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CRUZADO, Kevin T.

CRUZADO, Kevin T.

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Undergraduate research underpin food security, safety and processing concerns in the coconut industry, presented during the 8th Lourdes Custodio research festival

Undergraduate research underpin food security, safety and processing concerns in the coconut industry, presented during the 8th Lourdes Custodio research…

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Kevin T. Cruzado, M.Med.Sci

Department of Biochemistry | Faculty of Pharmacy

ktcruzado@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Master of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan (April 2020 -Mar 2022)
  • Batchelor of Science in Biochemistry, Magna cum laude, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines (Jun 2012 – May 2016)

Research Highlights

  • Worked on the identification and characterization of a putative HADHA binding site for a vitamin D metabolite
  • Worked on the identification of candidate proteins that possibly mediate the mechanistic link between lipid beta-oxidation and L-carnitine biosynthetic pathway through an interactomic approach (i.e., Co-IP-MS/MS, SAINT, R/ProStar)

Research Interests

  • Chemoproteomics and Interactomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Lipid metabolism

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • General Biochemistry for Medical Technology (MT6310)

Major Recognitions

  • MOMBUKAGAKUSHO (MEXT) Japanese Government Scholarship (2019 Research Category) – Award-giving body: Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 
  • Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research Travel Award 2018 (Chemical Biology) – Award-giving body: Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research

Professional Activities

       

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Mendoza, A., Takemoto, Y., Cruzado, K. T., Masoud, S. S., Nagata, A., Tantipanjaporn, A., … Uesugi, M. (2021). Controlled lipid β-oxidation and carnitine biosynthesis by a vitamin D metabolite. Cell Chemical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.chembiol.2021.08.008
  • Biswal, A. K., Shamim, M., Cruzado, K., Soriano, G., Ghatak, A., Toleco, M., &Vikram, P. (2017). Role of Biotechnology in Rice Production. In B. S. Chauhan, K. Jabran, & G. Mahajan (Eds.), Rice Production Worldwide (pp. 487–547). Cham: Spring- er International Publishing. http:// doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47516-5_18