Pavia, the immediate past Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, has worked on non-native aquatic organisms and non-native freshwater fish species. In 2023, he published an article warning about the risk of non-native fishes invading due to climate change, with Lake Taal as the study site. Recently, he co-authored the article “Development and application of a second-generation multilingual tool for invasion risk screening of non-native terrestrial plants.”

First chartered in 1968, FIFMS now has over twenty-three members comprised of both public and private higher education institutions. The federation provides an avenue for greater collaboration among members through collaborative research undertakings and the sharing of expertise and resources.

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In the November 9, 2020 notification, Maningas was hailed for having “greatly contributed and played a significant role in the advancement of biotechnology in the country.” Among Maningas’s most significant innovations is the local cost-effective, onsite, and rapid White Spot Syndrome Virus diagnostics kit that helps shrimp farmers in different parts of the country. Her research endeavors have earned various recognitions, and she has also been the recipient of prestigious grants, such as the 2016 Newton Fund for Leaders in Innovation Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom.

The in-person awarding ceremonies is expected to take place in 2021 once health regulations permit.

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