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From February 8 to 10, 2026, Prof. Kozo Watanabe and MECOH lab member Jomel Limbago visited the Laguna campus of De La Salle University. During the visit, Prof. Watanabe attended student proposal defenses and participated in research meetings to monitor ongoing projects and explore future partnerships. For Jomel, who was visiting DLSU for the first time, the stay included tours of various laboratories and insect breeding facilities, particularly those focused on mosquitoes. He also assisted in setting up Linux systems and installing the necessary software packages for population genomic analyses, with a focus on reduced-representation sequencing approaches. Key DLSU officials present during discussions included Dr. Divina M. Amalin, Dr. Mary Jane C. Flores, Dr. Isagani Janairo, Dr. Thaddeus Carvajal, Dr. Billy Joel Almarinez, and Dr. Karen Lacerna.
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DLSU Research Associate and PhD Student training and continuing research at Ehime University12/19/2025 From November 13–21, 2025, Ms. Kim Suministrado and Mr. Jude Christian Francisco participated in a training workshop on 16S rRNA microbiome analysis conducted by Dr. Joeselle Serrana at Ehime University. Following the training, Mr. Jude Christian Francisco completed the optimization steps of the ddRAD library preparation protocol and subsequently applied it to all mosquito samples until December 14, 2025.  The Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES) hosted the “JSPS Core-to-Core Symposium on One Health Approaches to Chemical Risk Management in Ehime 2025” on November 18 and 19. De La Salle University delegates attended and participated in the event. Dr. Thaddeus M. Carvajal completes his long-term engagement as a Balik Scientist of DOST-PCHRD. From April 13, 2025, to June 6, 2025, PhD student Mr. Jude Christian Francisco had the ddRAD sequencing training at the Molecular Ecology and Health (MECOH) Laboratory. This provided Mr. Francisco with knowledge of the molecular biology techniques, particularly in ddRAD Sequencing library preparation. The training covered essential research skills, including DNA extraction, nucleic acid quantification using Qubit and Nanodrop spectrophotometer, ddRAD sequencing library preparation (enzyme digestion, adapter ligation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and fragment size selection), which equipped Mr. Jude Christian Francisco with hands-on experience. He is also participated in the 2nd CMES Workshop for Launching Interdisciplinary Communication and Knowledge Sharing (CLICKs) DLSU IOBC and ICRL researchers attended and participated in the 1st Philippine Entomology Congress4/30/2025 DLSU IOBC and ICRL researchers attended and participated in the 1st Philippine Entomology Congress held at the City of Manila last April 25-26, 2025 Ehime University has provided a qPCR and standard PCR machines for the EU-DLSU ICRL in enhancing research collaboration with the Philippines and Japan. Delegates from De La Salle University attended the JSPS Core-to-Core Symposium on One Health Approaches to Chemical Risk Management and LaMer Symposium on Metabolomics and Advanced Analytical Technologies in the Study of Insects, Vector-Borne Diseases and Biological Control from September 30 - October 4, 2024 at Ehime University - Japan. DLSU organized the DOST-JSPS Bilateral research seminar entitled " “An OMICs Application and its Insights in Mosquitoes” last July 22, 2024 at the 4th floor MPH, George Ty Bldg of the De La Salle Laguna Campus. The Research seminar was formally opened by Dr. Divina Amalin. The Meeting was held at the Multipurpose Hall, GT Building, De La Salle University Laguna Campus, Binan, Laguna. This is hosted by Mr. Jude Francisco, PhD Biology student. Speakers are Dr. Kozo Watanabe, Dr. Thaddeus M. Carvajal and Mr. Kris Lord Santos. In the afternoon, a meeting was conducted and a tour was conducted as well The Annual International Research Colloquium between Ehime University (EU) and De La Salle University (DLSU) with the theme “Recent trends in biological control: Interdisciplinary approaches for vector-borne diseases and agricultural pest management.” was held on February 20, 2024 at the 2nd floor, Room 212 of General Research Building No. 2, Johoku campus, Ehime University. It was organized by the EU-DLSU International Collaborative Research Laboratory (ICRL) with the physical address in De La Salle University (DLSU), Laguna Campus and the Molecular Ecology and Health (MECOH) Laboratory of Ehime University. The symposium was sponsored by the Leading Academia in Marine and Environment Pollution Research (LaMer). It was attended by 21 participants, 3 and 18 from DLSU and EU, respectively. The participants were mainly from the MECOH laboratory members. There were three speakers from the De La Salle University (DLSU). |
