DR. JOSE OCLARIT
Dr.
Jose M. Oclarit born in Saray, Salay, Misamis Oriental, Dr. Oclarit
comes to Mountain View College with a string of impressive academic
credentials.
In 1979 he finished his BS Zoology/Marine Biology
from the Mindanao State University, Marawi City and 1987, his Master of
Science in Physiology from the University of the Philippines Diliman,
Quezon City. In 1984, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan conferred
on him his Ph.D. in Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. His
research title was: Chemical and Biological Studies of Bioactive
Compounds Obtained from Marine Sponges of Japan.
He was a post
doctoral fellow in molecular biology and fatty acid analysis (1996-1997)
at the Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute (now the National
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology) in Kure City, Hiroshima
Prefecture, Japan. He also had post doctoral experience on calcium
regulation related to depression and other neurological disorders (Nov.
2001 – February 2002) under the tutorship of Dr. Lukasz Konopka of the
Edward Hines, Jr. Hospital for Veteran Affairs, Hines, Illinois, USA.
In
1996, Dr. Oclarit received the National Outstanding Young Scientist of
the Philippines Award (Applied Biochemistry). This is the most
prestigious award for science in Philippines which is awarded yearly by
the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), the highest
collegial body of Philippine Science affiliated with the Royal Society
of London, England.
This award was given in grateful recognition
of his outstanding contribution to science for having discovered two
novel compounds: (1) Clathrynamide, an anticancer agent against human
myeloid cells. This is found in the first chapter of his Ph. D.
dissertation and is published in Tetrahedron Letters, the international
journal of organic chemistry; (2) 7,7-bis (3-indolyl-p-cresol), a novel
antibiotic against Gram-positive bacteria.
This
is published in the international journal, the Natural Products
Letters. Both molecules were patented in Japan by Ajinomoto and Suntory
companies, respectively, since they were the ones that funded the
research projects.
The
other awards he received includes: National Outstanding Researcher in
Industry and Energy for 2000 (National Level – First Place);
Regional-Zonal Best Paper Awardee (First Place) 1999; Outstanding
Professor of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
(MSU-IIT) 1997 in the field of Applied Biochemistry; Outstanding
Recognition for Science and Technology (1994) given by the government of
Iligan City; National Outstanding Achievement Award (in Microbiology)
in 1999 by the Philippine Association of Japanese Ministry of
Educational Scholars in collaboration with the Japanese Information and
Cultural Center, Manila; and International Grand Award Winner on
Research in Microbiology (2nd Place) during the 53rd International
Science and Engineering Fair held at Louisville, Kentucky, USA in 2002.
(This is the annual Science Olympics of all science fairs worldwide
participated in by 40 countries and the 50 states of the United States.
The
Who’s Who in the World cited him eight consecutive times from 1996-2003
as Scientist in Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. A
consistent honor student from the elementary grades to college, Dr.
Oclarit was a scholar at the MSU-IIT, a national science scholar at the
UP Diliman, and a MONBUSHO (Japanese Ministry of Education and Science)
scholar. He emerged No.1 among all the applicants of the Japanese
scholarship from the southern Philippines. This scholarship enabled him
to undertake his doctoral studies at Hiroshima University.
Before
connecting with MVC as a full professor of molecular biology and
biochemistry and a research scientist, Dr. Oclarit was a professor of
applied biochemistry and molecular biology at the Department of
Biological Science, MSU-IIT. He was an adjunct professor in Oncogenesis,
College of Medicine, MSU, Marawi City, and for a number of times a
visiting scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Science and
Technology and the Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute,
Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, both in Japan.
Dr.
Oclarit has been invited to speak in international scientific meetings.
He was a speaker and a participant in the International Conference on
OCEANS (May 11-14, 2009 – Bremen, Germany); the Alfred Russel Wallace
International Conference (2008 – Indonesia); the International Faith and
Learning Seminar (2008 – Loma Linda, CA, USA; the International
Conference on OCEANS (2007 – Scotland, UK); the International Symposium
on Biotechnology: Basic and Application (2003 – Spain); the
International Symposium on Marine Bioprocess Engineering (1998 – the
Netherlands); the Asian Network on Microbial Researches (1999 –
Thailand; 1998 – Indonesia); and the 7th Asian Chemical Congress (1196 –
Japan)
Dr. Oclarit has also been given international travel and
grants to visit China, Germany, the USA, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong,
Japan, Spain, France, and Thailand.
At
present, he is a consultant and lecturer of Vital C Health Products,
Inc. His most common topic of lectures concerns on the (The Physiology
of Super Ant-Oxidants: Mechanisms and Effects) this explains why human
being get sick (the cells, the immune system) and why Vitamin C and
other anti-oxidants and minerals can prevent and eventually cure these
diseases.
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With Dr Jose M Oclarit (Filipino Scientist), Day 1 VRA ( Vital
Resonance Analyzer) Training at Vital C Health Products, Inc, Bo Obrero,
Davao City, Philippines | | |