Dr. John Paul S. Tosoc is a Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Scientist in the Philippines. He is currently an Associate Professor, Internationalization Coordinator, and the Nutraceutical Laboratory Supervisor at the Science Department of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-General Santos in General Santos City,Philippines. He was a former Research Fellow IV at the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila City, Philippines. He led the animal surgery and other in vivo experiments for the Acute Myocardial Infarction Disease Modeling of the Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes Project at UP Manila, collaborating with the UP Diliman and the University of California Berkeley.

Dr. Tosoc obtained his Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Biology degrees at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, Philippines. During his PhD program, he was a Visiting Research Scholar at the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) in Rensselaer, New York, USA, where he did his dissertation and hands-on training in pharmaceutical science, nanomedicine, and cancer research. For the past seven years, he spent most of his research on determining and evaluating the pharmacological properties of various medicinal plants in the Philippines for possible drug discovery and development.

His advocacies include disseminating the importance of researching and pursuing a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, breaking the unrealistic stereotypes of scientists as geniuses, introverts, and silent. Moreover, aside from doing research, Dr. Tosoc has also been involved in science communication through social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram as a content creator. Through his content, he aims to show the real life of a scientist abroad and in the Philippines.

Visiting Research Scholar

Pharmaceutical Research Institute

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany City, New York, USA

Doctor of Philosophy in Biology

Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Master of Science in Biology

Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

General Santos City, Philippines

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Pharmaceutical Sciences (Drug Discovery and Development)

• Biomedical Sciences (Diseases Prognostics and Diagnostics)

• Nanomedicine

• Nutraceuticals

• Immunotherapy

RESEARCH FOCUS

• Oncology

• Cardiovascular Diseases

• Metabolic Diseases

• Disease Modelling

• Neglected Tropical Diseases

        CODE         TITLE     SECTION

• BIO108       General Physiology     M2813

• NSE001      Natural Sciences Elective 1     A2814

• ZOO105    Developmental Zoology     CD284

• BIO295      Individual Studies     A

Tosoc JPS, Nuñeza OM, Sudha T, Darwish NHE, Mousa SA. Anticancer Effects of the Corchorus olitorius Aqueous Extract and Its Bioactive Compounds on Human Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules. 2021; 26 (19):6033.

Tosoc JPS, Frediles VCP, Canda C, Demayo CD. Antiangiogenic, antitoxic and antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts of Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Venten. HVM Bioflux. 2016; 8 (1):10-16.

Ke C, Zhou H, Jiang B, Xie X. Zinc finger protein 852 is essential for the proliferation, drug sensitivity, and self-renewal of gastric cancer cells. Cell Biology Internation. 2021; 46 (4): 579-587.

Ahmad S, Rafiq H, Khan A, Tikmani P, Khaliq S, Ahmed, SB, ur Rehman MM. Medicinal effects of Saffron on obese animals by reducing Castelli’s risk index to protect from cardio-pathology and psychological distress. African Journal of Biochemistry Research. 2022; 16 (11): 11-18.

Adioumani AE, Kakou-Ngazoa S, David TJN, Martin T, Addablah A, Koudou A, Kouassi KS, Mireille SK, Coulibaly N, Aoussi S, Dosso M. Isolation and identification of phytopathogenic bacteria in vegetable crops in West Africa (Côte D’ivoire). African Journal of Microbiology Research. 2022; 16 (4): 167-177.

Britina, Sridevi G, Selvaraj J. In-vitro Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Properties of Corchorus olitorius Leaves and Seed Ethanol Extract. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 2021. 33 (64A): 364-372.

Mariam K, Nerbewende S, Zakaria K, Boureima S, Zakaridja S, Mahamadou S, Pauline BK. Agronomic Performances and Nutrional Values of C. olitorius in Burkina Faso. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International. 2021. 22 (2): 35-44.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

• International Journal of Biology Research

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Chemical Science

PEER REVIEWER

• Cell Biology International (Impact Factor: 3.612)

• African Journal of Microbiology Research

• African Journal of Biochemistry Research

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International

• Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International

• Communiqué (A Journal of Research and Ideas of the College of Arts and Sciences Education, University of Mindanao, Davao City)

Funding Agency:

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development - University of the Philippines Diliman

Implementing Institutions:

Biological Research and Services Laboratory (BRSL), Natural Science Research Institute (NSRI), UP Diliman

Project Leader:

Raquel Rubio, MS

Funding Agency:

Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI): Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program (ASTHRDP)

Implementing Institutions:

Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)

Pharmaceutical Research Institute (PRI), Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS)

Proponent:

John Paul S. Tosoc, PhD

Project Leader:

Ephrime Metillo, PhD

Research Adviser:

Olga Nuñeza, PhD

External Research Adviser:

Shaker A. Mousa, PhD, MBA, FACC, FACB

External Supervisors:

Noureldien Darwish, MD, PhD

Thangirala Sudha, PhD

Kazutoshi Fujioka, PhD

Taher Salaheldin, PhD

Research Panel:

Mylene Uy, DSc

Lilybeth Olowa, PhD

Funding Agency:

Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI): Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program (ASTHRDP)

Implementing Institutions:

College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)

Proponent:

John Paul S. Tosoc, PhD

Project Leader:

Mark Nolan Confesor, PhD

Research Adviser:

Olga Nuñeza, PhD

Research Panel:

Mylene Uy, DSc

WTPSK (Sandun) Senarath, PhD