MD-PhD Molecular Medicine Program

19/12/2025

Warmest Christmas greetings and best wishes for a joyful New Year from the MD-PhD family! May the season bring rest, reflection, and renewed purpose as we end this year and welcome the new one ahead. 🎄✨

19/12/2025

Congratulations to the UP Manila Executive Committee for being named One UP Professorial Chair Awardees for 2025–2027! This collective distinction recognizes their exemplary contributions to teaching, research, and public service, and reflects their shared commitment to academic excellence, institutional leadership, and service to the public.

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ONE COLLECTIVE RECOGNITION AT ONE UP 🎉

The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila proudly congratulates the entire UP Manila Executive Committee, all of whom are One UP Professorial Chair Awardees for 2025–2027 in recognition of their exemplary contributions to teaching, research, and public service.

Dr. Michael Tee
Chancellor
Professorial Chair for Research and Public Service

Dr. Leslie Michelle Dalmacio
Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension
Professorial Chair for Teaching and Research

Dr. Johanna Patricia Cañal
Vice Chancellor for Administration
Professorial Chair for Research and Public Service

Dr. Jose Tecson III
Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development
Professorial Chair for Teaching and Research

Dr. Heizel Manapat-Reyes
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Professorial Chair for Research and Public Service

This collective distinction underscores the Executive Committee’s shared commitment to academic excellence, institutional leadership, and public service.

Padayon!

13/12/2025

Out now! A special episode of Dear Future Scientist with MD-PhD alumni sharing reflections on the PhD journey, medical school, and stress management. 🎧

Hey listeners! For our next episode, we’re excited to share something special. This will be our first non-guest episode of a series of episodes where we talk openly about the many facets of our PhD journey, our experiences in medical school, and the moments in between. Think of these as our letters and reflections to you, which are written from the spaces that have shaped, and are continuing to shape who we are becoming.

In this episode, we’ll be sharing how we navigated the common stressors that come with pursuing scientific inquiry. Our reflections draw inspiration from Dr. Robert Sapolsky’s famous lecture, “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: Stress and Health.”

We hope you enjoy these pockets of reflection. There’s more to come in the months ahead.

Happy holidays and happy listening!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6T2jPMqql4ezOao8ItTeC2?si=NY0ywTiHS5ipRUeWSqrfJQ

10/12/2025

Congratulations, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚. 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬, on being awarded the 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 by the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐜.!

We celebrate your outstanding contributions to research and your unwavering dedication to advancing the field. Your achievement is an inspiration to the entire MD-PhD community! 👏🏻

03/12/2025

𝑴𝑫-𝑷𝒉𝑫 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔

We proudly present a paper entitled “𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯, 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴: 𝘈 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴” co-authored by our MD-PhD student, 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐆. 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧, together with esteemed researchers. This study was recently published in Asia Pacific Allergy last October 2025.

Read more about the paper here: https://doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.0000000000000225






(The MD-PhD in Molecular Medicine program is a joint collaboration between the UP College of Medicine and DOST-PCHRD.)

26/11/2025

We proudly celebrate the outstanding achievement of 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐳 𝐁. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧, an MD-PhD Molecular Medicine student, for earning the 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 (𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐁) 𝟏𝟓, held on November 19–21, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.⁣
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His winning research, 𝘤𝘰-𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 with 𝘋𝘳. 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘢 𝘚. 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 and 𝘋𝘳. 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘔. 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰, highlights innovative approaches with promising impact in combating multidrug-resistant burn wound infections.⁣
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Congratulations, Renz! 🌟👏

University of the Philippines Manila page post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ABXDejQ3Y/

06/11/2025

Join Balik Scientist, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁. 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧, in the seminar “𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞” under the Balik Scientist Program, with the theme 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙘: 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚!

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📅 November 19, 2025
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Department of Physiology Conference Room, 2F Salcedo Hall, UP College of Medicine
💻 Also available via Zoom Conferencing
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Register through the QR code below or click here: https://bit.ly/MedEureka2025Mosaic

For more details about the talk, see the shared post below.

Think, Think, Think… EUREKA!

Tired of the constant exams? Brainrots? Let’s turn all that chaos into curiosity as the MD-PhD (Molecular Medicine) Program and the UP Physician-Scientists Association, in partnership with the DOST-PCHRD Balik-Scientist Program and the UP CPH Department of Medical Microbiology, invite you into the heart of human biology through 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙘: 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 — 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚.

𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚-𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 let us uncover the molecular signatures of individual cells, revealing diversities traditional methods often overlook, and illuminate hidden biological intricacies and open new pathways for diagnosis, treatment, and scientific breakthroughs.

Leading this journey is 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁. 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧, a Balik Scientist Fellow and trailblazer in Molecular Biotechnology and Translational Bioinformatics. With refined expertise in molecular medicine, multi-omics analysis, and biomedical innovation, he will guide us through the cellular stories shaping the future of precision medicine.

Join us as we uncover how the smallest units of life shape the biggest breakthroughs.

📅 November 19, 2025
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Department of Physiology Conference Room, 2F Salcedo Hall, UP College of Medicine
💻 Also available via Zoom Conferencing

Register now to secure your slots through the QR code below or the following links:
🔗https://bit.ly/MedEureka2025Mosaic
🔗https://bit.ly/MedEureka2025Mosaic
🔗https://bit.ly/MedEureka2025Mosaic

with us as we delve into the single-cell stories redefining modern medicine. 📝✨


Co-presented by:
Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity
UP Medicine Choir

Special thanks to:
UP Medicine Student Council
Mu Sigma Phi Sorority
Regionalization Students Organization

04/11/2025

Join the "𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖-𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥” training workshop on 28-29 November 2025 at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.

You can register until 10 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 (𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲) using this link: bit.ly/PSSTWReg25

𝙋𝙨𝙨𝙨𝙩! 𝙋𝙖-𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣! 🫣 𝘽𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙤!

The PCHRD Scholars' Society (PSS), in coordination with the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Pharmacy - Department of Medical Technology will conduct a training workshop entitled "𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖-𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥,” which will be held on 28-29 November 2025 at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.

Interested? Register here: bit.ly/PSSTWReg25 until 14 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 (Friday).

Please note that participation will be on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to PSS members and UST Faculty of Pharmacy - Department of Medical Technology participants. You will receive a confirmation email from us if you are selected to join the training workshop.

29/10/2025

Congratulations to Mr. Abraham C. Sianoya, Batch 8 scholar of the MD-PhD (Molecular Medicine) Program, for being among the winners in the Student Category and Director’s Choice of SULATSIKHA (Sulat, Pananaliksik, Likha), a short essay writing contest with the theme “Research Integrity: A UP Manila Commitment,” organized by the Office of Research Integrity.

You can view his and the other winners' essays in this link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16f7bST8ph/

Congratulations to all the winners!🥳

27/10/2025

Congratulations to Jeries Dylan T. Yadao, MD-PhD (Molecular Medicine) Batch 14, for winning the 2025 PCHRD Scholars’ Society (PSS) Logo and Brand Kit Making Contest! 🎉

His creative design, chosen in celebration of PSS’s 18th year, will serve as the official logo and brand identity of the Society in all its future engagements.

You can see the logo's explanation in DOST-PCHRD's post here: https://tinyurl.com/PSS2025logo

22/10/2025

Congratulations, Dr. Jose B. Nevado, Jr.! 🎉🎉

We proudly celebrate Dr. Nevado's 20 years of dedicated service to UP Manila. Through his expertise, commitment, and passion, Dr. Nevado has made a lasting impact on the University community and continues to inspire excellence in colleagues and students alike. 💚✨