DLSU Institute of Biological Control

21/05/2026

18/05/2026

The Institute of Biological Control extends our warmest congratulations to Dr. Jose Isagani B. Janairo on receiving the 2026 PFCS Outstanding Achievement Award in Chemical Research. We are proud of you!

“The PFCS Outstanding Achievement Award in Chemical Research is awarded to Dr. Jose Isagani B. Janairo, RCh for his significant contributions to the chemical sciences through the systematic integration of peptide chemistry, molecular machine learning, and chemical ecology. Dr. Janairo is recognized for his refined approach to decoding the molecular information inherent in biological systems. By employing data-driven methodologies, he has advanced the application of molecular intelligence to understand peptide behavior and the chemical signals that define ecological relationships. This award honors his consistent scholarly productivity and his ability to utilize computational and experimental tools to address environmental and agricultural challenges, contributing to the steady advancement of chemical research in the Philippines.

Dr. Janairo is a Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology at De La Salle University. He earned his BS Biochemistry (cum laude) and MS Chemistry from De La Salle University, and his PhD in Chemical Science from Hokkaido University as a Japanese Government Scholar. His academic excellence is marked by prestigious recognitions, such as the NAST Outstanding Young Scientist and the St. Jean Baptiste De La Salle Pillar of Excellence Award. Beyond his research contributions, Dr. Janairo’s advocacy as a scientist is centered on active editorial service as a catalyst for institutional growth. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the NRCP Research Journal and as Associate Editor for several international journals, including BMC Artificial Intelligence, PeerJ, and Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics. Through these roles, he champions ethical publishing, editorial governance, and high-integrity standards, viewing the editorial process as a critical tool for shaping the discipline and elevating the quality of Philippine research and graduate education. By bridging the gap between molecular intelligence and scholarly stewardship, Dr. Janairo’s contributions continue to shape the landscape of digital chemistry and the future of open, ethical scientific discourse.”

🌟 Congratulations to the 2026 PFCS Achievement Awardees! 🌟

The Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies proudly recognizes outstanding individuals whose contributions continue to advance chemistry in the Philippines:

🏆 Chemistry Education (Secondary Level)
Dr. Rohit C. Tilwani – PFCS-RainPhil Outstanding Achievement Award

🏆 Chemistry Education (Tertiary Level)
Dr. Joel R. Salazar – PFCS-Chemhub Technologies Outstanding Achievement Award

🏆 Chemical Research
Dr. Jose Isagani B. Janairo – PFCS-Molave Outstanding Achievement Award

🏆 Chemical Industry
Ms. Donnabel Kuizon-Cruz – PFCS-Bihis-Maala Basics Achievement Award

✨ These awardees exemplify excellence, innovation, and leadership in their fields. Their work inspires the next generation of chemists and strengthens the role of chemistry in nation-building.

📅 They will be formally awarded during the 40th Philippine Chemistry Congress / 17th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences. Learn more here: https://www.pcc.org.ph

👉 Full roster of awardees: https://www.pfcs.org.ph/pfcs-awards/roster-of-awardees/

03/05/2026

We extend our sincere appreciation to Ms. Aira Matsuki for her dedication and valuable contributions to the Institute of Biological Control. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

30/04/2026

29/04/2026

15/04/2026

10/04/2026

MASTER’S THESIS DEFENDED

Congratulations to Ms. Caryl Anne Mendoza-Velasco, Master of Science in Biology student, for successfully defending her thesis entitled “Molecular Detection of Babesia spp. from Ticks Infesting Cattle Reared in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.”

The study was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mary Jane C. Flores. The panel was chaired by Dr. Divina Amalin, with members Dr. Thaddeus Carvajal and Prof. Kozo Watanabe.

07/04/2026

[𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿]

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗗𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗗𝗟𝗦𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝖦𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖥𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖩𝖺𝗉𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖣𝖫𝖲𝖴 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖤𝖴, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌!

𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍:
📌 𝖢𝗁𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗆𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌
📌 𝖳𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌
📌 𝖠𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗂n 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕘 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
🏢 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗲𝗶, 𝗝𝗿. 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗝𝗚𝗜𝗖) 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗗𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀
🖥️ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 – 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌.
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁: https://bit.ly/DLSU-EU-JSWP-Registration

‼️𝖫𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗅𝗈𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗏𝖺𝗂𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌.
‼️𝖱𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗗𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗦𝗧.

06/04/2026

NEW PUBLICATION | Department of Biology faculty Dr. Divina Amalin and Dr. Thaddeus Carvajal, together with PhD student Abigaile Mia Hila, published a study on high-throughput image-based pupal s*x classification in Aedes aegypti using convolutional neural network models for Sterile Insect Technique applications.

29/03/2026

𝘿𝙇𝙎𝙐 𝙄𝙤𝘽𝘾 student 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 1𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 – 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 (𝙑𝙀-𝙂𝘼𝙍𝘿) 2026, 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 (𝙐𝙎𝘼).

We are pleased to highlight that Precious Geormela L. Tantianpact (BS Bio-Meds) achieved this recognition through the GARD Virtual Exchange Program 2026, along with her international team members: Jimmy Lau (Hong Kong), Vishal Vazirani, Vivank Tyagi, and Manvi Jain (India).

The GARD Virtual Exchange is a global collaborative platform that brings together students from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds to address pressing public health challenges. During a 75-minute live challenge, participants were tasked with designing a feasible and high-impact intervention for a high-density urban settlement facing critical issues such as inadequate sanitation, unsafe water access, low vaccination coverage, and limited healthcare infrastructure.

This achievement underscores the value of interdisciplinary teamwork and global engagement in addressing real-world public health challenges.

𝙏𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢:
https://www.gardforum.com/virtual-exchange

29/03/2026

𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 200 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 60 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 15 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙇𝙎𝙐 𝙄𝙤𝘽𝘾 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣 2𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 - 2026 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 (𝙐𝙎𝘼).

Led by Mr. Dale Anthony L. To, M.Sc., and his students Aeron Iñigo E. Tiu and Hanna Nikkole V. Marinas, the team delivered their elevator pitch for 𝙏𝙊𝙓𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎—an innovative approach that transforms nature into action by harnessing the predatory power of 𝙏𝙤𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙨 (Wiede-mann, 1819). Their solution offers a safe, sustainable, and effective strategy to address the global problem of mosquito-borne diseases by targeting disease-vector populations at their source.

𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: https://tinyurl.com/2s3yezhw