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USC Biology grad wins at Philppine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week Poster Exhibit Contest
Norman Quilantang, a magna cum laude BS Biology graduate last March 2016 of the Department of Biology of the University of San Carlos (USC) and the representative of Central Visayas, won second prize in the National Research Paper Poster Presentation (Student Category) contest during the 10th Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week celebration held at the Citystate Asturias Hotel, Puerto Princesa, Palawan from August 8 to 12, 2016.
His paper was entitled “Isolation and in vitro characterization of adipose derived stem cells from Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout (Rodentia: Muridae)” and was co-authored by Vanessa May Ybañez, Crecialyn Pulvera, Dr. Rommel Bacabac (Chair, Department of Physics), and Dr. Frances Edillo (Thesis Adviser, Department of Biology). The study was in collaboration with Dr. Jenneke Klein Nulend of Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Norman’s PNHRS presentation was funded by Central Visayas Consortium for Health Research and Development.
The 10th PNHRS Week celebration had the theme “Research and Innovation for Health and the Environment” and was hosted by the MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Health Research and Development Consortium (MHRDC), together with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD).
Norman has just moved on to Chung-Ang University, Department of Integrative Plant Science, Anseong, South Korea to start his master’s degree under the Chung-Ang University Asian Young Scientist Scholarship (CAYSS) award.
Source: Dr. Frances Edillo; Department of Biology; September 5, 2016
“Iba na ang Panahon: Science for Safer Communities", thus Secretary Mario G. Montejo of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), sounded the battlecry during the launch of a nationwide program designed to make our communities safer during calamities.
After the Call for Research Proposals of the Research and Development Committee (R&D) of the Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) last June 2015, thirty (30) Research Proposals/Papers were submitted by different institutions.
As part of the screening process,
The need to come up with databases and information systems that can ease access to research information, for benchmarking, research, policy, programming and related purposes, inspired the development of HERDIN NeOn. HERDIN NeOn is a specialized network of documentation and information centers which hosts electronic collection or database of bibliographic entries of published and unpublished health researches in the Philippines.
Thus, the Central Luzon Health Research and Development Consortium (CLHRDC) conducted a one-day appreciation training and seminar on the use of this important research resource last December 6, 2013 at the University of the Assumption in San Fernando, Pampanga. It was attended by librarians and I.T. personnel from the CLHRDC – member institutions.
Ms. Joana J. Angostora, Mr. Ronel D. Molina and Ms. Maylene B. Marco from the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) provided lectures regarding the establishment of HERDIN NeOn System in the country, its benefits, current status and where it’s headed to. This was followed by an actual demonstration where participants were given the chance to upload health research articles to the system.
As of December 2013, 59 institutions are linked to HERDIN nationally, 5 of which region 3, namely: Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU), Bulacan State University (BulSU), Republic Central Colleges (RCC), Tarlac State University (TSU) and University of the Assumption (UA). A total of 5,295 articles have been uploaded to the database where Region 3 contributed 11 articles (10 from BPSU and 1 from TSU).
With this training, CLHRDC hopes to encourage its member institutions to organize their health research information to help institutionalize the updating of the national health research information database using the system.
The participants during their hands-on activity using the HERDIN NeOn System
First published here on Friday, 13 December 2013 07:38.