B.Sc. Medical Technology (1999); M.Sc. Microbiology (2004); Ph.D. (Cand.)

Biological Sciences, University of Santo Tomas

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Biographical Details

Born 1978; registered Medical Technologist since 2000; graduated Magna cum Laude (M.Sc. Microbiology – 2004) from the University of Santo Tomas; appointed Assistant Professor 1 in 2007; handles courses in General Microbiology, Medical Bacteriology and Parasitology; elected Division Representative for Medical Microbiology of the Philippine Society for Microbiology (2008-09)

Professional Affiliations

· Bacteriophage Ecology Group (BEG) – Member

· American Society for Microbiology (ASM) – Full member

· International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) – Member

· Phil. Society for Microbiology, Inc. - Life Member

· National Research Council of the Phils. (NRCP) – Associate Member

· Phil. Assoc. of Medical Technologists (PAMET) – Life Member

· Phil. Network for Microbial Culture Collections (PNMCC) – Individual Member

· Phil. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (PhilAAS) - Member

· Association of Systematic Biologists of the Phils. (ASBP) – Associate Member

· Biology Teachers Association (BIOTA) – Member

Research Interests

Isolation, distribution and classification of novel phages (bacterial viruses) including morphological and molecular characterization and bacteriophage therapy

Selected Publications

· Buiser, PBM, JG Baliling, RR Esguerra, AG Galut, SD Oliveros, DMA Dela Cruz-Papa. 2009. Two New Tailed Pseudomonad Bacteriophages from the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, Vol. 3 (1): 29-39.

· Viktor N. Krylov, Donna May A. Dela Cruz, Kirsten Hertveldt and Hans-W. Ackermann. 2007. ΦKZ-Like Viruses, a New Genus of Myovirus Bacteriophages. Archives of Virology, 152 (10): 1955-1959.

· Dela Cruz, D.M.A., Papa, R.D.S., Calwit, M.T.I., De Guzman, M.A.G.T., Galicia, J.R.U., Gloria, A. K. S. J., Lafuente, D.C.R., Piano, M.R.C.P. 2007. Effect of Rhodotorula glutinis as fish feed supplement on the growth rate of Oreochromis sp. (Tilapia) fingerlings. The Philippine Biota, Vol. 40, No. 2. Pp. 45-51.

· O. V. Shaburova, K. Hertveldt, D.M.A. Dela Cruz, S. V. Krylov, E. A. Pleteneva, M. V. Bourkaltseva, R. Lavigne, G. Volckaert and V. N. Krylov. 2006. Comparison of New Giant Bacteriophages OBP and Lu11 of Soil Pseudomonads with Bacteriphages of the phiKZ-Supergroup of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Russian Journal of Genetics Vol. 2 No. 8. pp. 877-885.