CAg Asst. Professor Cungihan Represents NVSU in Genome Research Training in Thailand

The Nueva Vizcaya State University was awarded a grant to participate in the Training on Practical Bioinformatics Skills for Plant and Animal Whole Genome Sequencing Data at the Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. The training attended aimed to explore the profound changes in genome research through hands-on exercises and explanatory lectures. 

Ms. Lai Lanie A. Cungihan, Chairperson of the Department of Animal Science and College of Agriculture faculty member, represented the University at the event, which took place from May 22 to May 26, 2023. Cungihan's visit was sponsored by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) through the Levelling-Up Philippine Higher Education Institutions in Agriculture, Fisheries, and Natural Resources (LevelUPHEI AFAR) project funded by the Commission on Higher Education.

This academic engagement is a step towards fostering cross-cultural understanding, academic exchange, and the promotion of prospective partnerships between NVSU and its international counterparts, as part of the university's ongoing internationalization efforts.