John A Burns School of Medicine | University of Hawaiʻi System News

$1.4M NIH grant boosts Maui Wildfire Exposure Study research

The grant will help fund the longitudinal aspect of the study for up to 1,000 participants for two years.

More than 2,200 applied for admission to JABSOM.

The new fund will allow Director Naoto Ueno to advance the lifesaving research being done at the center.

Biological aging refers to the gradual deterioration of cellular and physiological functions over time.

There were 15 schools placed in the elite Tier 1 category, marking the fifth time in seven years that JABSOM has made the top 25.

Eighty-two high school students throughout the state participated in the program at JABSOM.

The Pacific Center for Genome Research plays a role in enhancing genomic research capabilities in underrepresented communities.

The $3.8 million, 5-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Sam Shomaker is the sixth dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine.

Researchers are working with Hawaiʻi Island middle schoolers to understand substance use.