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Sex: Male

Education:

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry, 2017
  • University of the Philippines, Master of Science in Chemistry, 2008
  • University of the Philippines Manila, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, 2003

Field of Specialization:

Biological Chemistry, in vitro fermentation, Biotechnology, Drug Delivery, Allosteric Regulation, High Throughput Screening, Structural Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, Protein X-ray Crystallography, Electrospinning, Drug Discovery, Biomaterials, Apoptosis, Mass Spectrometry, Cloning, Biochemistry, Biosorption

Researches:

Okerberg, E.S., Dagbay, K.B., Green, J.L., Soni, I., Aban, A., Nomanbhoy, T.K., Savinov, S.N., Hardy, J.A., & Kozarich, J.W., (2019) Chemoproteomics Using Nucleotide Acyl Phosphates Reveals an ATP-Binding Site at the Dimer Interface of Procaspase-6
Biochemistry

Eron, S.J., Macpherson, D., Dagbay, K., & Hardy, J.A., (2018) Multiple Mechanisms of Zinc-Mediated Inhibition for the Apoptotic Caspases-3, -6, -7, and -8
ACS Chemical Biology Volume 13, No. 5

Dagbay, K., Eron, S.J., Serrano, B.P., Velázquez-Delgado, E.M., Zhao, Y., Lin, D., Vaidya, S., & Hardy, J.A., (2014) A multipronged approach for compiling a global map of allosteric regulation in the apoptotic caspases
Methods in Enzymology Volume 544

Dagbay, K.B., & Hardy, J.A., (2017) Multiple proteolytic events in caspase-6 self-activation impact conformations of discrete structural regions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume 114, No. 38

Dagbay, K.B., Bolik-Coulon, N., Savinov, S.N., & Hardy, J.A., (2017) Caspase-6 Undergoes a Distinct Helix-Strand Interconversion upon Substrate Binding
The Journal of Biological Chemistry Volume 292, No. 12

Dagbay, K.B., Hill, M.E., Barett, E., & Hardy, J.A., (2017) Tumor-Associated Mutations in Caspase-6 Negatively Impact Catalytic Efficiency
Biochemistry Volume 56, No. 34

Caparanga, A.R., Basilia, B.A., Dagbay, K.B., & Salvacion, J.W., (2009) Factors affecting degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) during pre-flotation conditioning
Waste Management Volume 29, No. 9

Mallillin, A.C., Trinidad, T.P., Raterta, R., Dagbay, K., & Loyola, A.S., (2008) Dietary fibre and fermentability characteristics of root crops and legumes
The British Journal of Nutrition Volume 100, No. 3

Dagbay, K.B., & Sumera, F.C., (2014) Lauric Acid Derived Polyanhydrides: Synthesis, Characterization, In vitro Degradation and Drug Release Behavior
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 143, No. 2

SIngidas, L.A., Reyes, L., Tang, T., & Dagbay, K., (2012) Polycaprolactone-carrageenan Nanofibers Assembled by Electrospinning with Vitamin E Tpgs as a Surfactant
Proceedings of the International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials

Basilia, B.A., Dagbay, K.B., Ledda, K.A., & Robles, A.P., (2008) In-vitro and In-vivo Screenings of Electrospun Polycaprolactone-carrageenan Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Nanotechnology 2008: Life Sciences, Medicine & Bio Materials - Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - TechConnect Briefs Volume 2

Awards:

  • 1st Prize for Likha Award (Creative Research Award), National Invention Contest (Team Category) cited for the "Development of Local Bioactive Polymer Nanofibrous Scaffold by Electrospinning", Department of Science and Technology, 2009 November
  • 3M Award for Most Outstanding Poster Presentation, 23rd Annual Research Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013 August
  • William E. McEwen Fellowship Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation, 24th Annual Research Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014 August
  • Best Poster Award, UMass Chemical-Biology Interface Training Program, UMass Amherst/UMass Medical School, 2016 June
  • Outstanding MS Thesis Award (Chemistry Category), Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology of the Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCASRTD), 2009 December
  • Gordon Research Conference Fellowship, GRC on Molecular Structure Elucidation, 2016 August
  • Opportunity Grant Awardee, (Fulbright) Philippine-American Education Foundation, 2009 October
  • Finalist (Team category), Outstanding Research and Development in Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology, 2009 July
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Mapua Institute of Technology, 2009 April
  • CHED International Travel Grant, Commission on Higher Education of the Republic of the Philippines, 2008 December
  • Best Poster Paper Presentation, 10th Eurasia International Conference on Chemical Sciences, 2008 January
  • High School Class Valedictorian, Saint Rita's College, 1999 March
  • Best Poster Paper Presentation, 1st Regional Conference on Biotechnology, Manila, Philippines, AUN/SEED-NET, JICA, DLSU, 2009 July 30-31
  • DOST-SEI Science and Technology Scholarship, Department of Science and Technology, 1999-2003