Author Archive: Tina Shelton
UH researcher will test a cure for HIV through a shock and kill strategy
Lishomwa Ndhlovu has been awarded two new grants from the National Institutes of Health to advance his strategy to cure HIV .
UH medical school part of $157 million NIH award for childhood health
The John A. Burns School of Medicine has been selected to build state-of-the art pediatric clinical research networks in rural and medically underserved areas.
UH Mānoa medical school is state’s leading producer of Top Doctors
Honolulu Magazine’s “Top Doctors of Hawaiʻi,” includes 350 graduates or medical professors from the UH Mānoa medical school.
Researchers find potential signature of cognitive function in people living with HIV
UH researchers identify a unique footprint in specific types of immune cells from blood that can identify individuals with HIV that have impairments in cognitive function.
Doctor supply grew but statewide shortage is still apparent
The Hawaiʻi Physician Workforce Assessment finds that Hawaiʻi is looking better but the state still has a shortage of 500 physicians overall.
Hawaiʻi surgeons honor their greatest UH medical school mentor
Three hundred people representing several generations of surgeons in Hawaiʻi paid tribute to former surgery department chair Dr. Thomas J. Whelan, Jr.
School of Medicine program wins accreditation with commendation
The UH John A. Burns School of Medicine has received Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Aspiring medical students present summer internship projects
JABSOM and Queen’s Medical Center collaborate to recruit student researchers into graduate studies, careers.
Potential new Ebola vaccine has heat-stable formulation
JABSOM’s Axel Lehrer shares preliminary test results for a promising Ebola vaccine being developed to retain effectiveness without refrigeration.
Alzheimer’s gene may show effects on brain starting in childhood
A study by UH Mānoa’s Linda Chang shows people with a specific variant of the apolipoprotein-E gene are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
