Dr. Noel G. Sabino is an Associate Professor 7 at the Microbiology Division of the Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, UPLB. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Science minor in Microbiology in 2016 from the University of the Philippines Los Banos. He received his MS Microbiology minor in Soil Science (1995) and BS Biology major in Microbiology (1988) from the same University. He specializes in microbial ecology and soil science while his research interests are in soil and water microbiology, cave microbiology and microbial diversity in bees and bee pathology.