IRRI Mentor: Dr. Kenneth McNally

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Maria Genaleen Diaz

Research Title:  Identification of and characterization of microRNAs (miRNA) in Laguna tall coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) from de novo assembled endosperm transcriptome

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Inez Slamet-Loedin and Dr. Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Hayde Galvez

Research Title:  Functional Validation and Identification of Candidate Genes for Adapatation of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) to Unfavorable Environments

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Ramil Mauleon

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Barbara Caoili

Research Title: Diversity and functional analysis of the gut bacteria of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) field populations deduced from 16S rRNA

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Jauhar Ali

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Maria Genaleen Diaz

Research Title: Elucidation of Glyphosate Resistance Mechanism in Rice Mutant Lines through Biochemical and Molecular Analyses

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Kenneth McNally

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Carlo Sandoval & Dr. Maria Carmina Manuel

Research Title: De novo Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Pili (Canarium ovatum) Reference Genome.

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Van Schepler-Luu

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Rina Opulencia

Research Title: Pathotyping and annotation of transcription activator-like effectors in recently isolated Philippine Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Ramil Mauleon

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Jay Ronel Conejos

Research Title: Comparative Rumen Metagenomics Divergence in Residual Feed Intake in Relation to Rumen Fermentation and Nutrient Digestibility in Dairy Cattle

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Maria Genaleen Diaz

Research Title: Revealing Rice (Oryza sativa) Resistance Mechanisms Against Rice Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) for Precision Crop Protection

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Jae-Sung Lee

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Maria Celeste Banaticla-Hilario

Research Title: Morphoanatomical traits and metabolites associated with cold stress tolerance mechanisms in rice

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Kenneth McNally

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Lenie Quiatchon-Baeza

Research Title:  Marker Assisted Selection on Selected Special Purpose Rice (SPR) Accessions for Efficient Breeding of Aromatic Rice Varieties

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Ramil Mauleon

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Rommel C. Sulabo

Research Title: Effects of Cereal Source and Feed Form on the Intestinal Health, Gene Expression, and Metagenomic Analysis of the Gut Microbiome of Broiler Chickens

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Sung-Ryul Kim

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Hayde Galvez

Research Title: Gene Identification and High-Resolution Mapping of Green Leafhopper Resistant gene from Wild Rice Species

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Van Schepler-Luu

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Johnny Balidion

Research Title: Metagenomic Analysis for Characterizing the Sheath Brown Rot Disease Complex in Rice

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Van Schepler-Luu

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Maria Genaleen Diaz

Research Title: Genomic Comparison and Transcriptome Analysis of Selected Rice Lines for the Identification of Candidate NLR Genes for Sheath Blight Resistance

IRRI Mentor: Dr. Mallikarjuna Swamy

UPLB Mentor: Dr. Lenie Quiatchon-Baeza

Research Title: Transcriptome Analysis of Selected Indica Golden Rice GR2E Introgression Lines for Increased Grain Carotenoid Accumulation and Stability