Department of Biology

Faculty & Staff

Currently, the department is being served by 15 faculty members, with all but one being full timers (the single part-timer is an administrative staff serving as the department’s full time Microtechnician. All the department’s faculty members have at least a Master of Science degree in either Biology, Marine Biology or other closely-related fields. Six of the faculty members have Ph.D’s, who earned their respective degrees abroad (U.S.A, Japan, Thailand, Australia, The Netherlands, and Sweden) - all under scholarship grants. It is therefore expected that research has been ingrained into the culture of the department’s faculty who have established track record as found in their published works in both local and international scientific journals, earning them various forms of recognition.

• Neriza Arche, MS Biology, USC, 1985, MS Botany - Tropical Ecology, James Cook University, Australia. neriza_arche@yahoo.com
• Antonio E. Batomalaque, MS Biology, USC, 1983, UNESCO fellow in Microbiology, Osaka, Japan, Teacher’s Trainee under the Project in Basic Education (PROBE) Project in Australia. Specialization: Microbiology. tootsie91255@yahoo.com
• Michael Anthony V. Cusi, MS in Geo-information and Remote Sensing in Coastal Zone Studies, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, Netherlands, 2000 mcusi@hotmail.com
• Isabel de los Santos, MS Biology, USC, 2003
• Annie Diola, MS Marine Biology, USC, 1998. Trainee, Executive Program Management of the Environment, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands. Research Specialization: Coastal Resource Management pritosugba@yahoo.com
• Danilo T. Dy, PhD Marine Science, University of the Philippines – Marine Science Institute, 2002. Research Specialization: Reef ecology studies dydt@edsamail.com.ph
• Anthony Ilano, Ph.D. in Marine Environment and Resources, Hokkaido University, Japan. Research Specialization: Reproductive biology of molluscs gastropoda04@yahoo.com
• Danilo B. Largo, PhD Aquatic Environmental Science, Kochi University, Japan. Research Specialization: Aquatic Environmental Science / Microbial Ecology / Seaweed/Seagrass Ecology largodb@yahoo.com
• Lawrence M. Liao, PhD Biology, University of North Carolina, U.S.A., 1995. Research Specialization: Algal Taxonomy phycologist@lycos.com
• Lourdes Murphy, MS Biology, USC, 1971
• Noel Roble, Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture, Tsukuba University, Japan, 2004. Research Specialization: Fermentation Technology/Bioreactor Design/Bioprocess Development nroble@yahoo.com
• Filipina B. Sotto, Doctor of Science in Aquatic Bioscience, Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan, 1992. Research Specialization: Marine Plankton
• Zoe Sophia Sanches, Master in Human Biology
• Rosemarie Ramos-Yurong, Master of Science in Biology
• Antonio Tambuli, BS Biology, MAST Biology (candidate), USC.
• Dave Valles, MS Marine Biology (candidate), USC. Specialization: Molluscan taxonomy, and reef fish taxonomy

Dr. Lawrence M. Liao
2005. Most Outstanding USC Alumnus in the field of Marine Science

Dr. Elvira O. Tan (deceased)
July 18, 2003. Memorial Award for best published paper

Dr. Noel Roble
May 30, 2002. Junior Applied Phycologist Award for the best poster presentation, 1st Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology, Almeria, Spain

Dr. Danilo T. Dy
2001. Gawad Chanselor Award, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Dr. Danilo B. Largo
1999. Outstanding Young Scientist in the field of Aquatic Environmental Science by the National Academy of Science and Technology
1999. Most Outstanding USC Alumnus in the field of Marine Biology

Dr. Julita S. Ruelo, S.Sp.S.
1997. Outstanding Research Contributions, Department of Plant Pathology, University of the Philippines, Los Baños
1993. Award of Distinction in the Field of Biological Education, Department of Science and Technology VII

Prof. Antonio E. Batomalaquel
1989. Outstanding Teacher, Institutional Building Program, Department of Science and Technology