Three researchers of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) here won the top prize of a science award given by an agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The three are Dr. Minverva SD Olympia, Mercy Quilantang, and Ma. Girlie Flores, all of the UPV National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Their scientific paper, "Biological Characteristics of Vibric harveyi, a fish Pathogen Associated with Luminous Bacterial Infection in Penaeid Shrimps," won the first prize in the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development System (NARRDS) awards given by the Los Baños-based DOST-Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD).

UP Visayas scientists win top science research award. (2002, February 28). Manila Bulletin, p. F-3.