Curriculum Vitae

Last updated October 2023

Education

• B.S. in Biology (cum laude), Bicol University, 2018
• M.S. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines, ongoing
  

Research interests

• Primary: Molecular microbiology, Mycology, Metagenomics, Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Natural products chemistry, Metabolomics, Molecular systematics, Microbial ecology, Microbial biotechnology, Biochemistry
  
• Secondary: Climatology, Environmental Science, Agrometeorology, Biogeochemistry, Climate modelling
  

Publications

Research Articles

• Laureta RP, Regalado RRH, De La Cruz EB. (2021). Climate vulnerability scenario of the agricultural sector in the Bicol River Basin, Philippines. Climatic Change 168(1-2), 4. doi:10.1007/s10584-021-03208-8
  
• Regalado RRH, Buiza MD, Ibay MCB, Ramirez VL, Belasa AJN. (2020). Descriptions of the antennal structures of the millipede Trigoniulus macropygus Silvestri, 1897 (Spirobolida: Pachybolidae) and centipede Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1816 (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) using scanning electron microscopy. BU R&D Journal 23(1), 75-80. journal.bicol-u.edu.ph/document.php?id=69
• Regalado RRH, Ramirez VL, Membreve DMS. (2019). Molecular identification and hemolytic activity of four jellyfish-associated marine fungi from Cagbatano Bay, Pio Duran, Philippines. International Journal of Biosciences 15(4), 531-538. doi:10.12692/ijb/15.4.531-538
  

Book Chapters

• Guerrero JJG, Regalado RRH, Penicilla GLM, Malonzo CA, General MA, Junsay AT. (2024). Mycological biosafety and biosecurity in the Philippines. In: Guerrero JJG, Cena-Navarro R, Destura RV, De Leon MP, Notarte KIR & Balendres MAO (Eds.). Biosafety and Biosecurity: Practical Insights and Applications for Low and Middle-Income Countries (pp. 206–234). CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781003426219-11
  
• Guerrero JJG, Malonzo CA, Regalado RRH, Doloiras-Laraño AD. (2023). Environmental mycology in the Philippines. In: Guerrero JJG, Dalisay TU, De Leon MP, Balendres MAO, Notarte KIR, Dela Cruz TEE (Eds.). Mycology in the Tropics: Updates on Philippine Fungi (pp. 235–268). Academic Press. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-99489-7.00010-X
  

Monograph

• Laureta RP, Regalado RRH, Baldo DEB. (2021). The Bicol River Basin Project: Development of comprehensive early warning system for agri-fishery communities in the Bicol River Basin. Partido State University Press, Philippines. ISBN 978-971-9911-69-2
  

Awards & Grants

Awards

• UP International Publication Award, 2023
  
• Special Citation Award and Finalist (40th National Book Awards – Science Category), 2023
  
• NAST Outstanding Book/Monograph Award, 2022
  
• Most Outstanding College Graduate Award, 2018
  
• College Best Undergraduate Thesis Award, 2018
  
• Order of the Blue Feather Royal Blue Degree Award, 2017
  

Scholarship

• DOST Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program, 2021-2024
  
  

Conferences

Conference Presentations (Last 3 years)

• Poster Presenter (Basic and Applied Research Category). 23rd Anniversary Conference of the National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH): “Outliving CoViD-19 Pandemic: Beyond Resiliency”. March 2-3, 2021. Virtual Conference via Zoom.
• Paper Presenter (Research Category). 2021 Regional Symposium on Research and Development Highlights. Bicol Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (BCAARD). February 8-9, 2021. Virtual Conference via Google Meet. 3rd Best Paper Award
• Paper Presenter. International Conference on Education, Environment and Agriculture 2020: “Agricultural Technologies, Environmental Solutions and Learning Modalities for a Resilient Future”. Central Bicol State University of Agriculture. November 19-20, 2020. Virtual Conference via Zoom.
• Paper Presenter (Professional Category). 12th Regional Convention and Scientific Meeting: “Microbiology Today: Updates on Food, Health, Environment”. Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. - Bicol Chapter (PSM Bicol). February 20, 2020. Legazpi City, Albay.
• Paper Presenter (Research Category). 2019 Regional Symposium on Research and Development Highlights. Bicol Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (BCAARD). February 21-22, 2019. Guinobatan, Albay.

Conference Participations (Last 3 years)

• Participant, The Molecular Origins of Life, Munich. CRC 235 - Emergence of Life Network. June 20-23, 2023. Virtual Conference via Zoom.
• Participant/Awardee, 44th Annual Scientific Meeting: “PAGTANAW 2050: Agham Tungo sa Mabuting Kinabukasan (FORESIGHT 2050: Science for a Sustainable Future)”. National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL). July 13-14, 2022. The Manila Hotel.
• Participant, 14th Regional Convention and Scientific Meeting: “Challenges and Opportunities in Microbiology and Biotechnology: A Bicolano Experience”. Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. - Bicol Chapter (PSM Bicol). February 23-24, 2022. Virtual Conference via Zoom.
• Participant, 13th Regional Convention and Scientific Meeting: “Striking Societal Balance through Microbiology: A Perspective in the New Normal”. Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. - Bicol Chapter (PSM Bicol). February 26-27, 2021. Virtual Conference via Zoom.
• Participant, 2020 Cluster 1 Symposium: “Shifting Gears: Addressing Global Challenges of Pandemic Through Microbiology and Biotechnology”. Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. (PSM). November 21, 2020. Virtual Conference via Zoom.
• Participant, SAGE Hour: Publishing Talk: How to Get Published and How to Do Peer-Review, October 8, 2020. Virtual Event via Zoom.
• Participant, DOST Webinar Series: Basics of Intellectual Property. October 1, 2020. Virtual Event via Zoom.
• Participant, Elsevier Medical Research Publishing Master Class. August 19, 2020. Virtual Event via Zoom.
  

Research Skills

• Microbiology (aseptic techniques, culture maintenance, Gram staining; antimicrobial assays);
• Genetic manipulation (DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, cloning, Western blot);
• Microscopy (light, phase-contrast, scanning electron, and confocal imaging);
• Spectroscopy (LC-MS, MS/MS, NMR, molecular networking);
• Bioinformatics (BLAST, antiSMASH, contig alignment, inferring phylogenetic trees);
• Animal (mouse) care and handling;
• Cell culture and histology
  

Languages

• Filipino/Tagalog (native)
• English (fluent)
• German (conversational)
• French (beginner)