The Asian Scientist 100
Maria Corazon A. De Ungria
Head, DNA Analysis Laboratory, National Science Research Institute
Institution
University of the Philippines Diliman
Country
Philippines
Field
Biomedical Sciences
De Ungria won the 2016 Philippines Promising Star Award for using forensic DNA technology to improve the Philippine criminal justice system and help in disaster victim identification.
AWARDS
- 2016 Philippines Promising Star Award
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