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 University.
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…
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…
“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.
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…
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.
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.