John Anthony Yason

Courses Taught

• Advanced Microbiology
• Thesis Writing I
• Thesis Writing II

Academic Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology (National University of Singapore, 2017)
• Master of Science in Microbiology (University of the Philippines – Diliman, 2006)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health (University of the Philippines – Manila, 1999)

Academic Interests

• Microbiology

Publications

• Yason, JA, Liang YR., Png CW, Zhang TL and Tan KSW. (2019). Interactions between a pathogenic Blastocystis subtype and gut microbiota: in vitro and in vivo studies. Microbiome 7, 30.
• Yason JA and Tan KSW. (2018). Membrane Features of Blastocystis Subtypes. Genes (Basel) 9(8): E417.
• Yason JA, Koh KARP, and Tan KSW. (2018). Viability Screen of LOPAC®1280 Reveals Phosphorylation Inhibitor Auranofin as Potent Inhibitor of Blastocystis ST1, ST4 and ST7 Isolates. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 62(8): e00208-18.
• Gautam N, Sankaran S, Yason JA, Tan KSW, Gascoigne NRJ. (2018). A high content imaging flow cytometry approach to study mitochondria in T cells: MitoTracker Green FM dye concentration optimization. Methods 134-135:11-19.
• Yason JA, Ajjampur SSR. & Tan KSW. (2016). Blastocystis Isolate B Exhibits Multiple Modes of Resistance against Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37. Infect. Immun. 84:2220–2232.
• Yason JA and Tan KSW. (2015). Seeing the Whole Elephant: Imaging Flow Cytometry Reveals Extensive Morphological Diversity within Blastocystis Isolates. PLoS ONE 10:e0143974.
• Rivera W, Yason JA, and Adao D. (2010). Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar infections in captive macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in the Philippines. Primates 51:69-74.
• Rivera W and Yason JA. (2008). Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium from animal hosts in the Philippines. Phil Agricultural Scientist 91:251-255.