How Zika is spread through sex
Saguna Verma will research how the Zika virus infection in men makes them susceptible to transmit the virus to their sexual partners, even though they may appear symptom-free.
Mukesh Kumar receives funding to find effective treatment for brain inflammation
The grant will support Kumar’s research on flavivirus infections—the leading cause to inflammation of the brain—tied to the West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, Zika and Dengue viruses.
Researchers find potential signature of cognitive function in people living with HIV
UH researchers identify a unique footprint in specific types of immune cells from blood that can identify individuals with HIV that have impairments in cognitive function.
Potential new Ebola vaccine has heat-stable formulation
JABSOM's Axel Lehrer shares preliminary test results for a promising Ebola vaccine being developed to retain effectiveness without refrigeration.
Record number of women doctoral candidates awarded prestigious dissertation fellowships
Six UH Mānoa doctoral candidates, in programs ranging from astronomy to social welfare have been selected to receive the Founder Region of Soroptimist International Dissertation Fellowship.
Malaria researcher wins Mānoa’s first Three-Minute Thesis competition
UH Mānoa graduate students representing 30 different majors and programs competed in the inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition.
Heat stable Ebola vaccine goal of UH‘s newest partner
Soligenix joins JABSOM ebola vaccine development project to develop a heat stable Ebola vaccine.
Ebola vaccine focus of UH and Hawaiʻi Biotech partnership
Hawaii Biotech to serve as commercial partner for UH Mānoa program
Medical researcher wins prestigious tropical medicine award
Anna Babakhanyan receives a award to study how HIV infection alters the acquisition and maintenance of immunity to malaria in pregnant Kenyan women.
Researchers test new dengue detection kit
UH scientists have found that a commercially available dengue detection kit bests the former “gold standard” test by producing results in under five hours.
