09/05/2026
๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ '๐๐! With great pride, admiration, and honor, UP LABS once again celebrates ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, recognized as an ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ก๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ .
Dr. Pamplona, an Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines Los Baรฑos and Head of its Crop Biotechnology Division, is also one of the founders of the ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐). But beyond the academe and UP LABS, he embodies a deeper mission: ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค, championing biotechnology not as a privilege for the few, but as a tool accessible to all.
Through his guidance and leadership, he continues to ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ , empowering them to excel in their respective fields. Dr. Pamplona does so ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐โ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ: uplifting the nation's capability in science and technology through biotechnology, ensuring safety in its application through strong ethical practice, and advancing agricultural biotechnology as a promising solution to emerging challenges across various fields.
๐๐๐๐โ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐!
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