UPLB, LAGUNA -- Last October 8, 2023, the members of the UPLB Genetics Society participated in various activities for the celebration of the 105th Loyalty Day of the University of the Philippines - Los Baños.
The event was celebrated with theme “UPLB Alumni Moving Towards Sustainable Stewardship of Natural Resources.” Several GeneSoc alumni were recognized in a series
of events for the 105th Loyalty Day.
Resident members strike a pose with (left to right) GeneSoc Junior Adviser Prof. Ivy Amor F. Lambio, GeneSoc alumni Sir Jose Alden O. Arellano (Batch Snurps), IBS Deputy Director Dr. Walter A. Laviña (Batch Polysomes), Asst. Prof. Neilyn O. Villa, PhD. (Batch Polytenes) and GeneSoc Senior Adviser Dr. Charina Gracia B. Banaay.
Dr. Benildo G. Delos Reyes, DOST Balik-Scientist and GeneSoc Charter Member,
received the prestigious Outstanding Alumni Award given by the University of the
Philippines - Los Baños Alumni Association (UPLBAA) during the Awards Ceremony
at the Charles Fuller Baker Hall.
The award is conferred in recognition of the alumni’s exceptional contributions to their respective fields that bring prestige and honor to the University. With his exceptional background in molecular biology, Dr. Delos Reyes is a leading geneticist specializing
in plant research.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology specializing in genetics from
UPLB and his master's degree in genetics and biochemistry from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños and the International Rice Research Institute. He obtained his Ph.D. in plant science with a concentration in cellular and molecular biology at Oklahoma State University.
Currently, Dr. Delos Reyes serves as the Bayer CropScience Endowed Chair in Plant Genomics and a Professor of Genetics within the Department of Plant and Soil Science at Texas Tech University.
Meanwhile, Sir Jose Alden O. Arellano (Batch Snurps), President of the Institute of
Biological Sciences - Alumni Association (IBS-AA), spearheaded the Alumni Association Plaza Groundbreaking Ceremony at the IBS Open House earlier that day.
IBS Alumni Association President Jose Alden O. Arellano (Batch Snurps) and IBS Director Dr. Vachel Gay V. Paller led the groundbreaking for the construction of the Alumni Association Plaza (IBS Student Pavilion).
The Alumni Association Plaza or IBS Student Pavilion is a project by the IBSAA intended
as a learning space for IBS students. The target date of completion is by the second
quarter of 2025.
“The mission of the Alumni Association is to create a network among IBS alumni and to encourage their involvement and support for the projects of IBS. The construction of the Alumni Association Plaza is one of the many steps that we can take to help catalyze that mission into fruition,” Sir Arellano said.
GeneSoc alumni and resident members also participated in the Loyalty Day Parade,
which began at the CEC Carillon and ended at the DL Umali Hall.
The UPLB Loyalty Day is celebrated annually in recognition of the University alumni’s achievements and in remembrance of the students and faculty members from the University who volunteered to serve in the Philippine National Guard during World War I.
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