Our People

Pierangeli G. Vital, PhD, DPAM

University Researcher, DOST-CSC Scientist 1, BRSL Head

Research Interests: environmental microbiology, food safety, phycology

Raquel O. Rubio, MSc

University Researcher

Research Interests: natural products, genotoxicity, biomolecular archaeology

Joy Ann Petronio Santos, MSc

University Researcher

Research Interests: virology, diagnostics, molecular microbiology

Erna L. Elias

University Research Associate

Research Interests: cytotoxicity, natural products

Donnabel C. Sena

University Research Associate

Research Interests: antimicrobial resistance, microbial source tracking

Brian Adrielle C. Cacayan

University Research Associate

Research Interest: biotechnology, food science, microbiology

Czarina Jay C. Catapat

University Research Associate

Research Interests: microbiology, environmental science, molecular biology

Marco Cristopher D.P Lopez, RMT

University Research Associate

Research Interests: environmental microbiology, molecular microbiology, antimicrobial resistance

Mark Laurence D. Garcia

University Research Associate

Research Interests: biomolecular archaeology, molecular biology

Brandon Allen M. Belmi, RPh

Research Assistant

Research Interests: drug development, natural products, chemical biosynthesis, microorganisms

Danmhye Dela Cruz

Research Assistant

Research Interest: tissue culture, cell culture, secondary metabolites, rDNA, genetic engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, crop protection, herbal plants, etc.

Ma. Christine Jasmine Sabio

Research Assistant

Research Interests: molecular biology, microbiology, biotechnology

Michael Kim JR B. Mendoza

Science Research Specialist

Research Interest: molecular diagnostics; viral genomics; transcriptomics

Ericka De Jesus

Science Research Specialist

Elchin Juanico

University Research Associate

Jason B. Candano

Laboratory Technician

Renalyn Ken V. Manuel

Administrative Aide

Joseff Manwell I. Lunas

Laboratory Aide

Jalen Rae Maximo

Laboratory Aide

Jennifer B. Candano

Project Development Assistant

Romeo JR J. Caduldulan

Laboratory Aide


Julian Lorenzo Lunas

Laboratory Aide


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