Health-related researches conducted and completed by the member-institutions of Health Research and Development Consortium Region IV-A (HRDCR IV-A) were presented in the 4th Multidisciplinary Research Forum last 13 June 2018 at the Centennial Hall, De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. The event aimed to enhance the capability of regional researchers in technical paper presentation and to disseminate research results for utilization in the region. It was organized by the HRDCR IV-A Committee on Research Utilization led by its Chair, Prof. Susan T. Sta. Ana. The forum gathered 40 participants from HRDCR IV-A member-institutions who actively participated in the question and answer portion which took place every after presentation. The following were the researches presented in the forum:
• Professional Category:
q Phenotypic Characterizations of Aguinaldo Phage Library Isolated from Dasmariñas, Cavite Creek Using Multidrug Resistant Bacteria Host Cells: Implications for Phage Therapy
Presented By: Supachai A. Basit, RMT, PhD
Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite
1ST Place
q Anti –Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) activi BNty of Pseudoalteromonas flavipulchra from marine waters of Batangas, Philippines
Presented By: Arizaldo E. CASTRO, MS and Cristina C. SALIBAY, PhD
De La Salle University-Dasmarinas
2nd Place
q Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Paragis (Eleusine indica Linn.), Family Poaceae Leaves Crude Extract at Accelerated Stability Studies
Presented By: Virma De Lima-Espejo, RPh,MAEd,EdD
University of Perpetual Help-Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University
2nd Place
q Developing a Comprehensive Health-Wellness and Medical Program Using Logistic Regression
By: Carmina V. Tolentino, PhD
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation
3rd Place
q Health Behaviors of Indigenous People and Its Implication on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Quezon Province
By: Esteve Adrian Z. Estiva , RN, MAN
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation
Student Category:
q Susceptibility of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Against Extracellulary Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles by Escherichia coli
By: Eunice G .Gamba
Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite
1st Place
q Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Determination Of Spectral Markers In Commercial Products Of Lagundi (Vitex negundo L.)
By: Darwin Japheth L. Eusebio
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
2nd Place
q Antivirulence Activity And Lasr Downregulation Of Philippine Ethnobotanicals Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm Formation
By: Rebecca I. Santos
De La Salle Univeristy-Dasmarinas
3rd Place
q Anti-angiogenic activity of the ethanolic extract of Cocus nucifera (coconut) husk using chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay
By: Cristina Lei G. Amor
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
q Antidiabetic Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Alloxan-induced Diabetic Rats
By: Jan Paolo J. Punzalan
De La Salle Univeristy-Dasmarinas
