Prof. Lourdes J. Cruz: a Filipino FWIS laureate
Lourdes J. Cruz, a National Scientist and Professor at the Marine Science Institute at the University of the Philippines Diliman is the first Filipino and the first from the ASEAN region to be recognized in For Women Science program of L’Oréal and UNESCO.
Professor Cruz was awarded the Asia-pacific Laureate in 2009 for her discovery and elucidation of the biochemical and molecular structure of marine snail toxins that can serve as powerful tools to study brain function; a compilation of almost a lifetime of work which started back in the 1970’s.
Prof. Cruz will lead the Jury for the FWIS National Fellowship – Philippines.
