Pinoy Scientists

Claire Pascua is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at the University of Auckland. Her doctoral research revolves around the seismic performance of buildings — a topic entirely relevant in a country like the Philippines.

Lisa Lamberte is a research fellow at the University of Birmingham. She is an expert in molecular microbiology with a track record of studying gene regulation in bacteria and the human gut microbiome as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes.

Aaron Alcala is a PhD student in Genetics at the University of Georgia. For his current PhD thesis, Aaron is studying mammal, reptile, bird limb and genital development.

Armbien Sabillo is a scientist and law student seeking to go into patent law and science policy. He is currently taking up his Juris Doctor at UC Berkeley specializing in Intellectual Property Law.

Miguel Feria heads the research efforts at Indigo Research, an applied artificial intelligence (AI) research company in the Philippines. His current research interests lie in network science, complex systems and natural language processing.

Arielle Sulit is a doctoral candidate in Genetics at New Zealand’s Massey University where she is applying her skills to investigate the microbiome in colorectal cancer.

Kiwi Florido is a PhD student taking up the Biological Sciences in Public Health Program at Harvard University in the USA. She is investigating studies in the field of stem cell biology, aging, apoptosis and cancer.

Zara Fernandez is a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer at Salesforce.

Kirstie Bruce is a Materials Science PhD researcher, graduate teaching assistant and content ambassador from the University of Manchester. She is currently working on the heat treatment optimisation of electron beam welded reactor pressure vessel steel.

Jean Utzurrum is a Marine Biology Master’s student from Silliman University. Currently, she is a research assistant for mesophotic fishes research.

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. 

Kirstene Gultian is a doctoral research fellow at Rowan University in New Jersey, USA studying Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. In her research, she develops hydrogel-based materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, particularly for bone regeneration and guiding stem cell differentiation and behavior.

Christian Gloria is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health at Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. His latest research examines the mental health of Filipinos from Pampanga, where he investigates the factors that enable people to adapt, grow and thrive against chronic stress and adversity.

Krizelle Alcantara is a research assistant at the Center for Gene Therapy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute in Ohio, USA where she works towards understanding her own disease – Neurofibromatosis – by developing a gene replacement therapy for NF2.

Matthew Go is a forensic anthropologist at the US Department of Defense’s Central Identification Laboratory. He is primarily engaged in the applications of anthropology and archaeology to medico-legal issues involving human skeletal remains.

Gracile Celine Roxas is a Science Research Specialist at the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. One of her ongoing projects involves establishing the chemical profile of the artworks of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo.

Aiko del Rosario is Master’s student in Marine Science at the University of the Philippines. Her current work is on producing ocean current maps of the Luzon Strait based high-frequency radar data.

Aldrin Gabuya is a resident astronomer of the Al Sadeem Astronomy Observatory in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He contributes sunspot count data, astrometry and photometry of variable stars, asteroids and comets and is also in charge of the observatory’s educational activities, including astrophotography, workshops and planetarium shows.

Romar Avila is a master’s student in physical chemistry under the Erasmus Mundus program titled Surface, Electro, Radiation, and Photo Chemistry. His current work involves thin film deposition of high entropy oxides, a class of materials which have the potential to be used for energy storage as supercapacitors or batteries.

Si Nicko Caluya ay isang mag-aaral sa antas doktorado (PhD) sa Interactive Media Design Laboratory (IMD Lab) ng Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) sa bansang Hapon. May kinalaman sa Augmented Reality at Virtual Reality ang kanyang mga proyekto, na may kaugnayan din sa pagkatutong interaktibo, pagdisenyo at pagbuo ng mga laro at aplikasyon, at computer graphics.