MSUIIT Department of Biological Sciences

05/06/2026

📌𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄 📌

The 4th episode of the 2026 UPD REB Monthly Ethics Seminar Series (MESS) features a talk by 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐀. 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎, Professorial Lecturer at the University of the Philippines Manila, titled "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑫𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔."

Join us on 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲) 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 and 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞.

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𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞?
𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥!
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01/06/2026

All DBS Graduating Students!

22/05/2026

🎨🐟 That’s a wrap on ! 🐠✨

On May 13, 2026, the Robinsons Iligan Atrium was transformed into a vibrant hub of creativity and ocean advocacy. We came together to Make Art. Save Fish. — and what an incredible day it was!

🖌️ From stunning seahorse sketches to bold, colorful interpretations of our most iconic fish species, every piece reminded us why our oceans are worth protecting.

A huge thank you to:
📍 Philippine Seahorse Program & Project Seahorse
📍 ZSL and MSU-IIT College of Science and Mathematics – Department of Biological Sciences
📍 Rotary Club of Metro Iligan, JCI Senate Kasadya Manticao, and Iligan Visual Artists

All the dedicated faculty, students, and volunteers who made this event possible.

And most of all — the artists and participants who turned their passion into advocacy 🐠💙

🎉 This is only the beginning. Let’s keep using art to inspire action for our seas.

🎨 🖌️ Keep making art. Keep saving fish.

📸 Tag us in your artwork and event photos!
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22/05/2026

The 2026 International Day for Biological Diversity reminds us that protecting nature is not just the responsibility of governments—it requires the participation of entire societies, from local communities and schools to businesses and individuals. Every action, no matter how local, contributes to the global solution.

21/05/2026

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𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬

To facilitate the seamless administration of the 2026 Special Shari’ah Bar Exam (SSBE) at the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology local testing center, a Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangement is mandated for all academic and non-academic staff from May 22 to 27, 2026.

The Institute will be inaccessible to the general public and will be restricted to personnel and units essential to SSBE operations.

20/05/2026

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐃𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 🧑🏽‍🔬🌏

Take part in our discussion as we unpack ethical issues in international law in the 4th episode of the 2026 UPD REB Monthly Ethics Seminar Series (MESS) on 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲) at 𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 live via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 and 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤.

Joining us is 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐙 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎, Professorial Lecturer of Political Science at University of Philippines Manila and Trainer at the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board - Committee on Information Dissemination, Training, and Advocacy (PHREB-CIDTA) with a talk on "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝐷𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝐷𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦".

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𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞?
𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥!
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20/05/2026

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𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲.

This May 27, join us for a webinar on invasive species and learn why some plants, animals, and organisms can become serious threats to our native wildlife, habitats, and communities.

Through this session, we will take a closer look at how invasive species affect biodiversity, why awareness matters, and what we can do to help protect the ecosystems that support everyday life.

📅Date: May 27
🕐Time: 1:00 PM

Open to the public and Haribon members!

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://forms.gle/1aQmUUD18TbsFant9

This is a Membership-led activity organized by our Education & Research committee, managed by people like you - from different ages and professions! You don't need to be an expert to conserve biodiversity; you just have to care.

Become a Member today, and join the movement: https://haribon.org.ph/become-a-member/

Layout by Haribon Member Romelyn “Rome” Balane.
Photo by the late Leonardo L. Co © 8-Mar-08, NAPWC, QC - Phytoimages.

20/05/2026

𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

To equip undergraduate Biology students with relevant skills and perspectives in emerging fields of research, the Department of Biological Sciences, through the Research Methods courses, conducted the seminar-lecture “AI and Bioinformatics in Research” last May 2, 2026 at the College of Health Sciences (CHS) Hall as part of the Biology Seminar Series Phase 5.

The seminar featured two talks highlighting the growing role of technology in the biological sciences.

Asst. Prof. Mark Anthony I. Jose, M.Sc. delivered the lecture titled “Survival of the Smartest: AI in Biological Research,” where he discussed the different types of artificial intelligence and their applications across various Biology disciplines. He also emphasized the ethical and responsible use of AI tools in academic work, particularly in undergraduate thesis writing, stressing that AI should serve as a tool to assist students rather than replace critical thinking and scientific integrity.

Following this, Dr. Carl F. Libayao presented the lecture “Bioinformatics for Undergraduates,” introducing students to the fundamentals of bioinformatics and its expanding role in biological research. He discussed the process of developing bioinformatics-based studies using various software and demonstrated practical applications of bioinformatics in analyzing biological data and addressing research problems.

The seminar concluded with an open forum where students engaged the speakers through questions and discussions, further deepening their understanding of AI and bioinformatics as emerging fields in modern biological research.

19/05/2026