Prof. Calumba of the Department of Food Science and Chemistry successfully completed 120 hours of the 4th DOST PCAARRD Intellectual Property Master Class (Non Chemical Patenting) conducted online from 23 March to 27 May 2022.
“Effects of Indigenous Processing by Obu Manuvu on Anti-nutrient and Nutrient Factors of Taro” has been accepted for publication at the Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology.
Congratulations to Mr. Joshua Cambronero, a BS Food Technology student, for being one of the grantees of the 2022 Undergraduate Thesis Grant on Natural Products! His thesis adviser is Prof. Joel Hassan Tolentino, one of our DFSC faculty. This grant is awarded by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research…
Our DFSC faculty were invited as resource speakers in the “Training for Teachers and Schools Nurses on Food Safety Management” held at Seda Hotel, Davao City, on November 8, 2022.
Congratulations to Mr. Feb Alexis Marquez, a BS Food Technology student, for successfully presenting his research at the 5th Young Innovators Program Forum held last November 22, 2022, via Zoom. Mr. Marquez received a grant from DOST PCIEERD for the research project “Application of green silver nanoparticles for dye wastewater treatment” with Prof. Noreen Grace Fundador as his…
Asst. Prof. Kriza Faye Calumba received the Young Investigator’s Research Award (Early Career Researcher Category) at The 12th Asian Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria held at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on October 10-13. The award was given by Dr. Sung-Sik Yoon, President of the Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria. Asst. Prof. Calumba presented…
Mr. Khent Ivan Duerme, one of our DFSC faculty, presented at the 36th Philippine Chemistry Congress held last September 29 to October 1. The study is entitled “Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Bignay leaf extract and their antimicrobial properties against common foodborne pathogens.”