UH Med Now - Research

JABSOM Pathology Chair Dr. Karen S. Thompson is pictured with her new book and JABSOM Associate Dean Dr. Alan Otsuki in the Dean’s Office. By UH Med Now University of Hawaiʻi Professor and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Chair of Pathology Karen S. Thompson, MD has a new book out. Diagnostic Pathology: Neoplastic […]

Ola HAWAIʻI, Team-Science Pilot Projects Program is pleased to announce an opportunity for investigators to apply for pilot funds. Ola HAWAIʻI (Health And Wellness Achieved by Impacting Inequalities) will be responsible to grow and support a community of health disparities scholars to determine the causes of and interventions for health disparities in the Pacific. RESEARCH […]

By Deborah Manog Dimaya Long life expectancy, thatʻs the common thread shared between the state of Hawaiʻi and the Okinawa prefecture, in their respective countries. In September, also called “National Healthy Aging Month,” researchers from both places gathered to discuss the latest findings related to growing old, while keeping in good health. The “Advances in […]

Pictured: Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who grew up in Hilo, Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi offers a rare opportunity here at Kakaʻako this month for scholars and the public to hear from one of the most lauded scientists in the world in the compelling field of genome editing. It is also a homecoming for Dr. Jennifer […]

Pictured: Dr. Wang with Dr. Rachel Boulay and Dr. Ralph Shohet outside the “Independence Wall” at the UH medical school’s Center for Cardiovascular Research. By Tina Shelton , JABSOM Communications Director The Center for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) is hosting Dr. Wayne Wang of the […]

Amount: $25,000 Duration: 1 year Funds may be used by the recipient at their discretion to enhance and support the research of junior faculty at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine. Funds may be used for salary support; for travel and attendance of workshops, courses, scientific or educational meetings, other universities, […]