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Location (during time of takeover)
School/Institution
| Undergrad | University of Santo Tomas Biology |
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| Masters | University of the Philippines Los Baños Zoology, Minor in Marine Science |
Featured on December 13, 2020
Rounding up 2020’s Pinoy Scientists takeovers is marine scientist Kent Sorgon.
Kent graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Santo Tomas. Today, he is a Master’s student in Zoology (Minor in Marine Science) at the University of the Philippines Los Banos.
A certified open water SCUBA diver, Kent has been involved in several fa-sea-nating projects. For instance, he was formerly a coral biology and taxonomy illustrator at the De La Salle University as well as a research associate for UPLB’s Coral Reef Visualization and Assessment Project, among many other things.
Currently, Kent is a research associate for the FISH ARK project for Taal Lake, which seeks to conserve the endemic tawilis found in the water body.
Let’s all give a warm welcome and a wave to Kent!
Updates
Updated on May 30, 2025
Kent Sorgon first took over the page while he was a Master’s student in Zoology at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. He was also a research associate for the FISH ARK project for Taal Lake at this time where he worked on the conservation of tawilis - an endemic fish species from the lake.
In the interim five years, Kent completed his Master’s degree in 2023 and worked as a researcher on a number of projects such as the HINGACU Project at the University of the Philippines Diliman and the DOST - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development - funded Ayungin project at UP Los Baños. In 2024, Kent joined Ateneo de Manila University as an Instructor for the Department of Biology teaching ecology and marine biology.
