Biomed’s recovery, resilience after the 2004 Mānoa flood
Reflecting on the devastating Mānoa flood that impacted the Biomedical Sciences building in 2004.
Honoring Ryuzo Yanagimachi’s legacy through oral history
Ryuzo Yanagimachi’s legacy in reproductive science was honored through a tribute speech from IBR Director Steven Ward.
UH gene editing technique offers safer, efficient disease treatment
The technique offers hope for more effective and affordable treatments for various genetic disorders.
Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers
The study examined placentas donated by women who delivered in Hawaiʻi from 2006 to 2021.
In memoriam: Ryuzo Yanagimachi, cloning, fertilization pioneer
Ryuzo Yanagimachi, whose pioneering contributions to reproductive biology and cloning have impacted millions of people and allowed families to grow, died on September 27, 2023 at the age of 95,
Yanagimachi wins Kyoto Prize for pioneering fertilization research
Ryuzo Yanagimachi of the John A. Burns School of Medicine is one of three international winners of the 2023 Kyoto Prize.
UH scientific relic deemed ‘National Treasure,’ makes new home at Smithsonian museum
Cumulina, the first cloned mouse and the first cloned mammal in the United States recently made the trek to her new home in the renowned Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
UH seeks recovering COVID-19 patients for immune health study
Researchers are recruiting those who have tested positive for the coronavirus within 60 days of diagnosis to give up to six weekly blood samples.
$5.3M for world-famous UH reproductive lab
The grant will allow the Institute for Biogenesis Research to produce transgenic mice for other researchers seeking medical cures at UH.
Renowned fertility researcher celebrated at inaugural symposium
The trailblazing genetics work of Ryuzo Yanagimachi was honored at a day-long event at the John A. Burns School of Medicine on August 27.
