Federal biomedical research funding received by UH bolsters state economy
Funding from the National Institutes of Health directly supported 1,298 jobs and generated $191 million in economic activity.
Researcher elected to elite medical fellows program
John Shepherd will join the top 2% of medical and biological engineering researchers in the country.
Local families contribute to international colorectal cancer research
Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the state of Hawaiʻi with 717 new cases each year.
2 UH cancer epidemiology studies highlighted nationally
The studies were among 36 selected by the National Cancer Institute’s Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program.
Cancer, diabetes findings unlocked by world’s most ethnically diverse study
The MEC Study is a large epidemiological study which has followed 215,000 residents of Hawaiʻi and Los Angeles.
$125K for UH Cancer Center early phase clinical trials
The donation made by the First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation will support the new state-of-the-art Early Phase Clinical Research Center.
UH Cancer Center gets a starring role in new Disney+ series
The new show, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D has transformed the UH Cancer Center into a fictional hospital.
Facts about COVID-19, post-pandemic life highlighted in journal
UH Cancer Center’s Michele Carbone leads the team of national and international collaborators.
UH Cancer Center joins national call to resume screenings, appointments
The coalition of 76 organizations has released an open letter reminding the public that cancer still poses a major threat to people’s health.
Digital curriculum aims to improve colon cancer patients’ quality of life
The UH Cancer Center study uses various forms of digital media to deliver information on preloaded computer tablets.
