Dr. Bernadette D.L. Libranda-Ramirez is recognized for her significant contribution as a research team leader that produced new knowledge and understanding of the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis G virus infection in the Philippines. She was one of the 2000 TOYM Awardees for Medical Science.

Sex: Female

Education:

• University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, B.S. Biological Sciences, 1980
• University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Master of Science in Biological Sciences (Immunology), 1984
• University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Immunology), 1989

Field of Specialization:

Medicine, Human immunovirus (HIV) , Immunology

Researches:

Olveda, R.M., Icatlo, F.C., Libranda, B., Fevidal, P., Domingo, E.O., (1983) A community-based clinical trial of albendazole in Leyte, Philippines
Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine Volume 21

Olveda, R.M., Ramirez, B., Acosta, L.P., (1983) In vitro killing of Schistosomula of S. japonicum
UST Journal Graduate Research Volume 13, No. 1

Chireau, M., Kresina, T.F., Ramirez, B., Olds, G.R., (1990) Idiotypic differences in the anti-parasite antibody response in patients with differing schistosome induced liver pathology
Clinical Research Volume 38

Olds, G.R., Reyes, M., Kresina, T.F., Olveda, R.M., Ramirez, B., (1991) Modulation of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in humans chronically infected with Schistosoma japonicum
Clinical Research Volume 39

Daniel, B., Olveda, R.M., Ramirez, B., Olds, G.R., (1991) Hazard analysis of annual chemotherapy of Schistosomiasis japonica on infection and morbidity
Clinical Research Volume 39

Wiest, P.M., Wisneski, A.V., Johnson, J.H., Ramirez, B., Kresina, T.F., Olds, G.R., (1991) Screening of murine monoclonal antibodies against living Schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni by radioimmunoassay
International Journal Parasitol Volume 21, No. (4)

Kresina, T.F. Cheever, L.W., Chireau, M., Wisneski, A., Ramirez, B.L., Peters, P., Olds, G.R., (1991) Human idiotype and anti-idiotype molecules in Schistosomiasis japonica: Candidates for immunoregulation of granulomatous inflammation
Clinical Research Volume 39

Kresina, T.F., Guan, X.H., Posner, M., Ramirez, B., Olds, GR., (1991) Comparison of immune repertoires of Chinesse and Philippines patients infected with Schistosoma japonicum
Infected Immunoregulation Volume 459, No. 12

Kresina, G.F., Cheever, L.W., Chireau, M., Johnson, J., Ramirz, B.L., Peters, P., Olds, G.R., (1992) Human EBV transformed lymphocytes of patients with Schistosoma japonicum infection secrete idiotypically related ummunoregulatory antibodies
Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology Volume 65(3)

Olveda, R.M., Ramirez, B.L., (1994) Update on vaccine development against the Philippines strain of Schistosoma japonicum
JAMA

Kresina, T.F., Wisneski, A., Love-Homan, L., Ramirez, B., Neil, G., (1994) Induction of hepatic pathology in SCID-HU Mice engrafted with peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with schistosomiasis
Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 170

Brindley, P., Ramirez, B., Tiu, W., Wu, G., Wu, H-W., Yi, X., (1995) Networking Schistosomiasis japonica
Parasitology Today Volume 11

Olveda, R.M., Daniel, B.L., Ramirez, B.D., Aligui, G.D., Acosta, L.P., Fevidal, P., Tiu, E., De Veyra, F., Peters, P.A., Romulo, R., Domingo, E., Wiest, P.M., Olds, G.R., (1996) Schistosomiasis japonica in the Philippines: The long-term impact of population-based chemotherapy on infection, transmission and morbidity
Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 174, No. 1

Ramirez, B.L., Kurtis, J., Wiest, P., Arias, P., Acosta, L., Aligui, F., Peters, P., Olds, G., (1996) Paramyosin: A candidate vaccine against Schistosoma japonicum
Para Immunology Volume 18

Haffala, J.R.C., Santiago, M.L.O., Pasay, M.C.P., Ramirez, B.D.L.L., Gozar, M.G., Saul, A.J., Kaslow, D.C., (1997) Minimal variation in the Pfs 28 ookinete antigen from Philippine field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum
Molecular Biology and Parasitology Volume 87

Webster, M., Ramirez, B., Aligui, G., Olveda, R., Ouma, J., Kariuki, C., Kimani, G., Olds, G.R., Fulford, A.J., Butterworth, A.E., Dunne, D.W., (1997) The influence of sex and age on antibody isotype responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum in human populations in Kenya and the Philippines
Parasitology Volume 114

Olveda, R.M., Gonzaga, N.C., Librada, B.D.L., Pablo-Acosta, L., Baccay, M.C., Kozuka Y., (1983) In vitro killing of Schistosomula of S. japonicum by normal human monocytes.I. Evidence of ultrastructural changes during the course of effector cell-target organism interaction
Philippine Journal of Pathology

Kurtis, J., Ramirez, B.L., Dong, K., Wiest, P., El-Meanawy, A., Petzke, M., Jonhson, J., Edmison, J., Maier, R., Olds, G., (1997) Identification and molecular cloning of a 67-kilodalton protein in Schistosoma japonicum homologous to a family of actin-binding proteins
Infection and Immunity Volume 65, No. 1

Domingo, E., Lansang, M.A., Ramirez, B., Arguillas, M., Vinculado, F., Cavinta, L., Montejo, M., (1994) Viral hepatitis in the Philippines: A perspective
In: Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases. K. Nishioka, H. Suzuki, M. Mishiro and T. Oda (eds.)

Kron, M., Ramirez, B., Pandy, J., (1999) Immunoglobin allotypes among the Bicolanos of Sorsogon Province, Luzon, Philippines
Journal of Experimental Clinical Immunogenetics

Olds, G.R., Olveda, R., Peters, P., Koech, D., Gachihi, G., Ramirez, B., Reeve, P., King, C., Wu. G., Mc Garvey, S., Liu, Cy., Kombe, Y., Whalen, C., Hewlett, J., Ouma, J., (1999) Double-blind placebo-controlled study of concurrent administration of albendazole and praziquantel in school-children with schistosomiasis and geohelmints
Journal of Infectious Diseases

Santiago, M.L., Hafalla, J.C., Cajimat, E.G., Santiago, E.G., Manalo, M.A., Omate, L., Dominguez, C., Mc Garvey, S., Mayer, S., Liu, C.Y. , (1998) Evidence for local transmission of HIV-1 subtypes B and E in the Philippines
J AIDS

Santiago, M.L.O., Hafalla, JRC., Kurtis, J., Wiest, P., Olds, G., Ramirez, B.D.L.L., Dunne, D., (1998) Identification of a 22-KDa membrane-associated antigen of Schistosoma japonicum (Philippine strain)
Infection and immunity (In press)

Olds, G.R., Olveda, R., Guanling, W., Wiest, P., Mc Garvey, S., Zhang, A., Yuan, J., Daniel, B., Ramirez, B., Romulo, R., Aligui, G., Peters, P., Fevidal, P., Tiu, W., Domingo, E., Blas, B., (1996) Immunity and morbidity in schistosomiasis japonicum infection
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 55, No. 5

Wisnewski, A.V., Olds, G.R., Johnson, J.H., Ramirez, B., Kresina, T.F., (1994) Function and expression of a human idiotypic network in schistosomiasis japonicum
Journal of Infectious Diseases

de Jesus, S., Santiago, M., Hafalla, J., Montoya, J., Gillis, T., Ramirez, B., (1998) PCR-heteroduplex mobility assay as a rapid tool for the detection of rifampin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Journal of Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Ramirez, B., Strickland, T., (1999) Schistosomiasis
Hunter's Tropical Medicine, 8th ed., Saunders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

De Groot, A., Roberts, C.G.P., Edelson, B.T., Meister, G.E., Jesdale, B.M., Houghten, R.A., Carter, E.J., Montoya, J., Romulo, R.C., Berzofsky, J., Ramirez, B., (1996) A novel algorithm for the efficient identification of T cell epitopes: Prediction and testing of candidate tuberculosis vaccine peptides in genetically diverse populations
Vaccines, Cold Spring Harbor Press

Ramirez, B., Bustos, D., Strickland, T., (1996) Aide Memoir. Vector borne diseases
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

Ramirez, B., (1996) Vector borne diseases: Schistosomiasis
In:Status of Adult Health in the Philippines, Asian Development Bank-Philippine Department of Health Commissioned Report, 2 volumes, Manila, Philippines.

Awards:

• Outstanding Alumnus (Research), College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, 1998
• Likha Award (Most Outstanding Creative Research) for Hepa-Core Kit, DOST-TAPI, 1997
• Outstanding Research Group in the Philippines: Liver Study Group, DOST, 1996
• Outstanding Research Paper Award, Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1996
• Outstanding Poster Award (3rd Place-Professional Category), PCHRD-DOST, 1996
• Career Development Award, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1995
• Biomedical Research Paper Award, PALAS (Philippine Association for Laboratory Animal Science), 1995
• Outstanding Research Award , DOST, 1991
• Recogniton of Excellence in Research (Local Production of Reagents for Testing Hepatitia B), PCHRD-DOST, 1990
• Scholarship for Doctoral Degree Program, Fulbright-Hays, USA, 1987-1988
• Scholarship for Doctoral Degree Program, PCHRD-DOST, 1980-1983
• Scholarship for Masters Degree Program, PCHRD-DOST, 1980-1983
• Distinguished Service Award / Outstanding Student Assistant, University of the Philippines, 1980
• Outstanding Young Scientist Award (Immunology), NAST-DOST, 1999
• Dr. Eusebio Y. Garcia Recognition Award, NSTW Celebration, 2003