M.S. Pharmacy student bags best poster presentation award at the 2023 Asia Conference in Pharmaceutical Sciences

A Master of Science in Pharmacy student, David S. Hinolan, was awarded as one of the best research poster presenters during the 5th Asia Conference in Pharmaceutical Science (AsiaPharmV) held in Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam, on August 16-18, 2023.  Hinolan, together with his Vietnamese co-researcher, Viet-Phuong Bui from Vietnam National University (VNU), bested more … Continue reading

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

First reading: Is. 22:15,19–23 Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace: “I will thrust you from your office and pull you down from your station. On that day I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give … Continue reading

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First reading: Is. 56:1,6–7 Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD, and becoming his servants—all who keep the sabbath free … Continue reading

USC physicist Bacabac to join US-based training in 3D printing and artificial intelligence

Dr. Rommel G. Bacabac, a full professor at the USC Department of Physics and head of the USC Medical Biophysics Group (MBG), has been selected as a visiting researcher for a prestigious six-month training at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, USA. Out of 60 applicants all over the Philippines, Dr. Bacabac is one … Continue reading

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First reading: 1 Kgs. 19:9a,11–13a At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter. Then the LORD said to him, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by.” A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before … Continue reading

USC researcher is best presenter in NatProd conference in Thailand

Ellakim Sasing, a graduate fellow of the USC Department of Biology, emerged as one of the best poster presenters during the 8th International Conference on Natural Products (NatPro8) in Bangkok, Thailand on July 25-27, 2023.   Sasing’s research is entitled, “Anticancer Activity of Calophyllum inophyllum L. (Malpighiales: Calophyllaceae) on Human Colorectal Cancer Cell Line (HCT116).” Aside … Continue reading