PNHRSPNHRSPNHRS

  • 2023 COMMITTEES
  • NUHRA
  • REGIONS
  • OPPORTUNITIES
  • News
  • About PNHRS
    • Organizational Chart
    • PNHRS
    • Objectives
    • Vision I Mission I Core Values
    • Strategy Map
    • History
    • Implementing agencies
    • Downloads
    • Gallery
    • TWC Update
    • About PNHRS Law

News

Christine Jane Gonzalez
Latest News
22 April 2021
Hits: 2321

2021 Call for Nominations for Best Mentor in Health Research Award

  • Print
  • Email

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) recognizes the vital role of the research mentor who selflessly shares knowledge and skills, instills values and attitudes, and inspires those involved in the research process, thereby creating an enabling environment and contributing to capacity-building in research. 

The Best Mentor Award is offered biennially to recognize and reward mentors in health research who have built the capacities of researchers in the health sector and, in the process, propelled significant advances in the Philippine National Health Research System’s (PNHRS) thrusts as identified in the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA).

Awardees will be selected per cluster (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and NCR) and categorized according to their mentees (Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students and Junior/Early Career Researchers). Also, national winners will be chosen for each category who will be awarded during the PNHRS Week Celebration.

OBJECTIVE

Best Mentor Award recognizes excellence in mentorship that results in productivity of mentees in health research.

ELIGIBILITY

A. Who can nominate

The nominating party may be any of the following:

  • head of the nominee’s institution or immediate supervisor
  • colleague/s 
  • trainee/s 
  • student/advisee

Self-nomination is not allowed.

B. Who can be nominated

  1. must be a Filipino citizen
  2. must be with appropriate or relevant academic qualifications 
  3. must be actively involved in mentoring researchers/students or colleagues for at least 3 years 
  4. has a good track record as a researcher in terms of any of the following: publication, product development or policy formulation 
  5. professionally involved in health research activities either as a research program/project leader, principal and co-principal investigator, mentor/adviser/trainer, or author/co-author 
  6. actively involved in any health research activities in the last 5 years such as conduct of research training and extension work, paper presentations, fund generation, research promotion and networking, research agenda setting, and capacity-building activities

*Winners are ineligible for subsequent nominations, while non-winners are still eligible for nominations if they submit a new set of documents but not for consecutive calls of nomination

HOW TO NOMINATE

Submit the recommendation form (either personally delivered, by courier, or thru email) for initial screening to the regional consortium secretariat. (Please refer to the attached list of regional consortia and contact information)

For completed DOST-PCHRD and ASTHRDP scholars, submit entries to DOST-PCHRD for screening and endorsement of the PCHRD Scholar’s Society (PSS).

A. For the qualified nominees

The requirements below should be submitted strictly within the deadline 

1. Five (5) hard copies of the following documents:

1.1. Accomplished curriculum vitae of the nominee using the prescribed format for Best Mentor Award  

1.2. A narrative description (1,000-1,500 words) of the nominee’s mentoring activities using the guide questions provided, accompanied by supporting documents, e.g.  photos and other relevant documentation. 

1.3. Description of other achievements attained related to health research for the last 5 years, including supporting documents e.g., photocopy of certificates of recognition/awards/honors received by the nominee, which are relevant to the nominee’s eligibility criteria in Section IV. B Who can be nominated.

2. Cite names of 5 mentees, their achievements in research, and a narrative description of the nominee’s contribution to the success of each mentored research. 

To be submitted in a folder with proper tabbing and table of contents. Supplemental documents and/or verifications may be required as deemed necessary. 

B. Selection Criteria

There will be a review of nominations by the Cluster/National Selection Committee based on the following criteria:

c.2.1.  Research Guidance                   44%

  • Quantitative Indicators – refer to the no. of research mentees guided, advised or mentored by the candidate; also includes the nominee’s years of experience in mentoring. 
  • Qualitative indicators – to be decided by the evaluators; may include extent, quality/result of the research guidance/mentoring done e.g., awards and other forms of recognition received by the mentor and/or other mentees

c.2.2.  Track Record in Research              21%              

  • Publications refer to peer-reviewed journals during the last 5 years: 
                 ○ main author in a Philippine journal or international journal
                 ○ co-author in a Philippine journal or international journal

  • Awards received refer to recognition received for the research completed as:
                 ○ main author/principal investigator in the Philippines or International 
                 ○ 
co-author/member of a research team in the Philippines or International

  • Paper presented refers to the number of times the nominee presented the research work/paper in conference, workshop by recognized organization (either oral or poster)
  • Completed research covers completed unpublished researches over the last 5 years 

c.2.3.   Dedication in promoting research     20%                                                                                 

  • Types of active involvement in five years
                   ○ Teacher, adviser, panel member, critic
                   ○ 
Advocate of health-related policies
                   ○ 
Reviewer of refereed journal article/editor/member of editorial board/team 
                   ○ 
Member of professional organization/network
                   ○ 
Trainor in training courses/resource person/lecturer
                   ○ 
Research manager/director, coordinator, evaluator

  • Quality of active involvement within 5 years as:
                   ○ Teacher, adviser, panel member, critic
                   ○ 
Advocate of health-related policies
                   ○ 
Reviewer of refereed journal articles, editor/member of editorial team
                   ○ 
Trainor in training courses/resource person
                   ○ 
Research manager, coordinator, evaluator

c.2.4. Contribution towards a supportive research environment      10%
  • Providing research opportunities as:
                   ○ Organizer/initiator of program, project, policy
                   ○ 
Organizer/initiator/member of team for workshops, conferences
                   ○ 
Organizer/initiator/member of team for training courses
                   ○ 
Director/chair/administrator for research
                   ○ 
Study group leader
                   ○ 
Research team leader

 c.2.5. Other Criteria as agreed by the Evaluators 5%   

This may include awards/recognition received by mentees/advisees/students of the nominee or any agreed criteria; impact of R&D in terms of patenting, commercialization, and/or utilization of research results into policies and actions such as training modules developed, teaching manuals, community modules, contribution to national health development/equity and/or relevance of research results in health care delivery; etc


ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS AND PRIZES

  • All qualified nominees will receive certificates of recognition. 
  • Cluster Winners from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and National Capital Region will receive respective cash prizes and plaques of recognition. 

                   Mentors of Undergraduate Students -               P50,000.00
                   
Mentors of Graduate Students -                        P50,000.00
                   
Mentors of Junior/Early Career Researchers -  P100,000.00


  • National Winners for each category will receive respective additional cash prizes and trophies which will be awarded during the PNHRS Week Celebration.
                   Mentors of Undergraduate Students -               P150,000.00
                   Mentors of Graduate Students -                        P150,000.00 
                   Mentors of Junior/Early Career Researchers -  P200,000.00


TIMETABLE


Activity


2021 Timeline

Call for nomination

March – 1st week of May

Submission of recommendation form to the consortium

May 14, 2021

Submission of the endorsed recommendation forms to DOST-PCHRD

May 21, 2021

Submission of complete nominee’s documents to DOST-PCHRD

May – June 2021

Pre-screening of nominee’s complete documents

June

Selection Process

     -  Cluster

     -  National

June- July

Awarding of Winners

PNHRS Week

Celebration

(second week of August)

Christine Jane Gonzalez
Latest News
15 April 2021
Hits: 2394

DOST-PCHRD, DOH organize Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training program in preparation for vaccine clinical trials

  • Print
  • Email
The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) together with the Department of Health (DOH) organized an online Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training program in preparation for the conduct of vaccine clinical trials.

The GCP training aims to capacitate community healthcare workers (CHWs) on upholding and safeguarding the rights of participants in vaccine clinical trials, and to provide a platform where the CHWs may raise their questions and concerns on the upcoming trial.

Covering different areas that will help ensure the trial’s adherence to scientific and ethical standards, the training will feature modules from notable experts in the field:

1. DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya - Clinical Trials Administrative Oversight
2. Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific - Asian Regional Coordinator Dr. Cristina E. Torres - The Dos and Don'ts of Clinical Trials
3. University of the Philippines-Manila Research Ethics Board Coordinator Ms. Edlyn Jimenez - Informed Consent at Recruitment ng Participants
4. Philippine Clinical Research Professionals President Mr. Al Ryan Baniqued - Safety Reporting at Documentation ng Clinical Trials

The training will follow a “flipped classroom” format, where the participants may access the modules at their own time and pace. Certificates will be provided for those who will complete the program.

“Capacitating our community healthcare workers is very critical to ensure the success of vaccine clinical trials, especially since they will serve as the primary touchpoints of the participants," DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Jaime C. Montoya says. "It is our hope that through this program, we will be able to strengthen our efforts by making sure that we will always adhere to the highest scientific and ethical standards,” he adds.
Christine Jane Gonzalez
Latest News
08 April 2021
Hits: 2126

Call for Applications: 2021 DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products

  • Print
  • Email

The DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products provides fund support to all undergraduate students who will conduct their thesis on natural products. The program aims to sustain a research culture in natural products to increase the number of research and later on build a pool of researchers/experts specializing in the field. The program supports the Tuklas Lunas (Drug Discovery and Development) program of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) which aims to develop safe, effective, and affordable alternative drugs from the country’s natural resources.

Thesis grants will be given to two (2) undergraduate entries per region (subject to availability of funds). After completion of the project, a competition will be held for selected qualified students to recognize their innovative work on natural products.

Who can apply?

All undergraduate students of Pharmacy, Chemistry, Nursing, and Health and Allied Sciences who have thesis proposals on natural products may apply. The proposed thesis study must use plants indigenous in the region. The project must be completed a year after receiving the grant.


How to apply?

Applicants should submit the following documents to the Regional Health Research and Development Consortium (RHRDC):

  1. Duly accomplished prescribed research proposal form with college seal
  2. Endorsement letter from the institution signed by the head of the university and the college dean
  3. Soft copy of the proposal (word format)
  4. Hard copy of the proposal using A4 paper (3 copies)
  5. Certificate of plant authentication
  6. Appropriate clearances: 
    • Bureau of Animal Industry clearance for studies involving animal subjects
    • Biosafety Clearance for studies involving genetic engineering and pathogenic organisms
    • National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Clearance for studies involving Indigenous Peoples
    • Gratuitous Permit from Biodiversity Management Bureau for studies involving collection of flora and fauna from DENR Protected Areas
    • Ethical clearance for studies involving human subjects
  7. Curriculum vitae of the students and adviser


Selection Criteria

The research proposals will be rated based on the following criteria:

  1. Technical merit
        • Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound
        • The study design supports the objectives
        • The study sample and methodology are appropriate
  2.  Data management
        • The plan for data collection is clearly described
        • Quality control procedures for data collection are in place
        • Statistical analysis is well described
  3.  Relevance/Significance
        • The study addresses an important health problem
        • The study contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge
  4. Proponent/institution’s capacity
        • The investigators are qualified and appropriately trained to carry out the study
        • The proposed study is appropriate to the experience level of the investigators
        • The implementing/cooperating institution is capable of carrying out the proposed study


Thesis Grant 

  • Two (2) thesis proposals will be selected in each region. Researchers will receive a grant amounting to a maximum of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P 50,000.00).
  • The thesis grant will be deposited to the bank account of the thesis adviser and will be liquidated after the completion of the study
  • A Memorandum of Agreement will be signed between the students, adviser, head of the institution, and DOST-PCHRD
  • The grant must be expended as allocated in the approved line-item budget


Cash Award

Six (6) grantees will be selected as finalists to present their studies during the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) week celebration. The top three (3) presentors will receive the following prizes:

First prize = P 30,000.00

P 20,000.00 for the student

 

P 10,000.00 for the adviser

Second prize = P 22,000.00

P 15,000.00 for the student

 

P 7,000.00 for the adviser

Third prize = P 15,000.00

P 10,000.00 for the student

 

P 5,000.00 for the adviser

Consolation prize

P 5,000 per group


Finalists will receive a plaque of recognition.



Schedule of Activities

ACTIVITY

DATE

Call for Applications

March to May 2021

Deadline of submission to the consortium

May 31, 2021

Endorsement of shortlisted entries to DOST-PCHRD

June 11, 2021

Evaluation of thesis proposals by the Selection Committee and Provision of grants to selected grantees

June to July 2021

Conduct of study

August 2021 to May 2022

Submission of completed studies to DOST-PCHRD

June 3, 2022

Selection of oral presentors by the Selection Committee

June to July 2022

Oral Presentation and Announcement of Winners

August 2022



For inquiries, please email 
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


Christine Jane Gonzalez
Latest News
24 November 2020
Hits: 2668

5th National R&D Conference to showcase breakthrough technologies in health

  • Print
  • Email
The 5th National Research and Development Conference (NRDC) is set to feature some of the latest advancements and breakthrough technologies in health that were supported by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) in a virtual event on 9-11 November 2020.

With the theme, “Research and Development: Making Change Happen,” the 5th NRDC aims to bring together researchers, technology adopters, and industry leaders and present to them the latest technologies supported by DOST and other agencies, especially those that have impacted the government’s response against COVID-19. The different DOST Council heads will also be presenting updates on the Harmonized National R&D Agenda during the event.

Technologies and programs that will be featured under the health sector are:

GenAmplify Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) rRT PCR Detection Kit
Developed by Dr. Raul Destura from the University of the Philippines Manila – National Institutes of Health (UP – NIH), this diagnostic kit was locally developed to detect the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with high specificity and efficiency through a one-step multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) platform. Priced significantly cheaper than its foreign counterparts, it provides accessible and affordable COVID-19 testing for Filipinos and expedited the process and turnaround period for COVID-19 testing in the Philippines.

Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance using Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler
Designed and developed by researchers from the Ateneo Center for Computing Competency and Research (ACCCRe), in collaboration with the University of the Philippines Manila - National Telehealth Center (UPM-NTHC) and the Department of Health – Epidemiology Bureau (DOH-EB), FASSSTER is a web-based disease surveillance platform that uses deterministic compartmental modelling to facilitate understanding of the effect of specific interventions to the spread of diseases. Relative to the pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) officially adopted FASSSTER as the national data hub to support real-time decision-making for the COVID-19 crisis.

SOLIDARITY Treatment Trial: Multicenter Randomized Trial of Additional Treatments for COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients
A global collaborative effort on the effectivity of repurposed antivirals in supporting the recovery of people who contracted COVID-19. This may be adopted in the official management protocol of COVID-19 patients, especially those who are critically ill.

In Vitro Study on the Efficacy of Lauric Acid and Deliverables Against SARS-CoV2
  
Led by Dr. Fabian Dayrit of the Ateneo de Manila University, the study aims to investigate whether coconut oil compounds, monolaurin and lauric acid, can be used as antiviral agents against COVID-19. Based on previous studies, these compounds are effective at killing viruses.

Tuklas Lunas Program: Drug Discovery and Development from Philippine Biodiversity
Recognizing the potential of the country’s natural resources for the discovery of novel drug compounds and local expertise in drug development, the DOST-PCHRD established the Tuklas Lunas Program. The priority conditions to be addressed includes cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes mellitus, and important communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and drug-resistant infections.

Tuklas Lunas Development Center: Mushroom Technologies
This research program on myko-mining and myko-pharming, headed by Dr. Renato G. Reyes from Central Luzon State University, works on the discovery and study of wild edible and poisonous mushrooms in Luzon Island, Philippines for their medicinal properties, and to develop functional food products from prioritized species of mushrooms. To date, the program was able to produce mushroom-based chips and shing-a-ling, generation of three bioactive extracts, and optimization of cultivation processes for priority mushroom species. 

Improving Neurocognition through Dance and Kinesthetics (INDAK)
Headed by Dr. Jaqueline Dominguez and implemented by the Institute of Neurosciences of the St. Luke’s Medical Center -Quezon City, the INDAK program embraces the ability of dance, specifically ballroom dancing, to stimulate cognition, and physical and social activity. Currently, INDAK is conducted as an individualized home-based program, or facility-based program at the Institute for Dementia Care Asia, for elderly with mild cognitive impairment. 

The 5th NRDC is hosted by the DOST in collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). 

Register now at http://nrdc.dost.gov.ph/.

 

Christine Jane Gonzalez
Latest News
20 October 2020
Hits: 3938

UN names PH health research council Director Jaime Montoya as one of 15 scientists to author 2023 Global SDG Report

  • Print
  • Email

UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, Executive Director of the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD)  as one of the 15 eminent scientists to draft the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) in a UN official announcement yesterday in New York City.

Produced once every four yers, the SDG report aims to employ the scientific perspective in guiding policymakers on the state of global sustainable development, and serve as a ‘strong evidence-based instrument’ in eradicating poverty. The said report will also feed the ‘high-level global review” of the 2030 Agenda at the United Nations in September 2030.

The designation of the independent group followed an extensive consultation process that involved nominations from UN member states which concluded in December 2019. The 15 scientists were selected by UN Sec-Gen Guterres to author the GSDR and conduct a follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for SDGs. 



“We are honored to be selected as part of the distinguished experts to author a very significant report on the global SDGs. Being a health research scientist in the Philippines, a developing country, enables us to contribute unique and substantial information that is relevant to sustainable development.  It is without a doubt that I assure our UN member states and our fellow Filipinos that our efforts will always be directed towards the benefit of all through science and technology,” said Dr. Montoya.

The “diverse group,” according to the UN, represents a wide range of disciplines and are composed of the following scientists: John Agard (Trinidad and Tobago), Kaltham Ali Al-Ghanim (Qatar), Sergey N. Bobylev (Russian Federation), Opha Pauline Dube, (Botswana), Ibrahima Hathie (Senegal), Norichika Kanie (Japan), Nyovani Janet Madise (Malawi), Shirin Malekpour (Australia), J. Jaime Miranda (Peru), Jaime C Montoya (Philippines), Jiahua Pan (China), Åsa Persson (Sweden), Ambuj D Sagar (India), Imme Scholz (Germany), Nancy Shackell (Canada).

Led by Dr. Agard and Dr. Scholz, the independent group will author the second report of its kind. The first GSDR has been released in September of 2019 entitled “The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development.”

As the country’s lead coordinator for health research and development initiatives, PCHRD supports Filipino researchers in health research innovation, policy recommendations, and technology commercialization, provides scholarships to Filipino students in the field of health and medicine, and establishes information and communication systems to disseminate health research information both for local and international stakeholders. PCHRD is also at the forefront of the country’s fight against the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  1. VCO a potential antiviral agent against COVID-19 — Filipino research
  2. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON COVID-19 VACCINES
  3. DOST, DOH commit funds for PH solidarity vaccine trial
  4. DOH adopts DOST, Ateneo FASSSTER disease surveillance tool

Page 7 of 42

  • Start
  • «
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • »
  • End
  • PCHRD News
  • Regional News

fb tw





feedback
PLEASE RATE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN USING THIS WEBSITE

Your rating

no rate selected


email is required

email is invalid

affiliation is required

affiliation is required

PCHRD LOGO small
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
 
Saliksik Building, DOST Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan Taguig City, 1631 Philippines
  • NUHRA
  • REGIONS
  • OPPORTUNITIES
  • News
  • About PNHRS
    • Organizational Chart
    • PNHRS
    • Objectives
    • Vision I Mission I Core Values
    • Strategy Map
    • History
    • Implementing agencies
    • Downloads
    • Gallery
    • TWC Update
    • About PNHRS Law