Pinoy Scientists

Manuel Holz is a “half-German half-Cebuano” sociologist whose research focuses on the quantitative analysis of migration and inequality.

Pat Lazatin is a medical student and researcher whose research focused on novel therapies that would improve post-ischemic stroke outcomes in patients.

Valerie Diane Valeriano is a molecular infection biologist whose research focuses on the understanding of the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes.

Angelita Acebes is an entomologist and applied ecologist whose research focuses on insect biology, behavior and ecology with the goal of developing sustainable and effective management strategies against insects that are detrimental to agricultural production.

Noel Lito Sayson is a laser physicist whose research is mainly focused on developing a low-cost, low-power, widely tunable optical source suitable for mid infrared spectroscopy.

Aimee Dupo is the UP Los Baños Museum of Natural History’s curator for moths and spiders, as well as a Professor and Graduate School Secretary at UPLB. She has described more than 49 species of spiders and 22 species of rice black bugs.

Gabriel Villamil is a molecular biologist pursuing his Ph.D. at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany.

Geric Magbitang is a chemist and environmental manager currently pursuing a Masters in Environmental Management. His current research focuses on analyzing the effects of socio-economic parameters and the level of nearby water bodies’ plastic pollution in Metro Manila.

Edward Pajarillo is a neuroscientist and microbiologist and is currently a Research Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

Paul Baniqued is a biomedical engineer, currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK, where his study aims to improve the functionality of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and robotics for stroke rehabilitation..

Ian de Vera is a pharmacologist and biologist. He is currently Assistant Professor and Director of the Protein Core Facility at the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.