JENIFER ALTMAN AWARDS 2005 - Dr. ROMY QUIJANO

Dr. Quijano is a board member of Pesticide Action Network- Asia Pacific (PAN-AP) and Co-Chair of the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) a coalition of over 300 public interest organizations around the world that promotes policies to protect public health and the environment from persistent toxic chemical pollutants. He is a medical doctor, a toxicologist, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, University of the Philippines and a lifelong advocate for human rights and environmental justice. Dr. Quijano also serves as the international public interest nongovernmental organizations representative on the Standing Committee of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, and on the boards and advisory boards of numerous civil society organizations.

email: romyquij@yahoo.com, phone: 63-2-8050585

Links:

http://www.panna.org/resources/gpc/gpc_199912.09.3.02.dv.html

CURRICULUM VITAE:

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Information Sheet for Faculty Members

A. Personal Data
1. Name: QUIJANO ROMEO FALCON
2. Date of Birth: July 14, 1949 Place of birth: Nva. Vizcaya, Philippines
3. Nationality: Filipino Citizenship: Filipino
4. Present address: Lot2 Block30 Salome Tan st., B.F. Executive Village Las Pinas City 1740

B. Educational Background
1.University of the Philippines, BS, 1970, M.D., 1974
2.Mahidol University, Bangkok, MS Pharmacology, PhD cand., 1976-82
3.Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Medicines and Society Course, 1987
4. Kobe University, Research Fellow, 1990
5.Pittsburg University, Visiting Professor, 1993

C. Positions
1.Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology College of Medicine, Univ. of the Phils. Manila
2. Project leader, Bioassay and Toxicologic studies on Medicinal Plants National Integrated Research Program on Medicinal Plants
3. Project Leader, Health and Environmental Effects of Pesticide Use in a Banana Plantation Community
4. Project Leader, Effects of Pesticide Use on IRRI (International Rice Research
Institute) Workers
5. Member, National Research Council of the Philippines
6. Member, Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology
7. Member, Risk Assessment Team, International Maritime Organization/Environmental Management Bureau, DENR.
8. Project Leader, UNEP Communications Program on Methyl Bromide Phase-out
9. Co-Chair, International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network
10. Member, Standing Committee, Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
11. Member, Steering Council, Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific
12. President, Health Action for Human Rights

D. Teaching Accomplishments

B.1 Education and Continuing Professional Advancement
1. P-drug Workshop on Rational Pharmacotherapy, Japan P-drug Network/Showa
University/Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, August 9-11, 2000.
2. International Workshop on Obsolete Pesticides, OECD/UNEP/FAO/US EPA,
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A, Sept 12-15, 2000.
3. International Workshop on Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCBs), Center for Health and Environmental Justice(CHEJ)/Toronto Environmental
Alliance(TEA), Toronto, Canada, May 10-15, 1999.
4. Skillshare on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs), Greenpeace, Innotech, Quezon City, Nov. 21-22, 1998.
5. Regional Workshop on Genetic Engineering, Pesticide Action Network Asia-Pacific (PAN-AP)/Council for Responsible Genetics, U.S.A., Penang. Malaysia, April 15-17, 1998.
6. Workshop on POPs, United Nations Environment Program(UNEP), Hanoi,
Vietnam, March 16-19, 1999.
7. Forum III, Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety(IFCS)/UNEP, Salvador, Brazil, October 15-20, 2000.
8. Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, August 1-4, 2000.
9. International Conference on Biopesticides, Ministry of Health, Vietnam/ LABIOFAM(Cuba), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 19-21, 2000.
10. Workshop on Genetically Modified Organisms, PAN-AP, Langkawi, Malaysia, April 9-11, 1999.

B.4 Titles of instructional materials, etc.
1. Warning: Pesticides Are Dangerous to Your Health (Module on Pesticides), Co-writer, Edited by Ronald McFarlane, Published by PAN-AP, Penang, Malaysia, November, 1999.
2. Manual on Genetically Modified Organisms, Co-editor, Published by MASIPAG(Farmers and Scientists Partnership for Agricultural Development), Los Banos, Laguna, March, 2000.
3. Profitting From Poison: The Pesticide Industry, Co-editor, Published by PANAP, Penang, Malaysia, November, 1999.
4. Breaking the Silence: Plantations and Pesticides, Member of Editorial team, Published by PAN-AP, Penang, Malaysia, November, 1999.

B.5. List of books, articles, etc.
1. Contributor, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Edited by Jennifer Mourin, Published by PAN-AP, Penang, Malaysia, November, 1999.
2. Principal author, Kamukhaan:A Village Poisoned, Global Pesticide Campaigner, PAN North America, Vol. 9, No. 3, Dec. 1999.
3. Author, Health Impacts of Chemical Farming, Organic Matters, Organic Producers Trade Association Magazine, Oct.-Dec., 1999.
4. Author, How Do We Solve a Problem Like POPs?, Proceedings: Symposium on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs), Japan POPs Elimination Network, Tokyo, Japan, February, 2000.
5. Author, Health and the Environment: The Intimate Connection, Proceedings, Biosearch, CITEM/DTI, June, 2000.
6. Author, Impact of Pesticides on Health, Proceedings: International Conference on Partnerships for Sustainable Environments, Health and Trade, PAN-AP, Penang, April, 2000.

B.6. Creative works
1. Pharmacologic technique in evaluating burn healing property of a herbal preparation.
2. Modified rat cage for subchronic and chronic toxicity evaluation.
3. Modified analgesicorder for bioassay of analgesic effect in mice.

B.7 Speaking engagements
International
1. Seminar series on Pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms, Society for Rural Education and Development (SRED)/ Tamil Nadu Womens Forum, Chennai/ Tamil Nadu, India, Nov. 15-20, 2000.
2. Food Safety, Health and Nutrition, International Course on Food Security, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Silang, Cavite, Oct. 10, 2000.
3. Health and Environmental Effects of Pesticides, International Conference on Feeding the World Without Poisons, Pesticide Action Network International, Dakar, Senegal, May 15-21, 2000.
4. Health and Environmental Hazards of Genetically Modified Organisms, International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)/CITEM, DTI, Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City, Nov. 19-21, 1999.
5. Health and Environmental Effects of Pesticides/Community Monitoring of Pesticides, International Conference on Agrochemicals, PAN-AP/CAUSE-DS, Digos, Davao del Sur, Nov. 6-11, 1999.
6. The Pseudo-science of Transnational Agrochemical Corporations, International Conference on Food Security, PAN-AP, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 12-14, 1998.
7. Health and Environmental Effects of Pesticides, International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, IFOAM, Bangalore, India, Nov. 28-Dec 4, 1998.
8. The Politics of Cancer, International Conference on Breast Cancer, Philippine Breast Cancer Network, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Oct. 29-30, 1998. 9.Bioavailability/Bioequivalence, ASEAN Drug Evaluation Training, Bureau of Food and Drugs(BFAD)/WHO, BFAD Compound, Muntinlupa, Philippines, Oct. 19, 1998.
10. Health Implications of GATT/WTO, International Course on Community-Based Health Systems, IIRR, Silang, Cavite, Oct. 9, 1998.
11. Health and Environmental Effects of Pesticides, Biosearch, CITEM/DTI, Philtrade, Pasay City, June 5-6, 1998.

C.1 Recent publication in scientific journal
1. Risk Assessment in a Third World Reality:Endosulfan Case Study, International journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol 6, No. 4, p 312, Oct-Dec 2000.

C.3. Ongoing studies
1. Subchronic toxicity study on ampalaya
2. Chronic toxicity study on yerba Buena
3. Bioassay studies on ampalaya, yerba Buena, tsaang-gubat, sambong.
4. Anti-inflammatory studies on seaweeds.
5. Health assessment of former IRRI workers.
6. Health and environmental assessment of a banana plantation community.
E. Extension work
1. Consultant, Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Dept. of Agriculture, R.P.
2. Consultant, Department of Health, R.P.
3. Co-chair, International POPs Elimination Network, c/o Physicians for Social Responsibility, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
4. Member, Forum Standing Committee, Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety(IFCS), c/o WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
5. Board Member, Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific, Penang, Malaysia.
6. Member, P-Drug Network Asia, c/o P-Net Japan, Tokyo, Japan.
7. Resource Person, South East Asia Regional Institute for Rural Education(SEARICE).
8. Board Member, Institute for Occupational Health Safety and Development, Manila.
9. Board Member, HAYUMA Foundation(Fisherfolk support services organization), Los Banos, Laguna.
10. Board Member, Institute for National Transformation, Unity and Development (INSTRUMENT), Makati City.
11. Resource Person, several hearings on Genetically Modified Organisms, Committees on Health, Environment and Ecology, House of Representatives, Batasan Complex, Quezon City.
12. Resource Person, Senate hearing on Genetically Modified Organisms, Senate, Pasay City.
13. Resource Person, Video documentary on Genetically Modified Organisms, NHK TV, Japan.
14. Resource person, Community Medicine Development Foundation, Quezon City.
15. Resource person, Council for Health and Development, Quezon City.
16. Resource Person, Health Action Information Network(HAIN), Quezon City.
17. Resource Person, CAUSE-DS, Digos Davao del sur.
18. Resource Person, Likas-Kayang Foundation, Kidapawan, North Cotabato.
19. Resource person on pesticides, GMOs, rational drug use, and health and environmental effects of mining and geothermal operations, DXND, Kidapawan City.
20. Resource person on rational drug use, herbal medicine, pesticides, GMOs, and ATT/WTO, Baler radio program, Baler, Quirino.
21. Resource Person, Mindanao Farmers Resource Center, Cagayan de Oro City.
22. Resource Person, Davao del Norte Farmers Association, Tagum, Davao del Norte.
23. Resource Person, Alliance for Genuine Development, General Santos City.
24. Resoure Person, MASIPAG, Los Banos, Laguna.
25. Resource Person, BUFFALO(Bukidnon Farmers Association), Valencia, Bukidnon.
26. President, Pesticide Action Network Philippines.
27. Participant, Intersessional Group Meeting, Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety(IFCS), Yokohama, Japan, Nov 30-Dec 4, 1998.
28. Participant, Forum Standing Committee Meeting, Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, OECD, Paris, France, June 1-4, 1999.
29. Participant, Forum Standing Committee meeting, IFCS, Salvador, Brazil, February, 2000.
30. Participant, International Negotiations Committee meeting 1 (INC 1) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Montreal, Canada, May, 1998.
31. Participant, INC2 meeting on POPs, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya, Jan, 1999.
32. Participant, INC3 meeting on POPs, UNEP, Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 6-10, 1999.
33. Participant, INC4 meeting on POPs, UNEP, Bonn, Germany, Mar 20-25, 2000.
34. Participant, INC5 meeting on POPs, UNEP, Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec 2-10, 2000.

F. Specialty Societies
1. Resource Speaker, Herbal Medicine, Northern Mindanao Medical Association,
Cagayan de Oro City, 1999.
2. Resource speaker, Health effects of Pesticides, Philippine Pediatric Society,
1997.
3. Resource speaker, Phil. Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology,
Bioavailability, 1997(?).
4. Resource speaker, Aspartame, Nutrition Association of the Philippines, 1998.
5. Resource speaker, Health Effects of pesticides, Association of Alternative Medicine Practitioners, 1998.
6. Clinical Trials of Herbal Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, Philippine General Hospital, Feb 22, 1999. G. Socio-civic organizations
1. Participated in several fact-finding/medical missions of human rights
organizations, KARAPATAN, EMJP, HEAD.
2. Participated in investigative missions on the health and environmental impacts
of mining operations (PHILEX, MARICALUM, MARCOPPER, Western
Mining Corp.).
3. Participated in investigative mission on the health and environmental impact of alcohol fermentation plant in Negros Occidental.
4. Participated in investigative missions on the health and environmental effects of coal fired power plants(Batangas, Pagbilao, Negros).
5. Participated in investigative mission on the health and environmental effects of geothermal power plant (Napocor, Mt Apo).
6. Participated in detention visits to political prisoners in Muntinlupa Prisons.
7. Participated in medical/relief mission to evacuation centers in Maguindanao
during the all out war against the MILF.
8. Participated in the ecology trek(indigenous people and environmental advocacy) in North Cotabato sponsored by the Tribal
Forum of the Diocese of Kidapawan.