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| READY FOR BATTLE | Genetics Camp 2018 participants together with GeneSoc members pose for a photo during the closing ceremony of the said event. |
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA – Hosted by The UPLB Genetics Society (GeneSoc), in partnership with the Genetics & Molecular Biology Division (GMBD) and Microbiology Division (MBD) of IBS-UPLB, Genetics Camp 2018 was held last March 9-11, 2018 at the Institute of Biological Sciences of the University of the Philippines, Los Banos.
With
the theme “Conquering PathoGENES: Battle Against Antibiotic Resistance for
Health and Immunity”, GeneSoc once again gathered young scientists, geneticists
and innovators for the 13th installment of Genetics Camp. For this
year, GeneSoc advanced its objectives by focusing on the applications of Genetics
in combating antibiotic resistance. This would enrich the awareness of students
on the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and would inspire them to explore
the scientific researches that focus on combating antibiotic resistance for the
improvement of public health.
Informative
and socially-relevant talks were conducted by experts that delve on the
science of antimicrobial resistance. One of the speakers during the 3-day camp
is Dr. Walter Laviña of the MBD-IBS who talked about the, "Genetics of Antimicrobial Resistance" and Dr. Mark Kristoffer Pasayan, a medical specialist from the Research Institute
for Tropical Medicine (RITM), who discussed about the current status of
antimicrobial resistance in our country and in the globe.
Fourteen
different schools from various parts of the Philippines competed under
individual and group competitions namely: the Debate Contest, Search for the
Young Genetics Ambassador, Essay-Writing Contest, Poster-and-Slogan Making
Contest, Inter-High School Genetics Quiz Contest and Extemporaneous Speaking Contest.
Philippines
Science High School–Central Luzon Campus (PSHS-CLC) was hailed as the Overall Champion
followed by Philippine Science High School–Bicol Region Campus (PSHS-BRC), the 1st
Runner-Up and Philippine Science High School – Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC), the 2nd
Runner-Up of Genetics Camp 2018. And this year, Maxinne Louise Dominique Co
from Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus was officially
selected to be the Young Genetics Ambassador of The UPLB Genetics Society.
Aside
from the competitions, the students from different schools were able to
interact with one another and unleash their inner geneticist and microbiologist
through the three laboratory activities which focused on: (1) The Central Dogma of
Molecular Biology, (2) Basic Microbiology Laboratory Techniques and (3) Microbial
Genetics.
During the Socials Night, students showcased their
fashionista side by dressing up a 70’s outfit in relation to the event theme,
“Groove into the 70’s in a Flashback to the Rise of Antibiotics”. Each school
was also able to showcase their own school gimmicks and their talented
representatives for Mr. and Ms. Genetics Camp 2018. Philippine Science High School – Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC) won in the School Gimmick Competition while Mr. Adel Tantay from St.
Joseph College and Ms. Blaise Therese Bellosillo from University of Sto. Tomas–Senior
High School won the Mr. and Ms. Genetics Camp 2018, respectively.
Students
also took part in the UPLB Campus Tour and in the most-awaited Amazing
Race. For the teachers, the Effective Teaching Seminar was conducted by Prof.
Jickerson P. Lado (GMBD-IBS) who trained the educators on how to explain the principles in Genetics to students in a more effective way.
The
UPLB Genetics Society would like to thank the following sponsors: Department of
Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
(DOST-PCHRD), Monsanto, DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and
Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), Philippine Amusement
and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), ClickTheCity.com, YouthForce PH, Diamed,
Pocari Sweat, DOST-National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines
(DOST-NCBP), Mongol and Leads Agricultural Products Corporation.
The
following are the website links of our sponsors:
Department
of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and
Development (DOST-PCHRD)
DOST-Philippine
Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development
(DOST-PCAARRD)
Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)
ClickTheCity.com
YouthForce
PH
Diamed
Pocari Sweat
DOST-National
Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (DOST-NCBP) - www.ncbp.dost.gov.ph/
Mongol
Leads Agricultural
Products Corporation
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