University of Hawaii at Manoa - Molecular Bioscience & Bioengineering

Join us at the 2018 CTAHR/College of Engineering Research Symposium held on 4/6-7/18 at the Agricultural Science Building.

WELCOME CONTINUING AND NEW INCOMING STUDENTS TO THE FALL 2017 SEMESTER!
Check out our college's new and improved website where you can find information about CTAHR's departments, programs being offered and more! You can also find information about MBBE's faculty and staff, both our undergraduate and graduate programs and more on our website. https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/Default.aspx?alias=cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/MBBE

We look forward in sharing the many different research that our students and faculty are working on.

Happy first day of Fall!

Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering (MBBE) > Welcome As undergraduate and graduate students in Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, you have a tremendous opportunity! We have entered a revolutionary period of the biomolecule. You are embarking on the exciting training that will open doors and solidify your future. No field of science is moving…

Congratulations to our MBBE students who participated in the 2017 CTAHR Research Symposium. Great job!!

Mark your calendars! The 2017 CTAHR and COE Student Research Symposium will be held on April 7-8, 2017.

http://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/symposium/Home.aspx

Research Symposium > Home

Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas!

MBBE's student helpers, Sarah and Carly represent Team Elves and Team Reindeers at our 2016 Christmas Party.

MBBE's Student Helper, Sarah, wanted to show us her corny side!

The Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program is now accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2017. The MHIRT Program is a research experience where students learn to conduct research during the spring semester and then conduct an 8-week research project on health and health disparities in Thailand or Cameroon during the summer.

The Program benefits include:
• Quality experience in research
• Summer stipend of $1000/month for 3 months
• Roundtrip airfare and all other travel expenses
• Paid living expenses abroad
• Life changing research and cultural experience
• Enrolled in Directed Research courses (up to 10 credits)

Applicants must be: 1) a US citizen or permanent resident, 2) from an under-represented minority background (which includes Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, Hispanic Americans/Latinos, African Americans/Blacks, American Indians and Alaska Natives), 3) from a socioeconomically disadvantaged background or 4) from rural areas.

The 2017 application is available at: manoa.hawaii.edu/tropicalmedicine/mhirt
The deadline for the 2017 program is December 1, 2016. For more information, contact Dr. Vivek R. Nerurkar ([email protected]) or Dr. Diane Wallace Taylor ([email protected]).

Minority Health And Health Disparities International Research Training Program – Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School Of Medicine, University Of Hawaii

Student Learning Outcomes for the Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology Program.
A short description of the program and two student testimonials
are presented in the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3VTdMLZuA

University of Hawaii at Manoa's Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology Program The University of Hawaii at Manoa's Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (MBB) is an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree program designed to educ...

MBBE students from the 2016 Student Research Symposium showing off some great work!

Examples of Dr. Su's current projects include development of novel fusion protein domains using protein engineering, synthetic biology, and cell-based high-throughput screening to enable highly efficient gene and trait stacking, innovative bioprocessing to enrich oleaginous yeast biomass with beneficial omega-3 fatty acids for aquaculture feed, new photobioreactor design to improve microalgal biomass production, biotechnological applications of unique surfactant proteins, innovative electrochemical conversion of agricultural wastes, and fusion protein technology to produce self-assembled synthetic enzyme complexes, fluorescent sensor proteins, and biofunctional nanoparticles. Several technologies developed in my laboratory have been patented, including a newly awarded patent on a novel engineered protein that enables precise control of gene and trait stacking in genetically modified organisms (US patent 8,945,876). (Pic: Student taking a sample from a algal photobioreactor )

Dr. Wei Wen Su's research group focuses on Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology. Our research goal is to solve real-world problems to help heal, fuel, and feed the world using biotechnology. Specifically, we used a combination of modern molecular biology and process engineering tools to develop innovative enabling technologies that advance our ability to tackle challenges facing production of pharmaceutical proteins as well as bio-based products such as industrial enzymes, and engineering new traits into crop plants and other organisms. Many past and on-going projects in my laboratory involve innovative process engineering inspired applied molecular biology research. We have extensive research experience in protein and enzyme engineering, transgenic plant biotechnology, bioprocess and bioreactor engineering, and recombinant microbial fermentation engineering. (Pic: Examining an engineered sensor protein solution)