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Jonie C. Yee

Yee, Jonie C.

Assistant Professor
Chair

jcyee@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Biology, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, 1998
M.S. Biology, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, 2005
Ph.D. Biology, University of San Carlos

Research Interests:

Microbiology, biotechnology, natural products from microbes

List of publications:

  1. Uy, N.P.; Sanchez, R.M.T.; Lee, H.D.; Park, S.U.; Yee, J.; Lee, S.. Cultivation-dependent variation in bioactive phenolics, antibacterial, and quorum-sensing inhibition of Eutrema japonicum leaves: Phytochemical, in vitro, and in silico analyses. Food Chemistry. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.150109.
  2. Lee, C.D.; Lee, S.Y.; Sanchez, R.M.T.; Ku, E.; Uy, N.P.; Yee, J.; Choi, C.H.; Lee, S.. Comparative Biological Activities of Cotyledon and True Leaf Stages in Diverse Native Plant Seedlings. Horticulturae. 2026, https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae12070873.
  3. Acosta, O.B.; Ramos, R.; Padayao, F.R.P.; Consuegra, C.R.; Quilantang, N.; Sanchez, R.M.T.; Padayao, M.H.R.; Arakawa, K.; Yee, J.. Sponge-Derived Streptomyces variabilis Extract Modulates Host Immune Gene Expression and Improves Survival in Caenorhabditis elegans During Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection. Current Microbiology. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-026-04872-8.
  4. Baroroh, U.; Dasilva, J.A.; Sundalian, M.; Astriany, D.; Ansori, A.N.M.; Yee, J.C.. Exploring Brazilin as a Potential Breast Cancer Therapy via Molecular Dynamics Simulation Targeting ERα, 17β-HSD1, and NUDT5 Receptors. Jurnal Kimia Valensi. 2025, https://doi.org/10.15408/jkv.v11i2.46465.
  5. Padayao, F.R.P.A.; Acosta, O.B.L.; Ramos, R.I.; Sanchez, R.M.T.S.; Padayao, M.H.R.A.; Yee, J.C.; Arakawa, K.; Quilantang, N.G.. Bioactivity screening and chemical profiling of Halymenia durvillei fermented by indigenous seaweed-associated Bacillus species. Microbe Netherlands. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2025.100491.
  6. Padayao, M.H.R.; Padayao, F.R.P.; Patalinghug, J.M.; Raña, G.S.; Yee, J.; Geraldino, P.J.; Quilantang, N.. Antimicrobial and quorum sensing inhibitory activity of epiphytic bacteria isolated from the red alga Halymenia durvillei. Access Microbiology. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000563.v4.
  7. Patalinghug, J.M.R.; Padayao, M.H.R.A.; Angeles, I.P.; Yee, J.C.. Bioactivity of Amaranthus spinosus L. leaf extracts and meals against Aeromonas hydrophila. Access Microbiology. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000305.
  8. Leu, J.Y.; Yee, J.; Tu, C.S.; Sayson, S.; Jou, Y.S.; Geraldino, P.J.. Microstructure and molecular vibration of mannosylerythritol lipids from Pseudozyma yeast strains. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104969.
  9. Yee, J.C.; Geraldino, P.J.L.; Leu, J.Y.; Chang, C.W.; Lai, Y.L.; Tu, C.S.. Culture medium optimization for mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) production by Pseudozyma aphidis SN046 using Response Surface Methodology. Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 2017, https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85032000313.

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