VILLAFLORES, Oliver B.

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Assoc. Prof. Oliver B. Villaflores, PhD

Department of Biochemistry | Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences

obvillaflores@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University – Taiwan, R.O.C., 2012
Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2005
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1997

Research Highlights

His research focuses on the discovery of potentially active natural products and peptides from Philippine plants and marine resources on angiogenesis, hypertension, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. He is also involved in research on biocatalytic production of ethanol from waste cellulosic materials as renewable energy sources. Furthermore, he is into the development of drug delivery systems.

Research Interests

Angiogenesis
Zebrafish
Peptides and Natural products for Alzheimer’s disease
Drug delivery system

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Biochemical techniques 2: Proteins
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Major Recognitions

Most Number of Publications Indexed in WoS Clarivate Analytics as Co-Advisor, UST Graduate School, 2023
Outstanding Jubilarian Biochemist, UST Faculty of Pharmacy Alumni Association and Scholarship Foundation, Inc., 2022
Best Published Paper, Natural and Physical Sciences (UST Graduate School), 2019-2020
CMFFI Best Scientific Research Award, Colegio Medico-Farmaceutico de Filipinas Incorporada, 2019
Best Published Paper (Health Sciences), Gawad San Alberto Magno 18th Dangal ng UST Awards

Professional Activities

Lifetime Member, PSPMB
10-year Member, Natural Product Society of the Philippines

Selected Publications

Mendoza, L. C., Nolos, R. C., Villaflores, O. B., Apostol, E. M. D., & Senoro, D. B. (2023). Detection of Heavy Metals, Their Distribution in Tilapia spp., and Health Risks Assessment. Toxics, 11(3), 286.
Notarte, K. I. R., Quimque, M. T. J., Macaranas, I. T., Khan, A., Pastrana, A. M., Villaflores, O. B., Arturo, H. C. P., Pilapil Iv, D. Y. H., Tan, S. M. M., Wei, D. Q., Wenzel-Storjohann, A., Tasdemir, D., Yen, C. H., Ji, S. Y., Kim, G. Y., Choi, Y. H., & Macabeo, A. P. G. (2023). Attenuation of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Responses through Inhibition of the NF-κB Pathway and the Increased NRF2 Level by a Flavonol-Enriched n-Butanol Fraction from Uvaria alba. ACS omega, 8(6), 5377–5392.
Clemente, B. M., Pineda-Cortel, M. R., & Villaflores, O. (2022). Evaluating immunochromatographic test kits for diagnosis of acute human leptospirosis: A systematic review. Heliyon, 8(11), e11829.
Santos, J., Quimque, M. T., Liman, R. A., Agbay, J. C., Macabeo, A. P. G., Corpuz, M. J., Wang, Y. M., Lu, T. T., Lin, C. H., & Villaflores, O. B. (2021). Computational and Experimental Assessments of Magnolol as a Neuroprotective Agent and Utilization of UiO-66(Zr) as Its Drug Delivery System. ACS omega, 6(38), 24382–24396.
Rubenicia, A. M. L., Cubillan, L. D. P., Sicam, V. A. D. P., Macabeo, A. P. G., Villaflores, O. B., & Castillo, A. L. (2021). Intraocular Pressure Reduction Effect of 0.005% Latanoprost Eye Drops in a Hyaluronic Acid-Chitosan Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System in Albino Rabbits. Translational vision science & technology, 10(4), 2.

VILLAFLORES, Oliver B.

VILLAFLORES, Oliver B.

Updates

UST’s alumni DOST ASTHDRP scholars reap awards in graduate scholars’ conference

Which plants promote sleep? Thomasian researchers survey 39 locally available species in latest Elsevier review

Thomasians join various CHED technical panels to help develop country’s degree programs

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

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