University of Hawai'i
Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program
Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program
Specific Aim 3 - To enrich the mentoring experience of young faculty supported by the RCMI Program by sustaining a monthly RCMI Forum and by convening an annual retreat for all NCRR-funded investigators, as a means of enhancing opportunities for data sharing and collaboration.
September
14 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, BSB 320-N
Thomas Ernst
Marla Berry
October
12 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
Peter R. Hoffmann: A Role for Dietary Selenium and Selenoproteins in Asthma
Jimmy T. Efird: Baseline Factors Associated with Oral HPV Infection in a Cohort of HIV-positive and
High-risk HIV Negative Women
November
14 Tuesday, RCMI Seminar, 10:30-11:30am, MEB 315 (Auditorium)
Melinda Beck, UNC Chapel Hill, RCMI EAC Member
Host Nutritional Status: The Neglected Virulence Factor for Viral Infection
28 Tuesday, Bioinformatics Colloquium, 8:30-11:00am, MEB 315 (Auditorium)
29 Wednesday, Special CTSA and RCMI Seminar, 11am - 12pm, MEB 315 (Auditorium)
Chul Ahn, University of Texas Health Science Center
Design and Analysis of Correlated Outcomes
December
13-16 Wednesday-Saturday, Tenth RCMI International Symposium, San Juan Puerto Rico
23 Friday, RCMI External Advisory Committee Meeting, 7:30am - 5:30 pm, MEB 314
April
12 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
Yukiko Yamazaki: Mechanisms of Sex Differentiation in Mouse Fetal Germ Cells
Marilyn F. Dunlap: Discussion of Annual Progress Report
May
10 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
Tung T. Hoang: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nutrient Acquisition During Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection
Ralph V. Shohet: Potential Applications of Ultrasound Targeted Microbubble Delivery for Gene Therapy
June
13 Wednesday, COBRE/APITMID/RCMI Seminar, 12noon - 1pm, MEB 315 (Auditorium)
Stephen W. Barthold: Lyme Disease: Journey to the Center of the Mouse
July
August
9 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 314
Vivek R. Nerurkar: Replication Kinetics of Human Polyomavirus JC In Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells and B Lymphocytes: Mechanism for JCV Transmigration Across the Blood-Brain BarrierRichard Yanagihara: Expectations of RCMI Investigators
September
13 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 304
Yuanan Lu: Construction and Characterization of Lentiviral Vector for Stable Expression of a Soluble Receptor for TNF - A Potential Strategy for NeuroprotectionFrederick Mercier: Fractones and the Production of New Neurons in Brain
October
11 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 304
Bruce Shiramizu: From Benchtop to Clinic: Translating the HACRP-Experience to Treatment of HIV-1-Associated Neurocognitive DisordersMarilyn F. Dunlap: Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals: One Volunteer's Efforts to Save Them
November
27 Tuesday, RCMI Biomedical Research Coordinating Committee, 3pm - 5pm, MEB 314
December
13 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 304
Jimmy T. Efird: Sinusoidal Logistic Regression as an Alternative to Time Series Modeling
Monika A. Ward: Y Chomosome and Sperm Make Up
March
20 Thursday, RCMI External Advisory Committee Meeting, 8:00am - 12 noon, 'Ekahi Room, Hyatt Regency Waikiki
April
10 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
cancelled
May
8 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
Angel A Yanagihara: Hawaiian Box Jellyfish Envenomation: Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
Richard Yanagihara: Parallel Co-Evolution of Hantaviruses and their Soricid and Rodent Reservoir Hosts
June
July
August
14 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 304
Marla J. Berry: Selenoprotein H - a redox and metal responsive DNA binding protein that upregulates GSH synthesis
September
11 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 304
Patricia A. Couvillon: Epidemiology of a Parasite and Other Honeybee Perils
Yuanan Lu: Lentiviral Vector-mediated Stable Expression of TNFR in Human Macrophages in vitro and in vivo
October
9 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 304
Jun Panee: Exploration of the Anti-Breast Cancer Function of Bamboo Extract
Bradley R. Jones: Updates and Tips from the Computer Network Support Facility
November
December
1-4 Monday - Thursday, 11th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, Sheraton Waikiki
March
25 Wednesday, RCMI EAC/BRCC Meeting, 7:30am - 5:45pm, MEB 314
April
9 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
Yi Zuo: Interdisciplinary Study of Lung Surfactant
Aaron Ohta: Single-Cell Manipulation in the UH Electrical Engineering Department
May
June
July
August
13 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 301
Frederick Bellinger: Selenoprotein Function in Neurological Disorders
September
October
6 Tuesday, Special Seminar (sponsored by the RCMI Program and the School of Engineering, 12noon - 1pm, POST 127
Ralph Etienne-Cummings (The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore): Biomorphic Circuits and Systems: Development and Applications of Silicon Models of the Nervous System (seminar description)
November
12 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, MEB 315 (auditorium)
Marla Berry: Novel methods for investigating RNA protein interactions and identifying RNA-binding proteins in vivo
December
10 Thursday, RCMI Forum, 11am - 1pm, TBA
Meredith Hermosura: TBA
Daniel Alacata: TBA
