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UNIVERSITY VISITORS – FEBRUARY 2023

Asst. Prof. Maritess D. Cation, RCH, LPT, MBA, PhD

Department of Biochemistry

mdcation@ust.edu.ph

Academic Qualifications

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Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2022
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Sandwich Program in Academia Sinica – Taipei, Taiwan, 2020
Analysis of Medical Data Certificate Program, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, 2022
Master of Science in Chemistry Education, Ateneo de Manila University – Philippines, 2011
Master in Business Administration (High Honors), AMA University, 2010
Diploma Certificate in Teaching Program, Philippine Normal University – Manila, Philippines, 1996
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1994

Research Highlights

She worked at the Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei City, Taiwan, under the US National Cancer Institute initiated cancer research project – Taiwan Cancer Moonshot Project in Breast Cancer Proteomics. She is involved with DOST-FNRI Nutrigenomics for the Assessment of Candidate Genes and the Risk of Zinc Deficiency and Iron Anemia Deficiency among Participants in the 8th Philippine National Nutrition Survey.

Research Interests

Nutrigenomics/Precision Nutrition
Proteogenomics/Precision Medicine
Biomarker Discover
Agri/Aquaculture Chemistry
Chemistry Education

Courses Handled

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Courses Handled

Chemistry (General, Analytical, Physical, Inorganic, Organic, and Biochemistry)
Bio entrepreneurship for Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Elementary Physics
Environmental Science

Major Recognitions

Outstanding Filipino Scholar (Chemical Sciences, PhD Category), Association of Filipino Scholars in Taiwan in cooperation with Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), Taiwan, 2023
Travel Grant, 22nd International Congress of Nutrition (22nd IUNS-ICN), Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Travel Grant, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBO Workshop, Bengaluru, India, 2019
Public Choice Best Poster, Precision Medicine and Functional Genomics 2021 International Conference, Doha, Qatar, 2021
AFST Achiever Award in Research, Association of Filipino Scholars in Taiwan in cooperation with Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), Taiwan, 2021, 2020, and 2019.
Gawad Pananaliksik (Research Publication), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, 2020 and 2015
UST Faculty of Pharmacy Purple Award for Outstanding Faculty Member – Service Awardee, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, 2015
Highest Honors/Outstanding Graduating Student, AMA University, Philippines, 2010

Professional Activities

Editor, PriMera Scientific Medicine and Public Health (PSMPH, IF 0.4), 2023 – present
Content Editor, CNE Publishing, Inc., 2022 – present
Associate Editor, Philippine Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PJBMB), 2019-2020
Peer Reviewer, Proteomics – Clinical Applications (IF 3.6), Wiley-VCH GmbH, Weinheim, March 2023 – present; PJBMB, 2019-2020
Collaborator, DOST Food and Nutrition Research Institute, 2021 – present
Adviser, UST Faculty of Pharmacy Purple Gazette, 2022-present; UST Pharmacy Glee Club, 2014-2016, and 2020-2022
Representative, Academia Sinica, Association of Filipino Scholars in Taiwan (AFST), 2019 – 2022
Member, Philippine Delegation, Department of International Affairs, Academia Sinica, 2019
Member of the Board of Directors (Elected), Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB), 2019-2020
Member, Integrated Chemists of the Philippines, 1997-present
Member, Kapisanan ng mga Kimika sa Pilipinas (KKP), 1997 – present
Member, Philippine Association of Chemistry Teachers, 1997 – present
Member, Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2014-present
Member, Director, Office of the External Affairs, UST Angelicum College, 2007-2009
Member, Team-Principal, UST Angelicum College, 2005-2007
Coordinator, Department of Science, UST Angelicum College, 2004 – 2006
Moderator and Troop Leader, Girl Scout of the Philippines, 2001 – 2018 present
Rover Scout, Boy Scout of the Philippines, 2006 – present

Selected Publications

Biomarkers and Omics: Combined Opportunities for Understanding Our Mental Health. PriMera Scientific Medicine and Public Health 3.3 (2023): 01-02.3 DOI: 10.56831/PSMPH-03-082, 2023
Mass Spectrometry-Based Protein Biomarker Discovery in Breast Cancer, UST Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, 2022
Accelerating Breast Cancer Biomarker Discovery by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics and Current Bioinformatics Tools. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology, 2022
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics as Emerging Technologies for Breast Cancer, Main author, Philippine Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2020
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Antoninus Journal, 2021
Rogelio B. Alarcon, OP: Educator and Education Reformist (Special Issue on PS50 and OP800). Philippiniana Sacra, LI, 152, Jan-Apr 2016
Design and Development of Low-Cost Chemistry Laboratory Instruments in Teaching High School Chemistry: High-Speed Centrifuge and Portable Flame Test Kit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo De Manila University, 2011

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