A faculty and a research analyst of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) were among the newly elected nine members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines (ASBP). Wilfred John E. Santiañez, PhD and Gizelle A. Batomalaque, PhD were elected as ASBP public relations officer and […]

A research team from UP Diliman (UPD) found microorganisms in Mabini, Batangas whose genes have potential medical and biotechnological applications. Joshua T. Veluz, Paul Christian T. Gloria, Laurence Anthony N. Mallari, Ann Elizabeth R. Enova, and Maria Auxilia T. Siringan from the Natural Sciences Research Institute and the Marine Science Institute of the �Թ���̳College […]

Kanlungan at Kasarinlan: An Arts and Science Exhibit on the West Philippine Sea (Kanlungan at Kasarinlan), recently opened at the UP Diliman (UPD) Marine Science Institute (MSI) Marine Biodiversity Resources and Information System (MBRIS) building. The exhibit showcased the West Philippine Sea’s (WPS) rich marine biodiversity, the fight of every Filipino for its sovereign rights, […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Marine Science Institute (MSI) recently honored National Scientist Edgardo D. Gomez, its founder and the institute’s prime driving force, by renaming its building as the Edgardo D. Gomez Hall (Gomez Hall) at the celebration of its 50th founding anniversary. Three �Թ���̳chancellors gave messages on the day the MSI paid tribute […]

Rene Abesamis, PhD of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) has been recently conferred with the 2024 Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Award by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Abesamis is currently working on climate-resilient coral reefs in two marine protected areas at the South Negros Marine Key Biodiversity Area. According to the Pew […]

Every species has one common ancestor, while having varying resilience types and levels in dealing with changes. This was tackled by Cecilia Conaco, PhD, at her lecture Stress and Sensitivity: What “Simple” Animals Can Teach Us �Թ���̳ Coping With Change on Feb. 19 at the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) Audiovisual Room. Conaco is […]