Melancon Laboratory
Marites P. Melancon, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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Research Areas
- Nanotechnology Research
- Imaging Research
Welcome to the Melancon Lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center! The mission of our lab is to develop nanoparticle-enhanced absorbable devices for the management of vascular diseases as well as novel nanotheranostics for the management of cancer and its complications.
Our Research
Research projects in our laboratory are focused on the following major areas:
- Development of radiopaque bioresorbable inferior vena cava filters
- Development of bioresorbable cell or drug-eluting polymeric vascular wraps and grafts
- Development of multifunctional theranostic nanoparticles
Please explore the links on our website to learn more about our research.
About Dr. Melancon
Marites Melancon, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interventional Radiology at The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Science at The University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Science in December 2007.
Melancon trained at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Imaging Physics from 2008 to 2011. She then joined the institution's Department of Interventional Radiology in 2012.
Read more about Dr. Melancon here.
Meet the Team
From left to right: Allan John R. Barcena, Marvin R. Bernardino, Marites P. Melancon (PI), and Erin Marie D. San Valentin.
Read more about the lab members here.
Congratulations to Allan John R. Barcena and Erin Marie D. San Valentin for receiving the Research Scientist Award from SIR Foundation! This award recognizes the accomplishments of scientists and engineers at all levels of training in Interventional Radiology. The award will be presented at the SIR 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
Congratulations to Allan John R. Barcena , Erin Marie D. San Valentin, and Sarah Honegger for being selected to present their work as Oral Presentations at the SIR 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
Congratulations to Erin Marie D. San Valentin, Allan John R. Barcena , Carleigh Klusman, and Benjamin Martin for publishing their paper entitled “Nano-embedded medical devices and delivery systems in interventional radiology” in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology! https://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.1841
Congratulations to Jossana A. Damasco and Joy Vanessa D. Perez for publishing their paper entitled “Bone-specific delivery of cabozantinib for prostate cancer bone metastasis treatment” in Talanta!
Congratulations to Allan John R. Barcena, Joy Vanessa D. Perez, Olivia, and Amy Mu for publishing their paper entitled “Localized perivascular therapeutic approaches to inhibit venous neointimal hyperplasia in arteriovenous fistula access for hemodialysis use” in Biomolecules! DOI: 10.3390/biom12101367
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Our Funding
We thank our sponsors for supporting our research over the years, including The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, The Radiological Society of North America, The Society of Interventional Radiology, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.