Medical Student Research Opportunities

Each department or office has designated a point of contact for research.

These individuals can best answer questions about on-going research in the department as well as direct you to the right mentor or the best first steps to get involved with on-going research projects. We encourage you to contact them directly.

TAKASHI MATSUI
Takashi Matsui, MD, PhD
Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology
Email: tmatsui@hawaii.edu
View Dr. Matsui's introduction
Faculty directory (pdf)
OLIVER LE SAUX
Olivier Le Saux, PhD
Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: lesaux@hawaii.edu
or Peter Hoffmann, PhD
Email: peterrh@hawaii.edu
CMB overview (pdf)
PAULINE MASHIMA
Pauline Mashima, PhD
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Email: mashima@hawaii.edu
CSD overview (pdf)
LEIMOMI KANAGUSUKU, MD
Leimomi Kanagusuku, MD
Family Medicine and
Community Health

Email: leimomik@hawaii.edu
and Robert Thomas Carlisle
Email: rtcarl@hawaii.edu
View Dr. Kanagusuku's introduction
FMCH overview (pdf)
KAMAL MASAKI, MD
Kamal Masaki, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Email: kmasaki@hawaii.edu
and Misty Yee
Email: mistyy@hawaii.edu
Geriatric Medicine overview (pdf)
CLAIRE TOWNSEND ING, PHD
Claire Townsend Ing, PhD
Native Hawaiian Health
Email: clairemt@hawaii.edu
and Mona-Ann Cardejon
Email: monaann@hawaii.edu
DNHH research investigators
BLISS KANESHIRO, MD
Bliss Kaneshiro, MD
VENKATARAMAN BALARAMAN, MD
Venkataraman Balaraman, MD
CHATHURA SIRIWARDHANA, PHD
Chathura Siriwardhana, PhD
Quantitative Health Sciences
Email: cksiri@hawaii.edu
QHS overview (pdf)
CHRISTINA WAI, MD
Christina Wai, MD
SAGUNA VERMA, PHD
Saguna Verma, PhD
Tropical Medicine, Medical
Microbiology and Pharmacology

Email: saguna@hawaii.edu
View Dr. Verma's introduction
TMMMP overview (pdf)
RICHARD KASUYA, MD
Richard Kasuya, MD
Office of Medical Education
Email: kasuya@hawaii.edu
View Dr. Kasuya's introduction
OME overview (pdf)