DE JESUS, Ma. Sheila M.

DE JESUS, Ma. Sheila M.

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Master of Science in Microbiology (University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines)
  • Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines), 1985

Research Highlights

  

Research Interests

  • Molecular Basis of antimicrobial resistance
  • Crowdsourcing of antibiotic producing and antibiotic resistant bacteria in selected areas
  • Anti-HIV activity of selected alkaloids

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  

Major Recognitions

  • 1999 Research Fellowship Grant – Department of Science and Technology
  • 1997 Research Paper Award – PCHRD/PAMET

Professional Qualifications

  • Associate Member, Medical Science Group – National Research Council of the Philippines
  • Member, Philippine Association of Medical Technologist (PAMET)
  • Life Member, Philippine Society for Microbiology
  • Specialist Microbiologist, Philippine Academy for Microbiology
  • Registered Microbiologist, American Society of Clinical Pathologist
  • Member, American Society for Microbiology
  • Life Member, Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB)

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Justin Paolo B. Abengaña, Irni Mark C. Gemzon, Jonathan Mark S. Leung, John Carlo A. Mamauag, Jose C. Nolasco Jr.  , Ma. Sheila M. de Jesus, & Donna May D.C. Papa. Comparative treament of Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn wound infection using bacteriophage MB08 and antibiotics.  Acta Manilana 60 (2012), pp. 77–81
  • Montoya, Jaime C., Maria Sheila Magalonzo-De Jesus, Gloria Reclusado, Lydia Sombrero, and Concepcion F. Ang. “Characterization of Rifampicin Resistance in Philippine Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Mutation of the rpoB Gene.” Philippine Journal of Science 136, no. 2 (2007): 147-153
  • Ma. Sheila Mangalonzo-de Jesus, RMT, et.al, The Rapid Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Philippines Using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Heteroduplex Formation (PCR-HDF) Assay, Phil J Microbiol Infect Dis 1997; 26(4):156-158)