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Department of Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering
University of Hawaii-Manoa
1955 East-West Road, Ag. Science 218
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Telephone: (808) 956-8384
FAX: (808) 956-3542
Email:mbbe@ctahr.hawaii.edu

 

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering is part of the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources at the University of Hawaii. The majority of the faculty and research programs are housed on the Manoa campus in St. John Laboratory, Gilmore Hall and the Agricultural Science Building. Members of the Department conduct research on molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, functional genomics, bioinformatics and biotechnology related to living organisms and, the environment. The goal of these research programs is to gain new knowledge and develop new technologies relevant to modern agriculture, bioremediation, bioprocessing, and biotechnology industries. The technologies developed within the Department help improve bioproduction systems for food, fiber, and teh therapeutic applications, as well as reduce and remediate the impact of human activities on the environment. The Department also offers educational opportunities in the various disciplines cited above under the following degree programs:

  • MS and PhD in Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering
  • BS in Plant & Environmental Biotechnology
  • BS in Biological Engineering
  • MS in Biological Engineering

MISSION

The mission of the Department of Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering is to develop and apply state-of-the-art techniques of molecular and cellular biology and biotechnology to problems of tropical agriculture and to facilitate the transfer of this technology to others in the College, University, State and Pacific Region. This role of leadership in agricultural biotechnology is accomplished through development of research programs utilizing the latest methods in molecular and cellular biology and biotechnology; through formal and informal collaborative research with other faculty in the College and University, and other researchers in the State and throughout the world; and through instruction and development of a graduate program based in tropical agricultural biotechnology and bioengineering.


AREAS OF RESEARCH

* Aquaculture
* Biotechnology
* Bioinformatics
* Biological (renewable) energy
* Biological production systems
* Bioremediation
* Environmental Biochemistry
* Functional Genomics
* Gene Regulation
* Genetics
* Mineral Nutrition
* Metabolomics
* Photosynthesis
* Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Plant Molecular Biology
* Proteomics
* Signal Transduction
* Stress Phsyiology
* Value added/ material processing