Lab Members
Jossana A. Damasco, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. in Chemistry, University of the Philippines – Diliman
Ph.D. in Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo
Research Interests: My research interests focus on the design and synthesis of targeted multimodal nanoparticle constructs to effectively deliver therapeutics and monitor treatment response. I am also interested in the development of radiopaque biomaterials as biodegradable implantable medical devices.
Joy Vanessa D. Perez
Graduate Student
B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines
M.D., Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine (Candidate), University of the Philippines
Research Interests:
Raniv D. Rojo
Graduate Student
B.S. in Biology, University of the Philippines – Manila
M.D., Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine (Candidate), University of the Philippines – Manila
Research Interests:
Cancer Immunology; Bone Metastasis;
Irreversible Electroporation
Amy Mu
Undergraduate Student
B.S. Biochemistry and Cell Biology and B.A. Kinesiology (Health Sciences), Rice University
Research Interests:
Nanomedicine
Undergraduate Student
B.A. in Cognitive Sciences, Rice University (expected May 2019)
Research Interests:
Anticancer
Melancon Lab Alumni – Postdoctoral Fellows
Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, 2/2013-3/2018, 11/2016-11/2017
Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, 7/2014-03/2018
Melancon Lab Alumni – Medical Students
Patrick Lee, M.D. (6/2014-8/2014)
Adam
Ashley Chang, M.D. (6/2016-12/2017)
Will start Anesthesiology residency at Baylor University, Houston, TX
Will start general surgery residency at Columbia University, and then residency in Interventional Radiology at
Melancon Lab Alumni – Undergraduates
Thomas Rogers (6/2016-8/2016)
Linfeng Lu (9/2015-7/2018)
Currently a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine
James Feng (6/17-8/2017)
Currently an undergraduate student at Duke University, Department of Chemistry
Paul Behlau (6/2018-8/2018)