Projects

On-going

Assessment of microalgal biodiversity in Lake Mapanuepe in Zambales: A pioneer study of a lahar-formed freshwater body

Project Period: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Detection and characterization of fowl adenovirus in poultry using quantitative PCR assay for food safety and biosecurity measures

Project Period: April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025

Concluded

Metagenomic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in Laguna Lake: A multi pathogen monitoring for water quality

Project Period: July 20, 2023 - July 19, 2024

Molecular detection of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) genes in Escherichia coli isolated from selected urban farms and wet markets in Metro Manila, Philippines

Project Period: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024

Potential of microalgal strain as bioremediation agent against phosphorus

Project Period: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Enhancing food safety: Real time PCR-based surveillance of enteric viruses in fermented food products

Project Period: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Enteric Solutions: Development of vertical flow microarray (VFM) for the detection of enteric viruses

Project Period: August 16, 2021 - August 15, 2024

Development of an isothermal assay for the detection of enteric Human Adenoviruses in organic fresh produce

Project Period: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Identification of microalgae collected from urban waters in preparation for bioremediation

Project Period: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Tracking agricultural lifestyles in the Philippines during the Holocene using rodent communities

Project Period: August 2019 - extended until March 2023

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica via quenching of unincorporated amplification signal reporters (QUASR) in loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

Project Period: May 2021 - November 2022

Prediction method for antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in agricultural setting

Project Period: January - December 2022

Microbial source tracking (MST) of fecal indicator bacteria Escherichia coli isolated from fresh produce in Luzon, Philippines

Project Period: October 21, 2019 - October 20, 2021 (extended until June 20, 2022)

Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) – lateral flow assay (LFA)-based kit to detect Vibrio infections in fisheries

Project Period: October 21, 2019 – December 2023

Enteric Solutions: Development of molecular-based kits for the detection of enteric viruses

Project Period: August 16, 2021 - August 15, 2022

Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists in the Philippines

Project Period: January - December 2021

Laboratory animal training for biomedical research

Project Period: January 31 – November 30, 2020 (extended until August 2021)

Quantitative PCR-based identification of common enteric viruses contaminating selected public resorts in NCR and CALABARZON, implications on human health

Project Period: January 2020 – December 2021

Point-of-care detection of Salmonella enterica DNA using loop mediated isothermal amplification-lateral flow assay (LAMP-LFA)

Project Period: June 1, 2019 – November 30, 2021