BALITANG LOS BANOS

Opulencia gets UNESCO-ASM travel award

Prof. Rina Bagsik-Opulencia of the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), a recipient of the UNESCO-American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Travel Award, reported back for duty after a three-month research stint at the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology of the University of Queensland, Australia.

Her research project, which stemmed from the project of Dr. Asuncion K. Raymundo, focused on the sequencing of a repetitive element found in Ralstonia solanacearum from Philippine banana. This would help determine the correlation of this repetitive element to host specificity.

She also worked on the phylogenetic analysis of Philippine isolates of R. solanacearum. This would determine the relatedness of R. solanacearum isolates from different hosts and from different geographical locations.

She worked in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Fegan and her research was partially financed by the Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Protection of the University of Queensland. (MMS Tuason)

Stolen Sasso chickens recovered

Twelve out of the 31 Sasso chickens stolen from the Orchard Fruit Crops Division, Department of Horticulture were recovered from Dangka St., Mayondon, Los Banos, Laguna last Dec. 31.

The UP Police Force in coordination with the Los Banos Police recovered the stolen chickens last Dec. 23. Dr. Orville L. Bondoc, project leader of the organic chicken experiment, filed theft charges against alleged culprits, Junrey Barrameda and Elino P. Canoy, at the Los Banos Municipal Trial Court. (WO Almanza)

Calling for PIAs

The Office of Public and Alumni Affairs (OPAA) is calling all deans, directors, and unit/office heads to recommend one staff from their respective units who will be issued the corresponding appointment as Public Information Associates (PIA) for 2001.

PIAs are tasked to contribute news stories or feature articles for publication in the UPLB Horizon or in national dailies; assist in gathering data needed for information campaigns of the university, press conferences, etc.; and highlight/feature the research(s) and extension activities being undertaken by your unit.

The name of recommendee should be submitted to Dr. Madeline M. Suva, OPAA director, on or before January 31, 2001.

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