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Three Filipino college students won poster-making contest

Three Filipino college students won first prize in the recently concluded Asian Science Camp art competition in Bali, Indonesia. Fourth year Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry student Joey Mangadlao of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, UP-Los Baños (UPLB) Physics student Raymund Lorenzo Abejuela IV, and Elvis Chua, a BS Chemistry student at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), bagged first prize in the poster-making contest. The team bested 50 other groups in the poster-making competition, bagging certificates and three million rupiah (R13,328.18).
The winning poster, entitled, “DNAzymes: Gene Carriers of the Past, Catalysts of the Future,” was inspired by the talk of Rizal Fajar Hariadi of the California Institute of Technology on Molecular Machines Made of and Fueled by DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

Mangadlao said the competition made him more eager to pursue a Science career, especially after hearing various Nobel Laureates speak about their accomplishments. Mangadlao won the 3rd Grand Award for Microbiology at the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Arizona, United States back in high school for his project, “Biologically Potent Broad Spectrum Antibiotics Obtained from Tetrodoxin-Rich Organs of Puffer Fishes.” Department of Science and Techology (DoST) Science Education Institute (SEI) Director Dr. Ester Ogena said the success of the Filipino students in the competition showcased the Filipino’s talent not just in Math and Science but also in the arts. “Our students’ international exposures enable them to see the real world with their very eyes and we are confident that once they step into it, they too, shall shine,” she said.

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