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Degree Programs

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Overview

Degree Programs

Bachelor of Science in Biology (4 years)

Specializations

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (4 years)

Bachelor of Science in Biology (old curriculum) (4 years)

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Vision, Mission & Goals

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Vision, Mission & Goals

Vision

The Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas will be distinguished by the excellent delivery of courses in biology and by its national and international reputation in basic and applied research and development, as well as its commitment to serve the community.

Mission

The Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas aims to prepare and train our students to become competent biologists in the theoretical and practical aspects of biology in order to enable them to carry out relevant researches and developmental works in response to local and global needs.

Goals

  1. To develop well-informed and responsible Christian professional biologists equipped with knowledge and skills to pursue careers in teaching, research and graduate studies in biology or related fields or venture in business
  2. To equip non-biology major with basic biological principles they can utilize in their own areas of interest
  3. To promote among the faculty members active research which can contribute to quality education and the advancement of science
  4. to participate in the national effort of protecting and conserving the environment by supporting activities such as reforestation, waste management and pollution control

Recognitions

Certified 
(BSc Biology)

Center of Excellence 

Level IV Accreditation 
(BSc Biology | BSc Microbiology)

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Administrators

Assoc. Prof. Melvin R. Marcial, MD, MHPEd

 Chairman

Asst. Prof. Marie Stella L. Navarro, MD

Secretary

Assoc. Prof.  Maria Rhona G. Bergantin, MD, Msc

Treasurer

Course Supervisors

Asst. Prof. Irene Salve  D. Vergara –Joson,   MD, MPH

   Medicine 1  

Asst. Prof. Maria Diana Aileen C. Bautista , MD 

Medicine 2

Asst. Prof. Maria Faye Anne  S. Gomez,  MD

Medicine 3

Assistant Course Supervisors

Asst. Prof. Julie Ann R. Tapispisan,  MD

Medicine 1

Asst. Prof. Caroline Bernadette K.  Ignacio , MD

Medicine 2

 Asst. Prof. Paul John L. Ablaza,  MD

Medicine 3

Section Chiefs/ Module Supervisors

Asst. Prof. Maria Victoria D. Garcia, MD

Cardiology

Assoc. Prof Julie Christie G. Visperas, MD, MHPEd

Pulmonology

  Prof.  Sjoberg A. Kho,  MD.                      

Endocrinology

Asst. Prof. Porshia B.  Comes-Natividad,  MD

Nephrology

Asst. Prof. Alvin Bryan C. Velasco, MD

Gastroenterology

Asst. Prof. Eugenio Emmanuel V. Regala, MD

Hematology / Oncology

 Assoc. Prof. Julie T. Li-Yu, MD, MPH

Rheumatology

Assoc. Prof.  Maria Rhona G. Bergantin, MD, Msc

Infectious Diseases

Asst. Prof. Wenceslao  S. Llauderes, MD

Geriatric Medicine

Module Leaders

Asst. Prof. Charlene Ann V. Balili, MD

Endocrinology

Asst. Prof. Flordeluna Z. Mesina, MD, MSc

Hematology / Oncology

Academic Staff

Cardiology

Asst. Prof. Maria Victoria D. Garcia, MD

Section Chief

Prof.  Clarissa M. Mendoza, MD, MHPEd

Asst. Prof. Marcellus Francis L. Ramirez, MD, MHA

Asst. Prof. Aileen Cynthia F. De Lara, MD, MHA

  Asst. Prof. Eric John A. Marayag, MD

 Asst. Prof. Paul John L. Ablaza,  MD

 

Asst. Prof. Don Robespierre C. Reyes, MD

Pulmonology

Assoc. Prof Julie Christie G. Visperas, MD, MHPEd

Section Chief

Assoc. Prof. Maria Piedad R. Natividad, MD

 Assoc. Prof. Ivan N. Villespin, MD, MBA

Assoc. Prof. Patrick Gerard L. Moral, MD

Asst. Prof. Irene Salve  D. Vergara –Joson,   MD, MPH

Asst. Prof. Roland M. Panaligan, MD, LLM

Asst. Prof. Caroline Bernadette K.  Ignacio , MD

Endocrinology

  Prof. Sjoberg A. Kho, MD

Section Chief

Asst. Prof. Charlene Ann V. Balili, MD

Prof. Leilani B. Mercado- Asis, MD, PhD, MPH, MEd(DE)

Assoc. Prof. Bien J. Matawaran, MD

 Asst. Prof. Dionese Ysabelle V. Bawal, MD

Asst. Prof. Jean Uy-Ho, MD

Nephrology

Prof. Elizabeth Angelica E. L.apid-Roasa, MD

Assoc. Prof. Melvin R. Marcial, MD, MHPEd

Asst. Prof. Marie Stella L. Navarro, MD

Asst. Prof. Stephanie C. Andres, MD

Asst. Prof. Romina Jasmin P. Laguesma-Navarro, MD, MHPEd

Asst. Prof. Dexter Clifton C. Pe, MD, MHPEd

Asst. Prof. Maria Faye Anne  S. Gomez,  MD

Asst. Prof. Porshia B.  Comes-Natividad,  MD

Section Chief

Gastroenterology

Assoc. Prof. Estrellita  A. Judan-Ruiz, MD, MHA

Asst. Prof. Frederick T.  Dy, MD

Assoc. Prof. Carmelita D. Dado-Dalupang, MD,  MHPEd

Asst. Prof. Stephen N. Wong, MD

Asst. Prof. Romell P. Romano, MD

Asst. Prof. Arlinking K. Ong,-Go, MD

Asst. Prof. Dennis F. Fernandez, MD

Asst. Prof. Alvin Bryan C. Velasco, MD

Section Chief

Hematology / Oncology

Asst. Prof. Eugenio Emmanuel V. Regala, MD

Section Chief

Asst. Prof. Julie Ann R. Tapispisan,  MD

Asst. Prof. Maria Diana Aileen C. Bautista , MD

Asst. Prof. Clevelinda  S. Calma, MD

Asst. Prof. Flordeluna Z. Mesina, MD, MSc

Infectious Diseases

Assoc. Prof.  Maria Rhona G. Bergantin, MD, Msc

Section Chief

Asst. Prof. John S. Delgado, MD, MHPEd

Asst. Prof. Daisy I. Tagarda, MD

Asst. Prof. Eldy Kristine D. Mationg, MD

Rheumatology

 Assoc. Prof. Julie T. Li-Yu, MD, MPH

Section Chief

Prof. Sandra Teresa G. Victorio- Navarra, MD

Assoc. Prof. Lyndon John Q. Llamado, MD

Asst. Prof. Inocencio P. Alejandro, MD

Assoc Prof. Millicent Y. Tan-Ong, MD, MSc, RMSK, CCD

Asst. Prof. Leonid D. Zamora, MD

Asst. Prof. Ramon  Miguel M.  Molina, MD

Geriatric Medicine

Asst. Prof. Wenceslao  S. Llauderes, MD

Section Chief

Asst. Prof. Inocencio P. Alejandro, MD

Prof. Leilani B. Mercado- Asis, MD, PhD, MPH, MEd(DE)

Asst. Prof. Porshia B.  Comes-Natividad,  MD

Asst. Prof. Roland M. Panaligan, MD, LLM

Asst. Prof. John S. Delgado, MD, MHPEd

  Asst. Prof. Eric John A. Marayag, MD

Asst. Prof. Alvin Bryan C. Velasco, MD

Asst. Prof. Clevelinda  S. Calma, MD

Asst. Prof. Irene Salve  D. Vergara –Joson,   MD, MPH

Asst. Prof. Maria Diana Aileen C. Bautista , MD

Asst. Prof. Maria Faye Anne  S. Gomez,  MD

 

Medicine 1

Medicine 2

Medicine 3

Medicine 1

Asst. Prof. Catherine Q. Macaraig, MD

Asst. Prof. Arlene L. Ledesma, MD

Asst. Prof. Johannes Lorenzo A. Villespin, MD

Medicine 2

Assoc. Prof. Christine B. Bernal, MD

Medicine 3

Prof. Pilar Agnes G. Andaya, MD

Asst. Prof. Arvin L.  Dalumpines , MD

History

The Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas started as the Department of Zoology of the former College of Liberal Arts. It provided the basic requirements for Biology in the Bachelor of Arts program as well as the Associate in Arts program, a two-year requisite in Pre-Law and Pre-Medicine. The existing interest in the objectives of the department led to the development of the B.S. Zoology program. Six graduates received the B.S. from 1936 to 1948. The first batch of post-war Majors in Zoology was granted their degrees in 1949. 

The department continuously stirred great interest in this field of study as proven by the consistently increasing enrollment in the years that followed. The pre-medicine program was strengthened in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Animal Sciences. This led to the development of the four-year B.S. General Curriculum. It was in the late 1970’s that the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports issued a directive that the B.S. General program be further infused with more dynamic sciences such as Ecology and Biostatistics. This eventually led to the evolution of the B.S. Biology program in the late 1980’s, hence, transforming the Department of Zoology into the Department of Biological Sciences. Now, the department is the largest in the College of Science in terms of student and faculty population. It is also a university-wide service department for Science, Technology and Society course and other related general education courses. 

Since its inception, the Department has been a witness to many changes and milestones. In 1979, the Department was the first in the Philippines to offer a B.S. Microbiology program making UST the only Philippine university offering the said degree. The department was likewise granted the status “Center of Development” (2006) and “Center of Excellence” (2010) in Biology by the Commission on Higher Education. The department boasts of having the greatest number of PhD holders among the four departments in the college. Its Biology program has been certified by the ASEAN Universities Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) in 2017. 

The University of Santo Tomas is one of the leading private research universities in the Philippines and is consistently ranked among the top 1000 universities in the whole world. With academic degrees and research thrusts in the natural, health, applied, social, and sacred sciences, as well as business and management, the University continuously strives to make a positive impact on the society.

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