March 2009 CTAHR Research News
The March 2009 CTAHR Research News is ready for download. This month we feature the work of plant pathologist, Dr. Janice Uchida of the Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences. Dr. Uchida and her team can not rest - too many fungal diseases affecting too many important plant species in Hawaii. Most recently, Dr. Uchida is dividing her time between 'ohia rust, Puccinia psidii, a new invasive fungal disease that is threatening Hawaii's native 'ohia trees; fusarium disease in orchids, which affects the marketability of many different types of orchids; and plant diseases of one of Hawaii's special "orchids", the vanilla plant. Another story in this month's edition, features Hawaii's Institutional Review Board, or known locally as the Committee on Human Studies. As a condition of receiving federal funds, the University of Hawaii is mandated to protect human subjects through the Institutional Review Board. This committee has the responsibility of reviewing and approving all research using human subjects at the University of Hawaii. Sharee Pepper, CTAHR's grant coach summarizes this important information, provides a flow chart with links to additional information. We also feature the Research Calabash - loaded with important information; new funding opportunities and a listings of grants received and new publications. Also in this month's CTAHR Research News, we provide a link to CTAHR's latest background publication on taro, "CTAHR and Taro" which outlines CTAHR's history of serving taro growers. See the cover below and find a link to more information in our Sustainable Agriculture blog.
