{"id":64880,"date":"2017-09-08T16:07:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T02:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=64880"},"modified":"2019-03-11T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T02:12:47","slug":"arcs-honolulu-scientist-of-the-year-yanagihara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/08\/arcs-honolulu-scientist-of-the-year-yanagihara\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCS<\/abbr> Honolulu Scientist of the Year speaks on hantaviruses"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Richard Yanagihara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation Honolulu Chapter<\/a> has named John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> Professor Richard Yanagihara<\/strong><\/a> its 2017 ARCS<\/abbr> Scientist of the Year. The Scientist of the Year award recognizes a University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> researcher whose advancement of knowledge in a STEM<\/abbr> field and mentorship of new scientists mirrors the ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation mission of advancing science in America.<\/p>\n

Yanagihara, an expert in emerging diseases, will discuss Hantaviruses: A Personal Journey of Discovery and New Beginnings at a free pauhana talk beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 14 in the Agricultural Sciences Building on the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus.<\/p>\n

Hantaviruses are a relatively newly discovered genre spread by rodents with sometimes fatal consequences to humans. Yanagihara, a professor in the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology<\/a> and director of UH<\/abbr>\u2019s Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Disease Research<\/a>, is considered to be one of the top hantavirus researchers in the world. He studies the appearance of diseases such as Ebola, measles, hepatitis C and HIV<\/abbr> among populations isolated by viertue of genetics, culture and\/or geography.<\/p>\n

The talk is co-sponsored by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a>. It is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested to ensure adequate seating. Email arcshonolulu@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More about the ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation<\/h2>\n

ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works to advance science in America through support of outstanding graduate students in STEM<\/abbr> fields. The Honolulu Chapter has awarded more than $2 million to Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa doctoral candidates since 1974.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Richard Yanagihara, an expert in emerging diseases, will discuss Hantaviruses: A Personal Journey of Discovery and New Beginnings at a free talk on September 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[598,165,31,429,9,1149],"class_list":["post-64880","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-tropical-medicine-and-medical-microbiology","tag-uh-manoa","tag-virus","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