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Santos, Mudjekeewis D.

Specialization:

Ph.D. Applied Marine Biosciences

Profile:

Dr. Mudjekeewis D. Santos has significant contributions to the advancement of fisheries science and governance in the Philippines, particularly in the areas of aquatic species genetics, molecular immunology, assessment, biodiversity, biotechnology, climate change, and policy, which were translated into management actions and interventions that helped attain sustainable fisheries, biodiversity conservation, and food security for the benefit of the fisheries sector and communities.

The best recognition he received was in 2015, when a marine fish was named after him (Chelidoperca santosi, Pogi perchlet) by two of the world’s authorities in fish taxonomy, Dr. Jeffrey Williams and Dr. Kent Carpenter (Zootaxa, 2015), in recognition of his numerous scientific contributions in the country. In the same year, an Islet in Zamboanga City was named in his honor,“Mudjie Wise Key Islet,” by the people of Barangay Dita, Zamboanga City (Resolution No. 035, Series of 2015). By 2017, he was officially recognized by the City of Zamboanga as one of the prime movers of the sardine fishing closure in the Peninsula that not only benefitted the City but the entire country as well (Resolution No. 1199, Series of 2017). As such, he is sometimes called “Mr. Fisheries Research” or the “Fisherfolk’s Scientist.”

Birthdate: 7 June 1971

Educational Background:

Ph.D. Applied Marine Biosciences - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology 2008
M.S. Aquatic Biosciences - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology 2005
B.S. Biology - University of the Philippines Baguio 1992

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Honors and Awards Received:

2019 - University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) Achievement Award for Marine Science, UP Diliman, Quezon City
2019 - Recognition from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for remarkable efforts in initiating the implementation of the “Closed Fishing Season” in Zamboanga City for the nation’s fisheries sustainability towards food security - Quezon City.
2019 - Recognition from Regional Program, the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) for Supporting Gender Equality - Quezon City.
2018 - Academician - National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines.
2017 - Recognition from Oficina del Consejo Local, Ciudad de Zamboanga for efforts in pushing ahead the implementation of the closed fish(ing) season for the sustainability of fish not only in the City of Zamboanga but the entire country.
2016 - Gawad ng Huwaran ng Pag-Abot ng Tagumpay - National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Quezon City.
2016 - Elvira O. Tan Award (Natural Resources and Environment Category) - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development - DOST.
2015 - Award of Excellence in Socio-Economic Applications of DNA Barcoding - 6th International Barcode of Life Conference and International Development Research Centre, University of Guelph, Canada.
2014 - Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award - Civil Service Commission and Office of the President of the Philippines.
2013 - Achievement Award for Science - University of the Philippines Vanguard Incorporated, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
2012 - “Parangal ng Pangulo bilang Natatanging Syentista sa Larangan ng Agrikultura” - Office of the President of the Philippines.
2012 - "Gawad Saka” Outstanding Agricultural Scientist - Department of Agriculture, Philippines, Quezon City.
2011 - Outstanding Young Scientist for Applied Marine Biosciences - National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines
2011 - Leading Labs Fellow, Leading Labs Network of the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL - National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA.
2010 - Elvira O. Tan Award (Marine Fisheries Category) - Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development - DOST.
2008 - Post-Doctoral Fellow - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.
2004 - Asian SEED Research Institute Grant for Foreign Students - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
2002 - Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
1998 - Fellow, UNESCO Short Term Fellowship on Biotechnology - Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, USA
1988 - UP Vanguard Incorporated Scholarship - University of the Philippines College Baguio