News and Announcements

NEWS

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Prof. Cynthia T. Hedreyda (1955-2021)

The Faculty and Staff of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB) of U.P. Diliman are saddened to announce the passing of Prof. Cynthia T. Hedreyda in the afternoon of 6 July 2021. She was 65. Prof. Hedreyda completed her B.S. Biology and M.S. Genetics degrees from the

EVENTS

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MS Thesis Defense: John Rafael Ambag

You are all invited to the MS Thesis Defense of John Rafael Ambag of DMBEL.

He will be presenting his work entitled: “Probing PTEN regulation by miRNAs associated with 3’UTR SNPs in Filipino early-onset colorectal cancer”

Date: May 29, 2025 (Wednesday), 2:00 PM
Venue: NIMBB Lecture Room 107

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MS Thesis Defense: Marian Gayle Guevara

You are all invited to the MS Thesis Defense of Marian Gayle Guevara of SML.

She will be presenting her work entitled: “Development of a Point-of-Care (POC) Molecular-based CRISPR-Diagnostic platform against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-2 Variants.”

Date: May 28, 2025 (Wednesday), 9:00 AM
Venue: NIMBB Lecture Room 107
Date and Time: Dec. 17, 2024, 1 PM
Place: NIMBB Room 107

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MBB 294 Culminating Activity: The Genesis Project – Engineering the Future of Humanity

Join us in the NIMBB Conference Room this Friday, May 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. for the culminating event of MBB 294: Ethics in Research. In this deliberative policy simulation entitled “The Genesis Project: Engineering the Future of Humanity,” we will tackle the challenges of science governance from the perspective of scientists, ethicists, religious leaders, human rights advocates, political leaders, and international bodies in a future where gene editing could reshape humanity.

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MBB 196 Undergraduate Seminar: Breaking the Resistance – Dual FGFR and AKT Inhibition in NSCLC

This seminar will discuss the rationale and preclinical evidence supporting the combined inhibition of EGFR and Akt pathways as a targeted strategy to restore drug sensitivity in FGFR1-overexpressing NSCLC models. The dual inhibition approach has demonstrated superior efficacy compared to monotherapies and offers a promising direction for the development of next-generation combination treatments in precision oncology.

Join us on Friday, May 16 for the MBB 196 Undergraduate Seminar, to be held at the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB), Room 105, at 1:00 PM. All are welcome to attend.

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PhD Dissertation Examination: Joyce Aja

You are all invited to the PhD Examination of Joyce Amarachi Aja of MTRL. She will be presenting her work entitled: “Preliminary investigation into the bioactive potential of Lysinibacillus zambalensis M3T, a novel species isolated from the Poon Bato Zambales hyperalkaline spring.”