Dr. Jay Dalet

Dr. Jay Dalet is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila). He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UP Manila. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the College of Medicine in UP Manila. It is in the same institution where he finished his Master of Science (MSc) in Biochemistry. He currently teaches, Cell and Molecular Biology, Forensic Biology, Conservation Genetics and Living Systems: Concepts and Dynamics He was a visiting scholar/scientist at University Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK in 2007 and a recipient of The ONE UP Professorial Chair Award for Outstanding Teaching and Public Service in UP Manila for 2019 to 2021 and 2022 to 2024. His research work is focused on drug discovery, translational biology, molecular cytogenetics and cellular pathology. Among others, his previous research undertakings include advanced chromosomal studies using fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) and gene expression techniques in Conus magus, a marine invertebrate well known for its omega-conotoxin (ΩMVIIA). Omega MVIIA is a painkiller protein that is non-addictive and better than morphine.