WINNERS

UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY
1st Place— “Comparative Study on the Insecticidal Activities of Buprofezin and Cyromazine as Chitin-synthesis Inhibitors against Aedesaegypti”
Roxanne Angeline B. Lopez; Ervin Jasper S. Rubio; Anna Theresa A. Santiago; Miriam P. De Vera; and, Janice V. Ng

2nd Place — Screening for Larvicidal Activity of Extracts of Fourteen Selected Plants and Formulation of a Larvicide Against Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) Larvae”
Michael Russelle S. Alvarez; Noel S. Quiming, Dr. Eng.;Francisco M. Heralde III, PhD

3rd Place — “Habitat Associations of Select Tree Species in a Tropical Rainforest in San Mateo, Rizal”
Jennifer Lou C. Novero; Marie Nicole M. Vasquez; Elena M. Rogragio; and, Ralph Sedricke C. Lapuz

THE JUDGES
Erna C. Arollado, PhD — Director, NIH Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Assistant Professor, Natural Product Division, College of Pharmacy
Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD — Director, Institute of Health Policy & Development Studies; Faculty, College of Medicine
Rosario R. Rubite, PhD — Professor, Dept. of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, CAS

GRADUATE CATEGORY
1st Place — “Development of a Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis”
John Carlo B. Reyes; Windell L. Rivera; and, Juan Antonio A. Solon

2nd Place — “Molecular Characterization of Exon 3 and Genomic Deletions of the β-Globin Gene in Filipino β-Thalassemia Patients”
Josept Mari S. Poblete, RPh; Ma. Carmina C. Manuel, PhD; and, Catherine Lynn T. Silao, MD, PhD

3rd Place — “Field Evaluation of Urine Circulating Cathodic Antigen (CCA) Test Accuracy in the Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis japonica in the Philippines”
Ian Kim Tabios; James Christopher Chua; Pebbles Grayle Tamayo; Elena Villacorte; Mihoko Kikuchi; Naoko Hiyashi; Yuichi Chigusa; Lester Chitsulo; and, Lydia Leonardo

THE JUDGES
June B. Billones, PhD — University Scientist 1; Asst. Director, NIH Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Professor 2, Chemistry, Dept. of Physical Sciences & Mathematics, CAS
Eva Maria Cutiongco-de la Paz, MD — Vice Chancellor for Research; NIH Executive Director; Program Director, Health Program, Philippine Genome Center
Marilou G. Nicolas, PhD — Professor, Biochemistry, Dept. of Physical Sciences & Mathematics, CAS; former Executive Director, UP Center for Integrative & Development Studies (2011-2014)