DEPARTMENT OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY | JOHN A BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MANOA

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OUR MISSION
To provide a world-class research and teaching program that focuses on microbial diseases of global importance and of special interest to Hawai‘i and the Asia Pacific

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ACADEMICS
We offer graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees and graduate certificate in Tropical Medicine

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RESEARCH TRAINING
We have trained US and international students in infectious disease research since 1976

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GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH
We collaborate with research institutions in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and other international regions.

News

^{Tropical Medicine PhD candidate Aquena Ball was selected as the first recipient of the Colonel Person Research Achievement Award at the 2023 Hawaii Branch ASM Meeting .}

Pathways for the Advancement of Pacific Islanders (PAPI) Program Awards NightJune 7, 2023
Spring 2023 Tropical Medicine Student AwardsMay 16, 2023
University of Hawaii and Fukuoka Prefecture sign MOU to promote One HealthApril 24, 2023
Informational Webinar on One Health Certificate – recording availableApril 20, 2023
Tropical Medicine at Manoa Experience 2023April 3, 2023

Events

_{Pacific High Schools STEP-UP to One Health in Saipan – Tropical Medicine Ph.D. candidate Aquena Ball (far right) spent a week in the Pacific (Saipan/CNMI) training local science teachers to run a molecular biology laboratory workshop for high school students. This work is part of the department’s outreach and training efforts to establish a pipeline of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders pursuing a career in biomedical research in the USAPI, and is supported by a grant from NIH/NIDDK: Pacific High Schools STEP-UP to One Health.}

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Last Updated: 05/16/23

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