Juliana Janet R Martin-Puzon
University of the Philippines, Philippines
Biography
Dr. Juliana Janet Martin-Puzon is currently an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. She heads the Plant Physiology Laboratory of this university. She took both her MS in Botany and PhD in Biology degrees (major in Plant Physiology) in University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City; and, her BS degree in Biology major in Microbiology at University of the Philippines Los Baños. Dr. Puzon completed a research fellowship under the University of the Philippines - Natural Sciences Research Institute -Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (UP-NSRI/DA-BAR) Post-Doctoral and Senior Scientist Research Fellowship Program. Her research project is entitled “Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC, a Promising Source of Bioactive Metabolites.” She has published numerous scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals dealing on her research interests, namely, plant and cell physiology, plant stress physiology, phytoremediaion, secondary metabolism (natural products and their bioactivities) and controls of plant growth and development. Notably, she has presented her works through platform and poster presentations in various conferences, both internationally and locally. She has given local seminar-workshops emphasizing on research methods in physiology, particularly the assessment of heavy metal stress tolerance in plants, as well as the bioactive properties of certain Philippine medicinal plants. She also serves as a referee of papers dealing with her areas of expertise submitted for publication in scientific journals