| TRAINEE | MAJOR | TRAINING SITE | UH MENTOR/FOREIGN MENTOR | RESEARCH TOPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatiana Aguilar (G) | Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology | Bangkok, Thailand | Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., Albert To, Ph.D., and Sunisa Chirakul, Ph.D. | Identification of antibiotic resistance gene in Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli |
| Gabriela Cruz-Mattos (G) | Public Health | Mangilao, Guam | Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., Yvette Paulino, Ph.D., and Tricia Lizama, Ph.D. | Guma’ Tinemtom: Supporting Population Health Research Through Island Wisdom in Guam |
| Bashir El-Orm | Applied Sciences, Pre-Medical Track | Atlanta, Georgia | Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., Mukesh Kumar, Ph.D., and Chinonye Dim, M.S. | Insights into the Pathogenesis of Yellow Fever Virus Infection Using a Lethal BSL-2 Mouse Model |
| Jena Funakoshi (G) | Public Health | Nuuuili, American Samoa | Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., Salilio Julia Foifua, Ed.D., M.S.W., Va`atausili Tofaeono, M.B.A., and Traci Porotesano | Determining a Definition of Brain Health through Fefaʻasoaaʻi and Soalaupule (Focus Groups) with Indigenous Samoans |
| Amanda Maass | Public Health | Nuuuili, American Samoa | Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., Va`atausili Tofaeono, M.B.A., and To’aiva Hall, M.P.H. | Evaluating the Physical and Social Village Environment of Older American Samoan Adults and its Relation to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias |
| Malcolm Mackey | Biology | Bangkok, Thailand | Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., Albert To, Ph.D., and Sunisa Chirakul, Ph.D. | Antibiotic resistance profile of Burkholderia cepacian complex (Bcc) bacteria isolated from patients at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital |
| Allen Oamil (G) | Public Health | Atlanta, Georgia | Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., and Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Ph.D. | Characterization of Usutu virus replication kinetics and associated immune responses in vitro |
| Zoe Smith | Public Health | Nuuuili, American Samoa | Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., Va`atausili Tofaeono, M.B.A., and To’aiva Hall, M.P.H. | Association between Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Risk and Demographics among Older Adults in American Samoa |
| Samantha Soltero-Nunez | Pre-Nursing | Mangilao, Guam | Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., Yvette Paulino, Ph.D., and Tricia Lizama, Ph.D. | Guma’ Tinemtom: Supporting Population Health Research Through Island Wisdom in Guam |
| Michael Tong | Human Development and Family Studies | Bangkok, Thailand | Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., Albert To, Ph.D., and Chanida Ruchisrisarod, M.Sc. | Development of Metrics for Assessing Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Related Adverse Effects and Long COVID-19 |
| Jamie Wayne | Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology | Bangkok, Thailand | Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., Albert To, Ph.D., Abhinbhen Saraya, M.D., Ph.D., and Oranuch Chuapakdee, M.D. | Correlation between serum neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein with 2-year disease outcome in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis |
| Kokoro Yamazaki | Biology | Nuuuili, American Samoa | Angela Sy, Dr.P.H., Va`atausili Tofaeono, M.B.A., and Tulimalefoi Vaofanua, M.S. | Comparing Vitamin B12 Levels, MoCA Score, and Mediterranean-Low Salt Diet to Delay Neurodegeneration Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia in American Samoa |
Note: (G) are graduate students
MHRT 2024 Trainees after the hybrid 11th Annual E Hoʻoulu Haumāna held at the JABSOM auditorium on August 15, 2024.