PASCUAL, Adrian

PASCUAL, Adrian

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Master of Science in Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines 2017

Eligibility

  • PRC Pharmacist Licensure Examination, July 2012

Research Highlights

  • Cytotoxic and Angiosuppressive Potentials of Zehneria japonica Thunb. Ex Murray SK Chen (Cucurbitaceae) Crude Leaf Extracts

Research Interests

  • Pharmacology
  • Natural Products
  • Toxicity Studies
  • Phytochemical Screening

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Pharmaceutical Botany with Taxonomy
  • Pharmaceutical Calculations & Techniques
  • Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
  • Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Drug Delivery Systems and Medical Devices
  • Dispensing I
  • Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
  • Physical Pharmacy
  • Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis I
  • Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry
  • Pharmacology 1
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis 2
  • Pharmacy Informatics
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Quality Assurance and CGMP)
  • Pharmacology 2
  • Pharmaceutical Research Methods with Statistics
  • Dispensing II
  • Pharmaceutical Toxicology
  • Pharmacy Research and Thesis Writing
  • Pharmaceutical Marketing

Major Recognitions

  • St. Albertus Magnus Award for Outstanding Research – Individual and Group Category, University of Santo Tomas Student Awards, May 2025
  • St. Albertus Magnus Award for Outstanding Research – Individual and Group Category, University of Santo Tomas Student Awards, May 2024
  • St. Albertus Magnus Award for Outstanding Research – Individual and Group Category, University of Santo Tomas Student Awards, May 2023
  • St. Albertus Magnus Award for Outstanding Research – Individual Category, University of Santo Tomas Student Awards, May 2022
  • St. Albertus Magnus Award for Outstanding Research – Individual Category, University of Santo Tomas Student Awards, May 2019

Professional Activities

  • Regular Member, National Research Council of the Philippines
  • Member, Young Pharmacists Group (YPG) Philippines
  • Member, Natural Products Society of the Philippines
  • Member, Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • Member, Philippine Pharmacists Association

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Audira, G., Huang, J., Chen, K. H., Kurnia, K. A., Vasquez, R. D., Roldan, M. J., Lai, Y., Hsiao, C., & Yen, C. (2023). A comprehensive painkillers screening by assessing zebrafish behaviors after caudal fin amputation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 168, 115641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115641
  • Audira, G., Lee, J., Vasquez, R. D., Roldan, M. J., Lai, Y., & Hsiao, C. (2024). Assessments of carbon nanotubes toxicities in zebrafish larvae using multiple physiological and molecular endpoints. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 392, 110925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2024.110925
  • Chen, H., Feng, W., Audira, G., Kurnia, K. A., Hung, S., Castillo, A. L., Roldan, M. J., Hsiao, C., & Hung, C. (2024). Evaluation of sub-chronic toxicity of melamine via systematic or oral delivery in adult zebrafish based on behavioral endpoints. NeuroToxicology, 102, 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2024.04.003
  • Lin, H., Saputra, F., Audira, G., Lai, Y., Roldan, M. J., Alos, H. C., Aventurado, C. A., Vasquez, R. D., Tsai, G., Lim, K., & Hsiao, C. (2022). Investigating potential cardiovascular toxicity of two anti-leukemia drugs of Asciminib and Ponatinib in Zebrafish embryos. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(19), 11711. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911711
  • Malhotra, N., Audira, G., Castillo, A. L., Siregar, P., Ruallo, J. M., Roldan, M. J., Chen, J., Lee, J., Ger, T., & Hsiao, C. (2021). An update report on the Biosafety and potential toxicity of fullerene‐based nanomaterials toward aquatic animals. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2021(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7995223
  • Saputra, F., Lai, Y., Roldan, M. J., Alos, H. C., Aventurado, C. A., Vasquez, R. D., & Hsiao, C. (2023). The effect of the pyrethroid pesticide Fenpropathrin on the cardiac performance of Zebrafish and the potential mechanism of toxicity. Biology, 12(9), 1214. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12091214
  • Siregar, P., Audira, G., Castillo, A. L., Roldan, M. J., Suryanto, M. E., Liu, R., Lin, Y., Lai, Y., & Hsiao, C. (2022). Comparison of the psychoactive activity of four primary areca nut alkaloids in zebrafish by behavioral approach and molecular docking. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 155, 113809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113809
  • Suryanto, M. E., Luong, C. T., Vasquez, R. D., Roldan, M. J., Hung, C., Ger, T., & Hsiao, C. (2023). Using crayfish behavior assay as a simple and sensitive model to evaluate potential adverse effects of water pollution: Emphasis on antidepressants. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 265, 115507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115507
  • Suryanto, M. E., Saputra, F., Kurnia, K. A., Vasquez, R. D., Roldan, M. J., Chen, K. H., Huang, J., & Hsiao, C. (2022). Using DeepLabCut as a real-time and Markerless tool for cardiac physiology assessment in Zebrafish. Biology, 11(8), 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11081243
  • Suryanto, M. E., Yang, C., Audira, G., Vasquez, R. D., Roldan, M. J., Ger, T., & Hsiao, C. (2022). Evaluation of locomotion complexity in Zebrafish after exposure to twenty antibiotics by fractal dimension and entropy analysis. Antibiotics, 11(8), 1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081059