DrVan Jerwin Mercado

Assistant Professor

University of the Philippines Manila

  • Assistant Professor
    University of the Philippines Manila
  • Chair, Committee on Membership
    Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists
  • Fellow
    Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists
  • Member
    Catholic Physicians Guild of the Philippines
  • Member
    American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

BIO

Dr. Van Jerwin P Mercado is a medical doctor who is currently pursuing Masters in Public Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health under the WHO TDR Post-Graduate Training Fellowship in Implementation Research. He is concurrently an Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines Manila and has a special interest in immunology, biochemistry, parasitology and HIV/AIDS.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines7 Aug 2019 - present
  • Associate Professor
    De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, College of Medicine - Department of Biochemistry, City of Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines1 Jun 2012 - 15 Jul 2019

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chair, Committee on Membership
    Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists1 Jan 2019 - present
  • Secretary
    Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists1 Jan 2019 - 1 Jan 2021
  • Secretary
    Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists1 Jan 2014 - 1 Jan 2015
  • Fellow
    Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists2021 - present
  • Member
    Catholic Physicians Guild of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines2021 - present
  • Member
    American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2021 - present

DEGREES

  • MD
    University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines1 Jun 2006 - 22 May 2011
  • BS Basic Medical Sciences
    University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines1 Jun 2004 - 28 May 2008

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Member
    American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Oakbrook Terrace, United StatesOct 2020 - present
  • Fellow
    Philippine Association of Academic BiochemistsJul 2020 - present
  • Diplomate
    Philippine Association of Academic BiochemistsApr 2016 - Jul 2020
  • Regular Member
    Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2016 - present
  • Regular Member
    Philippine Association of Academic BiochemistsMay 2013 - Apr 2016

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Master of Public Health
    BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, BangladeshJan 2021 - present

LANGUAGES

  • Filipino; Pilipino
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

WHO REGION

  • WHO South-East Asia Region

COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY

  • Philippines