LLAMASARES-CASTILLO, Agnes L.

LLAMASARES-CASTILLO, Agnes L.

AGNES L. LLAMASARES-CASTILLO, PhD, is recognized as one of the 25 recipients of the Philippine Men and Women of Science Award given by the DOST in 2015. She was also a DOST-SEI SCHOLARSHIP Awardee in 2010-2012 and received the DOST ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD in 2013, after finishing her PhD in Pharmacy degree at UST in October 2012. She obtained her BS Botany, BS Pharmacy, and MS Pharmacy degrees from the same university and graduated “Cum Laude” in 2000, 2002 and 2006, respectively. She ranked 2nd in the 2003 January Pharmacist Licensure Exam. Currently, she is a faculty member of the UST Faculty of Pharmacy and The Graduate School and a resident researcher at the UST Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences. In 2014, Dr. Llamasares-Castillo was also chosen as the recipient of the Dr. Alfredo C. Santos Award, which is given to a young PhD natural product scientist by the Natural Products Society of the Philippines (NPSP). Her works on the pharmacology of natural products and development, like Tinospora lotion and drug delivery systems, have been published in Scopus-indexed, peer-reviewed national and international journals and have won research paper/poster contests. 

Dr. Llamasares-Castillo is a registered pharmacist, a botanist, and a member of The Philippine Pharmacists Association, Inc. (PPhA) and Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (PACOP), a Board member of Natural Products Society of the Philippines (NPSP), Vice-Chair of Division 4 – Pharmaceutical Sciences National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). She has several research projects funded by PCHRD, CHED, PITAHC, NRCP, and Delightex, LTD, a Singapore-based company. She received the Professional Advancement Grant under the K to 12 Transition Program to pursue the Clinical Summer Pharmacy Program of the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago (USA) in June – July 2017. She was one of the recipients of the Gold Series Award and International Publication Award AY 2014-2024, awarded by the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovations (OVRRI), University of Santo Tomas on March 16, 2018, March 9, 2023, and Feb. 27, 2025, respectively. She is the Associate Editor for the Pharmaceutical Sciences section of the Acta Manilana and The Antoninus Journal. Dr. Castillo was also chosen as the NCR Cluster Winner and National Winner for the 2021 Best Mentor in Health Research Award Graduate Category sponsored by DOST-PCHRD. Dr. Castillo was the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Pharmacist (TOP) Award in Research, awarded by The Philippine Pharmacists Association, Inc. and The United Laboratories, Inc. She received the G A W A D S A N A L B E R T O M A G N O Most Outstanding Researcher (Science &Technology) 23rd Dangal Ng UST (AY 2020-2021) in May 2024. She was also included in the World Scientist and University Rankings 2021 -2024, with an h-index of 13 and an i10 index of 15.

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy (Meritus), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2012
  • Master of Science in Pharmacy (Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2006
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2002
  • Bachelor of Science in Botany (Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2000

Research Highlights

  • IL-1,6,8 and MCP-1 Modulation and Anti-scabies activities of Tinospora rumphii Boerl lotion in Sarcoptes scabeie var hominis –infected patients
  • Tinospora cordifolia Lotion: An Antiscabies agent in Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis– Infected Pediatric Patients: A Pilot study

Research Highlights

  • Product Development
  • Natural Products
  • Pharmacology
  • Immunology

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Pharmacognosy With Plant Chemistry 
  • Pharmacy Research and Thesis Writing 1 and 2 
  • Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics 
  • Immunotherapeutics 
  • Clinical Pharmacokinetics 
  • Pharmaceutical Homeopathy 

Major Recognitions

  • 2024 NRCP Achievement Awardee for the Division IV-Pharmaceutical Sciences will be awarded during NRCP Annual Scientific Conference and 92nd General Membership Assembly, Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, March 2025
  • 2025 Faces of PACOP Award will be awarded during The Fellowship and Awards Night on March 10, 2025, as part of the 50th PACOP (Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy) Anniversary celebrations at Pandanggo Hall, The Manila Hotel
  • G A W A D S A N  A L B E R T O  M A G N O  Most Outstanding Researcher (Science &Technology) 23rd Dangal ng UST (AY 2020-2021), UST QPAV, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2024
  • 2023 The Outstanding Pharmacist (TOP) Award in Research given by The Philippine Pharmacists Association, Inc. and The United Laboratories, Inc., SMX Convention Center, Clark, Angeles, Pampanga, during the PPHA National Convention, May 24, 2023
  • National Winner for the Graduate Category of the 2021 Best Mentor in Health Research Award sponsored by DOST-PCHRD, Marriott Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, 15th Philippine National Health Research System week, August 12, 2022
  • NCR Cluster Winner for the Graduate Category of the 2021 Best Mentor in Health Research Award sponsored by DOST-PCHRD, Marriott Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, 15th Philippine National Health Research System week, August 12 2022
  • Philippine Men and Women of Science, June 2015
  • Recipient of The Dr. Alfredo C. Santos Award for young PhD Scientist, awarded by Natural Products Society of The Philippines at Escaler Hall, Ateneo De Manila, Quezon City, December 2014
  • DOST-SEI Scholarship and Academic Excellence Award, July 2013
  • Meritus, Doctor of Philosophy of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Graduate School, October 2012
  • Cum Laude, Master of Science in Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Graduate School, March 2006
  • Top 2 Licensure Examinations for Pharmacists, Professional Regulation Commission, 2003
  • Silver Medal, Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2003

Professional Activities

  • Regular Member (Division IV, Vice-Chair), National Research Council of the Philippines, 2024-2026
  • Regular Member (Division IV, Secretary), National Research Council of the Philippines, 2022-2024
  • Coordinator, International Relations, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2016-2024
  • Professor, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Researcher, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, UST
  • Member, Philippine Pharmacists Association
  • Member Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • Member, Asia Pacific Women Inventors and Innovators Network (APWIIN)

Selected Publications

Selected Publications