Pinoy Scientists in Sweden

Kimberly “Kim” Lagrama is a materials engineer and tribologist working on the construction of the European Spallation Source in Sweden as a Lead Design Engineering and Piping Engineering Specialist.

Princess Cabotaje is a PhD student in Chemistry specialising in Molecular Biomimetics at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her PhD project seeks to utilise the diversity of hydrogenase for energy applications.

Sophia Hernandez is a PhD student in molecular biology at Umea University, Sweden. She continues to investigate the Plasmodium parasite through research grants from EMBO and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Mark Dennis Retrato is an Industrial PhD student in Analytical Chemistry at Uppsala University. For his doctoral research, he is now developing analytical methods for assessing the stability of lipid emulsions used for parenteral nutrition.

Flor Cobar is a Master’s student in Pharmaceutical Modelling at Uppsala University, Sweden. In her current degree, Flor applies theoretical and practical knowledge of advanced modelling techniques including computational chemistry, machine learning and bioinformatics to drug discovery, development and usage. 

Valerie Valeriano is a research engineer at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Currently, she is working on developing a culturomics platform for women’s health and oncobiomics.

Valerie Diane Valeriano is a molecular infection biologist whose research focuses on the understanding of the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes.