Teresita U. DalisayDr. Teresita Dalisay is a tenured professor of the Institute of Weed Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology (IWEP) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Mycology and Plant Pathology. Se had held administrative functions namely Director, Deputy Director, Division Head of the Crop Protection Cluster, and OIC-College Secretary for few times. She had been a core science Research and Development Leader, a national RD Lead Program of the National Research Center of the Philippines, whose task is to give technical assistance to research or higher education institution in development of a national research center or program. She has been contributory to the formulation of Philippine National Standards for onion, coconut to name a few. Apart from teaching, research and extension activities, she is active as guest editor, evaluator or reviewer of on-going and proposed national research programs and projects, of papers for publication to international and local journals. Her research interests are on biological control of fungal plant pathogens, endophytic fungi, mushroom production, ecological and diversity studies on fungi which earned her publications and being sought after resource speaker on variety of topics. Read More Read Less