Staff
Staff
Michael C. Velarde, Ph.D.
IB Cell Repository Curator
The IB Cell Repository Curator is appointed by the Director of the Institute of Biology. The curator oversees the repository operations by establishing policies for access and maintenance, conducting cell bank transactions, maintaining an inventory of the IB cell repository, and ensuring up-to-date ethics approval and MTA provisions for human cell collection and processing.
All research and service activities of the facility follow the guidelines set by the IB Research Committee and the IB Extension Committee, respectively. All biobanking activities are in adherence to the approved UP Policy on Human Biobanks.
Cielo Marquez, M.Sc.
University Research Associate
The University Research Associate assists the IB Cell Repository Curator in maintaining the day-to-day activities of the cell repository.