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 an 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 an 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)
DOMINIC CHOW, MD
Dominic Chow, MD
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
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Email: blissk@hawaii.edu
View an introduction
OBGYN overview (pdf)
DAVID HORIO, MD
David Horio, MD
VENKATARAMAN BALARAMAN, MD
Venkataraman Balaraman, MD
JANE ONOYE, PHD
Jane Onoye, PhD
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 an introduction
TMMMP overview (pdf)
RICHARD KASUYA, MD
Richard Kasuya, MD
Office of Medical Education
Email: kasuya@hawaii.edu
View an introduction
OME overview (pdf)