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Who are we?
We are a group of community scientists at the University of Hawaii led by Dr. Alika Maunakea (John A. Burns School of Medicine), Dr. Ruben Juarez (UHERO/Economics), and other researchers at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine, College of Social Sciences & UHERO, and UH Cancer Center.
Our mission is to enable diabetes prevention using community-based multidisciplinary research.
This project is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
About us: About
Leadership Team

Dr. Alika Mauankea
Professor
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii

Dr. Ruben Juarez
HMSA Endowed Professor
Economics and UHERO
University of Hawaii
About us: Team Members
Sponsors and Partners
Working Together

National Institutes of Health - NIMHD

John A Burns School of Medicine

College of Social Sciences

UH Economics Research Organization

UH Cancer Center

American Diabetes Association - Hawaii
About us: Clients
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