FINAL THESIS DEFENSE DATE: MAY 6, 2022

VENUE: TARC AUDITORIUM

TIME TITLE PANEL THESIS ADVISER/S

7:00 – 7:30 REGISTRATION AND OPENING CEREMONIES
7:30 – 8:00 In vitro Evaluation of the Prebiotic Potential of Near-IR Santos Labrador Esmalla De Grano & Villaflores
Authenticated Philippine Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties
with Drosophila melanogaster as a Model for the Gut
Microbiome
STUDENTS: Muñiz & Olegario
8:00 – 8:30 Chemopreventive Capabilities of Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) Villaflores Paulin Daya Santiago, Santiago-
K. Schum (Zingiberaceae) Against Breast Cancer Cell (MCF- Bautista, & Devanadera
7)
STUDENTS: De Borja & Nakama
8:30 – 9:00 Cell-Penetrating Peptide Derived from the Transcriptomic Ranido Daya Crisostomo Guevarra & Esmalla
Data of Philippine Tarantula (Theraphosidae) Against
Human Lung Adenocarcinoma (A549 cells)
STUDENTS: Baluran & Candelaria
9:00 – 9:30 Evaluation of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.5 Activity Guevarra Esmalla Villaflores Santiago-Bautista &
of Philippine Tarantula venom in embryonic zebrafish Devanadera
(Danio rerio)
STUDENT: Lacson
9:30 – 10:00 Evaluation of the Stunting Effect of Normal Protein and Devanadera Serrano Santiago- Labrador, Guevarra,
Low Protein Diets on ICR Mice Models Bautista Santos
STUDENTS: Buan & Ramos
10:00 – 10:30 The expression of MMP 14 (MT1-MMP) among pregnant Serrano Abion Ranido Daya & Mamerto
women with GDM as a potential stress biomarker for
preeclampsia
STUDENTS: Dolor & Garcia
10:30 – 11:00 Probiotic Assessment and Molecular Identification of Santiago- Cation Santos Labrador & Devanadera
Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Various Food Sources Bautista
STUDENTS: Carmona, Alfonso, Lavarez
11:00 – 11:30 Radioprotective Effect of Talampunay (Brugmansia Gonzales Paulin Santiago Villaflores & Crisostomo
suaveolens) Extract on Gamma-Irradiated Rats
STUDENTS: Eslabra & Gamboa
11:30 – 12:00 In vitro and Neurobehavioral Screening of Donepezil-like Santiago Villaflores Abion Guevarra
Bioactive Components of Philippine Spider Venom as
Therapeutic Leads against Alzheimer’s Disease
 STUDENTS: Saplala & Silvestre
12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:30 Anticarcinogenic Properties of Philippine Spider Venom Santiago- Gonzales Labrador Daya & Devanadera
Fractions Against Breast Cancer Cells (MCF-7) Bautista
STUDENTS: Berenguel, De Leon, Escobar
1:30 – 2:00 Molecular Phylogeny of Tarantula Spiders from Romblon Crisostomo Cation Daya Ranido & Santiago-
and Mindanao Bautista
STUDENTS: Albiso, Caspe, Morales
2:00 – 2:30 Candidate Genetic Association Studies of Blood Santos De Grano Serrano Cation
Hemoglobin Concentration and Iron Deficiency Anemia in
the 8th Philippine National Nutrition Survey
STUDENTS: Baylon & Chan
2:30 – 3:00 In Vivo Determination of Toxicological Effects of Spider Guevarra Labrador Cation Villaflores & Crisostomo
Venom on Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
STUDENTS: Cabillan & Go
3:00 – 3:30 In Silico Screening of Ginger Tea (Zingiber officinale) Esmalla De Grano Paulin Devanadera & Crisostomo
Phytoconstituents as Potential Chikungunya E2
Glycoprotein and Dengue NS1 Viral Protein Co-Infection
Inhibitor and In Vitro Inhibition Assessment on Dengue
NS1 Viral Protein
STUDENTS: Mangilit & Arkoncel
3:30 – 4:00 Antinociceptive Activity of Philippine Tarantula Venom Abion Devanadera Crisostomo Guevarra & Santos
Components
STUDENTS: Utsumi & Yap
4:00 – 4:30 Neurobehavioral and neurobiochemical analysis on the Santiago & Guevarra
anxiolytic effects of Philippine tarantula venom fractions
STUDENTS: Berame & Berenguel
4:30 – 5:00 In Vitro Analysis of The Potential Inhibitory Properties of Crisostomo De Grano Paulin Devanadera & Santos
Syzygium lineatum (DC). Merry & L.M. Perry (Lubeg) Leaf
Extracts Against Dengue Virus- 2 NS1 Protein
STUDENTS: Gonzales & Leonor