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Graduate Degree Specialization in Marine Biology

Students who apply to the graduate programs in botany, microbiology, oceanography, or zoology at the University of Hawai‘i may choose to specialize in marine biology. The marine biology specialization allows students to interact with an interdisciplinary group of faculty in the above programs rather than with the faculty from only one or two of these areas. The purpose of the specialization is therefore to give the student greater flexibility in choosing the faculty who will serve as mentors on his/her MS or PhD committee. Areas of expertise of the marine biology graduate faculty include aquaculture, behavioral biosystematics, botany, cognition, ecology, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, biological oceanography, fisheries, coral reef biology and zoology.

Carol Ann and Myron K. Hayashida Scholarship Fund

The purpose of this fund is to assist full-time undergraduate and graduate students at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean & Earth Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. This one-time scholarship award (which is non-taxable) is to be used strictly for cost of attendance purposes (tuition, books, fees). Applicant must be a full-time upper division undergraduate student (junior or senior) and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; OR must be a full-time graduate student and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Preference shall be given to students who were born or grew up in Hawai‘i and shall also be based on merit. A letter from the applicant is required outlining his or her progress toward their respective degree, and future career plans and goals. One letter of recommendation is required from a faculty member. Each year two $1000 awards will be awarded at the undergraduate level and one $2000 award at the graduate level.

Please send applications to:

Dr. Jo-Ann C. Leong
HIMB Director and Professor
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
PO Box 1346
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Telephone No: (808) 236-7401
Email: joannleo@hawaii.edu

Download the Hayashida Scholarship Details (PDF)

Special Courses and Educational Opportunities

Microscopy Workshop for Phytoplankton Bacterioplankton Identification

September 21 to 25, 2008

This microscopy workshop will be a practical guide for identifying the major phytoplanktonic groups of Kaneohe Bay, HI using light and blue/green epifluorescence microscopy. In addition, proper procedures (statistical considerations) for phytoplankton and bacterioplankton cell counting and various staining techniques (e.g. DAPI, FISH) will be reviewed and processed by participants. Participants will also collect and process their own field samples (whole water and net tows) using a small boat operation. Students will receive a “cookbook” of microscopy protocols, procedures, and cultivation strategies.

Histotechniques and Coral Disease

June 26 to July 5, 2006

This workshop is focused on building individual skills in histological techniques by working with scleractinian corals and other anthozoans. Coursework is designed to foster an appreciation of the importance of histopathology to support studies of many aspects of anthozoan biology such as their ecology, physiology, biochemistry, reproduction, as well as in the interpretation of coral disease.

Coral Molecular Biology Techniques Workshop

August 14 to 25, 2006

An annual course offering at HIMB, this intensive two week short course provides training in molecular techniques that have been modified for use by coral researchers. Workshop schedule and selected readings are posted. The application deadline for the 2006 workshop is April 15, 2006. For information on future Techniques Workshops, contact Dr. Teresa Lewis at tdlewis@hawaii.edu.

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Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program

The Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program in Marine Biology is a graduate-level research and training program which draws faculty and students from around the world. Each summer, a new topic is chosen to be the focus of that program's research. Announcements concerning the topic of the summer program are made approximately in March each year.

Faculty and researchers give seminars and instruct students in new field and laboratory techniques. Faculty members frequently use the facilities of the Institute to further their research, or to obtain specimens from our tropical environment. Students are nominated by the professors attending the program, but a few students may be selected independently as well. Academic credit is not given for the program.