Scholars trailblazing Earth, ocean sciences earn early career fellowships
Sara Kahanamoku-Meyer, Camille Pagniello and Christopher Wall were awarded Early Career Research Fellowships.
New study shows need for inclusive approach to Indigenous microbiome research
Ethical inclusion of Indigenous communities in microbiome research can provide benefits for all populations and reinforce mutually beneficial partnerships.
Pioneering microbiome science aims for breakthroughs at UH center
UH’s microbiome center has developed an insectary, microscopy and genomic analysis cores that benefit research across disciplines.
$10.7M for human, environmental microbiome research
A second grant of more than $10 million from the National Institutes of Health furthers UH as a microbiome research center of excellence.
Endangered Hawaiian picture-winged flies a key piece to restoring ecosystem
Scientists from UH and DLNR are working together to re-establish picture-winged fly populations, including Drosophila hemipeza, an endangered species.
Waimea Valley ‘bioblitz’ unlocks microbial, environmental understanding
A team of researchers conducted a monumental field expedition by sampling more than 3,000 microbes and microbiomes from Waimea Valley.
Next generation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scientists shine
The students performed cutting-edge research in environmental biology within the watershed of Kailua in Windward Oʻahu.
$2.5M for food-chain microbiome research could impact agriculture, biofuel systems
The project will examine how symbiotic microbes contribute to the efficiency of food webs, and how food webs determine the composition of symbiotic microbes.
McFall-Ngai blazes trail to lead life, environmental sciences at Carnegie
Margaret McFall-Ngai helped turn UH into a major microbiome research center.
Squids in space! Hawaiian squid tied to UH lab visits space station
UH alumna Jamie Foster sent more than 120 baby Hawaiian bobtail squid born from a mother squid collected at Maunalua Bay to the International Space Station.
