Congratulations to our Dai Sempai - Dr. Jing Masangkay for receiving the
2015 NAGOYA UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION
TO INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
The article below was written by Jing narrating the events that took place during the awarding.
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Date: October
14-18, 2015
Place: Nagoya
University
Purpose of
visit:
We arrived in Japan at the relatively
new Central airport in Nagoya. This airport is located in the bay as an
artificial island connected to the mainland by a bridge and can easily be
accessed by private car, airport bus, local train and hi-speed boat. Dr. Akira
Yamauchi and his wife Bebe met us at the arrival lobby. They treated us at a
Japanese restaurant in the shokudo area of the airport terminal. The couple
accompanied us to Tokyu Inn Hotel in Sakae where we stayed during our entire
stay in Nagoya. Taxi tickets were given to us for our commute to the university
and back to the hotel.
The schedule arranged for us was very
typical Japanese style which was very tight, busy but very efficient. The
alumni association arranged a lecture program where the three of us – Dr.
Saito, Dr. Collado and Dr. Masangkay took turns in giving a lecture. The
audience was composed of faculty members of Nogakubu, research staff,
administrative staff and graduate students both Japanese and foreigners. It was
a very fruitful event with lots of questions, queries and interesting
discussions. Dr. Saito handed a set of graduation toga with Meidai logo similar
also to the toga given to Dr. Collado. Souvenir items from Nagoya University
were also given to us. A sumptuous lunch was given to us together with the
administrative staff of Meidai and also Prof Joyce Cartagena and Prof Okamura
who heads the Gender office of Nagoya University. We were also given the chance
to visit our former laboratory research room and talked with the staff. It had
been a long time ago and only the oldies goodies staff remained. Many of the
staff were young students. The group again treated us to a nice dinner in a
nearby restaurant in Higashiyama. We enjoyed the party and we drank unlimited
because we knew that we can reach our hotel safely by taxi.
The General Alumni Homecoming affair was
divided into two programs. The first one was a meeting party with all the big
wigs and VIPs of Nagoya University. Aside from Dr. Masangkay other two scholars
were also given the Nagoya University Award for Contribution to International
Exchange- an MD doctor from Cambodia and a lady scientist professor from China
The three of us including Dr. Collado
were given a short time for a speech. The second schedule was done in the
following day in a newly renovated Toyoda Hall. The three recipients of the
Nagoya University Award for Contribution to International Exchange (Cambodia,
China and Philippines) were again given a short time for a speech before the
big audience of Nagoya University alumni members. The protocol program was so
strict and boxed with precise movement that picture taking was not allowed
because an official photographer was assigned. After the awarding ceremony a
concert rendered by the Nagoya City Philharmonic Orchestra entertained us. At
night the Filipino students gathered and we had a nice dinner party at an
Italian restaurant. Dr. Collado had to excuse himself for sometime to meet the
“apo” of his former oyasan when he was studying in Meidai. He later joined us
in the party dinner. This farewell dinner was sponsored by the Dean of Nogaku
Dr Kawakita.
After so many years it is really a nice
feeling to visit again our alma mater Nagoya University. There were lots of
changes both in physical infrastructure like the subway station right in front
of Meidai and new buildings donated by Nobel prize winners and also advances in
scientific technologies. In spite of these changes, the Japanese mentality and
attitude remain the same, they are always warm and caring for the next
generation of students.
I later learned that the applicants for
the Nagoya University Award for Contribution to International Exchange were
many and only three were selected and I am one of them. I consider this a great
honor because this is a very undeniable proof that what I learned, the degree I
received from my alma mater and my scientific and academic accomplishments were
later on recognized by Nagoya University
Signed:
JOSEPH S. MASANGKAY, DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus, UPLB
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Summary of the Achievements of Dr. Joseph Masangkay
Dr.
Masangkay’s achievements and awards were a result of his international research
and academic exchange with researchers from Japan, Korea and other countries
including local universities.
From
1970 up to 2015 Dr. Joseph S. Masangkay is involved with international research
collaboration with many Japanese and other Foreign Universities. From 1970 to
1976 he was involved with the Japanese Researches on Native Livestock of
Southeast Asia wherein he contributed a lot of phylogenetic data of the
Philippine Native Animals like the pig, horse, goat, cat and native chickens as
well as the Philippine Red Jungle. With the support of the Global Fund for
Nature and with collaborative research with Nagoya University he obtained very
important data on the genealogy of the Philippine wild water buffalo (Bubalus
mindorensis). In tandem with this research collaboration with Nagoya
University valuable genetic data was
also obtained from the common shrew (Suncus murinus) and native mouse (Mus
musculus castaneus). Aside from Japan Dr. Masangkay also had collaborative
research with the University of Gottingen and Hannover University. While in
Germany he also served as visiting scientist at the German Primate Center in
2001. Through Dr. Nam-yong Park of the Chonnam National University in South
Korea, Dr. Masangkay also served as visiting professor from 2004 to 2005. Even
in his retirement years he is a valuable contributor to the collaborative
research with the University of Tokyo through Dr. Yasuhiro Yoshikawa wherein
they obtained very important data on the potential zoonotic diseases of bats up
to this time. Dr. Masangkay was also invited by the Chinese Society on Native
Pigs to present a paper about the potential use of the Philippine native pig as
model for biomedical research in 2006.
Dr.
Masangkay was also instrumental in sending students and faculty members of the
UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine to Nagoya University under the Mombusho
Scholarship program. The faculty members who had been sent to Japan for
graduate studies are now doing significant research in UPLB and also had become
valuable faculty members who had also nurtured the next generation of Mombusho
scholars.
Some of
the highlights of his achievements are listed:
1.
2011 National Research Council of the
Philippines (NRCP) Achievement Award. March 7, 2012, Sofitel Hotel, CCP
Complex, Pasay City.
2.
Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)
2010 award for Veterinary Medicine. June 18, 2010, Manila Hotel
3.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION AWARD (2009). Shumpei
Watanabe, Naoya Ueda, Koichiro Iha, Joseph
S. Masangkay, Hikaru Fujii,
Phillip Alviola, Tetsuya Mizutani, Ken Maeda, Daisuke Yamane, Azub Walid,
Kentaro Kato, Shigeru Kyuwa, Yukinobu Tohya, Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, Hiroomi
Akashi. 2009 Detection of a new bat gammaherpesvirus in the Philippines. Virus
Genes. Received: 11 February 2009/Accepted: 5 May 2009/Published online: 19 May
2009. Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009
4.
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD for 2008. Given
by the Asian Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary and Animal Science
(AFAVAS), Chonnam National University, Gwangju City, South Korea, April 28,
2008 during the 2nd Asian Symposium of the CL Davis Foundation
5.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AWARD (2001) FOR
UP LOS BAÑOS by University of the Philippines System (UPS) Kuroiwa, A.,
Matsubara, K., Nagase, T., Nomura, N., Seong, J.K., Ishikawa, A., Anunciado,
R.V.P., Tanaka, K., Masangkay, J.S., Dang V-B., Namikawa, T., and Matsuda, Y.
2001. Chromosomal mapping of 18S-28S rRNA genes and 10cDNA clones of human
chromosome 1 in the musk shrew (Suncus murinus). The Journal of Heredity. 92
(3): 282-287.
6.
OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS IN RESEARCH AWARD for
year 2000. Given by the UP College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association on
the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary of the Loyalty Day Celebration and Alumni
Homecoming, UPLB, College, Laguna on October 7, 2000.
7.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AWARD (2000) FOR
UP LOS BAÑOS by University of the Philippines System (UPS) Tanaka, K., Matsuda,
Y., Masangkay, J.S., Solis, C.D., Anunciado, R.V.P., Kuro-o, M., and Namikawa,
T., 2000. Cytogenetic Analysis of the Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) : A
comparison of R-Banded Karyotype and Chromosomal Distribution of Centromeric
Satellite DNAs, Telomeric Sequence, and 18S-28S rRNA Genes with Domestic Water
Buffaloes. The Journal of Heredity. 91(2) 117-121.
8.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AWARD (1999) FOR
UP LOS BAÑOS by University of the Philippines System (UPS). Tanaka, K.,
Matsuda, Y., Masangkay, J. S., Solis, C. D., Anunciado, R. V. P., and Namikawa,
T. 1999. Characterization and Chromosomal Distribution of Satellite DNA
Sequences of the Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). The Journal of Heredity. 90
(3) 418-422. Awarding Ceremonies at the
Institute of Science and Mathematics Education (ISMED) Auditorium, UP Diliman,
February 29, 2000.
9.
MOST OUTSTANDING VETERINARIAN IN EDUCATION
AWARD for 1999. Given during the 66th Annual Convention of the Philippine
Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA). February 18-20, 1999. Crown Peaks Garden
Hotel, Leisure and Convention Center, Subic Free Port Zone, Olongapo City.
10.
MOST OUTSTANDING TEACHER IN ANIMAL SCIENCE
AWARD for 1998. Given during the 35th Annual Convention of the Philippine
Society of Animal Science (PSAS), 1998 October 16 at the Philippine International
Convention Center (PICC). Sponsored by Merial, Philippines.
11.
MOST OUTSTANDING VETERINARIAN IN RESEARCH
AWARD for 1987. Given during the 15th Annual Convention of the VPAP, June
18-19, 1987 at the Hotel Intercontinental, Makati, Metro Manila.
12.
He has 45 publications as co-author and 38
publications as a single author.
13.
He has delivered papers in local (78) and
international (24) conferences. He conducted seminars in
international (2) and local (19) venues. He served as a resource person (45) in
his field of expertise.
