Volume 2 Number 1 (January to December 2009)

EDITORIAL
Philippine Science Letters – now on its second year
Eduardo A. Padlan and Gisela P. Padilla – Concepcion, Editors
FEATURES
Pedro A. Jose: Searching for genes that cause the increase in blood pressure
with large salt (NaCl) intake
Van Villar
Rhodora V. Azanza: The Red Tide Lady (An Accomplished Filipina Scientist)
Iris Baula

Baldomero M. Olivera: Pushing the frontiers of neuroscience through
venomous marine snails
Karl Cabalteja
Caesar Saloma: Promoter of Philippine Scientific Culture (Scientist, Mentor,
Leader)
Erika Fille T. Legara
NEWS
The 35th Annual PSBMB Convention: A Resounding Call for Greater
Collaboration in Biosciences
Karen Manalastas
The 29th Annual Meeting of the Philippine-American Academy of Science
and Engineering
Carla Bianca Victorio
REVIEWS
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES/BIOTECHNOLOGY
Genetic fingerprinting: Advancing the frontiers of crop biology research
Gabriel Romero, Cheryl Adeva, and Zosimo Battad II
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Systems Biology: Its Past, Present and Potential
Eduardo R. Mendoza
MARINE DRUG DISCOVERY
Conantokins: from “sleeper” activity to drug development
Elsie C. Jimenez
ARTICLES
BIOMOLECULAR/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Characterization of Blo t 11 Monoclonal Antibodies with Constant Region
Mutations
John Donnie A. Ramos, Nge Cheong, and Kaw Yan Chu