{"id":100786,"date":"2019-08-02T14:32:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T00:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=100786"},"modified":"2019-08-02T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T00:39:28","slug":"manoa-jabsom-postdoc-knutson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/08\/02\/manoa-jabsom-postdoc-knutson\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> medical postdoc honored for heart research"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Andrew K. Knutson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Native Hawaiian scientist at the John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>) is one of 15 national researchers recognized for productivity and potential among under-represented minority postdoctoral fellows.<\/p>\n

Heart researcher Andrew Kekūpaʻa<\/span> Knutson<\/strong> will receive $60,000 over three years from the prestigious 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program<\/a>. His research at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> focuses on understanding how cardiomyocytes (the beating cells of the heart) respond to hypoxia or low oxygen levels.<\/p>\n

“I enjoy the discovery aspect and the element of storytelling found in science,” said Knutson, who works in the lab of his mentor, Ralph Shohet<\/strong><\/a>, in JABSOM<\/abbr>’s Center for Cardiovascular Research<\/a> (CCR<\/abbr>). “The investigators here are truly passionate about their science and are very collaborative. I get a lot of advice and feedback on my science and career from other investigators throughout JABSOM<\/abbr> and especially in the CCR<\/abbr>.”<\/p>\n

Knutson aspires to eventually run his own research lab and study chromatin regulation in the contexts of development and disease. His goal is to remain in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and train the next generation of scientists, especially students of Native Hawaiian ancestry.<\/p>\n

See the full story on the JABSOM<\/abbr> website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Andrew Knutson will receive $60,000 over three years while working in the lab of his mentor, Ralph Shohei, in the Center for Cardiovascular Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[598,165,31,1363,9],"class_list":["post-100786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-health","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-manoa-research","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t