DOST Priority Areas in Basic Research

Environment
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Watershed Management
Disaster and hazard management
Global warming and climate change
Ecotourism and biodiversity
Pollution and Waste Management
Land
Water
Coastal Resources Management

Water Supply Development

1. Surface Water Assessment/Development
2. Groundwater assessment/development
3. Water for energy resources development
4. Hydroelectric development
5. Rural water supply and wastewater disposal
6. Urban water and sewerage system
7. Water for agriculture
8. Water for navigation
9. Erosion and sedimentation
10. Wetlands management
11. Preservation of unique ecological areas
12. Land use planning and management
13. Weather modification for increasing water supplies in special localized
areas
14. Rainwater harvesting
15. Inter-basin transfer of water
16. Desalination
17. Phasing out marginally efficient water uses
18. Improved management and operation of existing facilities
19. Development of salt tolerant species/crops to reduce freshwater
requirement
20. Development of plant varieties that transpire less water

Water Quality Management

1. Point source pollution
2. Non-point source pollution
3. Acid precipitation
4. Groundwater pollution
5. Strategies for water quality control
6. Water quality monitoring
7. Analytical techniques for identification and quantification of substance
concentration
8. Safe drinking water
Disaster Management S&T Program
Multi-Natural Hazards
1. Geological (inside the earth)
2. Geomorphic (earths surface)
3. Atmospheric (weather)

Industrial and Chemical Hazards

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Oil spills
Hazardous chemical leaks
Industrial wastes overflow
Biological radiological exposure

Human Epidemics
1. Dengue
2. Malaria
3. Influenza

Alternative Energy
Biofuels
1. Biofuel Performance Testing Program

2. Biodiesel R&D Program

3. Bioethanol R&D Program

ICT
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Grid and Cluster Computing

Open Source and Low-Cost Computing
Internet, Network and Wireless Technologies
Digital Content Development
Foundation of Computer Science
Emerging Technologies
Small Satellites

Biotechnology
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GM Crops
PRSV resistant papaya
Delayed ripening papaya
Cloning of Coconut genes
Tissue Culture and regeneration of coconut
Recombinant vaccine
Edible vaccine
PCR based detection lists for food contaminants
Bioinformatics (microbial, plants, animal and medical)

Health Products and Technologies

Herbal Medicine
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Clinical evaluation of herbal medicines for hyperuremia and constipation

Pre-clinical screening of plants for TB and malaria
Clinical studies of plants for TB and malaria
Basic research on tuba-tuba and yacon
Traditional knowledge on health and establishment of digital library

Vaccines
1. Development of human influenza vaccine
2. Development of edible vaccines
3. S. japonicum vaccine up-scaling and animal testing

Functional Foods and Nutriceuticals Studies on VCO for:

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Coronary artery disease

TB
Diabetes mellitus
Other diseases

Studies on functional foods Essential Drugs

1. Development of drugs using local materials
2. Development/production of drugs using imported materials
Personal Care Products
1. Development and testing of personal care products from local materials

Diagnostics
1. Iodinemeter enhancement/testing
2. Field trial of S. japonicum, uridip test kit
3. Development of test kit (biomarkers for cancer)