Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player 8. Get Flash	Home Updates: The 36th PSBMB Annual Convention will be held December 3-4, 2009 at Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon. Please visit the convention page here for details. The convention also features the 10th RevUP Workshop to be held Dec. 2. A post-convention Bukidnon Agri-ecotour showcasing the sights, sounds and delights of Bukidnon will also happen on Dec. 5. Important Deadlines: Posters: October 30, 2009 Extended Abstracts for Oral Presentations: October 20, 2009 YSF: October 30, 2009 Online registration is up. Please register here. Membership Info To apply for membership, please follow the directions in the membership application form. The best way to apply is to attend one of our activities, such as the Annual Conventions or the RevUps, and if you like what we do, come and join us! Form in PDF format Form in Microsoft Word format Form in Rich Text Format Form in Open Office Writer Document format News and Announcements The 36th PSBMB Annual Convention page is up. This year's theme is "Biotechnology and Biodiversity for Food Sustainability." This event will be held December 2-5 at Central Mindanao University. This convention also features the 10th RevUP Workshop on December 2, 2009 and a post-convention Bukidnon Agri-Ecotour on December 5. Please visit the convention page here or email the secretariat at psbmb.convention@gmail.com New on PSBMB: Maoi Arroyo's blog "The Upstream Promoter" at "The Upstream Promoter" (http://psbmb.tumblr.com/). It covers "The latest science news in the Philippines and abroad, source of productivity tips and teaching aids, and musings about biochemistry and molecular biology." -2008.03.04 The new PSBMB Board of Directors for January 2008-December 2009. (See also the page on officers of the PSBMB) CYNTHIA P. SALOMA, Ph.D. President (University of the Philippines-Diliman) GABRIEL O. ROMERO, Ph.D. Vice-President (Philippine Rice Research Institute) JOHN DONNIE A. RAMOS, Ph.D. Secretary (University of Santo Tomas) AMEURFINA D. SANTOS, Ph.D. Treasurer (University of the Philippines-Diliman) GISELA P. CONCEPCION, Ph.D. Auditor (University of the Philippines-Diliman) MA. ANTONIA ODELIA G. ARROYO, M.Phil. cantab Public Relations Officer (Hybridigm Consulting) NINA ROSARIO L. ROJAS, Ph.D. Immediate Past President Member, Board of Directors, ex officio (Ateneo de Manila University) VIRGINIA D. MONJE, Ph.D. Member, Board of Directors (University of the Philippines-Diliman) VIVIAN S. TOLENTINO, Ph.D. Member, Board of Directors (Ateneo de Manila University) PETER C. TORRES, B.Sc. Member, Board of Directors (University of Santo Tomas) MAFEL C. YSRAEL, Ph.D. Member, Board of Directors (University of Santo Tomas) GRACIA FE B. YU, Ph.D. Member, Board of Directors (University of the Philippines-Manila) Upcoming events of other organizations that you may be interested in: The joint 7th Human Genome Organization (HUGO) Pacific Meeting and the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics, to be held on 2-5 April 2008 at Shangri-La Resort, Mactan, Cebu. The 4th annual Philippine Biotechnology Venture Summit will be held on April 16-18, 2008 at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Chung Te Auditorium, Don Eugenio Lopez Medical Complex, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. See www.philbiotech.com for details. Past events and announcements: 10th Eurasia Conference on the Chemical Sciences, held last January 2008. Four Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry gave lectures. Was the 34th PSBMB Convention at PhilRice and Ecotour to Banawe rather short? Check out this link on the IRRI website for more about Ifugao rice culture and spectacular views of the rice terraces: http://www.irri.org/publications/today/pdfs/7-1/14-22.pdf. It's technology we share with other upland peoples this side of the world.
	The 34th Annual Convention and Ecotour was held on 29 November to 1 December 2007 at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) under the leadership of Dr. Gabby Romero. Check out the announcements at the 34th Convention page. Meanwhile, download the following: convention flyer as a PDF file. guide for extended abstract (MS Word, RTF, Open Office Doc) sponsorship form (PDF, MS Word, RTF, Open Office)
	December 2007 newsletter in PDF format December 2006 newsletter in PDF format.
	Upcoming events of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists
	In Memoriam - Dr. Gloria de Castro-Bernas (1943-2006)
	NEWS ARCHIVES 7th RevUp: CHED Faculty Upgrading Workshop for Chemistry Instructors at institutions offering B.S. Chemistry. The PSBMB is one of the partners of the Commission on Higher Education, the Philippine Federation of Chemical Societies, and the Institute of Chemistry of the University of the Philippines-Diliman for a faculty upgrading program. Contact the Commission on Higher Education- Technical Panel for Science and Math- Committee for Chemistry for more details about the program. The PSBMB will be conducting the Biochemistry Modules on 22-26 October 2007. Project description Workshop Schedule Participants List The 33rd Annual PSBMB Convention was held on December 7-8, 2006 at the West Visayas State University in Iloilo City, Iloilo, back to back with the 6th RevUp Workshop on December 9, 2006, for high school teachers of the region. The 5th RevUp Workshop will be held on October 19-20, 2006 at the University of Santo Tomas Central Library in Manila PSBMB/ UST Special Lecture in honor of the late Dr. Gloria de Castro-Bernas was held on October 18, 2006. Professor Takashi Okamoto will speak on "Transcriptional Regulation as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Cancer, Leukemia, AIDS and Rheumatoid Arthritis". Time: 9:30-11:00. Venue: CME Auditorium, St. Martin de Porres Bldg, University of Santo Tomas, Manila. 2007 January 10-12: The Philippine Biotech Venture Summit Auditorium, Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell Center, Makati City. visit www.philbiotech.com for details and registration. RevUp4 was held in Bicol! Download the flyer here and check out the website at http://www.mbb.upd.edu.ph/revup. The 32nd PSBMB Annual Convention was held at Ateneo de Manila University's Loyola Heights Campus on 1-2 December 2005! Read the updated details here, including the list of invited speakers, participants of the Young Scientists Forum, and sponsors. The December 2005 newsletter is out! Copies will be distributed as part of the 32nd Annual Convention kit. You may also view/download the PDF file of the newsletter. No Adobe Acrobat Reader? Download it for free from www.adobe.com. The 3rd RevUp Workshop for reviews and updates in the field of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry was held on October 22, 2005 at Angeles University Foundation! See the RevUp page for details. The 2nd RevUp Workshop for reviews and updates in the field of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry for High School Teachers was held on September 30, 2005, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Antonio Garcia Hall (Rm 222) of the University of the Philippines-Manila College of Medicine, Calderon Hall, UP Manila campus. The 2nd RevUp was part of the centennial celebration activities of the College of Medicine of UP Manila.

The PSBMB has been a member of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB; formerly FAOB) since 1973, it also represents the Philippines in the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB; formerly IUB).