Drug Design and Development Related Research-DDDRR

Warmest birthday wishes to our Laboratory Head, Dr. Mark Tristan Quimque! Wishing you all the best, Sir Marky.

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆!🎉

Congratulations to the 2024 𝑶𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔. 👩‍🎓💐 You have optimized all the parameters towards success! Here's to catalyzing a bright future ahead! 🧪✨

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐟 (Magna Cum Laude)
𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐳𝐚 (Summa Cum Laude)
𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨 (Magna Cum Laude)
𝐆𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐨 (Magna Cum Laude)
𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚 (Magna Cum Laude)
𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐨 (Cum Laude)

𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞!💻🖱️

Heartfelt congratulations to our 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 for their successful thesis defense.

𝐆𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐨
𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚
𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐨

You've finally reached the end of your thesis journey, and a whole new world awaits you. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑫𝑫𝑹𝑹 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖! 👏🤝

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅! ⚗️🧪

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our exceptional 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 for their triumphant thesis defense.

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐟
𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐳𝐚
𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨

You have successfully conquered a formidable challenge, scaling a steep hill with determination and resilience. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐑 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 👏🎉

Congratulations to our esteemed Laboratory Head, Professor Mark Tristan J. Quimque, Ph.D.! You truly embody the vision of our laboratory, and we couldn't be prouder of your remarkable achievements. You're an inspiration to us all.

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Dr. Mark Tristan Quimque, a professor from the Department of Chemistry, bagged the Irene Villaseñor-KKP Best Graduate Student in Chemistry Award and won as Best Oral Presenter during the Chemistry Graduate Student Conference (CHEM-GSC 2024) held today, February 15, 2024 at De La Salle University (DLSU) - Manila Campus.

The event was held by the Kapisanang Kimika Ng Pilipinas (KKP) in partnership with DLSU’s Chemistry Department and the DLSU Instrumentation Facility. Moreover, the said conference also commemorates Chemistry Week, held between February 12-15 each year.

Dr. Quimque has recently finished his PhD from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), graduating with his dissertation titled, “Synthetic and Computational Approaches for Drug Discovery”, which was cited for the award. Currently, Dr. Quimque heads the Drug Design and Development Related Research Laboratory (DDDRR) in MSU-IIT's Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics (PRISM).

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Proofread by: Aaqilah Mangarun
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Mark Tristan Quimque

As we bid farewell to the year 2023, the DDDRR Family would like to express our deepest gratitude to all who made this year an extraordinary journey for our laboratory.

To our past researchers, project staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and immersion students from different schools, we thank you for being an integral part of our laboratory family. Best wishes on your journey to accomplishing your goals – may it be a fulfilling and rewarding adventure!

Happy Holidays!

Huge congratulations to all the brilliant minds who flawlessly defended their Master's thesis proposals!

Roel T. Panisan (Microwave-Assisted, One-Pot, Multicomponent Synthesis of Cyclic Guanidines: In silico and in vitro Studies for Potential Direct Renin Inhibitors for Hypertension Therapy)

Mary Milan M. Manubag (From Code to Compound: Total Synthesis of Proquazone and Its Derivatives and Evaluation of its Anti-inflammatory Activity via in silico and in vitro Studies)

May this success fuel your passion even more as you embark on the exciting journey of turning your ideas into reality.

The DDDRR family is immensely proud of you!

The DDDRR family extends our heartfelt congratulations to our MS student, Remus Castor, on the successful defense of his thesis proposal with the proposed title "Quinazoline-Benzimidazole Molecular-Hybrid as Potential Direct Renin Inhibitor for Hypertension Therapy: Synthetic, in silico, and in vitro Studies"

This is a significant milestone, and your hard work and dedication have truly paid off. As you embark on the next phase of your academic journey, remember that this accomplishment is just the beginning of many more successes to come. Once again, congratulations on this well-deserved achievement.

The DDDRR family congratulates our undergraduate students for completing their Undergraduate Thesis Proposal Defense.

Claude Kierulf
Karl Racaza
Kyle Sucuano

with their proposed study "INDOLEviating Threats: Diversity-Oriented Design and Synthesis of Indole-Based Alkaloids as Potential Drug Leads Against Metabolic Diseases"

We're extremely proud of you, and can't wait to see you achieve your goals. We now officially welcome you to the world of Drug Design and Development, future Nobel laureates.

สู้ๆนะคะ!

Our warmest congratulations to our graduate and undergraduate students for having successfully defended their respective theses.

Jeanette Versoza Paler Durante
Maru de Belen
Kharyl Jalagat
Merhyl Kit Angeline Paraluman
Karyll Lucile Cuizon Terez

The DDDRR family is immensely proud of you for your hard work, dedication, and perseverance.

April 17- May 2, 2023

Angel Gabriel Canillo and Trixie Kim Moreno from Iligan City East National High School- Sta. Filomena had their work immersion at the Drug Design and Development Related Research Laboratory (DDDRR), Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics (PRISM) of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT).

We hope you enjoyed your stay and learned a lot from our hands-on laboratory experience. Congratulations! Our goal was to create an experience that would help you learn about the different areas of the lab and the different tasks we do. We hope you had a blast and that this gave you great ideas for your future.

Congratulations to our very own Laboratory Head, Sir Mark Tristan J. Quimque, for garnering the following awards:

2022 Research Productivity Award
2022 Highly Cited Researcher Award

during the Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) Research, Extension, and Internationalization (REI) Summit held at Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics (PRISM) on April 25, 2023.

The DDDRR family are very proud of you!

Meet our team!

Mark Tristan J. Quimque (Laboratory Head/ Project Leader)
Jeanette V. Durante (Science Research Specialist I)
Aivee Joyce D. Naparan, RCh (Laboratory Technician I)
Lea S. Cardiño (Project Assistant III)