Maningas, Mary Beth B.

Phd in Applied Marine Biosciences
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 108-0075       
Master of Science in Biology (GENETICS)
University of the Philippines
Institute of Biology, College of Science , Diliman, Quezon City
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Centro Escolar University, College of Science, Mendiola, Manila

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Assistant Professor, Instructor-2004 , Biology Department, College of Science, University of Sto. Tomas,

University Research Associate 2001-04, University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI),Diliman, Quezon City

University Research Associate 2001-04, University of the Philippines, Natural Science Research Institute (NSRI), Diliman, Quezon City

Science Research Assistant 1991-1995, University of the Philippines, Office of Research Coordination (ORC), Diliman, Quezon City

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Invertebrate immunology, shrimp-pathogen interaction, marine biotechnology, functional genomics, seaweed biodiversity

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Mary Beth Bacano Maningas,  Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono and Takashi Aoki.  2008. Essential function of transglutaminase and clotting protein in shrimp immunity.   Molecular Immunology.   45, 1269-1275, 2008

Mary Beth Bacano Maningas, Takashi Koyama, Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono and Takashi Aoki. 2008.  A peroxiredoxin from Kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus inhibited by peptidoglycan.  Dev Comp Immunol 32, 198-203

Mary Beth Bacano Maningas,  Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono and Takashi Aoki. Gene silencing of transglutaminase and clotting protein of shrimp by RNA interference.  Innovative Technology for Sustained Development of Fishery and Aquaculture.  Proceedings of the JSPS-NRCT International Symposium.  Kasetsart University, Thailand (Dec. 18-20, 2006).

Butardo  VM, Ganzon- Fortes ET, Silvestre VA, Maningas MBI, Montano NE, AO Lluisma. 2003. Isolation and classification of culturable bacteria assoicated with ice-ice disease in Kappaphycus and Eucheuma (Rhodophyta, Solieriaceae).  Philipp. Scient. 40: 223-237