Sex: Female

Education:

• University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Ph.D. Biology, 1992

Field of Specialization:

Biological Sciences, Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology

Researches:

Lazar-Molnar, E., Yan, Q., Cao, E., Ramagopal, U., Nathenson, S.G., Almo, S.C., (2008) From the Cover: Crystal structure of the complex between programmed death-1 (PD1) and its ligand PDL2
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences - PNAS , No. 30
Jalandoni-Buan, A.C., Decena-Soliven, A.L.A,. Cao, E.P., Barraquio, V.L., Barraquio, W.L., (2009) Congo red decolorizing activity under microcosm and decolorization of other dyes by congo red decolorizing bacteria
Philippine Journal of Science

De Guzman, M.C., Cao, E.P., (2010) Cadmium binding ability of the blue-green alga Hapalosiphon welwitschii N?gel under controlled conditions
Philippine Science Letters

Quilang, J. P., de Guzman, M. C., de Hitta-Catalan, M. H., Rubio, R. O., Jacinto, S. D., Santiago, E. C. and Cao, E. P, (2008) Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on root meristem cells of common onion (Allium cepa L.) and on early life stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Philippine Journal of Science

Quilang, J.P., Basiao, Z.U., Pagulayan, R.C., Roderos, R.R., Cao, E.P., (2008) Low isozyme variation in native and transplanted populations of the endemic Philippine silver perch, Leiopotherapon plumbeus (Kner, 1864) from three lakes in the Philippines
The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Yan, Q., Malashkevich,V.N., Fedorov, A., E. Fedorov, E., Cao, E., Lary, J.W., Cole, J.L., Nathenson, S.G., Almo, S.C. Journal: Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences - PNAS , vol. 104, no. 25, pp. 10583-10588, 2007 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0703893104, (2007) Structure of CD84 provides insight into SLAM family function
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Volume 104, No. 25

Cao. E. P., (2000) Use of the smt locus to detect metal-tolerant strains of cyanobacteria and other microalgae
Proceedings of the DOST-JSPS Symposium on Current Trends in Molecular Biology, Teodoro Hall, ISSI Building, UP Diliman, Quezon City

Cao, E. P., (2001) The Principles of Inheritance: Mendelian Genetics. In: Gene Talk (M. V. T. Reyes, L. V. Lee and A. D. Tañega, editors)
Asian Graphics Printing Inc.

Rivero, G.C., Cao, E.P., (2002) BIOLOGY: A Study Guide by Rivero, G. C. and E. P. Cao. 2002. First Edition.
University of the Philippines Open University

Rivero, G.C., Cao, E.P., (2005) BIOLOGY: A Study Guide (Second Edition)
University of the Philippines Open University

Guzman, R.M.S, Gervasio R.N.R, Fontanilla, I.K.C, & E.P. Cao, (2009) Frequency Distribution of Blood Groups ABO, MN and Rh Factor in Philippine Cosmopolitan, Regional and the National Populations
Science Diliman

Quilang, J.P., Santos, B.S., Ong, P.S., Basiao, Z.U., Fontanilla, I.K.C., Cao, E.P., (2011) DNA barcoding of the Philippine endemic freshwater sardine Sardinella tawilis (Clupeidae) and its marine relatives
The Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 94, No. 3

Papers Presented:

• Single Nucleotide Variations of Determinant Region of Hepatitis B Virus Isolated from the Philippines, 6th Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology (APOCB)Congress, EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Manila, Philippines
• Response of Hapalosiphon welwitschii Nägel to Lead Metal Stress, Convention of the Philippine Society for Microbiology Inc. on the theme Microbiology and Biotechnology: Rising to the Challenges of the Times, 6th Asia-Pacific Biotechnology Congress and 40th Annual Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines
• Influence of Varying Light-Dark Regimes and the Nutrient Phosphorus on the Antimicrobial Activities of Hapalosiphon welwitschii Nägel Extracts, Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines,
• Genomics: At the Crossroad of Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, 31st Annual Convention of the Philippine Environmental Mutagens Society, Pilar Herrera Hall, Institute of Chemistry, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City
• The Codex R-DNA Plant Guideline, Workshop on the BPI (Bureau of Plant Industry) Risk Assessment Report for Food Safety and the Codex R-DNA Plant Guideline, One Tagaytay Place, Tagaytay City
• Single Nucleotide Variations of the Surface Gene a Determinant Region of Hepatitis B Virus Isolated from the Philippines, 6th Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology (APOCB)Congress, EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Manila, Philippines
• Cadmium binding potential of Hapaiosiphon welwitschii from Marinduque, Philippines,, 4th Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology ConferenceInternational Convention Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
• PCR amplification of the smt locus in Synechococcus aquatilis SY01 Sn, 7th National Genetics Symposium, Splash Mountain Resort Hotel, Los Banos, Laguna
• The Codex R-DNA Plant Guideline, Workshop on the BPI (Bureau of Plant Industry) Risk Assessment Report for Food Safety and the Codex R-DNA Plant Guideline, One Tagaytay Place, Tagaytay City
• Influence of Varying Light-Dark Regimes and the Nutrient Phosphorus on the Antimicrobial Activities of Hapalosiphon welwitschii Nägel Extracts, 6th Asia-Pacific Biotechnology Congress and 40th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society for Microbiology Inc. on the theme “Microbiology and Biotechnology: Rising to the Challenges of the Times,” Philippine International Convention Center, Manila
• Response of Hapalosiphon welwitschii Nägel to Lead Metal Stress, 6th Asia-Pacific Biotechnology Congress and 40th AnnualConvention of the Philippine Society for Microbiology Inc. on the theme “Microbiology and Biotechnology: Rising to the Challenges of the Times,”Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines