Name Nicanor Austriaco | ||
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Nicanor Austriaco (born Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco) is a Filipino American microbiologist and priest. He is an associate professor of biology and professor of theology at Providence College as well as chief researcher at the Austriaco Laboratory. Majority of his work focuses on the development of stem cells, cell apoptosis, and the role of science in religions.
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- Education
- Work
- The Austriaco Lab
- References
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Education
Austriaco first attended the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a Bachelor of Science Engineering (B.S.E.) in 1989. He went on to earn a Ph.D in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1996. In 1997, he entered the Order of Friars Preachers, from where he was able to attend the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies where he earned his Master of Divinity degree and licentiate in theology. From there he also earned his pontifical license, through the University of Fribourg, 2005.
Work
In 2001 he joined the National Catholic Bioethics Center as a scientific adviser. Since 2005, Austriaco has served on the faculty of Providence College as a tenured associate professor of biology. In the same year he became an investigator at the National Health Institute-Rhode Island Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Program. One year later, in 2006, he was hired as a staff ethicist at The Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York. In 2011, Austriaco published a book titled Biomedicine and Beatitude: an Introduction to Catholic Bioethics. The book discussed the role of medical professionals and patients in a theological world. The book attempted to answer questions rooted in medical ethics through a theological lens. In November 2011 Austriaco attended a conference on stem cell research at the Vatican titled Adult Stem Cells: Science and the Future of Man and Culture. There he gave a lecture on how man has changed both biologically and philosophically throughout existence. In 2012 Austriaco gave a lecture entitled "What Can Paleo and Human Genomics Tell Us About Adam and Eve: A Catholic Perspective" which attempted to re-tell biblical tales through a biological perspective.
The Austriaco Lab
In addition to his other work and publications, Austriaco is the founder and chief researcher at the Austriaco Lab. The laboratory is located at Providence College and is composed of both students and faculty. The laboratory researches programmed cell death (PCD) such as cell senescence and apoptosis. Research is done on yeast cells, which are genetically manipulated and observed in order to better understand PCD.