Department of Biotechnology - Visayas State University

18/12/2025

Project Update ✨

The BIOTECH Outreach Program team met with Baybay City officials led by Mayor Jose Carlos Cari, discussing the BIOTECH Outreach Program integration to ongoing programs and initiatives of the Local Government (LGU) of Baybay and Department of Education (DepEd) Baybay.

The meeting was also attended by Atty. Jun Cayunda, City Administrator, Ms. Josie Granada-Gutierrez of the Baybay City Tourism office, and Hon. Joe Bacusmo.

Valuable insights and support for collaboration steadily pushes the program forward, bringing biotechnology, biomedical and life sciences closer to Baybay City 🧬🇵🇭

12/12/2025

Before the day ends, we want to greet Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin a very happy birthday! 🎉

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓢𝓲𝓻 𝓔𝓭𝓾!

Thank you for everything you’ve done for the department and for giving Biotechnology a true home here at Visayas State University. Your leadership, support, and vision continue to inspire us every day.
Wishing you good health, happiness, and more milestones ahead! 💚🎂
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04/12/2025

Way to go ARIC, Dept. of Biotechnology, and EV-BIOTECH faculty!! 🇵🇭✨

26/11/2025

Project Update ✨

We’ve officially kicked off our BIOTECH Outreach Program with a courtesy visit to the DepEd Baybay City Division! Huge thanks to Dr. Manuel Albaño for the warm welcome and for sharing our enthusiasm for the program’s goals.

We are excited to bring the BIOTECH O initiative to Baybay City! 🇵🇭

Publication by Mr. Robert Roy Gallardo

21/11/2025

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡?!

BIOTECH is coming to your schools soon!

Excited to meet our high school students and science teachers. Let us know if you want your school to be part of it too! 🇵🇭

Logo by: Mr. Robert Roy Gallardo

17/11/2025

𝐕𝐒𝐔 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 with the Advanced Research and Innovation Center - ARIC and Eastern Visayas Innovation Center for Health Biotechnology (EV-BIOTECH) warmly welcomed Governor Sharee Ann T. Tan and delegates from Catbalogan City Division last November 14, 2025. 🔬🇵🇭

Pubmat/Graphics: Mr. Robert Roy Gallardo

14/11/2025

𝐕𝐒𝐔 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 congratulates our core faculty and researchers from the Advanced Research and Innovation Center for their participation to the Training-Workshop on Biotechnology and Biomedical Research by the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium, held at Tacloban City last October 22-24, 2025.✨🇵🇭

Pubmat/Graphics by Mr. Robert Roy Gallardo. 🧬

28/09/2025

Sharing this post from the VSU Biotechnological Society ✨

“A new chapter begins! 🎉 The 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 and the 𝙑𝙎𝙐 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 kicked off their very first Departmental Orientation and General Assembly, highlighted by the Oath-Taking of our VBS Officers. 💚✨ Held last September 17, 2025 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Hall. Cheers to a fruitful and exciting year ahead! 🌱🔬

Photos by Mitzi Joyce Corong | Social Affairs Committee”

17/09/2025

Biotech updates!! Our students gave several interesting questions for Dr. Cummings! 💪👩‍🔬

17/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended!!! More biotech, more science, and more inspiration for our students!! 🇵🇭

17/09/2025

🚨 𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏! 🚨

We’re hosting our very first 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 on September 17, 2025, at 1:00 PM — and yes, it’s happening way up high in the 𝗙𝗩𝗠 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹, so we’re starting the assembly on a high note… 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺!

Take the chance to be heard! Ask questions, voice out concerns, and lend your voice in shaping the continuous change for a better 𝗩𝗕𝗦. Aside from such, this event is significant not only in welcoming our goals for the new school year but also for our newest batch of 𝗕𝗧𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀
who have just joined our ever-growing fam~

Don't miss the chance to miss out on this opportunity to connect, collaborate, and communicate! Together, let's make this event a remarkable one 🧬💖

Caption by Marianel Safred
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12/09/2025

Science for everyone!! 🇵🇭

We are thrilled to welcome to the Visayas State University, Dr. Richard D. Cummings, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Surgical Sciences at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dr. Cummings is a world-renowned glycoscientist, Director of the National Center for Functional Glycomics, and co-founder of the Harvard Medical School Center for Glycoscience. With over 450 publications, 32 patents, and pioneering contributions to medicine, biotechnology, and global health, he is considered one of the leading voices in advancing glycoscience worldwide.

Join us as VSU hosts this rare opportunity to learn from a global leader in biomedical science and translational research by filling in this Google Form: https://forms.gle/uUndREiGSp9yGrtj8

Please note that we can only accommodate around 200 participants for this event because of venue restrictions. Because of this, we are requesting all interested participants to be at the venue 30 minutes before the scheduled talk for some on-site registration arrangements.

See you on September 15, 2025, at 1:30 PM at the Advanced Research and Innovation Center (ARIC).