Advanced Science News has featured research from C-MĀIKI faculty member Masato Yoshizawa! Masato has been studying the effect that a ketogenic diet has on cavefish that display autism-like behaviors. Read more about his research in the article from ASN. https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/cavefish-provide-clues-to-the-keto-diets-effect-on-autism-like-behavior/

C-MĀIKI faculty member Masato Yoshizawa and his team have been studying the effect that a ketogenic diet can have on Mexican tetra fish behavior. Their team has received a five-year $1.5M National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant to study the genetic and metabolic bases of repetitive behaviors. This research aims to develop new treatments for repetitive behavior-associated disorders and/or repetitive behavior-prone animals in captivity

Five C-MĀIKI researchers (Kiana Frank, Matthew Medeiros, Floyd Reed, Joanne Yew, and Masato Yoshizawa) received a five-year NIH Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant to study microbiomes and their impact on human health. Their story has been featured in the Star Advertiser. Read more here: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/21/hawaii-news/uh-manoa-gets-10-4m-grant-for-microbiome-research/?HSA=5d6d29eecb2e53acde2f0b00007a8e65412a7cfb