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Pictured: Feral cat at Kakaʻako Waterfront Park. Deborah Manog Dimaya photo.   Doctors in the University of Hawaiʻi Pediatric Residency Program at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children examined cases affecting children at one medical center over an eight-year period. Research by doctors in the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Pediatric Residency Program at Kapiʻolani […]

Pictured: Dr. Shikuma is at the microphone during a session of the Hawaiʻi 2 Zero HIV Prevention and Cure Conference. The 4th annual Hawaiʻi to Zero HIV Prevention and Cure Conference was held at the Ala Moana Hotel on January 10, 2019. Below are comments delivered at the conference. By Cecilia Shikuma, MD, Director, University […]

Pictured: Attendees of the 1st International Conference of Translational Medicine at JABSOM. Deborah Manog Dimaya photo. By UH Med Now The 1st annual International Conference of Translational Medicine inspired the expression of high hopes for collaboration and scientific advancement by Hawai’i Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, MD, who welcomed the distinguished clinicians and presenters to the […]

Pictured: UH Mānoa undergraduate student Jasmine Padamada at the lab bench (L) and visiting a temple in Thailand (R). Photos courtesy of Padamada. Does traveling across the globe to conduct your own international research for two months interest you or someone you know? The Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program at […]

Pictured: Dr. Loïc LeMarchand working in a cell storage area in the laboratories at UH Kakaʻako. Courtesy UH Cancer Center. By UH Med Now The 1st annual international conference on Translational Medicine this weekend on the Kakaʻako campus of the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). The conference will bring together […]

Pictured: Albert To, a Zika Vaccine researcher in the Lehrer lab at JABSOM in December, 2018. Deborah Manog photo. The JABSOM research portfolio totaled nearly $60 million in FY 2018 ($59,977,063). By Rachel Boulay, PhD, Office of Associate Dean for Research In fiscal year 2018, the University of Hawai’i (UH) John A. Burns School of […]