Keynote & Plenary Speakers
Meet our distinguished Keynote and Plenary Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Peter Fineran, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Clara Lim-Sylianco Speaker
Leslie Michelle M. Dalmacio, PhD
Vice Chancellor
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, UP Manila
Plenary Speaker
Agriculture and Fisheries
Jose Ramon G. Planta, PhD
Associate Professor
The National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
Plenary Speaker
Agriculture and Fisheries
Nonawin L. Agustin, PhD
Senior Science Research Specialist
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Division, Philippine Rice Research Institute
Plenary Speaker
Environment and Biodiversity
Cynthia P. Saloma, PhD
Dean
The National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
Plenary Speaker
Environment and Biodiversity
Leonardo A. Guevarra Jr., MsC
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas
Plenary Speaker
Data Science and Bioinformatics
Peter James I. Gann, PhD
Professor
College of Medicine, Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)
Plenary Speaker
Data Science and Bioinformatics
Pia Marie SP Albano, PhD
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas (UST)
Plenary Speaker
Health and Wellness
Laura F. Gumy, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Plenary Speaker
Health and Wellness
Maria Karmella L. Apaya, PhD
Professor
Department of Physical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, West Visayas State University
Plenary Speaker
Education and Entrepreneurship
Mary Stephanie S. Carranza, MSc
Head
Biomedical research Unit, The Medical City
Plenary Speaker
Education and Entrepreneurship
Victor Marco Emmanuel N. Ferriols, PhD
Director
Philippine Genome Center - Visayas Satellite Facility, University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo
Plenary Speaker
Food and Nutrition
Laarni M. Parungao, MSc
Senior Science Research Specialist
Department of Agriculture - Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
Plenary Speaker
Food and Nutrition
Katherine Ann T. Castillo-Israel, PhD, PFT
Professor
Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Keynote Speaker
Peter Charles Fineran, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Clara Lim-Sylianco Speaker
Leslie Michelle M. Dalmacio, PhD
Vice Chancellor
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, UP Manila
Plenary Speaker
Agriculture and Fisheries
Jose Ramon G. Planta, PhD
Associate Professor
The National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
Plenary Speaker
Agriculture and Fisheries
Nonawin L. Agustin, PhD
Senior Science Research Specialist
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Division, Philippine Rice Research Institute
Plenary Speaker
Environment and Biodiversity
Cynthia P. Saloma, PhD
Dean
The National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
Plenary Speaker
Environment and Biodiversity
Leonardo A. Guevarra Jr., MsC
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas
Plenary Speaker
Data Science and Bioinformatics
Peter James I. Gann, PhD
Professor
College of Medicine, Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)
Plenary Speaker
Data Science and Bioinformatics
Pia Marie SP Albano, PhD
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas (UST)
Plenary Speaker
Health and Wellness
Laura F. Gumy, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Plenary Speaker
Health and Wellness
Maria Karmella L. Apaya, PhD
Professor
Department of Physical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, West Visayas State University
Plenary Speaker
Education and Entrepreneurship
Mary Stephanie S. Carranza, MSc
Head
Biomedical research Unit, The Medical City
Plenary Speaker
Education and Entrepreneurship
Victor Marco Emmanuel N. Ferriols, PhD
Director
Philippine Genome Center - Visayas Satellite Facility, University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo
Plenary Speaker
Food and Nutrition
Laarni M. Parungao, MSc
Senior Science Research Specialist
Department of Agriculture - Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
Plenary Speaker
Food and Nutrition
Katherine Ann T. Castillo-Israel, PhD, PFT
Professor