Brian Santos
Faculty Profile
Brian S. Santos, M. Sc.
Instructor 7
Institute of Biology
College of Science
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Courses handled
Biology 11
Biology 140
Biology 180
Research Activity
• Project Staff: Genetics for sustainable milkfish aquaculture industry: Development of molecular markers for broodstock management of milkfish. DOST-GIA Funded: June 2012 – May 2016.
Publications
• Genetic diversity analysis of Arius manillensis (Siluriformes: Ariidae) using the mitochondrial control region: Brian S. Santos and Jonas P. Quilang; April 2012; Mitochondrial DNA, Vol. 23 No. 2, 45-52.
• DNA Barcoding of the Philippine Endemic Freshwater Sardine Sardinella tawilis (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) and Its Marine Relatives: Jonas P. Quilang, Brian S. Santos, Perry S. Ong, Zubaida U. Basiao, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla and Ernelea P. Cao; September 2011; Philippine Agricultural Scientist, Vol. 94 No. 3, 248-257.
• DNA Barcoding of Arius Species (Siluriformes: Ariidae) in Laguna de Bay, Philippines Using the Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I Gene: Brian S. Santos and Jonas P. Quilang; June 2011; Philippine Agricultural Scientist, Vol. 94 No. 2, 205-210.
• Geometric Morphometric Analysis and Gill Raker Count Variation of Populations of the Endemic Philippine Silver Perch, Leiopotherapon plumbeus (Perciformes: Terapontidae); Brian S. Santos, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla and Jonas P. Quilang; December 2010; Philippine Agricultural Scientist, Vol. 93 No. 4, 406-419.
• Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Arius manillensis and Arius dispar (Siluriformes: Ariidae) Populations from Laguna de Bay, Philippines: Brian S. Santos and Jonas P. Quilang; June 2012; Philippine Journal of Science, Vol. 141 No. 1, 1-11.
• Comparative Use of Meristic and Geomorphometric Analyses of Vegetative and Floral Characters in Studying Intraspecific Variation in Portulaca grandiflora (Hook): Athena Jan F. Valenzuela, Brian S. Santos, Jonas P. Quilang and Ernelea P. Cao; July-Dec 2011; Science Diliman, Vol. 23 No. 2, 41-53.
Awards and Recognitions
MS Biology 2011, 2012 College of Science Most Outstanding MS Graduate
BS Biology 2009, cum laude