Food Demo

Prof. Calumba was recognized as the Outstanding Young Agri-Scientist in the inaugural Young Agri-Laureate Awards (YALA) organized by AGREA. Outstanding youth were also recognized for other categories, namely, Outstanding Young Farmer, Outstanding Young Fisherfolk, Outstanding Young Agri-Chef, and Outstanding Young Agri-Innovator.

UP Mindanao bagged first place awards at the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. Mindanao 27th Annual Convention and Scientific Meeting held on December 1-2, 2022 at Venue 88, General Santos City. Mr. Virgilio Roi Adaptar, a 4th year BS Food Technology student, won FIRST PLACE in the Undergraduate Research Oral Competition. Mr. Adaptar presented 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…

A research article wherein Asst. Prof. Kriza Faye Calumba is a co-author was published in the Food Structure Journal. The paper entitled “Functional and morphological characterization of undersized crawfish minced meat hydrolysate powders produced with alkaline protease and bacterial protease” is part of the study of the former labmate of Prof. Calumba at Louisiana State…

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.”

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.