Field
Location (during time of takeover)
School/Institution
| Undergrad | Minerva University Natural Sciences (Biochemistry), Social Sciences (Economics and Government) |
|---|---|
| Masters | Universitat Pompeu Fabra Multidisciplinary Research in Experimental Sciences |
Featured on March 29, 2020
Hello, Pinoy Scientists community! It’s been a while. We hope everyone has been staying safe and healthy, and we are immensely grateful to all our brave Pinoy Scientists at the frontlines against COVID-19.
With the coronavirus pandemic putting science in the spotlight, never has our mission to highlight excellent Pinoy Science and Pinoy Scientists been more relevant. And with that, we’d like to introduce you to this week’s featured scientist!
Meet Florence Basubas, a Scientific Research and Business Development consultant at a stealth startup in Seoul, South Korea. Hailing from Cebu, Florence undertook her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences (Biochemistry) and Social Sciences (Economics and Government) at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute, where she graduated magna cum laude last year.
Known for its unique curriculum, Minerva allows students to live and study in seven cities throughout their stay. Florence, for instance, has lived in San Francisco, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Seoul, Hyderabad, London and Taipei as a visiting student researcher.
In her current position as a consultant, Florence conducts scientific reviews and market research on the applications of the microbiome and helps develop project portfolios on the application of emerging technologies like AI, machine learning and blockchain to biomedicine.
Let’s all welcome Florence to the growing Pinoy Scientists fam!
Updates
Updated on June 28, 2024
Space biology researcher Florence Basubas joined the Pinoy Scientists family while she was working at a stealth startup in Seoul, South Korea. Using her background in biochemistry, economics, and government, she served as a Scientific Research and Business Development consultant. She conducted scientific reviews and market research on the applications of the microbiome and emerging technologies to biomedicine.
Florence is now taking her Master of Multidisciplinary Research in Experimental Sciences degree at the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) Dolors Aleu Graduate Centre, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. There, she is studying the use of CRISPR screens to identify interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and host proteins. Recently, Florence made national headlines for conducting experiments in microgravity as part of the Aurelia Institute’s 2023 Horizon Zero Gravity Flight
