Harry Ako, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road, #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: St. John 511
- Phone: (808) 956-2012
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: hako@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Aquaculture, Environmental Biochemistry and Biotechnology
J-P Bingham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: St. John 210
- Phone: (808) 956-4864
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: jbingham@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Marine peptide biochemistry
Dulal Borthakur, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agriculture Science Bldg. 415F
- Phone: (808) 956-6600
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: dulal@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Plant-Microbe Interactions, Plant Biotechnology
David Christopher, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agriculture Science Bldg. 415B
- Phone: (808) 956-8550
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: dchr@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Plant Biotechnology, Photosynthesis, Light Signal Transduction, Gene Regulation
Loren D. Gautz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: AEI 119
- Phone: (808) 956-6876
- Fax: (808) 956-9269
- Email: lgautz@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioproduction Control, Bioproduction System Engineering
Daniel M. Jenkins, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agriculture Science Bldg. 415L
- Phone: (808) 956-6069
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: danielje@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biosensors and Instrumentation
Samir K. Khanal, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agriculture Science Bldg. 415K
- Phone: (808) 956-3812
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: khanal@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioenergy and Biobased Products; Waste-to-Energy
Charles M. Kinoshita, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Gilmore 211
- Phone: (808) 956-6997
- Fax: (808) 956-3706
- Email: kinoshitac@ctahr.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biosystems Engineering, Phytoremediation
Qing Li, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agriculture Science Bldg. 402J
- Phone: (808) 956-2011
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: qingl@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioremediation, Environmental Biotechnology
Ping Sun Leung, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Gilmore 111
- Phone: (808) 956-8562
- Fax: (808) 956-9269
- Email: psleung@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioproduction Economics, Aquaculture, Fisheries
Pratibha V. Nerurkar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Laboratory of Metobolic Disorders and Alternate Medicine- 1955 East-West Road # 218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agricultural Science Blg. 415L
- Phone: (808) 956-9195
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: pratibha@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Metabolic Disorders, Signal Transduction, Alternate Medicine, and Proteomics
Gernot Presting, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: St. John 515
- Phone: (808) 956-8861
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: gernot@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Fuctional Genomics
Gönül Schara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: 415I Agricultural Science
- Phone: (808) 956-6596
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: gonul@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Protein Engineering, Metagenomics
Wei-Wen Winston Su, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Agriculture Science Bldg. 415N
- Phone: (808) 956-3531
- Fax: (808) 956-3542
- Email: wsu@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biochemical Engineering, Plant Cell Culture, Molecular Biotechnology
Ping-Yi Yang, Ph.D.
Professor- 1955 East-West Road #218
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Office: Gilmore 105
- Phone: (808) 956-8459/9269
- Fax: (808) 956-9269
- Email: pingyi@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioprocess Technology, Waste Water Engineering
COOPERATING GRADUATE FACULTY
Anne M. Alvarez
Professor- St. John 315A
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-7764
- Fax: (808) 956-2832
- E-mail: alvarez@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Plant-Pathogen Interactions, Biocontrol of Plant Diseases
Richard Allsopp
Assistant Professor- Bioscience Bldg. 163B
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1412
- Fax: (808) 692-1962
- E-mail: allsopp@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Stem Cells, Regulation of Telomerase Expression in Cells
André Bachmann
Assistant Professor- 1236 Lauhala Street, 301C
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 586-2962
- Fax: (808) 586-2970
- E-mail: abachmann@crch.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Tumor Growth and Cell Differentiation
Charles Boyd
Researcher- 1993 East-West Road
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-6341
- Fax: (808) 956-9481
- E-mail: cbkc08901@aol.com
- Research Interests: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
Michele Carbone
Researcher- Biosciences Building 231B
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 440-4596
- Fax: (808) 587-0742
- E-mail: cbkc08901@aol.com
- Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Sandra Chang
Professor- Bioscience Building, Rm. 320H
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1607
- Fax: (808) 692-1979
- E-mail: cbkc08901@aol.com
- Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Gert de Couet
Professor- 2538 McCarthy Mall, Edmondson 152
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-9686
- Fax: (808) 956-9812
- E-mail: couet@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Molecular Biology, Invertebrate Biology, Biotechnology
Michael Dunn
Associate Professor- 1955 East West Rd., Rm. 302G
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-3837
- Fax: (808) 956-4024
- E-mail: mdunn@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Molecular Nutrition
Thomas Ernst
Professor- 1356 Lusitana St., 7th floor
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 585-5153
- Fax: (808) 585-5160
- E-mail: tmernst@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Gordon Grau
Professor- 2525 Correa Road, HIG 238
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 236-7406
- E-mail: sgdir@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Marine Biology
Chung-Eun Ha
Assistant Professor- 651 Ilalo St, MEB 306c
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1033
- Fax: (808) 692-1254
- E-mail: chungeun@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biochemistry, Human Serum Albumin
Tung Hoang
Assistant Professor- 2538 McCarthy Mall-Snyder Hall Rm. 310
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-5339
- Fax: (808) 956-8038
- E-mail: tungh@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Molecular Microbiology
John Hu
Professor- St. John 310A
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-7281
- Fax: (808) 956-2832
- E-mail: johnhu@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Plant Virology
Yong-Soo Kim
Associate Researcher- 1955 East West Rd., Rm. 302E
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-8335
- Fax: (808) 956-4024
- E-mail: ykim@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Animal Biotechnology
Pingan Li
Assistant Professor- 651 Ilalo street, BSB 222F
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1505
- Fax: (808) 692-1968
- E-mail: pingan@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biochemistry, Cell Biology
Clark C. Liu
Professor- POST Building 203F
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-7658
- E-mail: liu@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioengineering
Patricia Lorenzo
Assistant Professor- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- E-mail: plorenzo@crch.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Will C. McClatchey
Professor- 3190 Maile Way, Room 101
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-6704
- Fax: (808) 956-3923
- E-mail: mcclatch@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Applied Ethnobotany, Medicinal Plants
Clifford W. Morden
Associate Professor- 3190 Maile Way, Room 101
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-9636
- Fax: (808) 956-3923
- E-mail: cmorden@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Molecular Systematics
Vivek Nerurkar
Professor- 651 Ilalo Street, BSB 325A
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1668
- Fax: (808) 692-1984
- E-mail: nerurkar@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Molecular Virology and Epidemiology
Joe Ramos
Assistant Professor- 651 ILALO STREET, BSB Room 241C
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 564-5843
- Fax: (808) 587-0742
- E-mail: jramos@crch.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Chittaranjan Ray
Professor- POST 203H
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-9652
- Fax: (808) 956-5014
- E-mail: ray@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Groundwater Hydrology, Bioremediation
John F. Scott
Professor- 200 W. Kawili St.
- Hilo, Hawaii 96720
- Phone: (808) 974-7383
- Fax: (808) 974-7693
- E-mail: jscott@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Cell and Molecular Biology
Ralph Shohet
Professor- 651 Ilalo St., Bio-Sciences Building 217
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1469
- E-mail: shohet@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Molecular Medicine
V. Andrew Stenger
Professor- 1356 Lusitana St 7th Floor
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
- Phone: (808) 585-5159
- Fax: (808) 585-5160
- E-mail: stenger@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Alexander James Stokes
Assistant Researcher- Department of Medicine, JABSOM
- University of Hawaii
- Biomedical Sciences Building 320
- 651 Ilalo St.
- Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone: (808) 692-1633
- Cell: (808)-566-0909
- Fax: (808) 692-1979
- Email: astokes@hawaii.edu
Clyde Tamaru
Extension Specialist- HIG 205
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-2869
- Fax: (808) 956-2858
- E-mail: ctamaru@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Aquaculture
Andre Theriault
Professor- Biomed C-208
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-8632
- Fax: (808) 956-5457
- E-mail: andret@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Medical Technology, Signal Transduction
Guangyi Wang
Associate Professor- 1680 East-West Road, POST 103B
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-3744
- Fax: (808) 956-9225
- E-mail: guangyi@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Marine Microbial Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Angel Yanagihara
Assitant Researcher- 1993 East-West Road
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-8328
- Fax: (808) 956-6984
- E-mail: angel@pbrc.hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Biochemistry, Peptide Toxins
Jinzeng Yang
Assitant Professor- 1955 East-West Road, Rm. 216
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-6073
- Fax: (808) 956-4024
- E-mail: jinzeng@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Animal Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Jian Yu
Associate Professor- HNEI/ SOEST
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
- Phone: (808) 956-5873
- Fax: (808) 956-2336
- E-mail: jianyu@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests: Bioengineering, Marine Bioproduct Development
AFFILIATE GRADUATE FACULTY
Henrik H. Albert
Plant Physiologist- USDA ARS Tropical Plant Pathology, Physiology, & Production Unit
- Hawaii Agriculture Research Center
- 99-193 Aiea Heights Dr.
Aiea, HI 96701 - Telephone: (808) 486-5384
- FAX: (808) 486-5020
- Email: henrik.albert@ars.usda.gov
Paul Moore
Supervisory Plant Physiologist- USDA-ARS at Hawaii Agriculture Research Center
- 99-193 Aiea Heights Drive
- Aiea, Hawaii 96701
- Phone: (808) 486-5411
- Fax: (808) 486-5020
- Email: paul.moore@ars.usda.gov
- Research Interests: Sugarcane Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Biology
Shaun Moss
Director of Shrimp Research- 41-202 Kalanianaole Highway
- Waimanalo, HI 96795
- Phone: (808) 259-3113
- Fax: (808) 259-5971
- Email: smoss@oceanicinstitute.org
- Research Interests: Aquaculture
Ming Li Wang
Research Geneticist (Plants)- 99-193 Aiea Heights Drive, Suite 300
Aiea, HI 96701 - Phone: (808) 486-5389
- Fax: (808) 486-5020
- Email: mwang@harc-hspa.com
- Research Interests: Plant Molecular Biology
Qingyi Yu
Plant Molecular Biologist- Hawaii Agricultural Research Center (HARC)
- 99-193 Aiea Heights Dr., Suite 300
Aiea, HI 96701 - Phone: (808)-486-5374
- Fax: (808) 486-5020
- Email: qyu@harc-hspa.com
- Research Interests: Plant Molecular Biology
Judy Zhu
Biochemist- Hawaii Agricultural Research Center (HARC)
- Phone: (808) 487-5561
- Fax: (808) 486-5020
- Email: jzhu@harc-hspa.com
- Research Interests: Plant Transformation, Biotechnology
OTHER RESEARCH FACULTY
Dr. Traci Sylva
Assistant Researcher- 1955 East-West Road
- Honolulu, HI 96822
- Office: AEI 111
- Phone: (808) 956-8863
- Fax: (808) 956-9269
- Email: tsylva@hawaii.edu
- Research Interests:
