Latest in Multiplexing Technology in Extracellular and Intracellular Markers

“Exploration of Extracellular and Intracellular Markers Using MagPix, the Latest in Multiplexing Technology”  Damon Cook, Sr. Field Application Specialist (Immunology Systems), LifeTechnologies.  Thursday, May 17, 2012.  9 – 10 am.  Biosciences Building room 320N.

Contact Alex Gurary at gurary@hawaii.edu for further information.

New Marshall Island – Trop Med collaboration

May 9th  marked the official opening the Pacific STEP-UP (Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons) Research Training Laboratory at the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI), a project supported by a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the University of Hawaii.  The lab is a result of a new collaboration between the NIH, CMI and the University of Hawaiiʻs School of Medicineʻs STEP Program directed by Dr. George Hui. This summer, for the first time, high school students will be able to work alongside CMI faculty on molecular biology experiments in the new laboratory.

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Role of Splunc1 in the cardiopulmonay system – PhD defense

“The role of Splunc1 in the cardiopulmonary system”  Doctoral Thesis Defense by Anita Schorlemmer, MS.  Candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Department of Molecular Bisociences and Engineering.  Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 9 a.m.,  JABSOM MEB 304

Alphavirus virus like particles talk: May 10

Wataru Akahata, PhD – Senior Scientist with the National Institutes of Health’s Vaccine Research Center – will speak on “Alphavirus Virus Like Particles: A Vaccine and Delivery Platform.  Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 11 a.m., JABSOM MEB 315.

Alicata award reception

Kae Pusic and Sodi Musaka were honored with the annual 2012 Joseph Alicata award.

Vaccination with Fowlpox vectors talk by Pietro Bertino PhD

“Vaccination with Folwpox vectors expressing survivin for treatment of malignant mesothelioma”  Pietro Bertino, Ph.D. post doctoral fellow.  Wednesday, May 2, 2012.  4-5 p.m.  JABSOM MEB 315

Pramila Walpita talk

Dr. Walpita discusses VLP for Paramyxovirus vaccines followed by lunch reception.

Did you know JABSOM has a human tissue biorepository?

BRIDGES Forum Presents: Abby Collier, Ph.D.
Human Tissue Repository

Friday, May 4, 2012 at 12:30pm

John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Education Building Room 314

 

Admin Day

Lunch recognizing our department’s administrative help – essential to our work.

 

Hawaii Center for AIDS Annoucement!

The Hawaii Center for AIDS intends to apply to the National Institute of Health for a Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) grant.  If funded, this grant will provide infrastructure support to the University to strengthen its capacity for HIV/AIDS research.  Specifically, the D-CFAR will provide funds for pilot projects, foster scientific communications and develop new areas of HIV research, sponsor training and educational opportunities, and make available clinical (access to human specimens and patients) and laboratory resources/assays to researchers as core resources.  More information about CFARs and D-CFARs are available at this website: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/resources/cfar/Pages/default.aspx

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