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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Saluta’s research was part of the NRCP-funded Taal Post-eruption Ecological Research (PEER) Program under Asst. Prof. Jonathan Carlo A. Briones, Ph.D. of the Department of Biological Sciences of the College of Science and the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. Francis S. Magbanua of the University of the Philippines – Diliman.

The Philippine Society for Freshwater Science (PSFS) organized the 3rd PSFBE together with this year’s host – the Ateneo de Manila University which co-presented the 3rd iteration of the PSFBE together with BIO-PHIL, the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability, Asean Universities Network-Ecological Education and Culture (AUN-EEC), International Society of Limnology (through the Working Group on Asian Tropical Inland Waters) and the Southeast Asian Limnology Network (SEALNet).

������Ƶ of Santo Tomas, through the College of Science also served as a co-organizer of this event together with the University of the Philippines (Diliman and Los Banos), the Laguna Lake Development Authority, the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute and the Philippine National Museum. Apart from the fact that UST played a significant role in the establishment of this event when it hosted the first Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems last June 7-10, 2016, the current set of officers of the Philippine Society for Freshwater Science include Thomasians such as Prof. Rey Donne S. Papa, Ph.D. (Vice President; UST), Asst. Prof. Jonathan Carlo A. Briones, Ph.D. (Liaison Officer; UST), Asst. Prof. Milette Mendoza-Pascual, Ph.D. (PRO; ADMU) and Ms. Jhaydee Ann Pascual, M.Sc. (Treasurer; National Museum).

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In the November 9, 2020 notification, Maningas was hailed for having “greatly contributed and played a significant role in the advancement of biotechnology in the country.” Among Maningas’s most significant innovations is the local cost-effective, onsite, and rapid White Spot Syndrome Virus diagnostics kit that helps shrimp farmers in different parts of the country. Her research endeavors have earned various recognitions, and she has also been the recipient of prestigious grants, such as the 2016 Newton Fund for Leaders in Innovation Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom.

The in-person awarding ceremonies is expected to take place in 2021 once health regulations permit.

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