featured Photo: THE GLOBALCOAST LAUNCH. Dr. Aletta Yñiguez (right), joined by fellow faculty Dr. Charina Lyn Amedo-Repollo (center left) and Dr. Jimmy T. Masagca (left) from Catanduanes State University at the GlobalCoast launch in Barcelona, Spain. Together with CoastPredict, Dr. Aletta Yñiguez announced SUSTAIN: a program for the development of ocean observation and modeling for…
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UP MSI’s Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes as Sole Female Speaker from Southeast Asia at prestigious Marine Natural Products Conference
Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes, a professor at the UP Marine Science Institute (MSI), presented breakthrough research titled “Philippine Biodiversity as a Starting Point for Neuroactive Compound Discovery” at the Marine Natural Products Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Ventura, California. Her presentation distinguished her as the sole female Plenary Speaker from Southeast Asia at the premier…
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UP MSI’s Rene Abesamis is Granted a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation for Work on Coral Reef Protection
Rene Abesamis, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman – Marine Science Institute, is a recipient of the 2024 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Over the 3-year fellowship, Abesamis will receive $150,000 to support his work on enhancing local capacity to identify and protect climate-resilient coral…
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Dr. Baldomero Olivera is the next speaker for MSI@50 Lecture Series
Among Filipino scientists, Dr. Baldomero Olivera is a man who needs no introduction. In collaboration with National Scientist Dr. Lourdes Cruz, he made waves in both toxicology and marine drug development with his work on cone snail venom. Now, Dr. Olivera is ready to join forces with the UP Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) once…
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UP MSI HOSTS FIRST NARFleet WORKSHOP
The UP Marine Science Institute hosted a workshop on ensuring the sustainability of the National Academic Research Fleet (NARFleet) this January 17-18 with partner universities UP Visayas (UPV), Bicol University (BU), and Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). Led by UP MSI Director Dr. Laura David, the workshop was attended by delegates…
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Seaweed as a Resilient Food Solution After a Nuclear War
Diliman, QC: A new study about the potential of seaweed as a resilient food source was published in the scientific journal “Earth’s Future” by a team of researchers from the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED), Louisiana State University, University of the Philippines Diliman Marine Science Institute (UP MSI), and the University of…
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MSI makes a big splash at PAMS 17
17th National Symposium on Marine Science, which will be held this July 20-22, 2023 at Batangas State University – Pablo Borbon Campus, Batangas City. Over 100 studies from the Marine Science Institute will be featured at the 17th National Symposium on Marine Science, which will be held this July 20-22, 2023 at Batangas State University…
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Congratulations to Dr. Wilfred John Santiañez for being chosen for the Blue Pioneers Accelerator Program
We proudly recognize Dr. Santiañez’ achievement. UP MSI would like to extend its congratulations to Dr. Wilfred John Santiañez as he has been chosen to be among this year’s cohort of the Blue Pioneers Accelerator Program. With 104 applicants, who are all innovators working on overcoming challenges that the ocean faces through their personal initiatives,…
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Molecular-assisted taxonomic studies on some Caulerpa (Bryopsidales, Ulvophyceae) species from Aurora province and Benham Bank, Philippine Rise, Philippines
Congratulations JM! Congratulations to our research associate and master student JM Lastimoso for winning the first prize in the Young Systematic Biologists Forum – Graduate Category. His presentation of the paper, “Molecular-assisted taxonomic studies on some Caulerpa (Bryopsidales, Ulvophyceae) species from Aurora province and Benham Bank, Philippine Rise, Philippines”, authored by John Michael L. Lastimoso,…
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Congratulation Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes
Recognized by the Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies for her outstanding contributions to Chemistry We would like to congratulate Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes for being recognized by the Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies for her outstanding contributions to Chemistry. She is the recipient of the 2023 PFCS Oustanding Achievement Award in Chemical Research. Currently a…
