#National Institutes of Health
University of Hawai‘i biomedical research grants pump millions into state economy
National Institutes of Health funding awarded to researchers supports employment and purchase of research-related goods, services and materials.
Mental health counseling program at University Hawai‘i at Hilo expands
Funding for growth in the program was provided by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Hawai‘i Department of Health and in partnership with the Hawai‘i County Mayor’s Office.
Resistance to liver cancer treatment discovered by University of Hawaiʻi researchers
Currently, immunotherapy is the standard of care for patients with liver cancer. However, while newer immunotherapy medications, which use a person’s immune system to fight cancer, can slow the spread in many types of cancers, liver tumors often do not respond. University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher Benjamin Green, MD, led a team to conduct public impact research and published a study aimed to better understand why this happens.
University of Hawaiʻi establishes Genome Research Center to understand health disparities
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is launching the University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Center for Genome Research with a $10.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic causes of diseases disproportionately affecting Native Hawaiians and Asian Americans.
University of Hawaiʻi project aims to diagnose developmental delays, mental health conditions using AI
A University of Hawaiʻi project, funded by a $2.18 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, aims to diagnose mental health conditions and developmental delays like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using artificial intelligence and video analysis.
University of Hawaiʻi awarded $10.7 million for human, environmental microbiome research
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have been awarded $10.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how human health is impacted by exposure to microbes.
University of Hawai’i receives $400,000 federal grant to help cystic fibrosis patients
The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s research team, led by professor Tung Hoang, hopes its findings will help cystic fibrosis patients avoid hospitalizations and increase their life expectancy.
UH Cancer Researcher Leads $7M Nutrition Study on Hawaiʻi’s Diverse Population
The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center was selected as one of 14 clinics and centers throughout the country to receive part of $170 million throughout five years from the National Institutes of Health for a new study, Nutrition for Precision Health powered by the All of Us Research Program, to develop algorithms that predict individual responses to food and dietary pattern.
