Field
Location (during time of takeover)
School/Institution
| Undergrad | University of Santo Tomas Psychology |
|---|---|
| Masters | University of Santo Tomas Psychology |
| MD | University of Santo Tomas Medicine |
| Research | Harvard University Epidemiology |
| Teaching | University of Santo Tomas Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital |
Featured on October 5, 2026
Opening up October is Pinoy Scientist Criselle Angeline Peñamante, M.D., a physician-scientist working as a clinical scientist and operations co-lead for the Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trials at Oakland Clinical.
Criselle completed her BS in Psychology at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where she remained to continue with an MA in the same field. She transferred to the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery to become a Doctor of Medicine, finishing in 2019. Criselle then moved to the US to participate in the Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, focusing on epidemiology. In 2021, she began working as an instructor at UST and a technical research adviser for the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. She was as also at St. Luke’s Medical Center as a research fellow on climate change and mental health, coordinating the Philippine section of the cross-country “Changing Worlds International Study.” After a year, she joined Harvard Medical School as a teaching fellow and served as a graduate student research assistant at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Lahey Health. She also started her Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery, graduating in 2025.
Criselle is now a behavioral health consultant for Cypress ABC LLC in California, and a clinical scientist and operations co-lead at Oakland Clinical, Irvine Clinical Research Network where she is a part of the Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials. She also founded and is the Chief Medical Research Officer for EMARI.AI, a mental wellness platform.
Some fun facts about Criselle
- When not working, she is frequently on a hiking trail or a golf course.
- She loves Disney parks, and her dream is to visit every one in the world! She’s been to 10 out of 12 – just the two in Paris left to go!
- Her work spans Alzheimer’s clinical trials and supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disability, but mental health has always been her passion. This led her to help build EMARI, a culturally responsive mental wellness app on the Apple App Store!
