About Maricar

Maricar is a writer and blogger, who covers a variety of topics from science, celebrities and family life.

Education

Maricar has a cum laude Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, and a Master’s degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Michigan State University. She has a wide range of interests, reflected by this shortlist of courses and conferences she’s attended: plant taxonomy, HTML and Access Database, and BlogWorld Expo.

Science

Maricar has an extensive science background, particularly in the biological and agricultural fields. The scope of her research experience includes human and plant DNA, RNA, proteomics, microarray, plant taxonomy, cytology, plant breeding, and molecular biology.

Maricar draws upon the wide scope of her laboratory skills to bring the latest science to the non-scientist. She is able to accurately distill highly technical information into nuggets that are practical, easy to comprehend and highly interesting.

Popular Culture

Maricar indulges her curiosity for the doings of modern royal families and other celebrities through blogging. She leans towards the action and adventure movie genres, as well as romance movies with classic themes. She cannot seem to get enough to read, and has a ‘to-read’ list that never gets shorter, no matter how much reading she does.

Family and Health

As a mother of two, Maricar keeps informed about health and family issues. She is always looking for ways to make homemaking more efficient and fun for everyone. She is also interested in the latest in allergy and eczema research, especially in relation to children’s health.

Blogs

You can find a sample of Maricar’s articles, and her current blogs, at her Writing Samples page.