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  The Medeiros Hui

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Our Lab Hui


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​Matthew Christopher Ikaika Medeiros
Principal Investigator

Assistant Research Professor
Pacific Biosciences Research Center
1993 East-West Rd. Honolulu, HI, 96822
(808) 956-8187
mcmedeir@hawaii.edu

Ph.D., Biology,  2013, University of Missouri-St. Louis
B.S., Zoology, 2006, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa


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Chasen Griffin
Ph.D. haumana
Zoology Graduate Program
2538 McCarthy Mall Edm 216. Honolulu, HI 96822

B.S., Biology, 2013, Clayton State University
M.S. Biology, 2018, Georgia State University

Project: Environmental modulators of the capacity of mosquito populations to vector disease

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​Priscilla Seabourn
Ph.D. haumana 
Entomology Graduate Program
3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822
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B.S., Biology, 2011, University of Central Oklahoma
M.S. Tropical Medicine, 2014, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i

Project: The distribution of mosquitoes and their microbial symbionts in Hawai‘i.



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Maria Steadmon
Ph.D. haumana (co-advised with Dr. Kiana Frank)
Oceanography Graduate Program

B.S. 2019, Marine Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

Project: Environmental correlates of pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus among Hawaiian watersheds (ahupua‘a)  

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Danya Weber
​M.S. haumana
Zoology Graduate Program
2538 McCarthy Mall Edm 216. Honolulu, HI 96822

B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2015, University of California, Santa Cruz

Project: Landscape-scale mosquito control for avian conservation in Hawai‘i. 


Lab Affiliates

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 Nicole Yoneishi
COBRE Research Technician, InSTAR Manager
Pacific Biosciences Research Center
1993 East-West Rd. Honolulu, HI, 96822
(808) 956-2713
ny9@hawaii.edu

B.S., Biology, 2015, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Projects: Various projects associated with rat-borne, avian, and mosquito-borne disease, and the microbiotas of these systems. Nicole also maintains our mosquito colony and manages the day-to-day activity in the lab.

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   Randi Rollins
   Ph.D. haumāna (Advisor: Robert Cowie)
   Zoology Graduate Program
   2538 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822
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   BS., Zoology (major), Chemisty (minor), 2014, Weber State University 

   Project: Transmission dynamics and consequences of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in Hawai‘i
   Randi is a graduate student working within our rat-borne zoonotic disease research group at UH-Mānoa. ​​


Lab Alumni​

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Kahiwahiwa Davis (left)
REU haumana (Hawai‘i)

Project: The influence of native Hawaiian and introduced plant detritus on the development of larval mosquitoes and the assembly of their microbiotas.
Currently a senior at Gonzaga University majoring in Biology and Psychology

Jeromayln "Joma" Santos (right)
REU haumana (Saipan)

Project: The diversity of Wolbachia strains in Culex quinquefasciatus on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Currently a senior at the University of Guam majoring in Agriculture and Life Science


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Kristen Feato
REU haumana (Hawai‘i)

Project: The microbiome of O‘ahu forest birds.

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​Ma. Vida Amor Echaluse
REU haumana (Saipan)

Project: Angiostrongylus cantonensis transmission in suburban environments across a rainfall gradient.
​Currently a pre-med student and EXITO scholar at Portland State University

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​Rachelle Legaspi Tom
B.A., Business, Seattle University

​REU haumana (Hawai‘i)
Project: Mosquito Diversity within the Mānoa-Makīkī watersheds
Currently a Master's student in Natural Resources and Environmental Management 


Hoa hana

Dr. Robert Cowie, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Dr. Nicole Hynson, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 
Dr. Amber Wright, Department of Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Dr. Floyd Reed, Department of Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
​Dr. Jolene Sutton,  Agriculture and Agri-food Canada​
Dr. Durrell Kapan, Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences
Dr. Kiana Frank, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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