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Tag: Philippine Genome Center Visayas

PGC Visayas inaugurated in Iloilo

December 3, 2020 by KIM G Quilinguing

The inauguration of the new Philippine Genome Center Visayas, which will pursue research for fisheries and aquatics, agriculture and medicine, is “UP Visayas at its best”, according to UPV Chancellor Camposano.

UP PGC-Visayas Satellite Facility shares equipment for COVID-19 testing

April 6, 2020 by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo

The UP Philippine Genome Center-Visayas Satellite Facility (PGC-VSF) has lent its reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machine to the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) to strengthen the hospital’s capability in testing patients for COVID-19.

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1909

The School of Fine Arts (1909), the College of Liberal Arts (1909), the College of Veterinary Medicine (1910), the College of Engineering (1910), the College of Agriculture (1906, in Los Baños, Laguna) follow to form the initial core of the newly established UP.

1905

The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.

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