Intersections of Higher Education, Government, Healthcare, and Communities - CFI Talks Session 18/12/2022  The Center for Informatics is proud to present the first session of CFI Talks where we invite international and local experts to discuss their work and contributions to societal progress. For this session we have invited Dr. Christian Gloria, a renowned expert in public health from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center to tell us about his experiences in promoting and improving public health.
Watch Dr. Gloria's talk here.
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Trends in Genetics: Are phenome-wide association studies feasible in a developing country?7/11/2022  Our most recent publication "Are phenome-wide association studies feasible in a developing country?", was authored Dr. Gerald Dumancas, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Scranton and Balik Scientist, with CFI researchers (Jonathan Adam Rico, and Drs. Pia Zamora and Romulo de Castro) and their collaborators from various institutions in Western Visayas.
Trends in Genetics has an impact factor of 11.639!
The University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society in America (UPMASA) and the UP College of Medicine (UPCM), presented the eleventh installment of the online research series titled "Expanding the Edge of Philippine Medicine" on June 28, 2022 (Tuesday), at 8:00 AM via Zoom. The session featured CFI director Dr. Romulo de Castro. He discussed the current efforts of the center in improving the reach of medical services in the Philippines with telehealth. Watch his talk here.
 Explore the COVID-19 genomic surveillance and read the discussions on epitope scanning tool applied to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.
 Last March, DOST-SEI celebrated the National Women's Month and the International Women's Day and part of this event is to highlight the efforts of three women professionals and scholars in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the CFI's very own Dr. Pia Zamora.
Visit this link to read through DOST's article on the event. Click this link to an FB post from DOST on this event.  Researchers from the University of San Agustin Iloilo, University of the Philippines and National Center for Mental Health have collaborated on numerous projects to help in the local and national COVID-19 response.
Link to the entire webinar recording & program segments Pia Zamora and Jonathan Rico, CIP Scholars Working with CFI, were featured in DOST's the Patriot11/27/2020  "We can always do something to further the welfare of Filipinos. However you want to help any of our countrymen in need, give it your all and do it with the right intention".
- Pia Zamora and Jonathan Rico on The Patriot  Dr. Rene Abesamis, a Marine Protected Area (MPA) specialist from the Silliman University began conducting trainings on a simplified method of monitoring and analysis of MPAs. This method utilizes the MPA-FishMApp, a data collection and visualization tool developed out of a collaboration between CFI and Dr. Abesamis.
Follow this link to an FB post from USAID on this news. Follow this link to read through an article from Silliman University on this.  Dr. Romulo de Castro delivered his exit report for his Balik Scientist medium-term stint as the director of the Center for Informatics. He emphasized his collaborative work with multiple organizations and many other scientists and researchers. Specific focus was given to his work on COVID-19.
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