MEET OUR NEW NEIGHBOR WRITTEN BY PAENG AMBAG
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2009, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) never ceased in its mission of pushing the limits of genomics and bioinformatics research in the Philippines. Now blessed with its own state-of-the-art facility, it seems that PGC’s rise up the ladder is only getting started. In a chat with PGC Executive Director, Dr. Cynthia Saloma, we take a look at the institution’s past and its relevance to Philippine society. The Philippine Genome Center. photo from pgc.up.edu.ph
COMMUNITY
Then to now PGC had a humble beginning during the 2008 Human Genome Organization (HUGO)-Pacific Meeting held in Mactan, Cebu.
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