Thomasians harvest awards in biology forum
by Carisse Nicole Dumaua
Students from the College of Science reaped awards in the Young Systematic Biologists Forum held at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City last May 28 to 31.
Biology students Neil Joseph Lee, Christian Alvin Arca, Ana Maria Rosella Carreon, Ricardo Jalipa III, and Nina Kathryn Alfeche clinched the top plum for their study titled “Molecular phylogeny of selected Philippine Ophiorrhiza L. [Ophiorrhizeae-Rubiaceae] including two new endemic species”.
Moreover, Thomasians also bagged the top two spots in the research poster contest. Elfritzson Peralta won first place with the study, “Taxonomic Sufficiency: Implications from ecological studies on aquatic insects in Philippine watersheds.”
Joe Alvin Chua, Tim Eric Bautista, Alyssa Lola, Marie Macalino, Jay Edneil Olivar, and Hidenori Tomimatsu were awarded the second prize on their study titled “Utilization of high performance liquid chromatography [HPLC] and barcoding for the authentication of Ehretia microphylla Lam [tsaang gubat] and Blumea balsanifera L. [sambong] derived products”.
The forum was held in cooperation with the 35th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines (ASBP).
The ASBP is a union of Filipino biologists and researchers aiming to advance and represent the science and practice of taxonomy, systematics, and natural history in the Philippines.
