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Dr. Thaddeus M. Carvajal

Associate Professor

Educational Background

PhD in Engineering,
Ehime University, Japan

MS in Biology
De La Salle University, Philippines

BS in Biology
De La Salle University, Philippines

Thaddeus M. Carvajal is a faculty of the Department of Biology under the College of Science at De La Salle University (DLSU). Dr. Carvajal received his Bachelor of Science and Masters in Biology from De La Salle University. He finished his Doctor of Engineering (Dr.Eng) from Ehime University, Japan. After his doctorate course, he was awarded to become a Research Fellow under the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in the same university. Currently, he is a Balik-Scientist Fellow under the Philippine Council for Health and Research Development (PCHRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Dr. Carvajal has a broad training and experience in research, teaching and extension. His research interest focuses on the vector biology, ecology and control of medically-important arthropods specifically in mosquitoes where he employs various approaches such as genomics, machine learning and nanotechnology in understanding their biology, ecology and its control. Furthermore, Dr. Carvajal is a seasoned professor with nearly 10 years of teaching experience in the tertiary level. He is also an active member of different scientific organizations (e.g. National Research Council of the Philippines, Philippine Society for Microbiology and many more) with some serving as an officer or board member.

Research Interest

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Dr. Billy Joel M. Almarinez

Associate Professor

Educational Background

PhD in Biology
De La Salle University, Philippines

Master of Science in Biology
De La Salle University, Philippines

BS in Biology
Philippine Normal University

Billy is an entomologist of the Biological Control Research Unit (BCRU), and Associate Professor at the Department of Biology of De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila, Philippines. Currently, he also serves as the current Laboratory Manager of the Imaging and Cell Culture Laboratory (iCELL) of the Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) in the DLSU Laguna Campus. Billy obtained his Master of Science in Biology and Doctor of Philosophy in Biology degrees from DLSU in 2009 and 2016, respectively. Previous and current research projects of the BCRU which he has been working on focus on integrated pest management (IPM) with emphasis on biologically-based pest management strategies, particularly biological control using parasitoids and predators against agricultural and urban insect pests. He was among the DLSU entomologists who discovered, reported the first record of, and taxonomically described a native species of parasitic wasp, Comperiella calauanica Barrion, Almarinez & Amalin, that is now recognized and accepted as the biological control agent against the “cocolisap”, Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne, a major pest of coconut in the Philippines.Billy is also a licensed professional teacher, having obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biology for Teachers degree from the Philippine Normal University (PNU) and his professional teaching license in 2006. In addition to his experience in teaching tertiary- and graduate-level Biology courses in DLSU, he has also taught at PNU, and at the Technological University of the Philippines in Manila. He is a member of the Philippine Association of Entomologists (PAE) and the Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines (BIOTA). He is also a member of the Philippine Association of Physics and Science Instructors (PAPSI), serving multiple times since 2017 as resource speaker for Biology in trainings and seminars for K to 12 STEM teachers.

Research Interest