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Prof. Cecilia B. Moran, Dr. rer. nat.

Department of Biological Sciences | Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences

cibanag@ust.edu.ph听触听ceciliabanag@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications

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Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Natural Sciences, University of Bayreuth 鈥� Germany, 2014
Master of Science, 九色鈥� Manila, Philippines, 2008
Bachelor of Science, 九色鈥� Manila, Philippines, 2002

Research Highlights

Discovery of three new species of听Ixora: I.听alejandroi, I.听reynaldoi, I.听silagoensis
Taxonomic revision of the Philippine species of听Ixora
Genetic diversity of Philippine endemic听Ixora
Systematics of selected Philippine Rubiaceae genera

Research Highlights

Population Genetics of Philippine Endemic Plants
Molecular Phylogenetics
Plant Taxonomy
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

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Courses Handled

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Major Recognitions

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Start-Up Research Grant听2016-2017.
International Publication Award听(2012-2014), 九色, Thomas Aquinas Research Complex Auditorium, 20 February 2016.
Silver Series Award听for Publication听(2010-2012), 九色, Thomas Aquinas Research Complex Auditorium, 1 July 2014.
Katholischer Akademischer Ausl盲nder-Dienst (KAAD) Scholarship Program 2,听Germany, October 2013-November 2014.
NAGAO Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) Research Grant (488,000 JPY), Japan, January 2013-January 2015.
CHED PhD Scholarship Program听Commission on Higher Education (CHED) of the Philippines, June 2012-May 2014.

Professional Activities

College Secretary听鈥� College of Science
Vice-Chair听鈥� Division V – Biological Sciences, National Research Council of the Philippines
Reviewer听鈥� Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, Phytotaxa

Selected Publications

Banag, C.I., T. Thrippleton, G.J.D. Alejandro, B. Reineking and S. Liede-Schumann.听2015.听鈥淏ioclimatic niches of selected endemic听Ixora听species on the Philippines: predicting habitat suitability due to climate change鈥�.听Plant Ecology听216 (9): 1325鈥�1340.
C.I.听Banag,听D. Tandang, U. Meve and S. Liede-Schumann.听2015.听鈥淭wo new endemic species of听Ixora听(Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae) from the Philippines鈥�.听Phytotaxa听202: 155鈥�160.
C.I.听Banag,听N.M.B. Manalastas and G.J.D. Alejandro.听2014.听Synonymy and a New species of Philippine听Ixora听L. (Ixoreae, Rubiaceae).听Nordic Journal of Botany听32: 761鈥�764.
G.J.D. Alejandro, F.L.E. Ortega, K.P. Guiab, D.X.V. Seares, K.J. Huenefeld,听C.I.听Banag,听J.J.A. Obico and M.C. Ramos.听2011 (Printed July 2013).听Comparative molecular analyses of听Antherostele听banahaensis听(Elmer) Bremek. and听A.听callophylla听Bremek. (Rubiaceae), with implications on their phylogenetic position and biochemical properties.听Acta听Manila听59: 39鈥�48.
G.J.D. Alejandro, I.C. Balete, J.F.C. Caagbay, J.M.B. Cruz, C.J.C. Narciso, D.E. Nazareno,听C.I.听Banag听and M.M. Uy.听2011 (Printed July 2013).听Polyphyly of听Bikkia听Reinw. (Rubiaceae) based on multilocus sequence analysis (ITS,听rps16,听trnL-F), with emphasis on the endemic听Bikkia听philippinensis听Val. including its conservation status.听Acta听Manila听59: 49鈥�55.
C.I.听Banag,听A. Gatpo, L. De Castro, L. Liwag, A. Apepe. And G.J.D. Alejandro.听2011.听Generic status of the endemic听Atalantia听linearis听Merr. (Rutaceae) based on听rps16听intron data (cpDNA), with a preliminary report on its phytochemical components.听Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology听5: 49鈥�59.
G.J.D. Alejandro, C.G. Evangelista,听C.I.听Banag,听L.K.M. Getuiza, E.T. Liberato, A.G. Punsalan, J.C. Rosales.听2008.听Phylogenetic Positions of the Tuberous Rubiaceous epiphytes (Ant Plants) inferred from ITS1, 5.8s Gene and ITS2 region (nrDNA) sequence data.听The Philippine BIOTA Journal听41: 41: 17鈥�29.

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Siargao鈥檚 biodiversity taught to kids through Thomasian researchers鈥� learning materials

Sustainability, care for common home given prominence in course plans, outcomes in institutional faculty training

Moran of Biological Sciences, RCNAS elected Vice-Chair of NRCP biosci division

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Major Recognitions

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