De La Salle University
Biology Department and Center for Environment and Natural Science Research
I joined De La Salle University upon my return to the Philippines in 2008. Prior to DLSU, I was a Research Scientist at the WorldFish Center, one of the 16 Centers for Global International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) under the auspices of the WorldBank. My expertise is in population genetics and molecular ecology. I teach courses in genetics, cell biology, ecology, molecular biology, systematics and bioinformatics at the graduate and undergraduate levels. My research focuses on integrating information form DNA, RNA and protein markers with image analysis, GIS mapping and mobile computing to develop platforms and products which allow non-specialists and non-scientists to access biotech and the associated technologies. Partnerships are key to my research. Our projects require strong collaboration with both local and international institutions . I established the Practical Genomics Laboratory (a.k.a. Lagman Lab) and the Technologies for Biodiversity Use and Conservation Unit (TechBIODIVE) at DLSU. I was a Fulbright Senior Visiting Fellow to the Oregon State University in 2013 and a 2017 Newton-Agham Leadership Innovation Fellow to the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK and the Asian Institute of Management in 2017.
