Awards and Achievements

Throughout its years of existence, GeneSoc remarkably established a name in academic supremacy. Catering not only to the best, but also to the brightest, The UPLB Genetics Society is proud to be the home of six (6) out of 14 summa cum laude graduates of the UPLB Bachelor in Science in Biology Program which is hosted by the Institute of Biological Sciences. The latin honor, summa cum laude, is only given to members of the graduating class with a General Weighted Average (GWA) less than or equivalent to 1.20.

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Organized in 1989 by the BPI Foundation, Inc., the corporate social responsibility arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the BPI-DOST Science Awards recognizes exceptional science and engineering students from partner-universities nationwide. These students excel in specialized fields of science such as mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, and computer science. The awardees are recognized for their potential contributions to industry and nation-building, and are selected on the basis of their academic and research performance and nomination from the school. Each year, the award-giving body gathers three best entries from each its 10 partner universities, which includes UPLB.

1992 Ma. Xenia U. Garcia (Chiasma), Joseph C. Lim (Eugenics)

1993 Mark Jesus M. Magbanua (Eugenics)

1995 Tricia Mari-len Natural (Transgenics)

1996 Neilyn P. Ona (Polytenes), Jayson D. Rodriguez (Kinetochore)

1998 Teresita L. Tolentino (Isozymes)

2003 Robenzon E. Lorenzana (Synteny)

2007 Michael B. Gamalinda (Polygenes)

2019 Sean Lemuel Santos (Hybrizime)

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The search for the Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines is organized by the Order of the Knights of Rizal (OKOR), a civic and patriotic organization and the sole order of knighthood in the Philippines which was created to honor and uphold the ideals of Dr. Rizal. Chartered under Republic Act 646, OKOR is mandated to promote the teachings and values of the national hero, especially among the Filipino youth.

2006 Michael B. Gamalinda (Polygenes)

2016 Paul Jhon Diezon (Phagemids)

Highlights

2018 UPLB Natatanging Organisasyon (UNO)

2017 National Finalist, 14th Search for Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations

(TAYO Awards - Health and Wellness Category)

K4Health Community Youth Training Program

2016 K4Health Community Youth Training Program

2013 30th Founding Anniversary

Best CAS Student Organization

Revival of the National Inter-Collegiate Genetics Quiz Contest

2012 Folic Acid Awareness Week

2009 First Luzon-wide Genetics Camp

Formation of Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health-Philippines with

GeneSoc as pioneer member organization and convenor

2008 Folic Acid Awareness Campaign

First BIO 30 Week

2007 Hope Intervention Outreach Program

2006 First Genetics Camp

1998 First Inter-Collegiate Genetics Quiz Contest

1994 Formation of the Philippine Society for the Advance of Genetics

(PhilSAGen)

1990 First National Genetics Symposium

1986 First Genetics Week

List of Awards and Achievements per Academic Year

2010 - 2020

2000 -2010

We are inviting alumni members to help us update this listing of our organizations' awards and achievements through outs its glorious existence, especially awards and academic citations of individual genes and organizational achievements. Kindly e-mail them to theuplbgeneticssociety@gmail.com.

Sources:

Photo of Dr. Joseph Lim. Inositol Signaling Laboratory University of Dundee. http://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/groups/nick_leslie/lab_members.html

Photo of Dr. Ma. Xenia Garcia-Ilagan. Kopann Laboratory, Department of Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. http://devbio.wustl.edu/kopannulab/labmems.htm