Dr. Esperanza C. Cabrera
Conferred AY 1998-1999
Professional Profile:
Dr. Esperanza C. Cabrera is a Professor Emeritus and University Fellow of De La Salle University, Manila. She is also a Fellow of the Philippine Academy of Microbiology and a Fellow in Public Service of Metrobank Foundation. She earned her BS Medical Technology degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Summa cum laude, MSPH in Medical Microbiology from the University of the Philippines-College of Public Health, and PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Santo Tomas. Her research interests are in medical microbiology, notably on the virulence and transferable multiple drug resistance of healthcare-acquired and community-acquired bacterial pathogens. She has also been working on the beneficial aspect of microbes, involving studies on the bioactivities of probiotics, including their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial activities, and cytotoxicity to cancer cells.
Dr. Cabrera was conferred the 2024 Gawad Manileño: Natatanging Manileño sa Larangan ng Mataas na Edukasyon award by the Manila City Government, the 2018 Outstanding Professional in the field of Medical Technology by the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), and one of the 2017 Ten Outstanding Filipinos by Metrobank Foundation, Inc. She was the recipient of the Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda Excellence (Lifetime Achievement) Award given by the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) in the same year. In addition, she has been recognized for her teaching and research in the area of Microbiology with awards such as the Outstanding Microbiologist Award and the Professor William L. Fernandez Excellence in Microbiology Teaching Award, both given by the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc., Crisanto G. Almario Memorial Award for Research from the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School Outstanding Alumna award, St. Stephen’s High School Outstanding Alumna award, De La Salle University’s St. Benilde Romancon Pillar Award for Excellence in Teaching, and is a Hall of Famer of the Outstanding Teacher Award of the DLSU Students’ Search for Outstanding Teachers from the De La Salle University.