GUINTO, Shea Kathleen P. Archives - University of Santo Tomas /category/profile/guinto-shea-kathleen-p/ The Pontifical and Royal Catholic University of the Philippines Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:01:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-800px-Seal_of_the_University_of_Santo_Tomas.svg_-32x32.png GUINTO, Shea Kathleen P. Archives - University of Santo Tomas /category/profile/guinto-shea-kathleen-p/ 32 32 Guinto of BioSci demystifies climate change in gathering of Muslim Filipinos /guinto-of-biosci-demystifies-climate-change-in-gathering-of-muslim-filipinos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guinto-of-biosci-demystifies-climate-change-in-gathering-of-muslim-filipinos Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:53:33 +0000 /?p=183975 The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos – National Capital Region (NCMF-NCR) recently held their 1st Climate Change Adaptation Summit and Annual MCC Convention with the theme “Muslim Filipinos as Stewards…

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]]> The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos – National Capital Region (NCMF-NCR) recently held their 1st Climate Change Adaptation Summit and Annual MCC Convention with the theme “Muslim Filipinos as Stewards of the Environment and Community” last September 22, 2024 at the Occupational Safety and Health Center. During the event, Asst. Prof. Shea Kathleen P. Guinto, PhD of the College of Science – Department of Biological Sciences served as one of the panelists during the session entitled “Islam, the Environment, and Muslim Perception on Climate Change” which followed a short lecture on the Islamic Principles of Environmental Stewardship and Muslim Perception on Climate Change.

From left: Asst. Prof. Guinto, Junainah Nuska (NCMF-NCR Muslim Settlement Division Chief), Dalisay Macadawan (NCMF Commissioner), ASec. Elizabeth de Leon (DILG), Dr. Dimapuno Datu-Ramos, Jr. (NCMF-NCR Regional Director), Atty. Benson Thomas Aquino (representative of Senator Francis Tolentino).
From left: Juan Miguel Torres (Manager for Climate Policy – Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC)), Atty. Jehan Jehan Lepail (Deputy Executive Director – NCMF), Arturo Tahup (Director for Community Resilience – ICSC), Christine Jodloman (Director of Community Development and Programs – AGREA Foundation), Dr. Dimapuno Datu-Ramos, Jr. (NCMF-NCR Regional Director), Ustadh Al Kashmr Abubakar (Consultant for Baitussalam), and Asst. Prof. Guinto (UST College of Science Department of Biological Sciences)
Delegates of the NCMF-NCR 1st Climate Change Adaptation Summit

Guinto, who teaches Science, Technology, and Society as well as Environmental Science, shared her expertise and knowledge regarding the basic concepts of climate change and the role of humans in speeding up its processes and effects. The Islamic Principles of Environmental Stewardship include: (1) Oneness with Allah, (2) Humans as Stewards, (3) Balance in Nature, and (4) Public Interest, while Muslim perceptions on climate change include: (1) that it is caused by humans, (2) it is spiritual in nature, (3) there is skepticism caused by conspiracies, (4) that priorities are focused on economic issues instead of environmental concerns, and (5) that there are regional variations in the understanding of climate change. Guinto shared the science behind these perceptions and helped clarify some misconceptions by providing science-based support to current activities toward climate change adaptations that were raised during event. 

The participation of Guinto was made possible through the invitation of Dr. Dimapuno A. Datu-Ramos, Jr. Director of the NCMF-NCR Regional Office to the UST College of Science to participate in this event. This highlights and recognizes the need for inter-religious and multi-sectoral efforts for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Philippines.

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]]> Population genetics, phylogeorgraphy study of invasive species in Laguna de Bay wins best paper presentation award /population-genetics-phylogeorgraphy-study-of-invasive-species-in-laguna-de-bay-wins-best-paper-presentation-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=population-genetics-phylogeorgraphy-study-of-invasive-species-in-laguna-de-bay-wins-best-paper-presentation-award Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:21:12 +0000 /?p=153311 A research paper entitled “Population Genetics and Phylogeography pf Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907): A Case of Human-mediated Panmixia within Luzon, Philippines” by Department of Biological Sciences academic staff Shea Kathleen…

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]]> A research paper entitled “Population Genetics and Phylogeography pf Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907): A Case of Human-mediated Panmixia within Luzon, Philippines” by Department of Biological Sciences academic staff Shea Kathleen P. Guinto, MSc was awarded the First Place of the Oral Presentation award in the 11th DOST ASTHDRP Graduate Scholars Conference held from September 26-27, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center. The 2023 edition of the conference bore a theme calling for a “Resilient, Unified, and Sustainable Philippines.” Guinto co-authored the paper with Ryuji J. Machida and her dissertation adviser, Prof. Rey Donne S. Papa, PhD.

Guinto, a Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences student of the Graduate School, studied the freshwater calanoid copepod which was named an invasive species. Genomic DNA were extracted to represent seven populations in Luzon. The noted population increase is attributed to “the suspected initial introduction via ornamental aquarium fish trade practices in 1905 and then a population range expansion through a single or multiple introduction event towards other nearby inland waters through accidental movement of A. dorsalis individuals via human-mediated activities, particularly aquaculture, which have persisted since 1972.”

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