DEGREES EARNED

• Ph.D. Natural Sciences (2006) - Technical University of Braunschweig-Braunschweig, Germany
• M.S. Biological Sciences (1999) - University of Santo Tomas
• B.S. Microbiology (1996) - University of Santo Tomas

DIPLOMAS/CERTIFICATES

• Diploma in Science Teaching-Biology (2003) - University of the Philippines – Open University, Laguna, Philippines

SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE WORKS 

• Polyphasic approaches to the taxonomy of the marine Dendryphiella species from different geographic origins [Book, Main-Author] - LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany (2010)
• Occurrence and distribution of plasmodial myxomycetes (slime molds) in three provinces of Luzon Island, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine Science Letters 6 (1) (2013)
• Occurrence and diversity of myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) in Mt. Palay-palay National Park, Cavite, Philippines [Local Journal] - Acta Manilana 60 (2012)
• Bacterial and yeast food preferences of cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) isolated from Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 6: 46-53 (2012)
• Occurrence and distribution of plasmodial myxomycetes in Hundred Islands National Park, Pangasinan, Philippines [Local Journal] - Acta Manilana 59: 65-74 (2011)
• Occurrence of cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) in Subic Bay Natural Forest Reserve, Zambales, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 5: 99-104 (2011)
• A checklist of plasmodial myxomycetes (slime molds) from Subic Watershed Forest Reserve, Zambales, Philippines [Local Journal] - Acta Manilana 58: 41-45 (2012)
• Myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) from Biak-na-Bato National Park and Angat Dam Watershed, Bulacan, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine BIOTA Journal 45:45-64 (2010)
• Corticolous myxomycetes associated with Samanea saman collected from different sites in Luzon Island, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine BIOTA 43:2-15 (2011)
• Dye decolorization activities of marine-derived fungi isolated from Manila Bay and Calatagan Bay, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine Journal of Science 140 (2) (2010)
• Characterization of marine yeasts isolated from different substrates collected in Calatagan, Batangas [Local Journal] - Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 4: 1-11 (2010)
• Biosorption of mercury by the marine fungus Dendryphiella salina [Local Journal] - Acta Manilana 60 (2012)
• Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of fungal leaf endophytes associated with Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.. [Local Journal] - Acta Manilana 58: 25-29 (2013)
• A new macrolide isolated from the endophytic fungus Colletotrichum sp. [Local Journal] - Philippine Science Letters 6 (2) (2013)
• Bioactive metabolites of Diaporthe sp. P133, an endophytic fungus isolated from Pandanus amaryllifolius [Local Journal] - Philippine Science Letters 6 (1) (2011)
• Antimicrobial activities of selected fruticose lichens from different sites in Luzon [Local Journal] - Journal of Natural Medicines 65: 606-609 (2010)
• Lentinus squarrosulus (mont.) Singer and Polyporus grammocephalus Berk.: newly domesticated, wild edible macrofungi from the Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine Science Letters 3(2) (2013)
• The occurrence of litter myxomycetes at different elevations in Mt. Arayat National Park, Pampanga, Philippines [Local Journal] - Philippine Agricultural Scientists 96(4): 411-418 (2014)
• A comparative species listing of myxomycetes from tropical (Philippines) and temperate (United States) forests [Local Journal] - Nova Hedwigia 98 (1-2) (2013)
• Diversity of plasmodial myxomycetes from Anda Island, Pangasinan, Philippines [Local Journal] - Mycosphere 5(2) (2013)
• Occurrence and diversity of myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) along the northern slope of Mt. Makulot, Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines [Local Journal] - Biotropia 20 (1) (2013)
• Production of xylanases by mangrove fungi from the Philippines and their application in enzymatic pretreatment of recycled paper pulps [Local Journal] - Asian Journal of Biodiversity 4 (2013)
• Secondary metabolic profiling and antibacterial activities of different species of Usnea collected in Northern Philippines [Local Journal] - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 29 (4) (2013)
• Enriched cultivation of three wild strains of Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr. using agricultural wastes [Local Journal] - Mycosphere 4(2) (2013)
• The “Meet a Microbiologist” (MAM) program: a learning strategy for teaching microbiology and inspiring students.[Local Journal] - International Journal of Agricultural Technology 9 (5) (2013)
• Species listing, distribution, and molecular identification of macrofungi in six Aeta tribal communities in Central Luzon, Philippines [Local Journal] - Asian Journal of Biology Education 7: 25-30 (2012)
• Diversity and distribution of cellular slime molds in Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines [Local Journal] - Mycosphere 4 (3) (2012)
• First records of myxomycetes from Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines [Local Journal] - Mycology: International Journal of Fungal Biology 3 (3) (2012)
• Occurrence, distribution, and diversity of myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) along two transects in Mt. Arayat, National Park, Pampanga, Philippines [Local Journal] - Sydowia 64 (1) (2012)
• Printed identification key or web-based identification guide: an effective tool for species identification? [Local Journal] - International Journal of Fungal Biology 3 (2) (2012)
• An ethnomycological survey of the macrofungi utilized by the Aeta communities in Central Luzon, Philippines [Local Journal] - Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 13 (2) (2012)
• Development of a myxomycete photoguide as a teaching tool for microbial taxonomy [Local Journal] - Mycosphere 3 (2) (2012)
• Cellular slime molds isolated from Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines [Local Journal] - Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 13 (1) (2011)
• List of species collected and interactive database of myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) for Mt. Arayat National Park, Pampanga, Philippines [Local Journal] - Mycosphere 2 (5) (2011)
• Diversity and distribution of plasmodial myxomycetes (slime molds) from La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City, Philippines [Local Journal] - Mycosphere 2 (4) (2010)
• Marine-derived fungi from Kappaphycus alvarezii and K. striatum as potential causative agents of ice-ice disease in farmed seaweeds [Local Journal] - Biotropia 17 (2) (2010)
• A new isocoumarin compound from an endophytic fungus Guignardia sp. isolated from Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb [Local Journal] - ACGC Chemical Research Communications 24:13-16 (2010)