List of Participants for ISP 2002, the Six Selected Publications for the Molecule of Year 2002 and Acknowledgements.


List of Participants of the International Scientific Programme 2002 of the International Society for Molecular and Cell Biology Protocols and Researches, Inc. (ISMCBPR)

Venue: Conference Room, Henry Luce III Library, Central Philippine University, Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines

Date: December 11, 2002

1. Egna A. Ballais
2. Luisito T. Conducta
3. Angelina J. Declarador
4. Diadem Pearl Equina
5. Minda J. Formacion
6. Ma. Vicenta C. Gacutan
7. Ruth U. Gamboa
8. Jane S. Geduspan
9. Jennifer T. Juarez
10. Ma. Severa Fe S. Katalbas
11. Rodney V. Lopez
12. Marchette S. Noble
13. Betty Polido
14. Wilfredo Polido
15. Antonio G. Recodo
16. Isidro T. Savillo
17. Ma. Ebonia B. Seraspe
18. Rover John Tavarro
19. Celina G. Vilches
20. Imelda A. Ygan

-o- Nominated Molecules

    Various references were used in order to understand the molecules that were nominated for the Molecule of the Year 2002 but the major articles that were published for the year 2002 were utilized as the main references and were elaborated during the Deliberation for the Molecule of the Year 20002. Here are the Selected Nominees and the Corresponding Publications for the Molecule of the Year 2002. Congratulations!!!

1. CHEK 2
The CHEK2- Breast Cancer Consortium. 2002. Low Penetrance susceptibility to breast cancer due to CHEK2*1100delC in noncarriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Published Online: 22 April 2002, DOI:10.1038/ng879 ( 2002 Nature Publishing Group http://genetics.nature.com)
Congratulations to all researchers ( Groups A, B and C) who participated in the realization of this study thus this article. Our thanks especially goes to Dr. Nazmeen Rahman for providing us a copy.


2. DBC2
Hamaguchi, M., J. L. Meth, C von Klitzing, W. Wei, D. Esposito, L. Rodgers, T. Walsh, P. Welcsh, M.C. King and M H. Wigler. 2002. DBC2, a candidate for tumor suppressor gene involved in breast cancer. PNAS Aug. 2002
(www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.212516099) PNAS Early edition


3. BCL 2
Marsden, V., L. O’Connor, L. O’Reilly, J. Silke, D. Metcalf, P. Ekert, D.Huang, F. Cecconi, K. Kuida, K. Tomaselli, S. Roy, D. Nicholson, D. Vaux, P. Bouillet, J. Adams and A. Strasser. 2002. Apoptosis initiated by Bcl-2 – regulated caspase activation independently of the cytochrome c/Apaf- 1/caspase-9 apoptosome. Nature Vol. 419 (www.nature.com/nature)


4. p63 and p73
Flores, E., K. Tsai, D. Crowley, S. Sengupta, A. Yang, F. McKeon and T. Jacks. 2002. p63 and p73 are required for p53 dependent apoptosis in response to DNA damage. Nature Vol. 416 (www.nature.com)


5. UBE1L and All trans- retinoic acid (ATRA)
Kitareewan, S., I. Pitha-Rowe, D. Sekula, C. H. Lowry, M. J. Nemeth, T. R. Golub, S. J. Freemantle, and E. Dmitrovsky. 2002. UBE1L is a retinoid target that triggers PML/RAR alpha degradation and apoptosis in acute promyelocytic leukemia. PNAS. Vol 99, No. 6


6. pfcrt gene
Sidhu, A.B.S., D. Verdier-Pinard and D. A. Fidock. 2002. Chloroquinine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Parasites Conferred by pfcrt Mutations. Science. Vol. 298.


We also acknowledge those individuals who made these “new and fresh articles” available to us. Congratulations to all authors of the 6 selected references for 2002!!!!

Acknowledgements

    Our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Juanito M. Acanto, President of the Central Philippine University for allowing us to use the Henry Luce III Library as our venue for this scientific activity; to Prof. Egna A. Ballais for the venue preparation ; to all the officers and board of directors of the International Society for Molecular and Cell Biology Protocols and Researches, Inc., who gave special time and effort for the realization of the programme ; to all participants who believe in the potentials of molecular and cell biology and biotechnology and its application to all biological fields including their professions and, to Dana June A. Ballais for designing our certificates, most importantly the logo of the ISMCBPR.