The Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine offers a graduate program leading to MS and PhD degrees in Developmental and Reproductive Biology (DRB). In our program, students are enganged in laboratory research and classes that integrate diverse disciplines, such as the study of:
Whether your goal is pure basic science or translational research, we offer opportunities that will enable you to impact biomedical science and our understanding of life!
The DRB Graduate Program Committee has recently issued the following two documents to define the nature of PhD and Master degrees (Plan A/B) in our program:
These are relevant and applicable to both current as well as incoming students.
New Publication by Lance Nunes
Halloween at YIBR!
First year DRB MS student, Bailey Haneghan (pumpkin), brought festive spirit to the IBR Manoa and inspired everyone to dress up. Happy Halloween 2024 Everyone!!!
Montana INBRE/RAIN Technology Access Grant for Hayden Holmlund
Hayden Holmlund, a PhD student in the Developmental and Reproductive Biology (DRB) graduate program, has just been awarded a Montana INBRE/RAIN Technology Access Grant ($4,600) for his proposal entitled: "Identifying Potential Co-regulators of ZFY1 and ZFY2 in the Male Germline." Hayden pursues his PhD research in the laboratory of Monika Ward. He will use the newly acquired funds to cover the cost of performing mass spectrometry analyses of male germline samples from transgenic mice he developed in Hawaii.
This is not Hayden's first success with attracting grant funding. He has previously applied and been awarded the prestigious Cheteaubriand Fellowship, which sponsored his 6-months training in the laboratory of Dr. Ward's collaborator in Paris, France in Spring this year. He has also recently been awarded the NIH F31 grant to study the function of ZFY proteins.
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