Research Interests
CVM Faculty members have engagements that are not confined to their fields of specialization. Opportunities for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations can often be witnessed.
Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences (DBVS)
Chair: Ariel M. Bombio
MARY JASMIN C. ANG, DVM
- E-mail address: mcang3@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Behavioral Neuroscience; Brain Dysfunctions; Hippocampal Neurogenesis; Neuroanatomy; Neurodegenerative Diseases
ARROL JAN B. AQUINO, BS Bio, DVM
- E-mail address: abaquino@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Macroscopic and Microscopic Anatomy of Domestic and Wildlife Animals; Public Health; Ruminant Medicine; Veterinary Microbiology
JUSSIAEA V. BARIUAN, DVM, MAgrSc
- E-mail address: jvbariuan@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Branched Chain Amino Acids; Brown Adipose Tissue; Obesity and other Metabolic Diseases Concerning Proteins and Lipid
ARIEL M. BOMBIO, DVM
- E-mail address: ambombio@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Applied Anatomy; Diagnostic Imaging
BELLA C. CRUZANA, DVM, PhD
- E-mail address: bccruzana@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Comparative Study of Alternative Solutions for Embalming Dogs for Gross Dissection Studies, and Immuno-histochemical Detection of Proteins in the Male and Female Reproductive Organs
MARIA CATALINA T. DE LUNA, BS HRA, DVM, MAgrSc
- E-mail address: mtdeluna@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Animal Behavior; Animal Welfare
JOSEPH F. DE LA CRUZ, DVM, MS, PhD
- E-mail address: jfdelacruz@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Animal Biotechnology; Cell Culture; Molecular Genetics
MARK JOSEPH M. DESAMERO, DVM, PhD
- E-mail address: mmdesamero@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Animal Modeling of Human Diseases; Bioactivity Testing; Cancer Research; Gene Manipulation using GONAD Technique; Interleukin-11, and Tandem Repeat-type Galectin
MARIA AMELITA C. ESTACIO, DVM, MAgrSc, DAgrSci, DPCLAM
- E-mail address: mcestacio@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Animal Modelling for Human Diseases; Apitherapy; Biomedical Product Development; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Inflammation, Pain, Stroke, and Wound Healing
CEFERINO P. MAALA, DVM, MVSc, PhD
- E-mail address: ceferinomaala@yahoo.com
- Research Interests: Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of Domestic and Wild Animals
JOSEPH P. OLARVE, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: jpolarve@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Antibiotic Combination; Feeds and Feeding, and Feeds Supplement
MICHELLE GRACE V. PARASO, DVM, MSc, PhD
- E-mail address: mvparaso@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Endocrine Disruption in Fish; Environmental Impacts on Animal Health; Fish Biomarkers for Environmental Monitoring
GRACE R. SACNAHON, BS Pharmacy, DVM
- E-mail address: grsacnahon@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance; Pharmacologenetics
Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences (DVPS)
Chair: Remil L. Galay
LOINDA R. BALDRIAS, DVM, MS, PhD
- E-mail address: lrbaldrias@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Food Microbiology and Public Health; Isolation of food bacterial contaminants
DJ DARWIN R. BANDOY, DVM
- E-mail address: drbandoy@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Pathobiology
JOHN MICHAEL G. BERNARDO, DVM
- E-mail address: jgbernardo@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Molecular Detection of and Epidemiological Studies on Animal Diseases
THERESE MARIE A. COLLANTES, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: tacollantes@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Molecular diagnostics of bacterial and viral diseases
BILLY P. DIVINA, DVM, MSc
- E-mail address: bpdivina@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Parasite epidemiology, diagnosis and control; Natural antiparasitic agents
SALCEDO L. EDUARDO, DVM, MS, PhD
- E-mail address: sl7eduardo@gmail.com
- Research Interests: Veterinary Parasitology; Systematic Helminthology; Immunology of Helmith Infections
CHERRY P. FERNANDEZ-COLORADO, DVM, MS, PhD
- E-mail address: cpfernandezcolorado@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Molecular and cellular microbiology (Host-pathogen interactions; Pathogenesis; Immune responses to infection)
REMIL L. GALAY, DVM, DVSc
- E-mail address: rlgalay@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Arthropod vector biology and control; Arthropod-borne diseases
MERIAM C. LAURON, DVM
- E-mail address: mbcautiver@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Veterinary Entomology and Parasitology; Parasitic arthropods, helminths and protozoa biology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control.
SUZANNETH EPIFANIA G. LOLA, BSZoo, DVM, MSV Pathology
- E-mail address: mglola@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Immune responses; Biomarkers for neoplastic processes
CRIS NIÑO BON B. MARASIGAN, DVM
- E-mail address: cbmarasigan@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Clinical and diagnostic pathology; Infectious diseases, Paraneoplastic syndromes
WENCHIE MARIE I. LUMBERA, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: wllumbera@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Molecular Pathology; Swine Diseases; Data Management; Animal Wearables for Health Monitoring
BENJAMIN REUEL G. MARTE, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: bgmarte@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Nutritional Pathology; Feed Additives Development; Natural Products Development
JOSEPH S. MASANGKAY, DVM, MAgr, DAgrSc
- E-mail address: jsmasangkay@yahoo.com
- Research Interests: Laboratory Animal Science Wildlife Diseases; Management Animal Genetics
GLADYS MARIA V. PANGGA, DVM, MSTH
- E-mail address: gvpangga1@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Epidemiology; Risk assessment; Food Safety
HOPE G. ROVIRA, DVM, PhD
- E-mail address: hgrovira@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Test Kit Development; Vaccine Development (Viral & Bacterial) Antigen Characterization Manufacturing Process Development Management and Quality Control
ROMEO E. SANCHEZ JR., DVM, MSc, PhD
- E-mail address: resanchez@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Molecular Biology; Pathogenic features of Swine circovirus, Diseases of Swine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (DVCS)
Chair: Emilia A. Lastica-Ternura
JOVENCIO HUBERT A. ABALOS, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: jaabalos@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Equine Production Medicine
JEZIE A. ACORDA, DVM, MAgr, PhD
- E-mail address: jaacorda@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Application of acupuncture in domestic animals; Ultrasonography in domestic animals and wildlife
AMADEO A. ALCANTARA, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: aaalcantara1@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Swine Production Medicine
FRANCIS ANDREW EUGENE M. BERNARDO, DVM, MVSt
- E-mail address: fmbernardo@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Poultry Production Medicine
MATTHEW BENEDICT T. CALIBO, DVM
- E-mail address: mtcalibo@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Soft tissue Surgery; Internal Medicine
JESALYN L. CONSTANTE, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: jlconstante@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Ruminant Production Medicine
FLETCHER P. DEL VALLE, DVM, PhD
- E-mail address: fpdelvalle@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Viral Diseases
RIO JOHN T. DUCUSIN, DVM, MAgr, PhD
- E-mail address: rtducusin@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Ruminant Production Medicine; Applied Anatomy
MARIANNE LEILA S. FLORES, DVM, MHA
- E-mail address: msflores2@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Small Animal Internal Medicine; Hospital Administration; Hair and Feather Microscopic Morphology
KARLO ROMANO B. GICANA, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: kbgicana@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Small Animal Internal Medicine
EMILIA A. LASTICA-TERNURA, DVM, Postgraduate Diploma
- E-mail address: ealastica@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Wildlife Management/ Conservation Medicine
VERONICA A. MATAWARAN, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: vamatawaran@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Laboratory Medicine
REY B. ORONAN, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: rboronan@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Small Animal Medicine and Surgery; Zoonotic Infections (Wildlife)
ARVILLE MAR GREGORIO A. PAJAS, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: aapajas@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Veterinary Medical Imaging
FLOR MARIE IMMANUELLE R. PILAPIL-AMANTE, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: frpilapil@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Theriogenology/Clinical Reproduction; Veterinary Public Health; Veterinary Epidemiology; Ruminant Production and Medicine
MARIA ROSARIO S. RACHO, DVM
- E-mail address: msracho@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Small Animal Surgery
MARCO F. REYES, DVM, MS
- E-mail address: mfreyes1@up.edu.ph
- Research Interests: Small Animal Medicine and Surgery; Small Animal Theriogenology; Surveillance of Zoonotic Diseases of Dogs and Cats
DENNIS V. UMALI, DVM, DVSc
- E-mail address: dvumali@up.edu.ph
- Research Interest: Poultry Production Medicine