THE UNIVERSITY of Cebu School of Medicine’s research on Golden Apple Snail extract won first place in the 5th Central Visayas Health Research and Innovation Conference.

The research titled “Anti-Angiogenic Activity of Pomacea Canaliculata Lam. (Golden Apple Snail) Extract using in ovo Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay” bagged the top prize in the experimental research category.

Mark Johnuel Duavis, Mary Mariz Susaya, Mark Joseph Zurbito, Trisha Nicole Mae Roxas, Fatima Jane Paulene Gade, Flordelis Enjambre, Lenberg Sabroso and Antonio Raphael Binosa worked on the research.

Meanwhile, the Cebu Doctors’ University was awarded the 2020 Health Research and Development Information Network Database Award by the Central Visayas Consortium for Health Research and Development.

It also received a plaque of appreciation for co-hosting the 5th Central Visayas Health Research and Innovation Conference.

The event was held virtually from November 16 to 20.