The Cebu Normal University (CNU) congratulates faculty member Seagal Asjali and fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BS Chem) students Francis Kenneth Asilo and Joannah Marie Rodrigo for being selected as recipients of the prestigious 2025 DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products.
Their thesis is titled “Green Carbon Dots from Ehretia microphylla Lam. (Tsaang Gubat) Leaves for In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Antiglycation Potentials Against Photo-Induced Skin Aging.”
The DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products provides fund support to all undergraduate students who will conduct their thesis on natural products from plants and microorganisms.
Thesis grants amounting to P75,000 will be given to two to four qualified thesis proposals per region depending on the availability of funds.
Congratulations!