UH Foundation has featured the research of four C-MAIKI faculty in a recent article! Coral reef resilience on Maui - Craig Nelson Infectious disease control with sterile mosquitoes - Matthew Medeiros Biodiversity conservation with indigenous pomace flies - Joanne Yew and Nicole Hynson See Q&A responses and read more about their research in the UH Foundation feature: https://www.uhfoundation.org/impact/research/reefs-rainforests-and-resistance-c-maikis-microbial-mission

C-MĀIKI faculty members Daisuke Takagi and Nhu Nguyen have been featured in the UH News for their study on bacterial dispersal and nutrient transport along fungal highways! They received a 3-year NIH/NSF grant to explore these microbial interactions, which combine mathematic modeling with biological research. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/09/10/how-do-bacteria-travel-on-fungal-freeways/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UH+News+091725 Video showing bacter

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

The keys to saving endangered species and improving the ecology of our communities may be found in thousands of microbiomes and microbes examined by researchers from the ocean to the summit of the Waimea Valley watershed on Oʻahu. Our team of researchers conducted a monumental field expedition by sampling more than 3,000 microbes and microbiomes from the ocean of Waimea Bay to the deepest part of Waimea Valley. The investigation revealed three key discoveries: microbes follow

The One Health Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate Program was named one of the winners of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Provost’s Strategic Investment Competition! 16 cross-unit and cross-disciplinary proposals were selected to receive a total of $750,000 in start-up funding. C-MĀIKI members Margaret McFall-Ngai, Nicole Hynson, Matthew Medeiros, and Nhu Nguyen will be part of a dynamic, cross-disciplinary team of UH faculty from the John A. Burns School of Medic