Benjie M. Clemente is a faculty member of the Department of Medical Technology of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas. He is a registered medical technologist and a Master in Public Health degree holder from Urdaneta City University. Currently, he is taking up his Doctor of Philosophy degree major in Medical Technology at The Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas. As a researcher, his research interests are in the field of epidemiology, infectious diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as manifested in his research publications. Presently, he is studying the prevalence of leptospirosis in the Philippines to eventually develop a diagnostic kit to detect the infection.