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Two UPD College of Science Professors Win the NRCP Achievement Award





Dr. Cristine Villagonzalo (left) and Dr. Reynaldo Garcia (right) receiving the Achievement Award (Photo credit: DOST-NRCP)


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Dr. Cristine Villagonzalo and Dr. Reynaldo Garcia from the UP Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) received the prestigious Achievement Award from the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) in the recently held Annual Scientific Conference and 91st General Membership Assembly last March 12, 2024.

Dr. Villagonzalo of the UPD-CS National Institute of Physics (UPD-CS NIP) was lauded for her contributions to Physics, and Dr. Garcia of the UPD-CS National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPD-CS NIMBB) for his contributions to the field of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Villagonzalo served as the President of the NRCP Governing board from 2022 to 2023. She is a Professor and the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs at NIP and the Project Leader of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) Philippines. Dr. Villagonzalo received her doctorate of natural sciences at Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany. She is currently working on a research project to integrate a quantum mechanics principle called the perturbation theory in a quantum circuit.

Dr. Garcia founded the Disease Molecular Biology and Epigenetics Laboratory (DMBEL) at NIMBB in 2011. He and his team played a crucial role in detecting and preventing the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic. Dr. Garcia received his doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Australian National University and is currently a Professor at NIMBB. He is currently investigating how specific mutations in colon cancer cells affect their resistance to treatments, and how these mutated cells divide, migrate, and survive.

The NRCP started awarding the Achievement Award in 1979 to those who have significantly contributed to the research and development of natural sciences, health sciences, engineering, industry, social sciences, and humanities in the Philippines.

Aside from Dr. Villagonzalo and Dr. Garcia, three professors from UP Los BaƱos also received the Achievement Awards, namely Dr. Inocencio Buot Jr. for his contributions to Biological Sciences, Dr. Maria Ana Quimbo for Social Sciences, and Dr. Remil Galay for Veterinary Medicine.

The UPD Department of Chemical Engineering was awarded the 2023 NRCP Outstanding Institution Award. It joins the ranks of UPD-CS institutes that have received the award, namely NIP, Marine Science Institute (MSI), and Natural Sciences Research Institute DNA Analysis Laboratory (NSRI-DAL).



By Harvey Sapigao

Singapore Pavilion and the National Collection at the Biennale Arte 2024


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Opening to the public on 20 April 2024, the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Arte) returns this week in Venice with a strong showing of Singapore offerings. This year, Singapore Art Museum presents Seeing Forest at the Pavilion of Singapore, while National Gallery Singapore is contributing artworks (from our national collection) to the Nucleo Storico section of the Central Pavilion, a first in our nation’s history.


Seeing Forest at the Pavilion of Singapore

The 11th edition of the Pavilion of Singapore at the Biennale Arte features Seeing Forest by artist Robert Zhao Renhui, in collaboration with curator Haeju Kim. Commissioned by the National Arts Council, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and organised by the Singapore Art Museum, the exhibition invites visitors to step into a mysterious, forested zone that exists both in the imagination and in Singapore to uncover the complex web of human and non-human co-existence. The exhibition features a two-channel video installation, a sculptural video installation, and a photographic work, and is complemented by an imaginary forest map in Singapore.





















Singapore’s National Collection in Venice

For the first time in the country’s history, Singapore is also represented in the Main Exhibition of the 60th International Art Exhibition, entitled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. Eight artworks from National Gallery Singapore’s collection will be featured in the Nucleo Storico, in a sub-section entitled “Portraits”. The artworks range from self-portraits to representations of working class and indigenous persons, including Jeune fille en blanc (Young Girl in White) (1931) by LĆŖ Phį»• (Vietnam/France), Self Portrait (c. 1946) by Georgette Chen (China/Singapore), Labourer (Lunch Break) (1965) by Lai Foong Moi (Malaysia/Singapore) and more.

Hi, Hope: A Unique Gallery that Revitalizes the Lost Feeling of HOPE


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