DMSFI Center for Research and Development

DMSFI Center for Research and Development To produce high-quality research and products aligned with the institution's vision and mission.

Tagline "In the forefront of discovery, building hope for the future."

09/12/2025

Weโ€™re set to resume! ๐Ÿ’™

The Talakayang HeaRT Beat Press Conference on Bridging Research to Policy: Mental Health Policies for OFWs is officially resuming on 11 December 2025, 3:00 PM, in Quezon City.

Join us as we continue the conversation on how research can shape better mental health policies for our OFWs. For slot confirmation, please contact jpmacan@pchrd.dost.gov.ph. See you there!

"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believ...
05/12/2025

"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." - Galatians 6:10

Today, we celebrate someone who truly embodies the heart of service and kindness! Happiest Birthday to the one and onlyyyyyyyyy sir John!

Galatians 6:10 perfectly (like your name "Perfecto") describes who you are: a wonderful person who lives out the meaning of kindness and compassion. Just being there beside us offering a helping hand greatly eases our minds, knowing that we have someone near who can help us with something we can't do alone.

You also show true humility by prioritizing the interests of the team and genuinely caring for your coworkers. And what's more, you approach every task with a positive, humble spirit and a readiness to submit and serve the greater good.

Salamat kaayo sir ayy.. for being such a bright example and an absolute joy to work with! May your year be filled with the same abundant blessings you pour out onto others.

Drop a comment and wish sir John a wonderful day!

Once again, happy birthday to you, sir John (Perfecto Candia)!

greetings from DMSFI Center for Research and Development, Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc.

๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐…๐ˆ ๐‚๐‘๐ƒ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐„๐ˆ๐•๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‚๐‹๐Œ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐˜๐‹๐„ ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐‘๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ!On December 3, 2025, the Project Leader Dr. Maria Ang...
05/12/2025

๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐…๐ˆ ๐‚๐‘๐ƒ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐„๐ˆ๐•๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‚๐‹๐Œ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐˜๐‹๐„ ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐‘๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ!

On December 3, 2025, the Project Leader Dr. Maria Angelica Plata (Lyka Plata), lifestyle medicine doctors, and her staff flew to Clark, Pampanga, to receive the "๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐" from the Lifestyle Medicine Philippines - PCLM (PCLM)!

This DMSFI-funded project, entitled ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐€๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ (๐‹๐€๐๐“๐€๐–-๐ƒ๐€๐๐€๐–) Project (DMSFI Telemedicine), was showcased to representatives from the Department of Health, Philippine Heart Association, Philippine Nephrologist Society, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Philippine Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine, and many more!

In the same event, ๐ข๐‹๐”๐๐€๐’: ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐”๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ-๐š๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ was also showcased to the same representatives. This is an app that is just one of the many outputs of the LANTAW-DABAW project, which will be used in telemedicine implementation; specifically, a telemedicine web app where video calling and mental health screening tools are already integrated in the system, so its easier to profile the health records of OFWs when used in telemental health.

A booth was also installed, manned by the project's staff to answer specific questions from representatives and guests, and to further elaborate the expected goals and outcomes of the project and the app.

Kudos to the whole team!

"KEEP the FIRE burning, esp the E-EXCELLENCE!" - Dr. Gladys Ogatis-Sermon, Teleconsult Doctor, LANTAW-DABAW

at DMSFI Telemedicine, DMSFI Center for Research and Development, Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc.

๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐…๐ˆ ๐‚๐‘๐ƒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐’๐๐Œ๐ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!Our center director Dr. Genevieve Dable Tupas MD, FPPS,...
04/12/2025

๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐…๐ˆ ๐‚๐‘๐ƒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐’๐๐Œ๐ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

Our center director Dr. Genevieve Dable Tupas MD, FPPS, FPSECP, MMCE, together with the center coordinator Ms. Leah Jane Ofima () is at the 52nd Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB) Annual Scientific Convention! This time with a bigger like-minded audience, we showcased our the preliminary results of Research and Development Center for Maternal and Child Health (ReDMatCH) Project 1! We've showcased the contributors and consequences of childhood stunting, its maternal influences, and suggested management strategies.

Kudos to our dear director, the ever-supportive center coordinator, and the whole ReDMatCH and CRD fam!

at Research and Development Center for Maternal and Child Health, DMSFI Center for Research and Development, Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc.

"But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. - Hebrews ...
03/12/2025

"But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. - Hebrews 5:14

Eyyy!! Happy birthday to our girl, ma'am Lors!

"What makes someone be respected, be bubbly, being care-ful?" Turns out, those are just three of the many things how we can describe our birthday celebrant today. It's not everyday we meet someone who embodies her name, quite literally, "Joy," by being one of the bubbliest bubbly person in CRD. Just one of the happiest and optimistic persons in our office!

For those lucky enough to be in her inner circle, we know your care-fulness is unmatched. This care is born from deep humility and intentionality, which makes the compassion she gives are so valuable and significant.

And let's not forget, she is a researcher: one who seeks the truth. Be foolish enough to not-do your research and speak nonsense and you'll get what you didn't expect-- but in a nicer way. ;)

Again, these are just three things to describe her. What other qualities do you think makes ma'am Lors unique? Share in the comments! Let's make this day a day to remember for her!

Happy birthday again to you, ma'am Lorraine Joy L. Bernolo (Lorraine Bernolo)!

greetings from Research and Development Center for Maternal and Child Health, DMSFI Center for Research and Development, Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc.

03/12/2025

๐ŸŒŸ Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Genevieve Dable-Tupas, MD, FPPS, FPSECP, MMedCE ๐ŸŒŸ

Dr. Genevieve Dable-Tupas, MD, FPPS, FPSECP, MMedCE, is a physician, educator, and clinical epidemiologist with over 25 years of experience. She is the Director of the Center for Research and Development at Davao Medical School Foundation, Associate Professor III and Chair of Pharmacology, and a Medical Specialist III in Pediatrics at Southern Philippines Medical Center. Her research focuses on childhood stunting, maternal and child health, nutrigenomics, and public health innovation, including international collaborations such as neonatal resuscitation studies with Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Tupas leads NICER-funded maternal and child health research, co-investigates the OCSEAN Study on genetic diversity, and has contributed to peer-reviewed publications and Elsevier-edited books. Currently pursuing a PhD in Health Sciences at Ghent University, she advocates for evidence-based pediatric care, strong health research systems, and global scientific collaboration.

01/12/2025

๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ž: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐‹๐€๐Š ๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐… ๐‰๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž!

And, of course, the culmination of our collaborative spirit: showcasing the official teaser of the 2025 ๐ท๐‘€๐‘†๐น๐ผ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ฝ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘™๐‘’, aptly titled "๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐‹๐€๐Š ๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐…"! Hearing this original composition and doing our performance truly lit up the stage! The Bisaya term "Sidlak" (to spark/shine) perfectly encapsulates the energy of our entire team as we all hit the stage together to dance to our very own tune.

This composition is more than just a jingle; it is a musical embodiment of the DMSFI spirit, deeply infused with our core values.

Igniting Our Core Values: F-I-R-E ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Our song and our performance showcase the foundation of our institution-- our core values, FIRE:

๐…aith in God
๐ˆntegrity
๐‘espect
๐„xcellence

The message of the jingle reminds us that our collective light is fueled by these principles.

Check out the full lyric video in our YouTube channel!

https://youtu.be/JF6ypfm5Muo?list=PLEo3rUBY-YGfTv1T3dGBN5DGZ-uOPa6Ep

01/12/2025

๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐จ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ข๐๐ฅ๐š๐ค: ๐€ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ซ!

Let's talk about a festive explosion of talent and Christmas spirit! We've really captured the pure joy and SIDLAK of the Christmas Lighting event!

We absolutely loved bringing the classic Filipino Christmas energy with the vibrant and lively version of "Kumukutikutitap" by Ryan Cayabyab! From there, we embraced the timeless warmth of Christmas with our deeply happy and harmonious rendition of "Silent Night."

A massive congratulations and salamat to every single one of us on stage! We were both singing and dancing, and really just radiated positive energy. Our collective light made the evening truly spectacular. And our dedication and talent are the true spark that lights up DMSFI.

Thank you, team, for making this celebration so SIDLAK!

01/12/2025

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ '๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐'

We are still in awe of the breathtaking performance by our staff members in white! This stunning segment of our presentation was a deeply moving interpretative dance to "Light of the World" by Lauren Daigle. The dancers didn't just perform; they beautifully and gracefully captured the true spirit of light, hope, and profound artistry. Their choreography was both poignant and powerful, delivered with a softness that truly touched the hearts of the whole DMSFI. It was a remarkable demonstration of hidden talent and passion within the CRD fam, reminding us all of the illumination and joy we share. Thank you for sharing your SIDLAK with us through such an inspiring and memorable act!

๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐‹๐€๐Š ๐‚๐‘๐ƒ: ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ!The Bisaya term "๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘˜" means "to shine," "brilliance," or "to radiate," and ...
27/11/2025

๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐‹๐€๐Š ๐‚๐‘๐ƒ: ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ!

The Bisaya term "๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘˜" means "to shine," "brilliance," or "to radiate," and that's exactly what AND how our incredible team did at this year's ๐ท๐‘€๐‘†๐น๐ผ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ถ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ฆ! Every single member has displayed their inner brilliance and dedication throughout 2025.

We want to extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation to every single person who makes up our teamโ€“from our dedicated Center Director, Dr. Genevieve Dable Tupas, to our brilliant research faculties, to our hardworking regular and indispensable project-based staff. Our collective efforts are what make CRD shine so brightly!

A special shoutout goes to the staff members in white, who beautifully and gracefully captured the spirit of light with their poignant and moving interpretative dance performance of "Light of the World" by Lauren Daigle. It was a truly soft and powerful display that resonated with the whole DMSFI.

And, of course, the culmination of our collaborative spirit: showcasing the official teaser of the 2025 ๐ท๐‘€๐‘†๐น๐ผ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ฝ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘™๐‘’, aptly titled "๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐‹๐€๐Š ๐ƒ๐Œ๐’๐…"! Hearing this composition and doing our performance truly lit up the stage!

Looking forward to the success of the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ as we host this momentous event, and as we showcase the whole Christmas Jingle!

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DMSFI RESEARCH CENTER

The Research Center is the Clinical Epidemiology and Science Research unit of the College of Medicine of the Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc.

This houses a modern research laboratory that supports the conduct of basic scientific researches, preclinical and clinical trials, the major goal of which is the development of potential herbal plants into therapeutic preparations that can be utilized by the community.

Ultimately, the research center could also collaborate with other institutions, government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector towards academic and scientific research.