Chemistry and Biochemistry Unit - DPSM, CAS, UP Manila

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

17/08/2026

Q1 paper alert!!! 🥰👨‍🔬 We are proud to share our recent publication in Frontiers in Plant Science about spearmint seeds flown into outer space. This is a project of LABMAT with the Philippine Space Agency in collaboration with the Plasma-Material Interactions Lab of DMMME, UP Diliman, Chemistry Department of DLSU, and the Natural Products and Peptidomics Lab of UP Manila.

You may read the article here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2026.1836606/full

19/02/2026

Did someone say… turn waste into WOW? 👀♻✨
Better save the date because DPSM Week 2026 is coming your way! 💚
🌱 W.I.S.E. Innovations: Waste Into Sustainable Enterprise
Turning waste into wealth through chemical and bioscience innovations
📅 February 28 – March 6, 2026
Get ready for a week of sustainable ideas, scientific creativity, and enterprise-driven innovation! 🧪🧫💡
Here’s what’s in store:
🏀 Feb 28 – Sports Fest
🎉 March 2 – Opening Program
🎬 March 2–5 – DigiPelikula sa Manila
⏱ March 2–5 – Sci-it in a Minute
🧠 March 3 & 4 – High school and Interblock Qwizzardy
🎭 March 6 – Variety Show & Closing
From research to real-world impact, from lab concepts to livelihood ideas — we’re proving that sustainability is smart, scalable, and seriously exciting. 🌍✨
Let’s innovate. Let’s elevate. Let’s be W.I.S.E. ♻💚

Did someone say… turn waste into WOW? 👀♻✨

Better save the date because DPSM Week 2026 is coming your way! 💚

🌱 W.I.S.E. Innovations: Waste Into Sustainable Enterprise
Turning waste into wealth through chemical and bioscience innovations

📅 February 28 – March 6, 2026

Get ready for a week of sustainable ideas, scientific creativity, and enterprise-driven innovation! 🧪🧫💡

Here’s what’s in store:

🏀 Feb 28 – Sports Fest
🎉 March 2 – Opening Program
🎬 March 2–5 – DigiPelikula sa Manila
⏱ March 2–5 – Sci-it in a Minute
🧠 March 3 & 4 – High school and Interblock Qwizzardy
🎭 March 6 – Variety Show & Closing

From research to real-world impact, from lab concepts to livelihood ideas — we’re proving that sustainability is smart, scalable, and seriously exciting. 🌍✨

Let’s innovate. Let’s elevate. Let’s be W.I.S.E. ♻💚

🎨 Poster design by Chelms Matthew Abas

19/02/2026

♻️ What if your trash… could become tomorrow’s business? 🧪✨
Turn your ideas into impact at the DPSM Week Science Communication Contest: “Sci-It In A Minute!” 🎬
In just 60 seconds, show how chemical and bioscience innovations can transform waste into sustainable solutions and future enterprises. Big ideas. Short video. Real impact.
🔥 Why join?
🌱 Share your innovative ideas
🎥 Showcase your creativity through video
🧠 Communicate science in a fun, engaging way
🚀 Inspire sustainable change
👥 Open to teams of 3–5 students
📱 Submit a vertical TikTok or MP4 video
🗓 Deadline: February 27, 2026 | 5:00 PM
Don’t just see waste—see possibility.
Don’t just learn science—communicate it.
Don’t just imagine change—be part of it.
Join now and let your ideas spark innovation! ♻️✨

23/10/2025

The University of the Philippines Manila – Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics proudly congratulates Crisandro Allen R. Lazo, BS Biochemistry graduate, for ranking Top 1 (94.35%) in the 2025 Chemist Licensure Examination!

Padayon sa tagumpay!

23/10/2025

The University of the Philippines Manila – Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics proudly congratulates our BS Biochemistry graduates for achieving an outstanding 92.59% passing rate (overall performance) in the 2025 Chemistry Licensure Examination.

Your hard work, dedication, and pursuit of excellence continue to uphold the UP tradition of honor and excellence. Padayon, mga Iskolar ng Bayan!

27/06/2024

SPOTLIGHT!: BS Biochemistry students recently investigated the effect of varying material composition and density on the shielding efficiency against radiation ☢️ from various metal radioisotopes through a Geiger-Müller (GM) Counter.

This experiment is part of the Nuclear Chemistry module of the Chem 111 (Inorganic Chemistry I) course for our 1st Year BS Biochemistry students.

07/05/2024

Congratulations to the UP Manila Team! The Chemistry Unit is proud of you! 👏🍾🏆

BS Biochemistry students of the University of the Philippines Manila won 2nd runner-up in PACSiklaban 2024 held last May 5, 2024 at the Plenary Hall of the Henry Sy building of the College of Medicine. This intercollegiate quiz competition is part of the National Chemistry Student’s Congress (NCSC...

10/04/2024

[UPM CAS ALUMNI NETWORK DATA REGISTRY AGENDA (CASANDRA)]

Call for responses: Batch 2022 Graduates

Mabuhay, distinguished alumni of the University of the Philippines Manila's biggest and most dynamic unit, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)!

CAS, under the leadership of Dean Maria Constancia Carrillo, through the Office of Alumni Affairs (OAA), is in the process of digitizing our alumni registry, primarily to streamline our communication strategies and records management. Dubbed UPM CASANDRA, the CAS Alumni Network Data Registry Agenda aims to jumpstart re-tracking, connecting to, and maintaining a more interactive relationship between you and the college for more sustained communication and collaborative partnerships in research, academics, and public service. This project began in 2020 under the leadership of then Dean Leonardo R. Estacio.

We are calling for responses from the alumni of the college specifically those who graduated in 2022. Graduates from other batches who have not accomplished the form are encouraged to send their responses as well.

To ensure that you receive a copy of your responses after filling out this form, you are required to enter your active e-mail address below. This will also be your official e-mail address on record that we will use primarily for communication, but only if you grant us consent as you move along this survey form (https://forms.gle/b3HbN83dRmX3oTTU9).

Kindly disseminate. Thank you and keep safe.