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Asuncion K. Raymundo

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Dr. Asuncion Raymundo is recognized a Professor and currently Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Previously, she was the Director of the Institute of Biological Sciences, UPLB for 7 years. She completed her BS degree (cum laude)at the UP College of Agriculture, majoring in Soil Microbiology. She received her MS at the University of Hawaii, and her PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Later, she took post-doctoral studies in microbial/molecular genetics at IRRI and had research stints at Monash University, Osaka University and Kansas State University. She is a member of several honor and professional societies, including both the Philippine Society for Microbiology which she served as President and the American Society for Microbiology. A pioneer in microbial genetics and and the use of biotechnology in agriculture in the Philippines, Dr. Raymundo is an assiduous researcher, who has implemented numerous research projects or studies, including some funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, UNIDO and the Australian Centre for International Agriculture. She is a prolific author, having published over a hundred technical articles in refereed journals and proceedings, both local and international, in her field. As Professor, Dr. Raymundo has instituted and taught several courses in microbiology and plant pathology, written a number of laboratory manuals in various courses, and supervised over a hundred undergraduate, masteral and doctoral students. She developed the field of microbial genetics locally. She is active in extension, having served as organizer, coordinator or lecturer in various training courses, workshops, and seminars. In recognition of her work in microbiology, microbial genetics and biotechnology, Dr. Raymundo has received numerous awards, including the National Research Council of the Philippines Distinguished Award in Biology, UPLB Outstanding Teacher and also as Researcher, PCARRD Pantas Outstanding Researcher Award, and the Crop Science of the Philippine Achievement Award in Research, Outstanding Microbiologist Award given by the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Republica Award given by the Commission of Higher Education and the 2007 UP Outstanding Professional Award in Natural Sciences -biology (microbiology). In 2002, she was conferred the status of Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), a select group of eminent Filipino scientists who constitute an advisory group to the Office of the President in matters of science and technology. She currently heads the NAST Bioremediation Task Force and is the NAST focal person in charge of biology education.

Sex: Female

Education:

    • University of Illinois, USA, Ph.D. in Phytobacteriology
    • University of Hawaii, USA, MS in Phytobacteriology
    • University of Hawaii, USA, BS in Agriculture (cum laude)

Field of Specialization:

Microbial Genetics, Antibiotics, Bacterial Taxonomy, Industrial Microbiology , Biotechnology, Microbiology

Researches:

    • Raymundo, A.K., (2000) Development of a fermentation medium and detection bioassay for the local production of the antihelmenthic antibiotic avermectin
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 83
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2000) Rapid detection of Raistonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi in banana using a new nucleic acid-based monoclonal antibody technique
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 83
    • Raymundo. A.K.,, (2000) Development of a nucleic acid-based monoclonal antibody technique for the detection of the bacterial wilt organism in banana in the Philippines
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 83
    • Teves, F.G., Casquiero, J.B., Raymundo, A.K., Martin, J.F., (2002) Sequence analysis of the LYS3 gene encoding homoaconitase cloned from penicillium chrysogenum
    • Harnessing Science & Technology to Meet the Global challenge
    • Teves, F.G., Casqueiro, J.B., Raymundo, A.K., Martin, J.F., (2002) The aconitase mechanism of gene regulation: A common theme in diverse biochemical pathways
    • Harnessing Science and Technology to Meet the Global Challenge
    • Hernandez, M., Raymundo, A., (1989) Incidence and conjugal transfer of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli from pig feces
    • Philippine Agriculture Volume 71
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2000) Development of classical and recombinant DNA techniques for the genetic analysis of pleuromutilin producing Basidiomycete Clitophilus passeckarianus (P. Kummm 1871) Srain NRRL 3100.
    • NRCP Annual Report 2000
    • Perez, M.T.M., Raymundo, A.K., Ebora, R.V., Leach, J.E., (2001) Diagnostic primers for the detection of xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
    • The Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 84, No. 4
    • Raymundo, A.K., Briones, A., Jr. Ardales, E.Y., Mew, T.W., Nelson, R.J., (1995) Genetic diversity in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
    • International Rice Research Notes Volume 20
    • Raymundo, A.K., Briones, A., Jr. Ardales, E.Y., Perez, M.T.M., Fernandez, L.C., Ynalves, M., Leach, J.E., et. al., (1999) Analysis of DNA polymorphism and virulence in Philippine strains of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
    • Plant Diseases Volume 83
    • Raymundo, A.K., Lecah, L.E., (1993) Amplification and sequence analysis of the upstream region of the hypXo gene homolog in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
    • Philippine Biotechnology Volume 4
    • Raymundo, A.K., Ilagan, Y.A., (1999) Cloning of a repetitive element which distinguishes banana strains of Ralstonia solanacearum
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 82
    • Raymundo, A.K., Ilagan, Y.A., Denny, T.P., (1998) Analysis of genetic variation of a population of banana infecting srains of Ralstonia olanacearum
    • Bacterial Wilt Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects, (P.H. Prior, C, Allen and J. Elphinstone,eds.) Springer-Verlag: Berlin, Heidelberg, INRA Laws
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2001) The bacterial wilt organism: The crop nemesis with new twist
    • Transactions of National Academy of Science and Technology Volume 23
    • Guerra, M.A.R.V., Monsalud, R.G., Raymundo, A.K., (2003) Taxonomic reassessment of local antibiotic and enzyme-producing Bacillus isolates based on phenotypic characteristics
    • Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Volume 25, No. 1
    • Laviña, W.A., Raymundo, A.K., (2003) Monomorphicity of Ralstonia solanacearum banana strains in the Philippines
    • Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology (Philippines) Volume 25, No. 1
    • Reyes, G.D., Raymundo, A.K., (1991) Toxicity and mutagenecity testing of selected herbal drugs
    • Philippine Journal of Biotechnology Volume 2, No. 1
    • Raymundo, A.K. , (1993a) Analysis of genetic variation in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae pv. oryzar using Pst i digestion
    • Philippine Journal of Biotechnology Volume 4
    • Raymundo, A.K., Cadiz-Padre, V.G., de los Santos, S.F., (1991) Protoplast formation, regeneration, and fusion in Bacillus polymyxa
    • Journal of Fermentaion and Bioengineering Volume 71, No. 1220
    • Raymundo, A.K., Alcantara, I.W., Zulaybar, T.O., (1995) Effect of different sources of water on antibiotic production
    • Philippine Journal of Biotechnology Volume 6, No. 1
    • Aves-Ilagan, Y., Raymundo, A.K., Denny, T.P., (1996) Detection of Pseudomonas solanacearum banana strains using DNA amplification techniques
    • In: Philippine Journal of Biotechnology (Abstarcts of Competiting Scientific Papers Volume 7, No. 1
    • Papa, I.A., Zulaybar, T.O., Raymundo, A.K., (2006) Increasing pleurumutilin activity of clitopilus passeckerianus by chemical mutagenesis and improvement of production medium
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 89
    • Dela Paz, M.A.G., Goodwin, P.H., Raymundo, A.K., Ardales, E.Y., Vera Cruz, C.M., (2006) Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS sequences and conditions affecting the type of conidial germination of bipolaris oryzae
    • Plant Pathology Volume 55
    • Vicente, M.A., Raymundo, A.K., Quimio, T.H., (2006) Optimization of growth conditions of the wild type and mutant strains of the pleuromutilin-producing clitopilus passeckerianus (Pilat)Sing NRRL 3100
    • National Research Council of the Philippines Research Journal Volume 8-9
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2004) The avrRxo1 gene from the rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzicola confers a nonhost defense reaction on maize with resistance gene Rxo1
    • Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction Volume 17
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2004) Development of a polymerase chain reaction-based technique for the detection of Philippine banana strains of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 86
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2004) Morphological and physiological analysis of the wild type and mutant strains of the pleuromutilin producing Clitopilus passeckerianus NRRL 3100
    • The Asian International Journal of Life Science Volume 12
    • Raymundo, A.K., (2004) Genetic homogeneity of the banana-infecting strains of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. in the Philippines
    • Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 86
    • Nacita B. Lantican, Ma. Genaleen Q. Diaz, J. Jason L. Cantera, Francis L. de los Reyes, Asuncion K. Raymundo, (2011) Microbial community of a volcanic mudspring in the Philippines as revealed by 16S rDNA sequence analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization
    • World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology

Awards:

    • DA Secretary Award for Research and Development, DA-BAR, 2000
    • BAR Director Research Award for Research and Development, DA-BAR, 2000
    • Conferred the title of Academician, Ntional Academy of Science and technology (NAST), 2002
    • Most Outstanding Published Paper Award, NAST, 2002
    • Best Poster Paper Award, NAST, 2002
    • Achievement Award in Research, Crop Science Society of the Philippines, 2002
    • Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, NAST, 2002
    • Service Award, Philippine Society of Microbiology, 2003
    • SEARCA Professorial Chair Holder, , 2003
    • Professorial Chair Holder, UPLB
    • International Publication Award, UP, 2004