Marites P. Melancon, PhD

Associate Prof, Interventional Radiology; Director, Summer Experience and Odyssey Programs @mdandersonnews; wife; cheer and swim mom; tweets are my own

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

@rrbehringer @PVAMU @HouChristianU @SocDevBio @SSRepro @MDAndersonNews They are lucky to have you as a mentor! Good luck to them tomorrow. Guess you went to Max’s?

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Calling all 1st year medical students interested in oncology research summer internship @MDAndersonNews. Application for Med Student SOAR program is now open until Jan. 17, 2024. Scan QR code below for more info! @JillGunther

[@Acadrad @AcadRad]

Join us in congratulating four of our 2023 #DistinguishedInvestigators 👏.

These #DI will be honored at #RSNA23 in Chicago. For more program details, visit https://t.co/tD5o4CHwax.

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

@rrbehringer @racingtheplanet Wow! Such a great achievement! Congrats!!!

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Great opportunity for medical students who are interested in oncology and working alongside faculty @MDAndersonNews! This program, funded by @theNCI, provides stipend and research funds. For more info, visit https://t.co/M8Ofcl3wMz!

[Denise De la Cruz, Ed.D. @yogagirldd]

📢 #MedEd 📢 We are gearing up for our #medicalstudent #summerresearch #oncologyresearch at @MDAndersonNews ❗️The application deadline is January 20, 2024. @JillGunther @MelanconTess @AROPA_org

[Richard Behringer @rrbehringer]

Philippine American get together for lunch. Wonderful meeting Drs. Cielito Reyes-Gibby & Marites Melancon, both tenured research faculty @MDAndersonNews & Gema Sunga @MDA_UTHGrad

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

@KiranKu1987 I agree! Congratulations!

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

@ghosh88susmita @cbartholomeusz1 We love working with you! Thank you for making the #MSCOMDA a success!!

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

And that’s a wrap for Summer Experience for the 3 of us-@cbartholomeusz1 & Nancy Strange! It has been a privilege working with amazing students, faculty, and staff these past 7 years! Thank you for all your support!

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Amazing Final Exposition by our summer students at @MDAndersonNews! Grateful for all the faculty, staff and lab mates for mentoring these students. Thank you to the postdocs who scored the posters! @cbartholomeusz1 @DianeBodurka

[Chandra Bartholomeusz, MD, PhD @cbartholomeusz1]

Our #MSCOMDA students gaining hands on experience in the Department of Vet Med at @MDAndersonNews
@MelanconTess @DianeBodurka
@TXWorkforce

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Happening now #MSCOMDA @MDAndersonNews! Scientific communications with @bparkerkerrigan, awarding Teens’ Choice award for elevator speech led by @CPRTP, and wet lab with Vet Med Dept. @cbartholomeusz1 @DianeBodurka

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Grateful for @TXWorkforce for supporting 50 middle schoolers to learn about oncology @MDAndersonNews #MSCOMDA @cbartholomeusz1 @DianeBodurka

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Happy scientists, Drs. @JulieLarkin305, @JianHu_Neural, and Pratip Bhattacharya, shared their journey with @MDAndersonNews Summer Experience students, as well as tips to becoming successful. Do what you love and everything will follow!

[Chandra Bartholomeusz, MD, PhD @cbartholomeusz1]

Great start to the 2023 @MDAndersonNews Summer Experience Program with our students attending the exciting Cancer Biology BootCamp presented by Dr. Steven Millward @MelanconTess @DianeBodurka

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

For the first time, @MDAndersonNews is hosting a summer camp for middle school students funded by @TXWorkforce through the Governor's Summer Merit Program. All 8th graders within the Houston area who are interested in oncology are encouraged to apply.

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Thank you, Drs. @say_gel_vee_ahs and @Gaia_JExpMed for coming to the Odyssey monthly meeting @MDAndersonNews. Your perspective on the review process, as well as what it takes to be an Editor is very helpful, especially to our postdocs!

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Thankful for @Baylor, @Augustana_IL, @BrynMawrCollege, @NotreDame, @utrgv, & @NSUFlorida for sending your top-notch students @MDAndersonNews to do research. I am in awe at what they can accomplish in 10 weeks!

[Chandra Bartholomeusz, MD, PhD @cbartholomeusz1]

Kudos to our amazing students from University Outreach and Summer Undergraduate Research Programs who presented their posters at the 2022 @MDAndersonNews Summer Experience Poster Session. Thank you faculty, staff and postdocs for your support. @MelanconTess @DianeBodurka

[Marites P. Melancon, PhD @MelanconTess]

Thank you for being such a great mentor, @MelindaYatesPhD!

[Melinda Yates, PhD @MelindaYatesPhD]

Congrats on a very successful summer program @MDAndersonNews! I had the pleasure of seeing posters from impressive students from high school to grad school and crossed paths with colleagues I haven’t met in-person for years. Great day! @MelanconTess @pascheet @ShannonWestin

[Chandra Bartholomeusz, MD, PhD @cbartholomeusz1]

Kudos to our amazing students from University Outreach and Summer Undergraduate Research Programs who presented their posters at the 2022 @MDAndersonNews Summer Experience Poster Session. Thank you faculty, staff and postdocs for your support. @MelanconTess @DianeBodurka