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CORALES, Laarni Grace M.

CORALES, Laarni Grace M.

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Asst. Prof. Laarni Grace M. Corales, PhD

Department of Biochemistry | Faculty of Pharmacy

lmcorales@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan, 2024
  • Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines, 2011

  • Bachelor of Science in Biology,  University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines, 2006

Research Highlights

  • Her research focused on glial cell biology, including astrocyte metabolism and adult neurogenesis.

Research Interests

  • Glial biology
  • Astrocyte metabolism
  • Adult neurogenesis

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • Thesis 1

Major Recognitions

  • Japan Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program Recipient (Research category)
  • Accelerated S&T Human Resource Development Program Scholar

    

Professional Activities

  • Member, Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Associate member, National Research Council of the Philippines

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Corales LG, Inada H, Owada Y, Osumi N (2024) Fatty acid preference for beta-oxidation in mitochondria of murine cultured astrocytes. Genes to Cells 1–12. doi: 10.1111/gtc.13144.
  • Corales LG, Inada H, Hiraoka K, Araki S, Yamanaka S, Kikkawa T, Osumi N (2022) The subcommissural organ maintains features of neuroepithelial cells in the adult mouse. Journal of Anatomy 241(3), 820-830. doi: 10.1111/joa.13709