Awards and Recognitions Obtained by IMBL Staff

Finalist for Research Poster Presentation
International Workshop on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Data Science
3-5 April 2025
Boracay Tropics Resort Hotel, Aklan, Philippines

Induction of Dr. Leny Galvez into the National Research Council of the Philippines

Recognition as one of PhilFIDA Central Office Outstanding Women Personnel

Silver Award, Best R&D Paper
Technology Verification and Adaptation
Paper title: LAMParA: A Field Detection Kit for Abaca Viruses
2024 National Research Symposium
Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research
Silver Award, Best R&D Poster
Technology Verification and Adaptation
Paper title: LAMParA: A Field Detection Kit for Abaca Viruses
2024 National Research Symposium
Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research

1st Place, Best Research Paper
Awarded by the Philippine Phytopathological Society and Pest Management Council of the Philippines
Paper title: “AVATAR-PCR: A method for accurate bunchy-top disease detection by targeting conserved regions across all babuvirus genome components”

3rd Place, Best Research Paper
Awarded by the Philippine Phytopathological Society and Pest Management Council of the Philippines
Paper title: “First Report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) Causing Panama Disease in Abaca (cv. Daratex) from Davao, Philippines”

1st Place, Best Completed Research
Paper title: Genome-Wide SNP and Indel Discovery in Abaca (Musa textilis Née) and among Other Musa spp. For Abaca Genetic Resources Management
2024 PhilFIDA In House Research Review
2nd Place, Best Ongoing Research
Paper title: Development of a varietal identification assay in abaca (Musa textilis Née) through high resolution melt (HRM) analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
2024 PhilFIDA In House Research Review
1st Place, Best Research Poster
Paper title: Development of a varietal identification assay in abaca (Musa textilis Née) through high resolution melt (HRM) analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
2024 PhilFIDA In House Research Review
2nd Place, Best Research Poster
Paper title: “First Report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) Causing Panama Disease in Abaca (cv. Daratex) from Davao, Philippines”
2024 PhilFIDA In House Research Review
Most Popular Poster
Paper title: Genome-Wide SNP and Indel Discovery in Abaca (Musa textilis Née) and among Other Musa spp. For Abaca Genetic Resources Management
2024 PhilFIDA In House Research Review

1st Place, Best Research Poster
Development of a varietal identification assay in abaca (Musa textilis Née) through high resolution melt (HRM) analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
Philippine Association for Career Scientists (PACS) 17th Annual Meeting and Scientific Forum

2nd Place, Best Oral Scientific Research Presentation
Paper title: Development of a Varietal Identification System for Abaca through SNP and InDel Genotyping
DOST-ASTHRDP Graduate Scholars’ Conference
DOST Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program

1st Place, Best Scientific Poster
Awarded by the Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB)
Paper title: Discovery and Analysis of Genome-Wide Polymorphisms for Genetic Profiling of Abaca (Musa textilis Née) and other Musa Spp.
49th PSBMB Annual Convention: A Virtual International Conference

1st Place - Best On-going Research
Paper title: Genomic Profiling and Comparative Transcriptomic Analyses of NSIC-Registered Abaca Germplasm: Abuab, Inosa, and Tangongon
2022 PhilFIDA Research Division In-House R4D Review
1st Place - Best Research Poster
Paper title: Genomic Profiling and Comparative Transcriptomic Analyses of NSIC-Registered Abaca Germplasm: Abuab, Inosa, and Tangongon
2022 PhilFIDA Research Division In-House R4D Review
Most Popular Poster
Paper title: Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for Abaca Viruses: Packaging and Field Validation
2022 PhilFIDA Research Division In-House R4D Review

Silver Award, Best AFMA R&D Paper
Bronze Award, Best AFMA R&D Poster
Applied Research (TG/IG) – Crop Science/Crop Research
Paper title: Rapid and simple detection of banana bract mosaic virus in abaca using one-step reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay
31st National Research Symposium
Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research
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Bronze Award, Best AFMA R&D Paper
Applied Research (TG/IG) – Crop Science/Crop Research
Paper title: Accurate Diagnosis of Multicomponent Babuviruses Infecting Abaca by Simultaneous Amplification of their Genome Segments
31st National Research Symposium
Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research

1st Place, Best Ongoing Research
3rd Place, Best Research Poster
Paper title: Genome Segment Multiplex PCR as a Strategy for Accurate Diagnosis of Multicomponent Babuviruses Infecting Abaca
2nd Place, Best Ongoing Research
1st Place, Best Research Poster
Paper title: Seed Transmission of Bunchy Top Viruses in Abaca: The First Babuvirus Implicated in Seed Transmission
1st Place, Best Completed Research
2nd Place, Best Research Poster
Paper title: Immunodiagnosis of Abaca Bunchy Top Virus and Banana Bunchy Top Virus in Abaca with Polyclonal Antibodies Produced against their Recombinant Coat Proteins
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2nd Place, Best Completed Research
Paper title: Simultaneous Detection of Banana Bract Mosaic Virus and Sugarcane Mosaic Virus in Abaca via Reverse Transcription Duplex PCR
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DA-PhilFIDA In-house Research Review
Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority, Department of Agriculture

26 Young Investigators in Plant Pathology for 2020
Awarded by Plant Pathology Laboratory, Institute of Plant Breeding
University of the Philippines – Los Banos

Induction of Cris Francis C. Barbosa into the Phi Sigma Biological Honors Society
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1st Place, Best Scientific Poster
40th NAST Annual Scientific Meeting
Organized by National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Manila Hotel, Manila

1st Place, Best research poster)
3rd Place, Best On-going research
Paper title: “Development of methodologies for detection of Abaca Bunchy Top Virus and Banana Bunchy Top Virus in abaca seeds”
PhilFIDA In-house Research Review and Technology Dissemination Seminar

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