Colleges / Schools
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John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
SOEST / Pacific Biomedical Research Center
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) from Hawai’i Feral Pigs and their Clinical Significance in Human Macrophages
Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
Mentors: Jennifer Honda, Sandra Chang
Contact Info: hondaj@njhealth.org, sandrac@hawaii.edu
Image Source: KITV4
Evidence-based Therapeutics for Life-threatening Box Jellyfish and Snake Envenomations
Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
Mentors: Angel Yanagihara
Contact Info: ayanagih@hawaii.edu
Image Source: SOEST
Neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease): A Diagnostic Challenge
Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
Mentors: Kenton Kramer, Willi Gosnell, Jourdan McMillan
Contact Info: kramer@hawaii.edu, gosnell@hawaii.edu, posnerj@hawaii.edu
Image source: R. Rollins
Possible Reemergence of Mycobacterium Bovis in East Moloka‘i
Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
Mentor: Willi Gosnell
Contact Info: gosnell@hawaii.edu
Assessing Cross-Reactive Flavivirus Antibodies in Pregnant Women During the Zika Virus Outbreak in Brazil
Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
Mentor: Wei-Kung Wang
Contact Info: wangwk@hawaii.edu
SARS CoV2 Hawaii Variant: Genetic Characteristics, Phylogenetic Analysis, and Immunogenic Epitopes
Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
Mentor: Vivek Nerurkar
Contact Info: nerurkar@hawaii.edu
Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
Oceans & Human Health (focus on maternal and child health)
Office of Public Health Studies
Mentor: Catherine Pirkle
Contact Info: cmpirkle@hawaii.edu
Image source: APHA
Monitoring Hawai‘i Beach Water Quality
Office of Public Health Studies
Mentor: Yuanan (Ron) Lu
Contact Info: yuanan@hawaii.edu
Image source: University of Hawai‘i News
Determinants of Health of Native Hawaiians and Indigenous Peoples
Office of Public Health Studies
Mentor: Mapuana Antonio
Contact Info: antoniom@hawaii.edu
Malama: Rebuilding Indigenous Food Systems in Rural Native Hawaiian Communities Through Backyard Aquaponics
Office of Public Health Studies
Mentor: Jane Chung-Do
Contact Info: chungjae@hawaii.edu
Health Economics and Health Systems
Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative; Center on Aging
Mentor: Victoria Fan
Contact Info: vfan@hawaii.edu
Image source: HiPAM
Epidemiology, Public Health Biology and Pathophysiology
Office of Public Health Studies
Mentor: Thomas Lee
Contact Info:
Image source: UKRI
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Zoonotic Diseases (terrestrial, aquatic); Emerging Pathogens
Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Mentor: Jenee Odani
Contact Info: jsodani@hawaii.edu
Image source: CTAHR/HNFAS
Food Safety
Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Mentor: Yong Li
Contact Info: liyong@hawaii.edu
Image source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Soil Health, Carbon Sequestration
Natural Resources and Environmental Management; Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
Mentor: Susan Crow, Jonathan Deenik
Contact Info: crows@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Adobe Stock Photos
Pathogen Discovery and Diagnostics
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
Mentors: Mohammad Arif, Michael Melzer
Contact Info: arif@hawaii.edu; melzer@hawaii.edu
Seeds of Wellbeing – focus on stress, mental health, and wellbeing of farmers, ranchers, allied agricultural producers in Hawaii
Human Development and Family Studies
Mentor: Thao Le
Contact Info: thaole3@hawaii.edu
Mindfulness-Based Animal Assisted Intervention
Human Development and Family Studies
Mentors: Thao Le, Jenee Odani, Becky Settle
Contact Info: thaole3@hawaii.edu
Image source: ASHAWIRE
Restoring the Loko I‘a Pa‘aiau Fishpond Project
Human Development and Family Studies
Mentor: Thao Le
Contact Info: thaole3@hawaii.edu
Companion Animals
Human Development and Family Studies
Mentor: Loriena Yancura
Human Development and Family Studies
Mentor: Loriena Yancura
Contact Info: loriena@hawaii.edu
Urban Entomology
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
Mentor: Jia-Wei Tay
Contact Info: jwtay@hawaii.edu
Image Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
Functional Foods & Diabetes; Nanotechnology for Agriculture and Human Health
Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Mentor: Pratibha V. Nerurkar
Contact Info: pratibha@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Food Marketing Technology, India
Sustainable Agriculture to Improve Animal Production, Animal Nutrition, Human Nutrition
Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Mentor: Rajesh Jha and others
Contact Info: rjha@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Rajesh Jha website
Peptide Chemistry, Peptide Toxin Bioengineering, Invertebrate Aquaculture
Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Mentor: John-Paul Bingham
Contact Info: jbingham@hawaii.edu
Image Source: www.brainfacts.org
Environmental Physiology, Comparative Endocrinology
Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Mentor: Andre P. Seale
Contact Info: seale@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Andre P. Seale
Invasive Species Monitoring
Hawai‘i Invasive Species Council
Mentor: Layla Kaufman
Contact Info: leyla.v.kaufman@hawaii.gov
Image Source: W. Haines, UH Manoa, Insect Systematics and Biodiversity Lab
Vector Management
Hawai‘i State Vector Control Branch
Mentor: Grace Simmons
Contact Info: gracelda.simmons@doh.hawaii.gov
Image Source: Jaynee Kim, Bishop Museum
Mosquito Entomology
Hawaii State Dept of Health; EpiCenter for Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence, UC Davis
Mentor: Lincoln Wells
Contact Info: gracelda.simmons@doh.hawaii.gov
Image Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
Mosquito Entomology
Vector Control Branch, Hilo; Hawa‘ii District Health Office
Mentor: Chris Jacobsen
Contact Info: christopher.jacobsen@doh.hawaii.gov
Image Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
SOEST / Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mechanism of Action of Toxins and Bioactive Compounds from Venomous Marine Invertebrates
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Angel Yanagihara
Contact Info: ayanagih@hawaii.edu
Image Source: SOEST
Mosquito Microbiome and Disease Transmission
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Matt Medeiros
Contact Info: mcmedeir@hawaii.edu
Image Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
Ecology of Plant-Fungal Symbioses
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Nicole Hynson
Contact Info: nhynson@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Hynson Lab website
Impact of Microorganisms on Ecosystems
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Kiana Frank
Contact Info: klfrank@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Frank Lab website
Evolution of Pheromones
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Joanne Yew
Contact Info: jyew@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Yew Lab website
Microbial Ecology and Disease Ecology
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Andrea Jani
Contact Info: jania@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Carina G.M. Santos, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Impact of Humans on Coral Health
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Mentor: Bob Richmond
Contact Info: richmond@hawaii.edu
Image Source: NOAA Fisheries/Andrew E. Gray
Role of Microbes in Coastal Oceanographic Processes
Oceanography
Mentor: Rosie Alegado
Contact Info: rosie.alegado@hawaii.edu
Image Source: ULANA ʻIKE Center of Excellence
Microbial Ecology of Aquatic Ecosystems (coral reefs, oceanic gyres, alpine lakes)
Oceanography
Mentor: Craig Nelson
Contact Info: craig.nelson@hawaii.edu
Image source: UH News
Biological Oceanography; Ecology and Evolutionary Consequences of Viral Infection
Oceanography
Mentor: Grieg Steward
Contact Info: grieg@hawaii.edu
Image Source: Steward Lab website
Interface Between Water Quality and Environmental Health Microbiology
Water Resources Research Center; Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Tao Yan
Contact Info: taoyan@hawaii.edu
Image Source: UH News
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