History of OVCR
When UP Manila was established as the Health Science Center for the University of the Philippines, the areas of research were delegated to an Assistant for Research. The UP Board of Regents, in its 1139th meeting on February 17, 2000, mandated the position of Vice Chancellor for Research to concurrently serve as Executive Director of the National Institutes of Health. Due to the increasing research requirements of the NIH and the various colleges and units of UPM, the UPM Chancellor, Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla submitted a proposal to abrogate the concurrent positions and separate the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Executive Director of the NIH. The UP BOR in its 1339th meeting on November 9, 2018, approved the proposal and also approved the appointment of Dr. Armando C. Crisostomo to the position of Vice Chancellor for Research.
Vice Chancellors of UP Manila
Leslie Michelle M. Dalmacio
Vice Chancellor for Research
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Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine (UPCM). She has a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (minor in Microbiology), both from the University of the Philippines. She had research fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole Massachusetts, USA and at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore. Her research deals with virology, the human microbiome, probiotics, and immunodiagnostics. She was awarded as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 2012 for her work on hepatitis viruses, probiotics, and the microbiome.
She is a Diplomate of the Philippine Academy of Microbiology (PAM) and former President of the Philippine Society for Microbiology (PSM, 2018-19). She also served as President of the Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB, 2020-21) and as member of the Board of Directors in other professional organizations (Philippine Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria; Outstanding Young Scientists, Inc.). She has been a Governing Board Member (2020-present), Chair of the Medical Sciences Division (2020-present), and Vice President (2022-2023) of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). She is currently the President of the NRCP.
In UP Manila, she served as the Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (2016-2023) and Director (2021-2023) of the National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGOHS), as well as the Coordinator (2018-present) of the MD-PhD (Molecular Medicine) program of the UPCM and PCHRD.
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Edward HM. Wang, MD, MSc
Vice Chancellor for Research 2022
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Dr. Edward H.M. Wang was recognized for his significant contributions as a researcher, clinician, mentor, and scientist, specifically, for his extensive research in musculoskeletal tumor in the Philippines and for establishing that life-saving treatment and limb saving are possible in a state-subsidized government hospital for bone and tissue cancers of the limbs. His excellent collection of data of about 3000 cases on the musculoskeletal tumor patients at the Philippine General Hospital of the University of the Philippines Manila resulted in better patient service and allowed for further study and understanding of these conditions. This has served as the backbone of many research studies in terms of demographics, treatment results, and survival rates. He spearheaded the establishment of a multidisciplinary unit known as the UP-MuST Unit (University of the Philippines Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit) for optimum medical management, including medical and pediatric oncology, pathology, radiation oncology which serves as a model for others to emulate locally and internationally. Dr. Wang and his team have directed their scientific work to optimizing treatment for the Filipino patient, addressing different concerns and situations unique to the Philippines.
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