People

Faculty (Email); Affiliation(s); 

Graduate Program

Research Interests

Bellinger, Frederick (fb@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology

Neurobiology of selenoproteins in development, synaptic plasticity and neurodegeneration

Berry, Marla (mberry@hawaii.edu) CMB (Chair), JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology 

Oxidative damage and antioxidant defenses in neurological diseases and neurodegeneration

Bingham, J-P (Jon Paul) (jbingham@hawaii.edu) MBBE 

Molecular Bioscience & Bioengineering (Graduate Program Director)

Peptides, toxins, Proteomics, fluorescent ion channel imaging

Blanchard, Caroline (dcb@hawaii.edu) PBRC

Cell & Molecular Biology

The neurobiology of evolved biobehavioral systems 

Fleig, Andrea (afleig@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM, and QMC

Cell & Molecular Biology (Not accepting students)

Ion channel function in cellular physiology

Fong, Keith (ksfong@hawaii.edu) ABP, JABSOM

Anatomy, Physiology & Biochemistry;
Cell & Molecular Biology

Cell and molecular biology of development and disorders. NTDs, craniofacial defects, matrix biology.

Gerschenson, Mariana (gerschen@hawaii.edu) CMB (Director of Research & Graduate Studies), JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology

Translational NeuroAIDS; Clinical Studies on Peripheral Neuropathy and HIV Associated Dementia. Primary human neuron and astrocyte cell models. Focus on mitochondrial etiology; energy metabolism and oxidative stress

Guendisch, Daniela (danielag@hawaii.edu) College of Pharmacy, UH Hilo

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Medical Chemistry (synthesis and radioligand binding assays); development of PET and SPECT tracers; nAChRs

Nerurkar, Vivek (Nerurkar@hawaii.edu) Tropical Medicine (Chair), JABSOM

Tropical Medicine, Med Microbiology & Pharmacology

Pathology of viruses affecting the nervous system and therapies directed at reducing brain viral burden, neuroinflammation

Nichols, Robert (robert.nichols@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology (Director, Neuroscience Specialization)

Neuropharmacology; synaptic regulation by beta amyloid; neurodegeneration (Alzheimer's disease)

Panee, Jun (junchen@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology

Oxidative stress in neurodegeneration, and obesity related neurodisorders

Penner, Reinhold (rpenner@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM  and QMC

Cell & Molecular Biology

Calcium signaling in cell physiology

Pitts, Matthew (mwpitts@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology

Selenoproteins in neurological disorders

Takahashi, Lorey (lkt@hawaii.edu) Psychology

Cell & Molecular Biology;
Psychology 

The neurobiology of CRF systems in emotional learning and memory

Todorovich, Cedomir (cedomir@hawaii.edu) CMB, JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology

Stress, corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) receptors, and MAPK signaling in learning, memory, anxiety and depression

Yanagihara, Angel (angel@pbrc.hawaii.edu) PBRC, JABSOM

Cell & Molecular Biology

Bioassay directed isolation and biochemical characterization of venom constituents

Faculty (Email); Department(s)

Research Interests

Ahmed, Iqbal (ahmedi@dop.hawaii.edu) Psychiatry, JABSOM, Hawaii State Hospital and QMC

Cognitive disorders-Dementia, traumatic brain injury, psychopharmacology in the medically ill and elderly, cross-cultural aspects of aging and ethnopsychopharmacology

Alicata, Daniel (alicatad@dop.hawaii.edu) Psychiatry, JABSOM and QMC

Child/Adolescent psychiatry, brain development, neuroimaging, addiction, education

Andrade, Naleen (andraden@dop.hawaii.edu) Psychiatry, JABSOM and QMC

Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other Indigenous Peoples Behavioral Health Research, psychiatric epidemiology, cross-cultural psychiatry and psychotherapies, and traditional indigenous healing

Andres, Marilou (andres@hawaii.edu) PBRC, JABSOM

Regulatory role of ion channels in metabolic and endocrine functions; gene-environment interactions, drug abuse and Neuro-AIDS.

Chang, Linda (lchang@hawaii.edu) MED, JABSOM and QMC

Neuropathophysiology of HIV infection and substance abuse; brain aging and development in health and disease

Cloak, Christine (cloak@hawaii.edu) Med. JABSOM and QMC

MRI based clinical studies & preclinical models of effects of stress & drugs on brain development

Couvillon, Patricia (pat@pbrc.hawaii.edu) Psychology and PBRC

Learning and the evolution of intelligence, using honeybees as a model

Ernst, Thomas (tmernst@hawaii.edu) MED. JABSOM and QMC

MR imaging and spectroscopy techniques development, and their application to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases

Eyck, Gary R. Ten (gte4@hawaii.edu) Pharmacy, UH Hilo

Pharmaceutical Science

Fein, George (george@nbresearch.com) QMC

Alcohol and drug abuse, neurobehavioral research

Guerrero, Tony (guerreroa@dop.hawaii.edu) Psychiatry, JABSOM, KMCWC and QMC

Behavioral science education, Asian/Pacific Islander mental health and disparities, and obsessive-compulsive disorder 

Haning, Bill (haning@hawaii.edu) JABSOM

Epidemiology of substance-related disorders (sociopathy; physical and mental health co-morbidities). Intervention effectiveness in 1)  underage drinkers, 2) trauma patients. Methamphetamine use and  1)consequences in child development (behavioral & imaging); 2) clinical trials of Rx.

Hartline, Dan (danh@pbrc.hawaii.edu) PBRC

Comparative, computational, integrative invert. Neuro: molecules to ecosystems

Kikuta, Claudia (claudiak@hawaii.edu) Communication Sci 

Instructor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

King, George ( ) Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

Psychology of drug abuse

Lenz, Petra (petra@pbrc.hawaii.edu) PBRC

Neuroecology of zooplankton sensory systems

Lu, Yuanan (ylu@pbrc.hawaii.edu) Public Health Science 

Molecular based novel therapy approaches for neuroAIDS and other neurological disorders

Masaki, Kamal (km1@hawaii.rr.com) Geriatrics,JABSOM

Geriatric medicine, Honolulu-Asia Aging Study

Oshiro, Joanne (joanneo@hawaii.edu) Communication Sci 

Adult Neurogenic Disorders, Aphasia and Motor Speech Disorder

Petrovitch, Helen (hpetrovitch@phrihawaii.org) PHRI

Epidemiology of Aging and Dementia, Autopsy Research

Pugh, Ken (kpugh@hawaii.edu) Communication Sci 

Asynchronous Networked Learning Using Web-Based Technology, Cochlear Implants

Ross, G. Web (Wross@phrihawaii.org) VA/PHRI

Epidemiological, clinical, and pathological aspects of neurodegenerative disease

Russo, Michael (Michael.Russo@US.Army.Mil) Tripler

Sleep disorders

Shikuma, Cecilia (shikuma@hawaii.edu) MED, JABSOM

NeuroAIDS

Shiramizu, Bruce (bshirami@hawaii.edu) MED, JABSOM

HIV-associated diseases and complications; childhood cancer

Sinnett, Scott (ssinnett@hawaii.edu) Psychology

Mechanisms of attention and perception

Starkus, John (johns@pbrc.hawaii.edu) PBRC, Queens MDC

Electrophysiology and biophysics of ion channels in cell membranes

Stenger, Andy (stenger@hawaii.edu) Medicine, JABSOM, QMC, Electrical Engr.

Magnetic resonance imaging, physics, engineering, psychology, brain function

Tricas, Tim (tricas@hawaii.edu) Zoology, HIMB

Sensory biology and behavior of fishes, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropeptide hormones. B/E

Turner, Helen (hturner@hawaii.edu) Chaminade and CMB

Cannabinoid immunopharmacology and calcium signaling in immune cells

Weiss, Lois (weiss@hawaii.edu) Communication Sci 

Motor Speech, Voice, Dysphagia, Aging brainstem sensory motor integration

Willcox, Brad (bwillcox@queens.org) QMC

Geriatric Medicine