Dr. Glorina Pocsidio is an educator and researcher who were given the Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) award by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 1986. She was recognized because of her pioneering studies on Holothurin, a substance extracted from Philippine Holothurians or sea cucumbers. She discovered that Holothurin has hemolytic, antitumor and anticancer properties so that sea cucumbers became part of the material medica in the Philippines. She also found out that sea cucumbers can be used as a cheap source of food for animals and man.
Sex: Female
Education:
- University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, B.S. Zoology, 1966
- University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, M.S. in Zoology, 1976
- University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Ph.D. in Zoology, 1982
Field of Specialization:
Physiology, Chemical Biology, Zoology
Researches:
Pocsidio, G.N., (1990) The variability in the holothurin of Philippine holothurians
Transaction of National Academy of Science & Technology Volume 12
Pocsidio, G.N., (1990) Thin layer chromatography of the holothurin of the Philippine holothurian
Proceeding of the First National Symposium Marine Science
Pocsidio, G.N., (1989) Determination of toxicity of some coral reef crabs of La Union
Transactions of National Academy Science & Technology Volume 11
Pocsidio, G.N., (1988) Relative hemolytic potencies of holothurin of thirty Philippine holothurians
Transactions of National Academy Science & Technology Volume 10
Pocsidio, G.N., (1987) Screening of Philippine marine molluscs for paralytic shellfish poisons
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 116
Pocsidio, G.N., (1987) Isolation and indentification of holothurins A and B of the Philippine sea cucumber
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 116
Pocsidio, G.N., (1986) Effect of l-ascorbic acid on the mutagenicity and clastogenicity potential of holothurins
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 115
Pocsidio, G.N., (1985) The isolation and identification of holothurins A and B of the Philippine sea cucumber
Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship Research Report
Pocsidio, G.N., (1983) Holothurin of some Philippine holothurians and its hemlytic activity
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 112
Pocsidio, G.N., (1983) The mutagenicity potential of holothurin of some Philippine holothurians
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 112
Pocsidio, G.N., (1978) Effect of testosterone propionate mammalian gonadotrophins growth hormone on the immature male catfish
Fish Journal of the Philippines Volume 3
Pocsidio, G.N., (1989) Investigation on the holothurins-potential drug for animal source
The Oriental and Western Approaches
Pocsidio, G.N., (1976) Effects of testosterone propionate, mamalian gonadothropins and growth hormone on the immature male catfish
College of Arts and Sciences
Pocsidio, G.N., (1982) Physiological studies on Holothurin of some Philippines holuthurians
College of Arts and Sciences
Pocsidio, G.N., (1989) Investigations on toxins on Philippine marine animals
National Research Council of the Philippines
Serrana, M. Pocsidio G.N., (1989) The assay method for paralytic shellfish poisons
24th Annual BIOTA Convention
Pocsidio, G.N., (1990) The Biological Sciences
National Research Council of the Philippines
Pocsidio, G.N. Albano-Garcia, E. Bojo, A.C., (1991) The isolation and the characterization of the antibacterial components of Peperomia pellucida (L)
Research Coordination
Pocsidio, G.N. Dimaano, L.M., (2001) The population densities of ciguatera-associated Dinoflagellates in Lingsat Reef, La Union, Philippines.
NAST 23rd Anniversary and 25th Annual Scientific Meeting (Abstract)
Deocaris, C Relleve, L.S. Isidro, S.M. Pocsidio, G.N., (2002) Radiation-sterilized carabao serum as an in vitro tissue culture supplement
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 131(2)
Herrera, R.P. Leyesa, R.I.N. Tamondong, R.E.D. Pocsidio, G.N., (2003) The protective action of the leaf extracts of Mangifera indica Linn., Premna odorata Blanco, and Psidium guajava Linn. against ethanol-induced liver lipid perodixation.
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Volume 25(1)
Maria Kristina L. Alolod, Niño C. Catambay, Paolo Edgardo C. Palad, Glorina N. Pocsidio, Thucydides L. Salunga, and Louie alferd B. Shiu], (2003) Effects of Carica papaya L., Hippobroma longiflora (L.,) G Don., Stropanthus Cumingii A. DC., and Vitex negundo L. Invertebrate Nerve, Skeletal and Heart Muscles
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines Volume 25(1)
Pocsidio, G.N., (1999) The ciguateric potential of some Philippine rabbitfishes (Family siganidae)
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Volume 21
Pocsidio, G.N. Cabrera, P.C., (1999) The toxicity of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus) from a coral reef in La Union, Philippines.
Asia Life Sciences Volume 8(2)
Awards:
- The Third World Academy of Sciences, Research Grant in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, NAST, 1988-1989
- Outstanding Achievement Award, La Union High School Class' 62 Alumni Association, 1988
- Outstanding Young Scientist Award (Zoology), NAST-DOST, 1986
- Research Fellowship and Medallion, Matsumae International Foundation, 1985
- Certificate of Merit as Graduate, Undergarduate and Graduate Scholar, NAST-SPI, 1983
- Diamond Jubilee Professorial Chair, University of the Philippines, 1987-1992
- Certificate of Recognition as one of the Most Outstanding Young Scientsists of the Philippines, University of the Philippines, 1986
- Foreign Study Fellowship, University of the Philippines, 1985
- Local Faculty Fellowship, University of the Philippines, 1981-1982
- University President's Pin, University of the Philippines, 1966
- Magna Cum Laude, University of the Philippines, 1966
- Entrance Scholarship, University of the Philippines, 1962
- Certificates of Merit for Consistent University Scholarship, University of the Philippines, 1963-1966
- Thesis Grant for Doctoral Scholarship, University of thePhilippines, 1963-1966
- Graduate Manpower Development Program Scholarship, National Science Development Board, 1981
- NSDB Medal for Excellence in Scholarship, NSDB, 1966
- Science Talent Search Scholarship, NSDB, 1962-1968