Chancellor, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Virginia Hinshaw
Virginia Hinshaw assumed leadership of the UH System’s oldest and largest campus on July 2, 2007.
She previously served as provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of California, Davis, where she was responsible for a $2.3 billion budget, campus operations and strategic planning, as well as the UC Davis Health System.
Prior to joining UC Davis in 2001, Hinshaw served as dean of the Graduate School and vice chancellor for research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
A noted microbiologist, Hinshaw’s work over the past 25 years has aided in the understanding of the influenza virus, including its hosts, transmission mechanisms and genetic changes, as well as new approaches to vaccines.
Hinshaw has held joint appointments as professor of virology in the UC Davis Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and research appointments at the Medical College of Virginia, the University of California, Berkeley, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. At Manoa, she will hold appointments as a full professor in both the College of Natural Sciences and the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Hinshaw holds a bachelor’s degree in laboratory technology and a master’s and doctoral degrees in microbiology from Auburn University.
vhinshaw@hawaii.edu
Manoa Chancellor’s Office
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University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Hawai‘i Hall 202
2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822