UPIS Internship AY 2021-2022

METAS Laboratory hosted two SHS students from the University of the Philippines Integrated School last February 14-24. Julia Del Valle and Roczanne Dela Cruz are Grade 12 students from the Applied Science and Engineering Track. Dr. Marie Christine Obusan and Ms. Jamaica Caras prepared modules and virtual laboratory activities for the interns to learn and practice microbial techniques. 

Biology Educators of the Month

Dr. Marie Christine M. Obusan was recently featured as one of the Biology Educators of the Month for January 2022 by the Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines - De La Salle University Chapter. 
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The Philippine Marine Mammal Stranding Network National Symposium will host its first online National Symposium on October 1-2, 2021, organized by the Marine Mammal Research and Stranding Laboratory, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology and the Microbial Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (METAS) Laboratory, Institute of Biology, UP Diliman. Scan the QR Code to register!
You are cordially invited to attend a webinar on "Fermentation Technology in Japan" by Prof. Kohsuke Honda, organized by the IB SWAID Committee and the Microbial Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (METAS) Laboratory on September 30, 2021 at 9:30 AM via Zoom call. Please register below to receive the login details:
https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqc--vrzouE9A6SyaN53sunDezFgiRh6DH?fbclid=IwAR0QUEzVFwxL9RmaXaq4nM8II3DJi1EEUT7SEAf5vyCsgs1Gyz0Q758R2Jg

​METAS Lab is featured in UP Scientia's #siLab

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Research Topics for Prospective Advisees
METAS Lab is now accepting thesis students to work on the following researches:
 
Under Dr. Jessica F. Simbahan:
 
Undergraduate Thesis
  • Identification and characterization of bacteria isolated from milkfish gut and the polluted waters of Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS)
  • Identification and characterization of bacteria from a hotspring in Laguna
  • Identification and characterization of fungi isolated from a hotspring in Laguna
 
Graduate Thesis
  • Determination of industrially important characteristics of microbes isolated from earthworm gut (production of growth promoting substances, enzymes, antimicrobial compounds, N-fixation and P-solubilization activities)
  • Isolation and characterization of microbial endophytes from the forest canopy of Mt. Makiling for industrial and agricultural applications

Contact Details:
Jessica F. Simbahan, Ph.D.
Rm. 349
Institute of Biology, UP Diliman
Email address: jfsimbahan@up.edu.ph


Under Dr. Marie Christine M. Obusan:
 
Undergraduate Thesis
  • Heavy metal tolerance and accumulation by bacteria isolated from Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS)
  • Microbiological evaluation of vermicompost
 
Graduate Thesis
  • Diversity of earthworm microbiota
  • Diversity of cetacean microbiota
  • Isolation and characterization of bacteria from earthworms
  • Isolation and characterization of fungi from earthworms
 
Contact:
Marie Christine M. Obusan, Ph.D.
Rm. 347
Institute of Biology, UP Diliman
Email address: mmobusan@up.edu.ph