University of the Philippines – National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, in collaboration with Sorsogon State University (SorSU) – Castilla Campus, through its Technical Services Program (TSP), successfully conducted Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology Research Seminar-Workshop to SorSU-CC faculty members, personnel, and students today October 26, 2023, at the Farmers’ Training Hall, SorSU-Castilla Campus, Castilla, Sorsogon.
SUC President III, Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus, in her welcome remarks to the participants, emphasized that the University is actively seeking to engage established institutions like UPLB in collaborative partnerships that will result in the improvement of our research and technical capabilities — hence, SorSU is immensely delighted and grateful with all the assistance that the UPLB extends to the 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙤.
“𝘼𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙡𝙮-𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 [𝙐𝙋𝙇𝘽] 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞-𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩-𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨.“
“𝘼𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚… 𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙐𝙋𝙇𝘽 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬-𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡.“
Following the welcome remarks, Ms. Claire S. Ramos (University Researcher I, BIOTECH UPLB) provided the overview of the seminar-workshop on tissue culture and introduced the BIOTECH (AVP) and resource persons.
Moreover, Ms. Claire S. Ramos (University Researcher I, BIOTECH UPLB) and Ms. Anchilla L. Comia ((University Researcher Associate II, BIOTECH UPLB) jointly delivered the lecture on in vitro propagation. Afterward, Ms. Claire S. Ramos, Ms. Anchilla L. Comia ((University Researcher Associate II, BIOTECH UPLB), and Ms. Josie C. Pamparo also conducted a visit and tour to the SorSU tissue culture laboratory.
Meanwhile, the afternoon session focused on the workshop on in vitro propagation of banana, facilitated by Ms. Ramos, Ms. Comia, and Ms. Pamparo. It was followed by feedback and evaluation, as well as the awarding of certificates. Further, Prof. Andrew F. Detera (Campus Director, SorSU-Castilla Campus) provided the closing remarks. (SorSU PIO)
