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Carmencita Padilla ONS


8th Chancellor of University of the Philippines Manila
In office November 1, 2014 – October 31, 2023
Preceded by	Manuel B. Agulto
Succeeded by	Michael L. Tee
2nd Executive Director of the Philippine Genome Center
In office 2011–2016
Preceded by	Amelia Guevara
Succeeded by	Cynthia Saloma

Personal details
Born	Carmencita M. David
Nationality	Filipino
Education	University of the Philippines Diliman (BS) University of the Philippines Manila (Medicine and Master's)
Known for	Newborn screening advocacy
Awards	Order of National Scientists (2023)

Carmencita M. David-Padilla^[1] is a Filipino clinical geneticist and pediatrician who is recognized as a National Scientist of the Philippines.

Education

Dra. Padilla accomplished her pre-medicine degree at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in 1976. She moved to the UP Manila campus where she finished her degree in Doctor of Medicine in 1981. Dra. Padilla completed a fellowship in clinical genetics at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Australia. She returned to Manila to practice pediatric and genetic medicine. In 2005, she obtain a Master's Degree in Health Policy Studies (MHPS) at UP Manila.^[2]^[3]

Career

Newborn screening

Dra. Padilla is a leading advocate for newborn screening.^[4] She and her colleagues helped to establish the Newborn Screening System (NBS) in the Philippines, which began as a data gathering project in Metro Manila in 1996. She is the founding president of the Newborn Screening Society of the Philippines.^[5]

Philippine Genome Center

Padilla helped in the establishment of the Philippine Genome Center in 2009,^[4] where she also served as executive director from 2011 to 2016.^[2]

UP Manila

The University of the Philippines Manila has Padilla as its chancellor since 2014^[6] and has been serving for at least three terms.^[7] Her term ended in October 31, 2023.^[8] She was a professor in pediatrics in the institution.^[7] She also helped set up a genetic services department in UP Manila in 1990.^[4]

Other institutions

Padilla would also aid in founding a clinical services department at the Philippine General Hospital and laboratories at the National Institutes of Health's Institute of Human Genetics.^[4]

Contributions to legislation

Padilla contributed on forming the basis of The Newborn Screening Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9288), with her knowledge on clinical genetics and her research on newborn screening.^[2] Her work would also help draft the Rare Diseases Act of 2016 (Republic Act No. 10747).^[9]^[10]

Honors and recognition

On August 31, 2023, Padilla was conferred the Order of National Scientists by President Bongbong Marcos for her contributions in the field of medicine.^[11]

References

^ "Governing Council". Philippine Council for Health Research and Development.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gozum, Iya (August 31, 2023). "Clinical geneticist Carmencita David Padilla, MD, MHPS, is 43rd National Scientist". Rappler. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "Palace confers the Order of National Scientist on Dra. Carmencita David Padilla". University of the Philippines Manila. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Newborn screening advocate named UPM chancellor". The Philippine Star. November 6, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "Promoting newborn screening". The Philippine Star. April 8, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "Newborn screening advocate named UPM chancellor". The Philippine Star. November 6, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Mateo, Janvic (September 25, 2020). "New UP chancellors named". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ Servallos, Neil Jayson (October 6, 2023). "3 UP chancellors named". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ Gutierrez, Pia (August 31, 2023). "Marcos confers national scientist title to world-renowned clinical geneticist". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ Aning, Jerome (September 1, 2023). "Geneticist named 43rd nat'l scientist". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ Romero, Alexis (September 1, 2023). "Marcos fetes new national scientist, trade negotiator". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

v t e Order of National Scientists recipients
1978	Juan Salcedo, Jr., Nutrition & Public Health Alfredo Santos, Physical Chemistry Gregorio Y. Zara, Engineering & Inventions
1980	Fe del Mundo, Pediatrics Eduardo Quisumbing, Plant Taxonomy, Systematics, & Morphology
1982	Geminiano de Ocampo, Ophthalmology Casimiro del Rosario, Physics, Astronomy, & Meteorology Gregorio Velasquez, Phycology
1983	Francisco Fronda, Animal Husbandry Francisco Santos, Human Nutrition & Agricultural Chemistry Carmen Velásquez, Parasitology
1985	Teodoro Agoncillo, Philippine History Encarnacion Alzona, Philippine History Hilario Lara, Public Health
1986	Julian Banzon, Chemistry Dioscoro L. Umali, Agriculture & Rural Development
1987	Jose Encarnacion, Jr., Economics Luz Oliveros-Belardo, Phytochemistry
1988	Alfredo Lagmay, Experimental Psychology
1989	Paulo Campos, Nuclear Medicine
1994	Pedro B. Escuro, Genetics & Plant Breeding Clara Lim-Sylianco, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry
1998	Dolores Ramirez, Biochemical Genetics & Cytogenetics Jose R. Velasco, Plant Physiology
1999	Gelia T. Castillo, Rural Sociology
2000	Bienvenido Juliano, Biochemistry
2001	Clare R. Baltazar, Systematic Entomology Benito Vergara, Plant Physiology
2004	Onofre Corpuz, Political Economics & Government
2005	Ricardo Lantican, Plant Breeding
2006	Lourdes Cruz, Biochemistry
2008	Teodulo Topacio Jr., Veterinary Medicine
2010	Mercedes Concepcion, Demography Ernesto Domingo, Internal Medicine/ Gastroenterology Perla Dizon Santos Ocampo, Pediatrics
2011	Raul Fabella, Economics Bienvenido Nebres SJ, Mathematics
2014	Angel Alcala, Biological science Ramon Barba, Horticulture Edgardo Gomez, Marine Biology Gavino Trono, Jr., Marine Biology
2019	Emil Q. Javier, Agriculture
2023	Carmencita Padilla, Medical Genetics/Pediatrics
2024	Romulo Davide, Plant Pathology and Nematology
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