Tropical medicine professor named immunization champion
Sandra Chang was named Hawaiʻiʻs 2024 Immunization Champion by the Association of Immunization Managers.
UH health students gain research experience outside Hawaiʻi
The program has seen increased student interest since global travel restrictions were lifted.
Cuba to Florida swim made possible by UH researcher’s jellyfish cream
Angel Yanagihara played a vital role in developing a cream aimed at preventing box jellyfish stings, a crucial concern for Diana Nyad during her swim.
JABSOM PhD grad finds passion in research
Oliva Smith’s research involved the development of a multiplex immunoassay, a tool that detects antibody levels after given a vaccine.
HNL to Africa: Fellowship takes postdoc to Liberia for insect-borne viruses
Albert To received the Robert E. Shope International Fellowship from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Alegado becomes first Indigenous person appointed to national ocean studies board
Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado is the first Indigenous person appointed to the Ocean Studies Board.
Research predicting transmissible COVID-19 variants receives $780K
The study is based on the prediction that additional variants will be found in Hawaiʻi because of its high influx of recreational travelers from COVID-19 hotspots.
Vaccine candidates for Ebola, other filoviruses show promise
UH researchers have demonstrated the efficacy in monkeys of multiple vaccine candidates targeting three filoviruses causing life-threatening infections to humans.
Rat lungworm treatment guidelines updated
Vernon Ansdell leads the clinical subcommittee for the state’s joint task force.
New UH lab provides free, rapid result COVID-19 testing to underserved
The JABSOM Tropical Medicine Clinical Laboratory is serving those with limited access to healthcare and health insurance, as well as first responders and health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
