People

Faculty

WILLIAM BOISVERT
Professor of Medicine
BENJAMIN FOGELGREN
Associate Professor of Anatomy,
Biochemistry & Physiology
MARIANA GERSCHENSON, PH.D.
Mariana Gerschenson, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Director of COBRE-Diabetes
OLIVIER LE SAUX
Olivier Le Saux, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Chair,
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
TAKASHI MATSUI
Takashi Matsui, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Center of Cardiovascular Research
Professor & Chair, Department of Anatomy,
Biochemistry & Physiology
NOEMI POLGAR
Noemi Polgar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anatomy,
Biochemistry & Physiology
KATHRYN SCHUNKE
Assistant Professor of Anatomy,
Biochemistry & Physiology
RALPH SHOHET
Director, Center of Cardiovascular Research
Professor of Medicine
MICHELLE TALLQUIST
Professor of Medicine
YIQIANG “KEN” ZHANG, PH.D.
Assistant Professor of Anatomy,
Biochemistry & Physiology

Affiliate Members

DIPANJAN BANERJEE, M.D.
Dipanjan Banerjee, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, UH JABSOM
Kuakini Medical Center
ZIA KHAN, M.D.
Zia Khan, M.D.
Medical Director, Queen’s Heart Physician Practice
Cardiovascular Diseases
The Queen’s Medical Center
TODD B. SETO, M.D.
Todd B. Seto, M.D.
Director, Academic Affairs and Research
Cardiovascular Diseases
The Queen’s Medical Center
LUCIA A. SEALE, PHD
Assistant Researcher
Pacific Biosciences Research Center
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Administration and Staff

MISSING PHOTO OF ROSA CASTRO
Rosa Castro, Administrator
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
651 Ilalo Street
Biosciences Building, Suite 311
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-692-1287 Fax: 808-692-1973
Email: rdcastro@hawaii.edu 
ABIGAIL AVELAR, LAB MANAGER
Abigail Avelar, Lab Manager
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
651 Ilalo Street
Biosciences Building, Suite 311
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 692-1522
Email: avelar@hawaii.edu