OLFU’s vision is a diverse outlook on education with no parameters set placed.

It envisions development
in aspects not only focusing academically but also in other features characteristically such as allowing
students to grow individually based on their passion and values. Being compassionate and a student
with a heart, the perception of OLFU in education is through innovating a person as a whole. Merely the
phrase improving man as man proves that it visualizes itself to improve us individually.

The OLFU’s mission has the same gist as OLFU’s vision. In par with no constraints in social norms, they
aim to develop individuals, regardless of race, gender, etc, allowing diversity in education without
barriers and prejudice to individuals. Needless to say, what persists in their mission is something they
are now achieving. Without the need for a mandatory online class, they instead prompted to cater
student’s who have the required instrumentalities to continue learning. Education is not a force we can
discontinue, but rather it would be a podium for motivation—for us to understand the beauty of
learning every day.

2. For me, what can describe me the most in ACHIEVER is A meaning ‘aspires to do his best’. On a daily
basis, I tend to encounter mishaps and unexpected incidents that left me disheartened and provoked to
an extent it makes me want to give up. However, with the constant reminder of not being alone in this
battle, it kept me going. And in a way, it served as a motivator in times of trouble. Doing good and doing
even better, I tend to make the best out of the worst situations. It helped me see that not all dark
corners are tainted with shadows but rather it is me who will see the shade as something brighter. The
constant pressure and stress will not strain me because day by day, I kept on doing my best to stay on
track. And therefore, even when just trying and trying, I do my best in every work I immerse myself into

3. Cytogenetics is an important aspect in medicine and technology combined. It serves as a new gateway
in discovering the possibilities of altering genetics in order to treat congenital disorders. Another thing is
fixing chromosomal anomalies that may hinder one’s function in the future. This stratum provided us
Laboratory scientists a way to diagnose diseases by means of our genetic material. We can analyze
various specimens including blood, bone marrow, tissues and many more, and through this even some
specific type of cancers and genetic diseases can be diagnosed and treated early on. Being able to
provide prognosis can help tremendously in clinical practice and that’s why it is something scientists
consider as a possible pathway for medical advancement.

1. The role of Medical Technologists in the field of Clinical Chemistry is a crucial podium that they
take part in. They particularly conduct thorough analyses on body fluids such as blood, spinal
fluids, gas aspirates, urine and many more. Although there is the existing prescence of
instrumentation made available for the determination of certain diseases. However, without the
intervention of a licensed Medical technologist, then there is no precision and accuracy whether
or not errors are encountered during the process itself. To name a few procedures that
required their skills and professional knowledge: hormone studies, enzyme activities as well as
electrophoresis are one of the many examples Medical Technologist’s engage in into analyzing
and further testing. Given the presence of asymptomatic diseases, there is a possibility in
misdiagnosing a patient even with a physician on tow. With guidance and help, Medical
technologist can participate in many chemical analysis such as indicators on cholesterol level,
 predictors of a heart disease, disease specific protein markers, etc. And with these profound
background, many lives and patients are given the assistance they needed in addressing their
health concerns.
2. In what way do the medical technologist working in the Clinical Chemistry section would
contribute to the following:
- Rejecting and diagnosing a disease – As a Medical technologist, rejection is part of our
professional nature. Their ultimatum is assisting physicians in the proper diagnosis of
patients, especially in asymptomatic cases. Being the person to help with the diagnosis, we
are capable to reject certain diagnosis that are not at par and accurate with the results
garnered from the laboratory, an example are tampered specimens. Some patients try to
alter specimens to be complied in the laboratory, this may also include drug tests wherein
the urine are switched for another.

- Providing guidelines in patient management – One of the first thing a Medical Technologist
is taught, required learnings and knowing patient management. In patient management, this
can be easily observed especially during specimen collection wherein it is most commonly
practiced. Being the person of knowledgeable role. It is our duty and courtesy to explain
certain procedures that may proved to be too vague for some patients to comprehend.
Therefore handing out the needed information (Not private matters such as diagnosis and
test results) to patients might ease their worries in return.

- Establishing prognosis – In a way, through the innovation of science, there are probable pre-
diagnosis or prognosis of patients that may aid them in the future. Prognosis means
assessing and diagnosing a patient based on the likelihood that they will acquire such
disease. And there are effective ways that this can be utilize, genetic test for example can
provide data as to the likelihood of disease. For newborn or neonatal, newborn screening is
utilized for the determination of aspects and biomarkers of diseases such as PKU,
galactosemia, MSUD, tyrosinemia and many more. Through this, medical technologist have
the capability to provide prognosis on certain diseases in questionable, concerned patients.
Therefore this is a helpful procedure that may save lives in the future.

- Detecting disease through case finding and screening – Profiling is an important aspect of
any medical procedure. Patient’s history, background, acitivities, health issues may be
included for a thorough understanding of the spectrum of disease. Medical technologist
may contribute to case finding, given that they have background on public health. All the
while through case finding, screening tests are initially done to establish the presumption
needed to fully diagnose the disease in question. With both of the needed area filled in,
Medical technologist can provide data as to the disease that may be stationed. Tests such as
tumor marker tests may aid for a patient’s underlying symptoms that is needed to be
addressed.
 - Monitoring and follow up therapy – Monitoring may be employed by Medical Technologists.
this may have a larger impact on specific cases such as for diabetic patients. The purpose is
to have the disease be controlled to avoid further severity. This may be common especially
for chronic diseases that requires monitoring by use of theraphy such as maintenance
medications, hormone theraphy and many more. Thus, chronic diseases are addressed
through constant monitoring or periodic assessment. With the monitoring aspect of the
field, clinical decisions of physicians may be administered when circumstances may fare
better through the process. Indicators such as LDL and total cholesterol maybe addressed
and administered for lipids lowering theraphies to avoid worsening of the disease spectrum.

3. What are your learning expectations in the Clinical Chemistry Course?

1. Gregor Mendel is considered to be the father of Genetics.

By1800’s, Mendel started to formulate his experiments on hereditary traits of plants as well as
understanding hybdridization. He observed certain traits that peaked his curiosity and decided to dived
in—into understanding. His experiments consisted of peas as subject of the experiment, given that it
had many varieties and that it can reproduce at a steady rate, he decided to put this to test. First of
what he did was cross fertilizing the pea plants with opposite traits in hopes of finding answers on
certain ‘parents’ that proved to be recurrent in nature. Eventually once he received his results, the law
of seggregation came to light wherein he identified certain characteristics as one being dominating than
the other. This inheritance pattern asserts the dominant trait, since it is observable in every generation.
Through his study that lasted for at least 8 years, he was able to proposed three principles of
inheritance. And first of what he had researched on were the homozygous traits of interest through his
self fertilization experiments, in exchange was he acquired a resembling nature in pattern after he had
cross populated a variety of pea plants—this was the first principle of uniformity, wherein they differ in
one trait only. As for designating two pure bred generation, he denoted its recessive traits that became
observable or in simple terms, it is able to express two different forms and that he recognizes this as a
recessive trait. In 1856, he tested about 34 different Pisum sativum or the dible pea and observed for
the consistency of their traits, to observe its features more clearly, he chose 7 distinctive characteristics
(e.g plant height, color, etc.).The first garnered results was the first generation of hybrids displaying only
one trait, wherein it is known as the dominant trait and the other was recessive. His multiple progeny
led to the second generation wherein the recessive trait reappeared bearing the dominant trait. The
ratio led for the law of independent assortment.
Throughout his works, he was able to paved way to modern genetics as we know today. The biological
inheritance served as models wherein we base upon and served as ground for research and
advancement.

DNA is characterized by its helical structure resembling a stair case, or a long ladder

RNA is single stranded, therefore it can exit through the nucleus and served as a command prompt for
protein synthesis.

Unlike DNA which has a nitrogenous base of thymine, RNA has uracil as its base pair. RNA in fact has
only a single nucleotide base since again it is single stranded.

RNA has modified 5’ cap and 3’ poly-A tail whereas DNA is read from 3’ to 5’

RNA and DNA have different sugars; given that DNA has deoxyribose while RNA has ribose.

RNA is better known for its key in biological processes such as protein synthesis. And it has multiple
processes or structures of mechanism such as mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA.

Genetic

Genetics can be largely applied to a diverse field of study but especially it can contribute tremendously
in the field of medicine. Through the previous works of Mendel, the field of agriculture benefited greatly
from this. Given that Genetic engineering paved way in answering some concerns and problems
encountered along with it. This includes mass production of crops, altering its mass by modifying its
genome and altering the its genetic makeup, included is a genetically modified corn that is able to resist
plant parasites and withstand it. We can observe how it contributed in our economy and how it is able
to address the concern for food depletion. And this were all achieved by genetic engineering. Not only
does genetics play a role in agriculture, certain industrial corps have also adapted this mode of
production. The use of bacteria and yeast to produce food products such as cheese and butter, as well
as manufacturing lactose free products which can be achieved by isolating the wanted protein from a
specific spp in order to garner what is of interest, the industrial aspect of it growing at asteady rate. In
the field of medicine, it is able to produce certain medications needed for therapeutic purpose.
Including, hormones for hormone theraphy, genetically modified insulin derived from microorganisms
for diabetic patients and so on. Gene theraphy is also becoming a trend wherein the growth hormone
can be produced by genetically modified bacteria and yeast, used to treat dwarfism on its early stage.

For some it can also treat unwanted birth defects that may be diagnosed early on during pregnancy. In
1990s gene theraphy becae a subject for studies as a treatment to conditions such as AIDS, cancer, high
cholesterol spike and cystic fibrosis. this can be acieved by modifying certain exons, plasmids, viruses
and many more.