UH expands vaccine research through NIH grant to minority students
Liana Medina received a grant of nearly $112,000 to work with a potential vaccine for viruses related to Ebola.
Diabetes center established at JABSOM with $11.2 million federal grant
The grant will intensify Hawaiʻi-based research into a disease that currently affects 155,000 adults and children—1 in 9 individuals in Hawaiʻi.
Aspiring doctors receive White Coats, inaugural community awards presented
The 74 new medical students were officially welcomed in to the MD Class of 2021, and Satoru Izutsu and William Haning were honored for their service.
Record number of medical students in five-month training statewide
The students are paired with medical professionals at medical offices, clinics or hospitals on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui and Kauaʻi.
Potential anti-aging Cardax Astaxanthin compound selected for NIH research
The compound developed by JABSOM and Cardax Inc. showed the ability to significantly activate a gene in mice that plays a proven role in longevity.
UH neurologists win top regional awards from American Heart Association
Matthew Koenig won the Quality and Systems Improvement Award, and Kazuma Nakagawa was named Physician Volunteer of the Year.
UH medical school deploys first full time OB-GYN faculty/provider to Hilo
Kareem Khozaim hopes to inspire newly-trained physicians to provide services on Hilo or in other areas in need of medical services.
Hawaiʻi medical students take part in international TB eradication project
The UH medical students spent three weeks screening some 5,600 residents of Ebeye—the Marshall Islands’ largest-ever effort ever to eradicate TB.
Psychiatry professor honored as outstanding community mental health leader
UH Mānoa’s Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda has been recognized for promoting mental wellness and improving the care of people with mental health problems.
A fun Friday at Keiki Health Camp
Keiki prepared fruit and yogurt parfaits, illustrated well-balanced meals, pieced together a three-dimensional magnetic human anatomy puzzle and more.
