Mikhail is a research technician in the Cardiovascular Sciences department of the National Heart & Lung Institute (NHLI)-Imperial College London, obtaining his BSc in Biomedical Sciences from Kingston University London.

He is currently active in the research of atherosclerosis, where the group focuses on the role of antibodies in the progression or protection in this devastating condition, with the aim of utilising these antibodies as potential future biomarkers, imaging agents for detection and therapeutic drugs for plaque/lesion treatment.He has contributed to the publication of several papers in scientific journals.

Mikhail’s passion has long been in planetary health, ecology, conservation and pollution which has been prompted by recurrent visits to his parent’s homeland of the Philippines where he noticed the reduction of ecological diversity, increased plastic pollution, natural habitat destruction and increased healthcare issues with the local population.