Melancon Laboratory
Marites P. Melancon, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Research Areas
- Nanotechnology
- Imaging
Welcome to the Melancon Lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center! The goal of our lab is to develop nanoparticle-enhanced absorbable devices for the management of vascular diseases as well as novel nanotheranostics for the management of cancer and its complications.
Our Research
Research projects in our laboratory are focused on the following major areas:
- Development of radiopaque bioresorbable inferior vena cava filters
- Development of bioresorbable cell or drug-eluting polymeric vascular wraps and grafts
- Development of multifunctional theranostic nanoparticles
About Dr. Melancon
Marites Melancon, Ph.D., is a tenured professor in the Department of Interventional Radiology. She received her Ph.D. in biomedical science at The University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Science in December 2007.
Dr. Melancon trained at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Imaging Physics as an Odyssey Fellow from 2008 to 2011. She then joined the institution's Department of Interventional Radiology in 2012.
Congratulations to Allan John R. Barcena for receiving the 2025 Research Grant sponsored by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology!
Congratulations to Dominic Karl M. Bolinas for winning the Dr. Noel Juban Outstanding Research Publication Award for his paper “Mesenchymal Stem Cells Loaded in Injectable Alginate Hydrogels Promote Liver Growth and Attenuate Liver Fibrosis in Cirrhotic Rats” in Gels!
Congratulations to Dominic Karl M. Bolinas, Allan John R. Barcena, Archana Mishra, and Marvin R. Bernardino for publishing their paper entitled “Mesenchymal Stem Cells Loaded in Injectable Alginate Hydrogels Promote Liver Growth and Attenuate Liver Fibrosis in Cirrhotic Rats” in Gels!
Congratulations to Archana Mishra, Erin Marie D. San Valentin, Allan John R. Barcena, Dominic Karl M. Bolinas, and Marvin R. Bernardino for publishing their paper entitled “Antibody-Targeted Bismuth Gadolinium Nanoconjugate for Image-Guided Radiotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma” in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces!
Congratulations to Allan John R. Barcena and Marvin R. Bernardino for publishing their paper entitled “Bismuth-infused perivascular wrap facilitates delivery of mesenchymal stem cells and attenuation of neointimal hyperplasia in rat arteriovenous fistulas” in Biomaterials Advances!
Congratulations to Benjamin Martin for graduating from Baylor College of Medicine and matching in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Baylor College of Medicine.