Biography
Giovanni De Jesus Milanez is a registered medical technologist in the Philippines and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science degree. He is the current Dean of the Department of Medical Technology of South Seed LPDH College. He has twelve years of experience teaching medical technology subjects, including microbiology, parasitology, immunology, clinical microscopy, and clinical chemistry. He took his bachelor’s degree in medical technology at Centro Escolar University in 2001 and his master’s degree in medical technology at the University of Santo Tomas in 2016, where he defended his thesis on the isolation of free-living amoebae in Lake Taal with a grade of benemeritus. He received the Outstanding International Scholarship grant from Walailak University, Thailand, where he got his doctoral degree in Biomedical Science. He received the Crisanto Almario Memorial Award for research in 2022 from the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc. His published works include a laboratory manual in parasitology entitled Laboratory Manual in Medical Parasitology with Molecular Techniques and a book entitled Philippine Medical Technology Laws and Bioethics, along with 57 scientific publications with over 900 citations and two book chapters in international refereed/ISI/Scopus journals, which focuses on protozoan studies. He is a member/consultant for research in the Tondo Medical Center Multisector Governance Council, a member of the International Water Association, and a regular member of the National Research Council. He is a peer reviewer of ISI journals such as Parasitology Research (Springer), Water and Health, Scientific Reports, Parasite and Vectors, and Nusantara Bioscience.
Awards:
Crisanto Almario Memorial Research Award 2022 – Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc
International Award for Research – Japanese Association in Clinical Laboratory Systems
Notable Publications:
Frederick Ramirez Masangkay, Fausto C. Rona IV, Angel Jasmine G. Poricallan, Raphael Louis M. Padua, Marielle Sabina S. Reyes, Justine Kate M. Ricacho, Monica Jane E. Samar, Maria Carmela I. Santos, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Manas Kotepui, Mark F. F. E. Padua, Giovanni D. Milanez, Panagiotis Karanis; First report on the long-term viability of Acanthamoeba species in unpreserved environmental freshwater samples stored at room temperature. J Water Health 2024; jwh2024391. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.391
Wilfredo Parado, Ynna Cialina Quito, Kirk Nathaniel Mondelo, Elynn Joshua Ali Nicdao, Rochelle Ortiz, Jad Carlos Perez, Aella Frances Reyes, Miguel Carlos Arada, Mark F. F. E. Padua, Giovanni De Jesus Milanez, Panagiotis Karanis; First report of Acanthamoeba spp. isolation in a recreational hot spring in the Philippines. J Water Health 1 September 2024; 22 (9): 1677–1682. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.156
Samantha Nicole Layson, Cheilo Maurrice D. Alcala, Mikael Lorenzo Q. Avenido, Aleeza Erika M. Bayot, Charles Darwin C. Aclan, Joepher S. Barlis, Katrina D. Villacorta, Venice Marielle R. Abalos, Alyssa Nicole M. Maramba, Maricel D.C. Say, Alessandrea A. Serrano, Jana Katryn D. Cabello, Julienne Marie I. Salvosa, Moriset Paz Djezla C. Tan, Kyla Franchesca F. Uy, Frederick Ramirez Masangkay, Giovanni De Jesus Milanez; Isolates of Acanthamoeba species in the marine environment in the Philippines. J Water Health 1 September 2024; 22 (9): 1695–1703. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.163
Milanez, G.D., Masangkay, F.R., Scheid, P. et al. Acanthamoeba species isolated from Philippine freshwater systems: epidemiological and molecular aspects. Parasitol Res 119, 3755–3761 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06874-2