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Research Publication list

1. Yannikka Bata, Helena Bermudez, Maxine Rebanal, Raissa Sison, Zeba F. Alam, The Green Makeover:Biotechnology 2.0 for Sustainable Fashion & Beauty in the Philippines, DLSU Research Congress, 2025
2. Shrestha, S., Malla, B., Sangsanont, J., Sirikanchana, K., Ngo, H. T. T., Inson, J. G. M., Enriquez, M. L. D., Alam, Z. F., & Haramoto, E., Removal of antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater treatment plant and their distribution in Asian communities. Paper presented at the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition, 8-12 Dec, 2025, Bangkok, Thailand
3. Prevalence of hepatitis A and E viruses in wastewater in Asian countries, Raya S, Tandukar S, Kattel HP, Sharma S, Sangsanont J, Sirikanchana K, Ngo HTT, Inson JGM, Enriquez MLD, Alam ZF, Setiyawan AS, Setiadi T, Haramoto E. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Nov 15; 951:175473. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175473. Epub 2024 Aug 12. PMID: 39142413.
4. Current knowledge on innate immune gene biomarkers in crustaceans: a mini-review, Katrin Mae M. Ortega, Zeba F. Alam, Ma. Carmen A. Lagman, International Aquatic Research, 16, 4, 2024, 317325. doi: 10.22034/iar.2024.2007411.1604
5. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron variant RNA in wastewater samples from Manila, Philippines, Jessamine Gail M. Inson, Bikash Malla, Divina M. Amalin, Thaddeus M. Carvajal, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Soichiro Hirai, Sunayana Raya, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Made Sandhyana Angga, Niva Sthapit, Sadhana Shrestha, Annisa Andarini Ruti, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Zeba F. Alam, Eiji Haramoto, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 919, 2024, 170921, ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170921
6. Detection of enteroviruses related to hand foot and mouth disease in wastewater of Asian communities, Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, Jatuwat Sangsanont, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Huong Thi Thuy Ngo, Jessamine Gail M. Inson, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Zeba F. Alam, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 912, 2024, 169375, ISSN 0048-9697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169375
7. A Systematic Review of Biosensors Suitable for Environmental Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Water Pollution (2022) Winona Peñafiel, Dominique Ma. Francesca Ybañez and Zeba F. Alam, Poster presentation, 33rd Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors in Bexco, Busan, South Korea, June 5-8, 2023
8. The assessment of Environmental and Transmission Implications of Biomedical Waste (BMW) Production and Management amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Lian Patrice C. Barayang, Ignacius Carell A. Cruz1, Kimberly Joyce G. de Vera1, Janel Christine F. Inumerable1 and Zeba F. Alam, Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal, September 2022. Vol. 15(3), p. 1573-1581
9. A study on the comparison of the alteration of body mass index (BMI) during the covid- 19 pandemic among the Filipino and South Korean population for future health risk assessment, Rolland Mae Jose, Daeun Lee, Francis Christian Luakian, Margerie Zia Majarais and Zeba F. Alam, Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 23(2), 88–98. https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1770
10. A Systematic Review on the Association Between the Climatic Factors and the Prevalence of Disease in the Philippines with Respect to the Trends in Other Southeast Asian Countries, 2022, Kyle Justine Gregorio, Ysabelle Marian Guzman and Zeba F. Alam, De La Salle University Research Congress, 2022.
11. The Evaluation of E-Waste Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines, Arnagreth A. Alabanza, Bea Angela N. Macalalag, Megan Rylene A. Sioco, and Priyanka Aljorie L. Tan, Zeba F. Alam (2022) 4th De La Salle University Senior High School (DLSU SHS) Research Congress: “Beyond the New Normal: Realizing Innovations for a Sustainable and Crisis-Proactive Society,” May 12-13, 2022.
12. An Evaluation of the Environmental and Transmission Implications of the Biomedical Waste Production and Management amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines: A Case Study, Barayang, Lian Patrice C., Cruz, Ignacius Carell A, De Vera, Kimberly Joyce G., Inumerable, Janel Christine F., Zeba F Alam, Int J. Environment and Pollution Accepted, 2023
13. Psychological Impact and Associated Factors During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Among the Cohort Filipino Population, 2021, Delos Angeles, Jewel Sheelah D., Gamallo, Pauline G., Martinez, Frank Vincent A., Uy, Ana Kristel M. & Zeba F Alam, MMHRDC, 12th Annual Scientific Conference, Sept 2021.
14. COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Hesitancy Among Schools’ Stakeholders: A Philippine Survey, Dave Arthur Roldan Robledo, Aris Alea Lapada, Frosyl Fabrea Miguel, Zeba Farooqi Alam (2021), Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, ISSN: 0975-3583, 0976-2833 VOL 12, ISSUE 03.
15. Environmental Biomonitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems in the Philippines: Assessment and Evaluation, J. S Berame, M. B. Hojilla, E. Trinidad, N. N. Lawsin, J. A. Orozco, K. I. J. Arevalo, Zeba F. Alam, (2021) Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, p-ISSN 0972-6268; e-ISSN 2395-3454.Vol 20. N0 4.
16. Environmental Biomonitoring of the Aquatic Bodies in Metro Manila, Philippines with Respect to the Genotoxicity Potential Using In vivo Mouse Bone Marrow Micronuclei Test and Heavy Metal Analysis, Pollution Research (2021), ISSN 0257 – 8050, Vol 40, (2).
17. Environmental Biomonitoring of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Philippines: A critical assessment and Evaluation, Julie S. Berame, Melet B. Mariano, Jennifer P. Lascano, Lalaine G. Sairana, Ma. L. Macasinag & Zeba F. Alam (2020), International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, Vol. 32, print ISSN 2244-1573: Online ISSN 2244-1581.
18. Teachers' Covid-19 Awareness, Distance Learning Education Experiences and Perceptions towards Institutional Readiness and Challenges, Lapada A Alea, Miguel, Frosyl Fabrea, Robledo Dave A. Roldan & Zeba F Alam (2020), International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 127-144, June; https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.6.8
19. Evaluation of micronucleus in the exfoliated Human buccal epithelium cells among e –waste exposed residents in Payatas, Philippines, J. Berame, A. Lapada, F. Miguel, E. Noguera, Zeba F. Alam (2020), Journal of Health and Pollution, Vol 10, No 28.
20. Assessment of Anthropometric Measurements for the Health Risk Status of the Filipino Cohort Population, Jessica Abacan, Tiffany Chua, Alliah Dela Cruz, Isaiah Yarre, Dr. Zeba F. Alam (2020) 2nd DLSU Senior High school Research congress
21. Growth performance of water spinach Ipomoea aquatica and freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii grown in aquaponic and hydroponic units Zeba F Alam, Karen Avena, Lorenzo Sales, Denise Suemith, Riane Uy Indian J. Fish., 69(4): 119-127, 2022, DOI: 10.21077/ijf.2022.69.4.108857-16
22. Biomonitoring of water bodies in and around Metro Manila, Philippines using atomic absorption spectroscopy and erythrocytes micronucleus assay on the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Zeba F Alam, Charilen Concepcion, Johnray Abdulrahman, and Miguel Sanchez, (2019) Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 18., N03; [ISSN 0972-6268 (Print), ISSN 2395-3454 (Online)].
23. Analysis of Heavy metals in human hair using Atomic Absorption spectroscopy to establish the e waste toxicity among the Filipino e waste recyclers, Zeba F Alam, Carlos Leandro J. Ang, and Isabella V. Bondoc, (2018) Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 17, No 3.
24. The Assessment of the genotoxicity of e waste leachates from e waste dumpsites in Metro Manila, Philippines. Zeba F. Alam, Ann Jelyne V. Riego, Jana Heloise Rose P. Samson, Sydney Angela V. Valdez, (2018), International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, http://doi.org/10.1007/s13762018-1719-6.
25. The Impact of E waste toxicity- An Emerging Global Challenge, Zeba F Alam and Carandang, Jose Santos VI, 2016, Cell & Cellular Life Sciences Journal ISSN: 2578-4811
26. The evaluation of genotoxicity potential of Water bodies in and around Metro Manila, Philippines using Allium cepa method, Zeba F Alam, Keith Alexius Wangkay, and Saejin Oh, (2016) Int. J. Adv. Res. 4(8), 1509-1521(ISSN: 2320-5407). Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/1356
27. The Assessment of the e waste management generated from the cellular phones, laptops and personal computers in the Philippines, Zeba F Alam, Manila Journal of Science.9 (2016), pp. 27-42
28. Information Repositories, DNA Barcoding of Marine Organisms, Zeba F Alam (2014), Ed., Ma Carman and Louis Mari Illustre, Pub: College of Sciences for Natural Sciences and Environmental Research (CENSER).
29. The use of Biotechnology to reduce the dependency of Crop plants on Fertilizers, Pesticides, and other Agrochemicals, Biotechnology in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, (2010), Bagchi D, Lau, F.C., Ghosh, D.K.(Ed); CRC press, Taylor & Francis Grp.
30. Zeba F Alam (2005) Biotechnology Study Material, Ed: Zeba F. Alam; Pub: Hua Kyoto Academy, India
31. Genotoxic effects of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide in mouse bone marrow cells, Zeba F Alam, Margerata Tornqvist L. Ehrenberg, A. T. Natarajan, Mutation Research, 228 (1993) 223-228.
32. In vivo assays for detection and evaluation of aneugens, NATO ASI series, Vol H 72, Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy, Edited by Baldev K. Vig, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993.
33. The mouse splenocyte assay, as in vivo/in vitro system for biological monitoring: studies with X-rays, fission neutrons and bleomycin, F. Darroudi, Z. Farooqi, D. Benova, A T Natarajan, Mutation Research, 272 (1992) 237-248.
34. Low dose radiation-induced adaptive response in bone marrow cells of mice, Zeba F. Alam & P.C. Kesavan, Mutation Research, 302 (2) (1993) 83-89.
35. The use of fluorescence in situ hybridization for the detection of aneugens in cytokinesis-blocked mouse splenocytes, Zeba F. Alam, F Darroudi, & A T Natarajan, Mutagenesis, Vol.8, no.4 pp329-334, (1993): https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/8.4.329
36. Radioprotection by caffeine pre- and post-treatment in the bone marrow chromosomes of mice given whole-body gamma irradiation, Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Zeba F. Alam & P.C Kesavan, Mutagenesis, Vol. 269