Dr. Dennis Marvin O. Santiago is a Professor and the current Director of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS), UP Los Baños. He finished his BS in Food Technology and MS Food Science Degrees at UPLB and PhD in bioresources science at Iwate University, Japan. He published over 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, and a book of abstracts. He presented over 50 oral and poster papers at local and international scientific conferences. He has implemented ten research projects on food product and process development and ingredient innovation using indigenous crops and native animal breeds. As a SCHOLAR NG BAYAN PARA SA BAYAN, he aims to develop diverse functional food products from indigenous crops to help alleviate Filipinos' malnutrition.