She obtained her doctoral degree at the Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan where she did work on the molecular basis of Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (1) and of Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) among clinically diagnosed Filipino patients (2).
Edsel Maurice Salvana, MD
Dr. Salvana is a multi-awarded and internationally recognized scientist, physician, and HIV/AIDS advocate who returned to the Philippines under the Balik (Returning) Scientist Program of the Department of Science and Technology to work on tropical medicine and other local infectious diseases.
Jose B. Nevado Jr, MD, PhD
The advocacy of Dr. Jose Nevado can be summarized into a few distinct agenda. First, he focuses on topics that are of immense clinical and public health relevance, that is, the most common medical conditions of our community.
Raul V. Destura, MD, FPSMID
Dr. Destura is a multi-awarded clinician and scientist who continuously try to narrow down the gap between Basic Science, Medical Science, and Biotechnology and community service by combining all disciplines to reach a focused goal. His “research bench to community” approach is ultimately geared towards developing low-cost technologies for the control of infectious diseases in the Philippines and the generation of new knowledge to find sustainable and equitable solutions to diseases of poverty.