Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla, pediatrician and chancellor of UP Manila, was conferred the Order of National Scientist by Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for her pioneering work as a world-renowned clinical geneticist, for her contributions to newborn screening in the Philippines, and for the establishment of the Philippine Genome Center (PCG). The ceremony held on … Continue reading Dr. Carmencita Padilla conferred the Order of National Scientist for pioneering and exemplary work in clinical genetics and newborn screening