Sex: Male

Education:

• University of the Philippines, Manila, B.S. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 2001
• Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, Doctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology, 2009

Field of Specialization:

Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Pathobiology, Diseases, Immunology

Researches:

Leenstra, T., Acosta, L.P.,Hai-Wei Wu, Langdon, G.C., Solomon, J.S., Manalo, J.L., Li Su, Jiz, M., Jarilla, B., Pablo, A.O., MacGarvey, S.T., Olveda, R.M. Friedman J.F., Kurtis, J., (2006 Ja) T-Helper-2 Cytokine Responses to Sj97 Predict Resistance to Reinfection with Schistosoma japonicum
Infection and Immunity Volume 74, No. 1

Jiz, M., Friedman, J.F., Leenstra, T., Jarilla, B., Pablo, A., Langdon, G., Pond-Tor, S., Wu, H.W., Manalo, D. Olveda, R.M. , (2009) Immunoglobulin E (IgE)Responses to paramyosin Predict Resistance to Reinfectioin with Schistosoma japonicum
Infection Immunity Volume 77

Coutinho, H.M., Leenstra, T., Acosta, L.P., Su, L., Jarilla, B., Jiz, M.L., Langdon, G.C., Olveda, R.M., Kurtis, J.D., Friedman, J.F., (2006) Pro-inflammatory cytokines and C-reactive protein are associated with the Context of Schistosoma japonicum infection
American Journal of Medical Hygiene Volume 75

Coutinho, H.M., Acosta, L.P., McGravey, S.T., Jarilla, B., Jiz, M.L., Pablo, A., Su, L., Manalo, D.L., Olveda, R.M., Kurtis, J.D., Friedman, J.F., (2006) Nutritional status improves after treatment of Schtosoma japonicaum - Infected children and adolescents
Journal of Nutrition (American Society for Nutrition) Volume 136

Olson, C.L., Acosta, L.P., Hochberg, N.S., Olveda, R.M., Jiz, M., McGarvey, S.T., Kurtis, J.D., Bellinger, D.C., Friedman J.F., (2009 O 20) Anemia of inflammation is related to cognitive impairment among children in Leyte, the Philippines
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. Volume 3, No. 10

Coutinho, H.M., Acosta, L.P., Wu, H.W., McGarvey, S.T., Su, L., Langdon, G.C., Jiz, M.A., Jarilla, B., Olveda, R.M., Friedman, J.F., Kurtis, J.D. , (2007 Ja 15) Th2 cytokines are associated with persistent hepatic fibrosis in human Schistosoma japonicum infection
Journal of Infectious Disease Volume 195, No. 2

Jiz, M.A.L. (Kurtis, J.D. as adviser), () Vaccine development for schistosomiasis japonica: paramyosin as a leading candidate
Thesis

Xu, J., Acosta, L.P., Hou, M., Manalo, D.L., Jiz, M., Jarilla, B., Pablo, A.O., Olveda, R.M., Langdon, G., McGarvey, S.T., Kurtis, J.D., Friedman, J.F., (2010) Seroprevalence of Cysticercosis in Children and Young Adults Living in a Helminth Endemic Community in Leyte, the Philippines
Journal of Tropical Medicine Volume 2010

Agrawal, N., Acosta, L.P. Jiz, M.A. et al., (2010) Reduction in hookworm infection after Praziquantel treatment among children and young adult
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 83, No. 2

Papers Presented:

• Pilot scale production, characterization, and antibody responses to the Schistosoma japonicum vaccine candidate paramyosin , 17th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Jeju, South Korea
• Pilot-scale expression and purification of Schistosoma japonicum paramyosin, 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Awards:

• Fulbright Scholarship, US Department of State, 2005-2009
• Young Investigator Award for Clinical Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, 2008
• Travel Award, XVII International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria,Jeju, South Korea , 2008 S
• Undergraduate Scholarship, DOST, 1997-2001
• Cum laude, BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines