Several students from the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) BS Applied Physics (Health Physics) and MS Applied Physics (Medical Physics) programs won awards during the Philippine Conference on Medical Physics held at the Diamond Hotel, Manila last June 5-6, 2025.
With the theme: “Filipino Medical Physicists as Leaders in Enhancing Patient Care”, the conference was organized by the Society of Medical Physicists in the Republic of the Philippines (SMPRP). The two-day event was filled with parallel sessions, oral presentations, and poster presentations from students. The list of winners from UPM are the following:
Poster Presentation Winners
- 3rd Place
Assessment of Neutron Moderation Properties of Gamma-Irradiated High-Density Polyethylene
Zaldy Razon, Herbert Domingo, and Cheri Anne Dingle - 1st Place
Aqueous Extracts of Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) Leaves and Curcuma longa (Turmeric) as Radiosensitizers for HL-60 Leukemia Cells
Kelzey Nicole Ramos, Chitho Feliciano, and Roy Tumlos
Oral Presentation Winners
- 3rd Place
Aqueous Extracts of Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) Leaves and Curcuma longa (Turmeric) as Radiosensitizers for HL-60 Leukemia Cells
Kelzey Nicole Ramos, Chitho Feliciano, and Roy Tumlos - 2nd Place
Aqueous Extracts of Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) Leaves and Curcuma longa (Turmeric) as Radiosensitizers for HL-60 Leukemia Cells
Kelzey Nicole Ramos, Chitho Feliciano, and Roy Tumlos - 1st Place
Investigation of the effects of thyroidectomy on Iodine-131 S-values
Michael Angelo Gloria, Ramon Carlo Cruzpero, Thiansin Liamsuwan, Marie Josephine De Luna, and Vincent Peter Magboo
Mr. Michael Angelo Gloria is part of the first batch of graduating students of the MS Applied Physics (Medical Physics) program of the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (DPSM). Congratulations to all the students and to their research advisers
–JAP Nuñez