Lab Members

Archana Mishra
Postdoctoral Fellow 
AMishra1@MDAnderson.org 

M.S. in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, India 
Ph.D. in Life Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

Research Interests: Synthesis, characterization, and application of nanomaterials, bio-hybrids, hydrogels and biosensors

Allan John R. Barcena
Postdoctoral Fellow
AJBarcena@MDAnderson.org

B.S. in Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
M.D./Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

Research Interests: Absorbable cell-loaded/drug-eluting medical devices

Marvin R. Bernardino
Research Data Coordinator
MRBernardino@MDAnderson.org

Research Interests: Microsurgery, 3D printing

Dominic Karl M. Bolinas
Graduate Student
DKBolinas@MDAnderson.org

B.S. in Public Health, University of the Philippines Visayas
M.D./Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine (Candidate), University of the Philippines Manila

Research Interests: Hydrogels, 2D/3D cell culture and liver hypertrophy

Benjamin M. Martin
Medical Student, Baylor College of Medicine
Benjamin.Martin@BCM.edu

B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA

Research Interests: Oncology, Surgical Oncology

Sophia C. Lopez
Medical Student, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
SClopez@MDAnderson.org

B.S. in Biology and Spanish, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Research Interests: Bone cement

Aaron Luong
Undergraduate Student, UT Austin
ATLuong@MDAnderson.org

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests: Machine learning application in liver perfusion

Kitz Paul D. Marco
Graduate Student
KDMarco@up.edu.ph

B.S. in Biochemistry, University of the Philippines Manila
M.D./Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine (Candidate), University of the Philippines Manila

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, cancer therapeutics, bone metastasis

Kim Claudette J. Fernandez
Graduate Student
KJFernandez@up.edu.ph

B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Santo Tomas
M.S. in Biochemistry (Candidate), University of the Philippines Manila

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, multi-omics

Shreyas Ranganath
Medical Student
Shreyas.Ranganath@uth.tmc.edu

B.S., University of Houston
M.S. in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Rice University

Research Interests: Vascular grafts