MA. ROWENA EGUIA, PhD

Dr Maria Rowena R Romana-Eguia obtained her BSc Zoology degree from the University of the Philippines in Diliman in 1982 after which she was hired a Research Assistant in an aquaculture research institution where she is employed to date. She gradually rose from the ranks from a Research Assistant to a Scientist after completing an MSc in Genetics from the Swansea University, Wales, U.K. in 1985 and a PhD in Agricultural Science (major in Fish Population Genetics) from the Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan in 2004. These aside from having several scientific publications in between. Some of her scientific journal publications, particularly on Nile tilapia and red tilapia have won two Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards as Best Published Paper in Aquaculture in 1995 and 2004 from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development or PCAARRD of the Department of Science and Technology. She has also edited conference proceedings and co- authored books and technical manuals on tilapia, milkfish and mangrove crabs. Apart from being a technical evaluator for government projects in aquaculture, she sits as Scientific adviser of the Philippine government in UN meetings on issues related to marine genetic resources and aquatic biodiversity. Population genetics of tropical aquaculture species such as tilapia, freshwater prawn, milkfish, abalone, mangrove crab and Anguillid eels are her major research interests. With her extensive experience in conducting research, Weng has mentored DLSU Biology and Environmental Science graduate students on “Research Methods” since 2011 as an adjunct Associate Professorial Lecturer. She has sat as well as a graduate student thesis adviser/panelist to students conducting research in aquaculture genetics, freshwater aquaculture etc.

Assistant Professorial Lecturer

PhD in Agricultural Science, Tohoku University – Japan

Aquaculture Genetics, Fish Population Genetics, Freshwater Aquaculture

Marini M, Pedrosa-Gerasmio IR, Santos MD, Shibuno T, Daryani A, Romana-Eguia MRR and Wibowo A. 2021. Genetic diversity, population structure and demographic history of the tropical eel Anguilla bicolor pacifica in Southeast Asia using mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Global Ecology and Conservation.