Neurodegenerative disease link to protein focus of $430K grant
The grant will investigate the role of selenoprotein I in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative diseases.
Native Hawaiian quadriplegic scientist climbs research ladder, secures NIH award
From a lab volunteer to a principal investigator, Jonathan Yap climbed the research ladder as fast as anyone could.
Pursuing health equity through a women, gender issues lens
A WGSS student and two alumni explain why seeking a double major in WGSS made sense to them in pursuit of health care careers.
TAs can help open doors for students in life sciences
Priority will be given to students who apply by April 29.
$300K to teach data science for the jobs of the future
National Science Foundation funds justice-oriented data science education.
Lung cancer research focus of grad student, inaugural fellowship recipient
Zitong Gao¡¯s fellowship is sponsored by the Friends of the UH Cancer Center and Clinical Labs of Â鶹´«Ã½.
$2.3M boost puts Hawai?i gene therapy research on the map
The R01 National Institutes of Health grant will help to develop a new, safer and more efficient approach to gene therapy.
UH student pursuing MD, PhD reveals how asbestos fibers cause cancer
Jiaming Xue¡¯s research revealing important mechanisms on how asbestos fibers cause cancer is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Higher COVID-19 cure rates linked to diets sufficient in selenium
Researchers at the John A. Burns School of Medicine studying selenium were encouraged by a recent study out of China.
#FacesOfManoa: Scientist and pageant princess
Meet Ruth Taketa, a UH Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine graduate student pursuing her master's degree in cell and molecular biology.