Iloilo City has been tapped for the Filipino Genomes Research Program (FGRP) which will study deeper Filipino anthropology, forensics, and evolution. | ManilaBulletin
The Philippine Genome Center Visayas under the University of the Philippines Visayas in Iloilo recently announced that they are looking for volunteers 18-years-old and above to participate in the study by giving deoxyribonucleic acid samples.
“Designed to be a participatory research, FGRP will recruit volunteers who will become partners in the study implementation. The research outputs have the potential to enhance the study of Filipino history, geography, health and medicine, and strengthen the use of forensic genetics in the Philippines,” said Claire Juanico of the PGC Visayas.
The study is looking for “preferably, both parents and all four grandparents of the partner-volunteers should have originated from Iloilo City as well.” Funded by the Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, the study is in collaboration with the DNA Analysis Laboratory of the Natural Sciences Research Institute in UP Diliman in Quezon City.
The first of the two-phase study is Filipino Forensic Genomics. The second is the Filipino Genomes: History, Evolution, Origins, and Applications.
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